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Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is surrounded by India on all sides except for a small border with Myanmar to the far southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. Bangladesh is a product of the vivisection of British India starting with the 1947 partition which made it the eastern wing of Pakistan. This pairing based on common religion (Islam) was geographically awkward, as a distance of some 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) separated the two demographic halves. Bengalis suffered political and ethno-linguistic domination and economic neglect. This set the stage for the final partition event in 1971 after a civil war marked by Pakistani brutality and Indian support for the rebels. In spite of its inspirational liberation narrative, Bangladesh's development has since been marred by political turmoil, with fourteen different heads of government and at least four military coups. The population of Bangladesh ranks seventh in the world, but its area of approximately 144,000 square kilometres (56,000 mi_) is ranked ninety-fourth, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world, or the most densely populated country if small island nations and city-states are not included. It is the third-largest Muslim-majority nation, but has a smaller Muslim population than the Muslim minority in India. Geographically dominated by the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the country has annual monsoon floods, and cyclones are frequent. Bangladesh is one of the founding members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), BIMSTEC, and a member of the OIC and the D-8.
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Country:
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Bangladesh |
Alternative Name:
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People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Date Became
a United Nations Member:
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September 17, 1974 |
Date of Independence:
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December 16, 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 |
UN Mission Website:
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http://www.un.int/bangladesh/ |
Government Website:
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http://bangladeshgov.org/ |
UN Mission E-mail:
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bangladesh@un.int |
Wikipedia Entry: |
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Bangladesh Maps and Flags
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Maps are for educational purposes only. Not to be used for navigation. Adobe PDF files can be enlarged without losing resolution on large format printers.
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Bangladesh
Color Flag (Cutout Size)
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Color flag for mounting on a dowel or straw. Flags are approximately 3" x 5" when cut out. Letter size document.
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Bangladesh
Color Flag (Letter Size)
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This flag is suitable for applications where a letter size, full-color flag is required. Printed flag measures approximately 8" x 10". Can be enlarged to almost any size on large format printers. Includes small illustration of where country is located on the globe (orthographic perspective format).
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Bangladesh
Color Flag (Tabloid Size)
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This flag is suitable for applications where a tabloid size, full-color flag is required. Printed flag measures approximately 10" x 15". Can be enlarged to almost any size on large format printers.
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Bangladesh
Color Map (Orthographic Perspective Letter Size)
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This map is suitable for applications where a letter size, full-color orthographic perspective (globe) map showing Afghanistan's location is required. Printed map measures 8" wide. Can be enlarged on wide format printers without losing resolution.
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Bangladesh
Outline Flag (Cutout Size)
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Color your own flag for your favorite country! Letter size outline flag for mounting on a dowel or straw. Flags are approximately 3" x 5" when cut out. Letter size document.
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Bangladesh
Outline Flag (Letter Size)
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This flag is suitable for applications where a letter size, outline flag is required. Students can color their own versions. Printed flag measures approximately 8" x 10". Size can vary. Can be enlarged to almost any size on large format printers. Includes small illustration of where country is located on the globe (orthographic perspective format).
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Bangladesh
Microsoft PowerPoint
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This Microsoft PowerPoint file includes full color maps and flags. Contents can be immediately used in onscreen presentations, or cut and pasted into other PowerPoint documents.
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Bangladesh Microsoft Word
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This Microsoft Word file includes full color maps and flags and can be scaled to print on large format printers, or cut and pasted into other Word documents.
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Bangladesh
Zip Archive
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Complete your map collection with all of the PDFs available from unforkids.com! The set includes all available full color and outline maps and flags in one easily downloadable file. Zip compression format.
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Bangladesh
Color Map (Letter Size)
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This map is suitable for applications where a letter size, full-color map is required. Printed map measures approximately10" wide.
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Bangladesh Outline Map (Letter Size)
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This map is suitable for applications where a letter size, outline map that students can research and fill in is required. Students or users can color in their own map. Printed map measures approximately 10" wide.
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