Capital of Myanmar:
Naypyidaw (နေပြည်တော်)
Total Area of Myanmar: 676,579 km² (261,229 mi²) (
41th)
Population of Myanmar: 54,500,091 (
27rd) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southeastern Asia
Languages:
Burmese (official),
Recognised regional languages;
Chin,
Kachin,
Karen,
Kayah,
Mon,
Rakhine,
Shan Religions: Buddhism (official) 87.9%,
Christianity 6.2%,
Islam 4.3%, Animist 0.8%,
Hinduism 0.5%,
other 0.2%, no religion 0.1% (2014 est.)
—
note: religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith; as of December 2019, Muslims probably make up less than 3% of Burma's total population due to the large outmigration of the Rohingya population since 2017.
Ethnic groups: Burman (
Bamar) 68.78%,
Kayin 6.69%,
Rakhine 4.61%,
Shan 4.51%,
Mon 2.19%,
Chin 2.09%,
Kachin 1.50%,
Kayah 0.39%,
other 9.24% - (2019 est.)
—
note: the largest ethnic group — the Burman (or Bamar) — dominate politics, and the military ranks are largely drawn from this ethnic group; the Burman mainly populate the central parts of the country, while various ethnic minorities have traditionally lived in the peripheral regions that surround the plains in a horseshoe shape; the government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups
Currency:
Kyat (K) (
MMK)
Time zone:
UTC+06:30 (
MMT)
Calling code: (
+95)
Organizations: United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Border countries (5):
Bangladesh 270 km (168 mi),
China 2,129 km (1,323 mi),
India 1,468 km (912 mi),
Laos 238 km (148 mi),
Thailand 2,416 km (1,501 mi)
Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,930 km (1,200 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal
Administrative divisions of Myanmar
Myanmar is divided into 21 administrative divisions, which include seven regions, seven states, one union territory, one self-administered division, and five self-administered zones.
Regions: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (Rangoon)
States: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Mon, Rakhine, Shan
Self-Administered Zones: Danu, Kokang, Naga, Pa Laung, Pa-O
Self-Administered Divisions: Wa
Union territory: Nay Pyi Taw
Natural resources: Jade,
Rubies,
Sapphires,
Petroleum,
Natural Gas,
Gold,
Teak,
Tin,
Antimony,
Zinc,
Hydropower potential,
Copper,
Iron,
Coal, arable land.
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