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[[Image:Bangladesh-demography.png|thumb|300px|right|Total population of Bangladesh, 1961-2003, in thousands. Source: [[FAO]]]]
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[[Bangladesh]] is [[Ethnic group|ethnically]] homogeneous. Indeed its name derives from the [[Bengali]] ethnic and linguistic group which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis, who are also present in large number in the [[West Bengal]] province of [[India]] are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the country. The dialect spoken by those in [[Sylhet]] is particularly distinctive.
The most significant minorities are the [[Urdu]] speaking [[Biharis]] around [[Dhaka]], [[Rangpur]] and elsewhere and various tribal groups such as the [[Chakma]] concentrated in the [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]]. The Biharis emigrated from the Indian province of [[Bihar]] during the 1947 [[partition of India]]. In the 1971 independence struggle they supported West Pakistan, and those that remained became [[Stranded Pakistanis|refugees]]. [[Refugees International]] has called them a neglected and stateless people as they are denied citizenship and much of the 300,000 of them live in refugee camps, many being born there.<ref>[http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/publication/detail/7828/ Refugees of Nowhere: The Stateless Biharis of Bangladesh], Refugees International, 2006-02-15</ref>
{{Infobox Wrestler|
|name=Lilian Garcia
|image=Lilian Garcia.jpg
|names=Lilian Garcia
|height=5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
|weight=110 lb (50 kg)
|birth_date = [[August 19]], [[1973]]
|death_date =
|birth_place = [[Florence, South Carolina]]
|resides = [[New York City, New York]]
|billed = New York
|trainer =
|retired =
|debut = [[1999]]
|}}
The [[religions]] practiced in the region have changed significantly through history. At various times in the distance past, [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]] were each the dominant religions. The [[Partition of India|1947 partition]] of Bengal along religious lines augmented the existing [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]] majority in the region. The most recent estimate of religious makeup from the 2001 census reported that the population was 89.58% Muslim, 9.34% Hindu, 0.62% Buddhist, 0.31% Christian and 0.15% Animist. [http://www.bbs.gov.bd/dataindex/census/bang_atg.pdf] .<ref name="bbs">[http://www.bbs.gov.bd/ Bangladesh Burueau of Statistics]</ref><ref name="cia_error">The CIA World Factbook's figures are apparently in error because they are incoherent. The 1990-1996 and 2001-2007 editions report 83% Muslim and 16% Hindu, but the 1997-2000 editions (as well as the 2005 Background Note from the US State Department) give Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%.</ref> About [[Demographics of Islam|5%]] of the Muslims (and most of the Biharis) are [[Shia]].
'''Lilian Garcia''' born [[August 19]], [[1973]] {{Fact|date=November 2006}} in [[Florence, South Carolina]] is a [[Puerto Rican]] best known as a ring announcer and [[Diva (professional wrestling)|Diva]] for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) on its ''[[WWE RAW|RAW]]'' brand. She also pursues a career as a professional singer.
As in neighboring India, more than half of the population lives in [[agrarian]] rural villages. But urbanization is proceeding rapidly and the capitol [[Dhaka]] is one of the fastest growing and largest cities in the world. Other major urban centers include [[Chittagong]] and [[Khulna]].
==Early life and career==
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Garcia spent eight years of her childhood in [[Madrid, Spain]] and is fluent in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. She graduated [[cum laude]] from the [[University of South Carolina]] in [[1988]]. Garcia was a top ten finalist in the [[1985]] [[Miss South Carolina]] beauty pageant. She was a [[VJ]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where she also had a drive-time afternoon radio show. She appeared in the [[1990]] Robbie Benson movie ''Modern Love'' as a singer.
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| publisher = World Gazetteer
| title = Bangladesh: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population
| accessdate = 2006-07-28
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The least densely populated areas are in the [[Sundarbans]] jungle and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Bangladesh had one of the highest rates of population growth in the world in the 1960's and 1970's. Since then however it has seen a marked reduction in its total [[fertility rate]], from 6.2 thirty years ago to 3.2 (2003 UNDP figures).
