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Republic in south-central Asia. Pakistan was formed in 1947 from the predominantly Moslem areas of India. In April 1971, Eastern Pakistan seceded and, in December 1971, after the Indo-Pakistani War, became independent as the Republic of Bangladesh. Tension with India has
remained at a high level since the two countries became independent, and
a number of wars have resolved little. Both nations maintain relatively
large military forces and effective, if rudimentary, nuclear arsenals. |
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