Infant mortality rate: 71.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 60.16 years male: 60.4 years female: 59.91 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.85 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality: noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladesh
Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million
Religions: Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2%
Languages: Bangla (official), English
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38.1% male: 49.4% female: 26.1% (1995 est.)
@Bangladesh:Government
Country name: conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh conventional short form: Bangladesh former: East Pakistan