FACTOID # 2: Every year, approximatley one third of Bangledesh finds itself underwater from monsoons.
 
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Background
Europeans began to set up trading posts in the area of Bangladesh in the 16th century; eventually the British came to dominate the region and it became part of British India. In 1947, West Pakistan and East Bengal (both primarily Muslim) separated from India (largely Hindu) and jointly became the new country of Pakistan. East Bengal became East Pakistan in 1955, but the awkward arrangement of a two-part country with its territorial units separated by 1,600 km left the Bengalis marginalized and dissatisfied. East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan in 1971 and was renamed Bangladesh. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.
National bird
" dhayal, magpie robin, Copsychus saularis"
National colours > Some well-known national colours > Primary colours Green and red
National colours > Some well-known national colours > Secondary colours Brown and blue

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; New Zealand Birds; Wikipedia: National colours

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh

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