Bangladesh officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh(Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônôprôjātôntrī Bāṅlādeś),
is a country in South Asia, located on the fertile Bengal delta. It is bordered by the Republic of India to its north, west and east, by the Union of Myanmar (Burma) to its south-east and by the Bay of Bengal to its south. It is separated from the Democratic Republic of Nepal and the Kingdom of Bhutan by the narrow Indian Siliguri Corridor. Together with the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language.
in 1971 to the Bangladesh Liberation War, resulting in the separation of the region from Pakistan and the formation of an independent Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is a parliamentary republic with an elected parliament called the Jatiyo Sangshad. With a population of more than 160 million peoplein a territory of 56,977 sq mi, Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country, as well as one of the world's most densely populated countries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">. The <font face=" sans-serif"=""><span style=" line-height:="" 19.1875px;"="">Bengalis<span style=" font-family:="" sans-serif;="" line-height:="" 19.1875px;"=""> form the country's predominant ethnic group, whereas the <font face=" sans-serif"="">indigenous peoples in northern and southeastern districts form a significant and diverse ethnic minority. The Bengal delta region has a rich and diverse cultural heritage. The four largest religions in the country are Islam (89%), Hinduism (9%), Buddhism (1%) and Christianity (0.5%)
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O Bangladesh,
é um país asiático rodeado quase por inteiro pela Índia, excepto a sudeste, onde tem uma pequena fronteira terrestre com Myanmar, e a sul, onde tem litoral no Golfo de Bengala. O país está listado entre as economias "Próximos Onze". A capital é Daca.
Bangladesh conquistou sua independência do Paquistão em 1971, depois da guerra civil de nove meses entre o Paquistão Ocidental e o Paquistão Oriental
O nordeste da Índia tem fronteiras com Bangladesh em três lados. Muitos dos aspectos físicos e culturais de Bangladesh são partilhados com Bengala Ocidental, um estado da Índia vizinho a Bangladesh. Na verdade, Bangladesh e Bengala Ocidental formam uma região da Ásia conhecida como Bengala. Bangladesh é, às vezes, chamado de Bengala Oriental. O nome Bangladesh significa "nação de Bengala"