Lilian was also one half of the popular morning show on radio station WYYS,"YES 97" in Columbia, SC with Chuck Finley in the early 90's. Lilian soon outgrew the role as co-host. Although her press releases state that she was born in 1973, she would have co-hosted the YES97 morning show at an amazing age of 17, after graduating college at 15!
==Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook==
==WWE==
[[Image:Bangladesh population pyramid 2005.png|thumb|300px|[[Population pyramid]] of Bangladesh]]
Garcia has occasionally been involved in [[Angle (professional wrestling)|WWE storylines]], and has been much more active on camera than her predecessor, [[Mike McGuirk]].
===Population===
:150,448,339 (July 2007 est.)
:124,355,263 (2001 Census)
Her first "run-in" with a wrestler was [[September 13]], [[1999]], when [[Jeff Jarrett]] put Lilian in the Figure-Four-Leglock after she announced that he had lost the match [http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/j/jeff-jarrett.html].
===Age structure===
Her second major involvement occurred on [[December 13]], [[1999]] during an episode of ''RAW''. [[Stacy Carter|Miss Kitty]] was to meet an unknown opponent for a Women's Championship match in a pool of chocolate pudding. After Lilian announced her, Miss Kitty grabbed the mic and informed Lilian that she was now to be known as '''The Kat'''. Her opponent, [[Terri Poch|Tori]], came out for their match and right after the two women began, [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] came to poolside in a skin diving suit complete with snorkel, flippers and goggles. As he was adjusting his goggles, Tori jumped on his back, causing both of them to fall into the pool with X-Pac landing up on top of Tori, giving Miss Kitty an easy pinfall. Lilian announced the winner as "Miss Kitty," which infuriated The Kat and caused her to throw Lilian into the pudding pool. Lilian, who was wearing a skirt that night, had her [[underwear]] exposed. [http://www.owow.com/RingsideWith/WWFchampion/99Update.htm#12-13-99][http://www.owow.com/RingsideWith/RawAction/12-13-99/Champion2.htm].
:0-14 years: 32.9% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894)
:15-64 years: 63.6% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674)
:65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est.)
===Median age===
Lilian gave a rendition of the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|National Anthem]] on [[September 13]], [[2001]], at the first [[Smackdown!]] event after the [[9/11 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center]] and the [[Pentagon]] and received a standing ovation.
:Total: 22.2 years
:Male: 22.2 years
:Female: 22.2 years (2006 est.)
===Population growth rate===
She once had a minor [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with fellow announcer [[Howard Finkel]]. The feud began on [[August 5]], [[2002]] when [[Three Minute Warning]] ([[Matt Anoai|Rosey]] and [[Eddie Fatu|Jamal]]) squashed Lilian after her "bickering" with Finkel wasn't "entertaining" enough for [[Eric Bischoff]]. The feud would culminate when she defeated Finkel in an evening gown vs. tuxedo match with help from [[Stacy Keibler]] and [[Trish Stratus]], when the three stripped Finkel down to his underwear..
:3.09% (2006 est.)
===Birth rate===
During a ''RAW'' episode in November 2003, she announced, correctly, that [[Trish Stratus]] had won a [[Professional wrestling match types#Bra and Panties match|Bra and Panties match]] against [[Jackie Gayda|Miss Jackie]]. Jackie took exception to this, ripping the buttons off her shirt. Garcia then removed the shirt to reveal a black bra. The two argued before [[Rico Constantino|Rico]], whom Jackie managed, separated the two.
:29.8 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
===Death rate===
In June 2005, Lilian started a romance with [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Viscera]] and accompanied him to the ring for a brief time and became his sex slave. She soon returned to her ring announcing only to inform Viscera that she wanted to get married at ''[[WWE Vengeance#2005|Vengeance 2005]]'' on [[June 26]].[http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/superstars/1099940/liliansinging?section=%2Fsuperstars%2Fraw%2Fliliangarcia%2Fvideos%2F] At Vengeance, however, Viscera dumped Lilian in favor of [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]]'s Hos when The Godfather appeared to try to talk Viscera out of marriage.
:8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
===Net migration rate===
However at Wrestlemania 22 after winning the Pre-Show 18-Man Battle Royal, Viscera then preceded to surprise Lilian by dancing for her as well as kissing her unexpectantly leaving her suspicious to wonder if they were back together or not.
