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Demographics of Bangladesh
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Demographics of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
is largely
ethnically
homogeneous, and its name derives from the
Bengali
ethno-linguistic group which comprises 98% of the
population
. The
Chittagong Hill Tracts
,
Sylhet
,
Mymensingh
and
North Bengal
divisions are home to diverse
indigenous peoples
. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in
Chittagong
and
Sylhet
are particularly distinctive. In 2013 the population was estimated at 160 million. About 87% of Bangladeshis are
Muslims
, followed by
Hindus
(12%),
Buddhists
(1%) and
Christians
(0.5%).
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