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Approximately the size of the state of Iowa, Bangladesh is home to more than 147 million people. This equates to 2,600 people per square mile, which is one of the highest rates of population density in the world. Formerly part of the Bengal Province of British India, Bangladesh was integrated into Pakistan after British India was partitioned in 1947. In 1971, East Pakistan (as Bangladesh was then called) declared its independence and was subsequently invaded by West Pakistan. During the ensuing Bangladesh Liberation War, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis were killed, but thanks to help from neighboring India, Bangladesh achieved independence in December 1971. Over the past 35 years, turmoil has marred Bangladeshi