:-0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
===Sex ratio===
Lilian made [[WWE]] history by becoming the first female to announce a [[Wrestlemania]] at [[Wrestlemania 22]].
:At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
:Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
:15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
:65 years and over: 1.16 male(s)/female
:Total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
===Infant mortality rate===
Lilian found herself in danger on the [[April 17]], [[2006]] edition of ''RAW'', when she was nearly [[Chokeslam|chokeslammed]] by [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] who had become delusional and mistakenly thought Lilian mentioned "May 19," the release date of [[See No Evil (film)|See No Evil]]. Luckily for Lilian, [[Paul Wight|Big Show]] came out to save her.
:Total: 60.83 deaths/1,000 live births
:Male: 61.87 deaths/1,000 live births
:Female: 59.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
===Life expectancy at birth===
Viscera again became a part of Lilian's life on the [[May 22]], edition of ''RAW'', when he surprisingly proposed to Lilian in the middle of the ring. The proposal was interrupted by [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] before Lilian could answer.
:Total population: 62.46 years
:Male: 62.47 years
:Female: 62.45 years (2006 est.)
===Total fertility rate===
On the [[June 5]], [[2006]] edition of ''RAW'' in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] Lilian was inadvertently knocked off the ring apron by [[Charlie Haas]], suffering a sprained wrist. Although the injury forced her to leave ''RAW'' early that night she was back to work at the WWE vs. ECW Head to Head show the following Wednesday.
:3.11 children born/woman (2006 est.)
===HIV/AIDS===
The following week on ''Raw'' the ([[Legit (professional wrestling)|legit]]) accident was worked into a [[Angle (professional wrestling)|storyline]] when Charlie Haas tried to apologize to Lilian, but was interrupted by [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Viscera]] who refused to accept the apology and attacked him. Following the apology Charlie Haas became a thorn in Lilian's side, constantly making appearances when he wasn't involved in the show in order to get near Lilian. On more than one occasion he attempted to force a kiss on her.
:Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
:People living with HIV/AIDS: 13,000 (2001 est.)
:Deaths: 650 (2001 est.)
===Major infectious diseases===
On the [[July 10]], [[2006]], [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Viscera]] and [[Charlie Haas]] met in one on one action. In the middle of the match, Lilian got into the ring and pleaded with both Superstars to stop fighting. She said that she just wanted to be friends with both of them. With that, Haas raked Viscera across the face, temporarily blinding him. Then, thinking she was Haas, Viscera hoisted Lilian up and sent her crashing to the mat with a thunderous Samoan Drop. Lilian has suffered [[kayfabe]] internal injuries. While she did not suffer any broken bones or ribs, she did have the wind knocked out of her and was unable to continue with the show. [[Todd Grisham]] took Lilian's place as ring announcer while she sold the injuries, before she returned a couple of weeks later.
:Degree of risk: high
:Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
:Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations
:Water contact disease: leptospirosis
:Animal contact disease: rabies (2005)
===Nationality===
On [[August 7]], [[2006]], [[John Cena]] faced [[Nelson Frazier, Jr|Viscera]] in a one-on-one match. During the match, Viscera was trying to impress Lilian but Lilian disapproved. Then, Cena gave Viscera an [[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman.27s carry takeover|FU]] and Lilian gave Cena a standing ovation.
:Noun: Bangladeshi(s)
:Adjective: Bangladeshi
===Ethnic groups===
On the [[January 1]], [[2007]] edition of ''RAW'', Lilian was attacked by [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]], targeted as an 'undeserving diva' by Victoria and placed on her hit list. Victoria attempted to execute her Widow's Peak on Lilian, but [[Mickie James]] came to Lillian's rescue.
:Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998)
===Religions===
At [[New Years Revolution]], after [[Mickie James]] won her match against [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]], Lilian got in the ring and raised Mickie's hand along with the referee, [[Candice Michelle]], and [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]].
