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Bāṁlādesh (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 24 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 090 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 90.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area was ancient home of Hindu religion; Buddhism introduced 3rd century; ruled by Afghans 14th century and Moguls 16th century; part of Bengal province of British India 18th-20th centuries; approximate boundaries were first established when Bengal was divided in 1947; official language is Bengali, though English is used for legal and commercial purposes. |
Names: |
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| Bāṁlādesh (preferred,C,V,Bengali (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṁlādesh (C,V,O,Bengali (transliterated),U)
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| Bangladesh (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Bangladesh (Bengali (transliterated),U,N)
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| Bangladesh (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Bangladesh (French-P,U,N)
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| People's Republic of Bangladesh (C,V,English,U,N)
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| République populaire du Bangladesh (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Repūblica Popular de Bangladesh (C,V,Spanish,U)
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| Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh (C,V,Bengali (transliterated),U,N)
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| Gana Prajātantrī Bangladesh (C,V,Bengali (transliterated),U,N)
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| Bangladesch (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Bangla Desj (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| বাংলাদেশ (C,V,Bengali-P,U)
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| গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (C,V,Bengali,U)
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| Бангладеш (C,V,Russian-P,U)
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| Народная Республика Бангладеш (C,V,Russian,U)
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| 孟加拉国 (C,V,Chinese-P,U)
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| 孟加拉人民共和国 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| بيغلادشٌ (C,V,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً بيغلادشٌ اضًعب ةَ (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| BGD (C,O,ISO3L)
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| BD (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO050 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| BG00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| East Bengal (H,V)
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............ | from August 15, 1947 |
| East Pakistan (H,V)
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............ | 1955-1971 |
| Bangladeshi (C,O,English,U,A)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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declared independence 1971 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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| province (H) |
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of Pakistan, 1947-1971 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Dhaka .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Bāṁlādesh, Dhaka division) [7002586] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1972 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1974 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| République populaire du Bangladesh.......... |
[VP] |
| ........................................................... |
ISO Handbook (1988) 776 |
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