Bangladeshis (also spelled Bangladeshies ), or Bangladeshi people, are citizens of Bangladesh, regardless of origin or country of residence. Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous with about 98% of the country's population being Bengali. The Chittagong Hill Tracts are home to more diverse indigenous peoples while few ethnic groups inhabiting in other regions. Today substantial populations with Bangladeshi ancestry exist in many different parts of the world as a result of emigration, notably in the Middle East, Japan, Malaysia, Bangladeshis in Italy and United Kingdom.