:Muslim - 89.58%, Hindu - 9.34%, Boudhists - 0.62%, Christian - 0.31% and Animists - 0.15% (2001 Census) [http://www.bbs.gov.bd/dataindex/census/bang_atg.pdf]
===Diva===
Lilian took part in her first major [[wwe diva|Diva]] publication in 2005 with the release of the ''Divas 2005'' swimsuit magazine and related DVD ''Viva Las Divas of the WWE''. Garcia had not taken part in any previous Diva DVD's or magazines before, so her "Diva" title was somewhat debated amongst fans up until this point. Although a veteran in the ladies locker room, she hadn't really done much without a microphone in hand. However, her participation in the Divas shoot has gained her more attention and popularity amongst fans. Afterwards, Lilian participated in several promotional TV segments for the DVD and had her first real storyline involvement with the WWE Superstar, [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Viscera]]. Lilian also participated in a lingerie [[pillow fight]] which was originally between [[Christy Hemme]], [[Maria Kanellis]], and [[Candice Michelle]] (though it was very brief and in her normal announcer clothes). Such participation in diva segments by Lilian has been very rare, with many fans often complaining at her lack of involvement, something her first husband has mentioned to his friends. Lilian has also been chosen many times on WWE.com as a Daily Diva.
:Muslim - 88.31%, Hindu 10.52%, Boudhists - 0.58%, Christian - 0.33% and Animist - 0.26% (1991 census)
===The Rock===
Prior to [[WWE Unforgiven#2001|Unforgiven 2001]], Lilian had a comedic interview with [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] in which he jokingly claimed that she was madly in love with him (despite the fact that she had shown zero affection for him before this), going as far as saying that she dreamt of marrying The Rock and couldn't stop thinking of the "The People's Strudel." This would become an ongoing theme for most of The Rock's special appearances in the years to come, as he continues to make teasing references as if he and Lilian were an item, in which includes The Rock asking Lilian if she still likes "The People's Strudel." Respectfully, The Rock said that she "looked" like one of the monsters from the movie he starred in, ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]''.
:Muslim - 86.65%, Hindu - 12.13%, Boudhists - 0.62%, Christian - 0.31%, Animist - 0.29% (1981 Census)
At [[Wrestlemania XX]], [[The Rock 'n' Sock Connection]] (The Rock and Mick Foley) teamed up against [[Evolution (professional wrestling)|Evolution]] (Randy Orton, Ric Flair and Batista). While Mick Foley was starting his pre-match interview, The Rock interrupted him, eventually telling Lilian to "Stop looking at the 'People's Package'... the buffet is closed," with Garcia looking obviously amused.
===Languages===
At Backlash 2003, Lilian held an interview with The Rock regarding his match with [[Bill Goldberg]] that night. The Rock brushed off her questions, having Lilian rub on his arm before stating that Rock vs. Goldberg would be bigger than that. The two were obviously flirting, as Rock called Lilian "Little Giggle Panties" and Lilian was smiling and blushing as Rock was talking.
:Bangla (official, also known as Bengali)
==Singing career=Literacy===
:Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Lilian has been singing since a young age, and when she's not announcing for WWE, she pursues a career as a [[singer]]. One of the early venues for her talent was the role of karaoke host at the Nitelites nightclub in the Embassy Suites Hotel in Columbia, South Carolina and, later, at the West Columba Ramada. She often sings the national anthem at home games of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and has performed at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] , the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], ''[[Live with Regis and Kathy Lee]]'' and as an opening act for [[James Brown]]. Kathy Lee reportedly was thrown by Lilian's grace and easy repartee with Regis Philbin.
:Total population: 43.1%
:Male: 53.9%
:Female: 31.8% (2003 est.)
==Other demographic data==
The first time she sang in the WWE was after the six man tag team match of [[Mr. McMahon]] and [[Shane McMahon]] and then heel, [[Triple H]] VS The [[Brothers of Destruction]] and [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]. Since Vince McMahon's team lost, he forced Lillian Garcia to sing. It turned out that she had a really good voice. Vince embarrassed her by saying, "The next time you call a match like that, you'll be singing the blues."
