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Bangladeshi people

Bangladeshis
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Total population
c. 173 million
Regions with significant populations
 Bangladesh 168,957,745 (2015)
 Saudi Arabia 1,309,004 (2013)
 UAE 1,089,917 (2013)
 UK 451,529 (2011)
 Malaysia 352,005 (2013)
 Kuwait 279,169 (2013)
 Qatar 220,403 (2013)
 Singapore 150,000 (2015)
 Oman 148,314 (2013)
 Italy 113,811 (2011)
 Bahrain 100,444 (2013)
 Maldives 47,951 (2013)
 Australia 27,809 (2011)
 Canada 24,600 (2006)
 USA 12,099 (2016)
 Japan 9,641 (2014)
 South Korea 8,514 (2014)
 Mauritius 11,000
 Spain 7,000
 Russia 392
Languages
Bengali, Chatgaya, Sylheti, Rangpuri and other dialects, English and others
Religion
Allah-green.svg Islam 86.6% (incl. Cultural Muslims)
Om.svg Hinduism 12%
Dharma Wheel.svg Buddhism 1%
Christian cross.svg Christianity and others (such as Animists and non-religious) 0.4%.

Bangladeshis (Bengali: বাংলাদেশী[baŋlad̪eʃi]) are a nation and the citizens of Bangladesh. The country is named after the historical region of Bengal, of which it constitutes the largest and eastern segment. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the permanent residents of the former East Pakistan were transformed into citizens of a new republic. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous nation.

Bangladeshi identity is closely linked with language and geography. The country's lingua franca is Bengali, an eastern Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-European language family. The population of Bangladesh is concentrated in the fertile Bengal delta, which has been the center of urban and agrarian civilizations for millennia. The country's highlands, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Sylhet Division, are home to various tribal minorities.

Bengali Muslims are the predominant ethnoreligious group of Bangladesh, with a majority adhering to Sunni Islam, alongside a Shia minority and the prevalence of Sufism. 8% of the population are Bengali Hindus. Non-Bengali Muslims make up the largest immigrant community; while the Tibeto-Burman Chakmas, who speak the Indo-Aryan Chakma language, are the second largest indigenous ethnic group after Bengalis. The Austroasiatic Santhals are the largest aboriginal community.


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