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Bangladesh at a glance
Official Name: Republic of Bangladesh
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Weekend: Friday and Saturday. Some offices are open on Saturdays.
International dialing code: +880
International Time zone: BST (GMT + 6 hours)
Population.
Population: 20 million (according to the census of 011 BBS)
Literacy rate: 60%
Language:
Bengali (the national language) - 95% of people
Other languages - 5%
English is used.
Religion:
Muslims - 86.6%
Hindu - 121%
Buddhism - 0.6%
Christian - 0.4% and
Other - 0.3%.
Age-based distribution:
0-14 years: 33.8% (male 23069242, women 21995457)
15-64 years: 628% (42924778 men, women 4,08,73,077)
Over 65 years: 3.4% (male 2444314, 2069816 women)
Population growth rate: 1.59%
Fertility rates per thousand in 2512
Mortality: 8.47 per thousand of the
Gender distribution:
Birth time: 1.06 purusahnari
Under 15 years: 1.05 purusahnari
15-64 years: 1.05 purusahnari
Over 65 years: 1.18 purusahnari
Sarabika: 1.05 purusahnari
Fertility rate: 272 children per woman
Ethnic:
The 98%
ST II%
The main tribes: Chakma, Marma, Santal, Garo, Manipuri, Tripura, tanacanga.