Naturally there is some degree of uncertainty about the population, especially in a developing country such as Bangladesh with a high level of illiteracy and rural population. Thus the margin of error is such that in 2005 it was unknown which of Bangladesh and [[Russia]] has the larger population. For example the UN's ESA ranked Russia 7th and Bangladesh 8th, whereas the CIA World Factbook ranked Bangladesh 7th and Russia 8th. At any rate, the population of Russia is in decline while that of Bangladesh is growing. Most rankings in 2007 now show Bangladesh to be larger. The following table lists various recent estimates of the population.
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She also gave a rendition of the American National Anthem at the live [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|WWE Smackdown!]] Show in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] immediately after [[9/11]].
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She also sang O' "Canada" at the Air Canada Centre at the appropos Unforgiven 2006.
| Source
| align="center" | Year
| align="center" | Population (millions)
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Lilian released her first single, ''Shout'', in 2002. In November of that same year, she recorded [[Torrie Wilson]]'s theme song, ''Need A Little Time'', for the [[WWE Anthology]] album. In [[January 2004]] WWE released the album ''[[WWE Originals]]'' which included a new track from Garcia entitled, ''You Just Don't Know Me At All''. This became Lilian's WWE theme song for WWE live events.
| National Census<ref name="bbs"/>
| align="center" | 1991
| align="center" | 112
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Out of all the [[WrestleMania#Musicians that have opened WrestleMania|musicians who have opened ''WrestleMania'' events]] (most commonly singing "[[America the Beautiful]]"), Lilian is the only one to have sung the opening song at ''WrestleMania'' twice ([[2000]] and [[2005]]).
| National Census<ref name="bbs"/>
| align="center" | 2001
| align="center" | 129
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Since mid-2005 she has been working on her first solo album, said to include Latin artist [[Jon Secada]] on a duet as well as co-writing several songs on her album[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/liliangarcia/secadaphotos/]. The album is scheduled to be released in early 2007.
| UN Population Fund<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.unfpa.org/profile/bangladesh.cfm | publisher = [[United Nations Population Fund]] | title = Indicators: Bangladesh | accessdate = 2006-07-28}}</ref>
| align="center" | 2003
| align="center" | 150
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==Personal life==
| UN Dept Economic and Social Affairs<ref>Medium fertility variant, {{cite web | url = http://esa.un.org/unpp/ | title = World Population Prospects: 2004 Revision | publisher = UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs}}</ref>
Lilian lives in New York City and is currently single.[http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/2006/09/13/back-from-the-big-apple/]
| align="center" | 2005
| align="center" | 142
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==External links==
| US State Dept<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3452.htm | publisher = [[U.S. Department of State]] | title = Background Note: Bangladesh | date = 2005-08}}</ref>
*[http://www.liliangarcia.com/ LilianGarcia.com (Official Site)]
| align="center" | 2005
*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/liliangarcia/profile WWE.com Profile]
| align="center" | 144
*[http://www.lilian-garcia.com Lilian-Garcia.com] (fansite)
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[[Category:1973 births|Garcia, Lilian]]
| Population Reference Bureau<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.prb.org/TemplateTop.cfm?Section=PRB_Country_Profiles&template=/customsource/countryprofile/countryprofiledisplay.cfm&Country=395 | publisher = Population Reference Bureau | title = Country Profiles: Bangladesh | accessdate = 2006-07-28}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 2005
[[Category:American pop singers|Garcia, Lilian]]
| align="center" | 144
[[Category:Beauty pageant contestants|Garcia, Lilian]]
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[[Category:People from South Carolina|Garcia, Lilian]]
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| CIA World FactBook<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact2006/geos/bg.html#People | publisher = CIA | title = CIA World Factbook 2006 }}</ref>
[[ja:リリアン・ガルシア]]
| align="center" | 2006
| align="center" | 147
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| UN Population Fund<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2006/english/notes/indicators/e_indicator2.pdf | publisher = United Nations Population Fund | title = State of World Population 2006 }}</ref>
| align="center" | 2006
| align="center" | 144
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| CIA World FactBook<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html#People | publisher = CIA | title = CIA World Factbook 2007 }}</ref>
| align="center" | 2007
| align="center" | 150
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| UN<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2006/wpp2006_highlights.pdf | publisher = UN | title = World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision}}</ref>
| align="center" | 2007
| align="center" | 159
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