Geographical Distribution
Bengali is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal and parts of Assam and Tripura. Besides this region it is also spoken by majority of the population in the union territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands. There are also significant Bengali-speaking communities in:
- the Middle East (namely, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait)
- Europe
- North America
- South-East Asia: Singapore
- Pakistan (Karachi; see Bangladeshis in Pakistan)
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