| Population :
| 141,340,476 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 33,50%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 24 359 149.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 23 013 811.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 63,10%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 45 557 963.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 43 626 950.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,40%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 2 575 519.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 2 207 084.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 21.5 years .
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| Median age male :
| 21.5 years .
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| Median age female :
| 21.5 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.08% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 30.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 8.52 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 1.17 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 65.41 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 63.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 61.71 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 61.8 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 61.61 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.15 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 13,000 (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 650 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Bangladeshi(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Bangladeshi .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998) .
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| Religions :
| Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) .
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| Languages :
| Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 43,10%.
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| Literacy male :
| 53,90%.
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| Literacy female :
| 31.8% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary democracy .
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| Independence :
| 16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Despite sustained domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains a poor, overpopulated, and ill-governed nation. Although half of GDP is generated through the service sector, nearly two-thirds of Bangl.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 63%, industry 11%, services 26% (FY95/96) .
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| Agriculture products :
| rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry .
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| Industries :
| cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar .
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| Exports commodities :
| garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood (2001) .
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| Exports partners :
| US 23.8%, Germany 13.7%, UK 10%, France 5.8% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh .
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| Internet users :
| 243,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| Amar Shonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal)
My Bengal of gold, I love you
Forever your skies, your air set my heart in tune
as if it were a flute,
In Spring, Oh mother mine, the fragrance from
your mango-groves makes me wild with joy-
Ah, what a thrill !
In Autumn, Oh mother mine,
in the full-blossomes paddy fields,
I have seen spread all over - sweet smiles !
Ah, what a beauty, what shades, what an affection
and what a tenderness !
What a quilt have you spread at the feet of
banyan trees and along the banks of rivers !
Oh mother mine, words from your lips are like
Nectar to my ears !
Ah, what a thrill !
If sadness, Oh mother mine, casts a gloom on your face,
my eyes are filled with tears !.
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