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Population: 22 million
Below poverty line: n/a
Per capita income: n/a
Population: 1,123 million
Below poverty line: 29% (2000)
GNI per capita income: $950
Population: 162 million
Below poverty line: 33%
GNI per capita income: $870
Population:159 million
Below poverty line: 50% (2000)
Per capita income: $470
Population:28 million
Below poverty line: 42% (2000)
GNI per capita income: $340
Population:20 million
Below poverty line: n/a
GNI per capita income: $1,540
Population:0.66 million
Below poverty line: n/a
GNI per capita income: $1,770
Population:0.31 million
Below poverty line: n/a
GNI per capita income: $3,200

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Bringing Bangladeshi Migrant Workers Home from Libya: (April 26, 2011) When the current conflict in Libya began in February 2011, many of the migrant workers were left to fend for themselves, some abandoned by their employers in remote areas with limited supplies. The World Bank is helping restore the lives of Bangladeshi migrant workers escaping the ongoing conflict in Libya.

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Last updated: 2011-03-16

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