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| BASIC FACTS ABOUT MYANMAR | |||
| Name of the country | : |
Union of Myanmar (since 1989. Was earlier Union of Burma) |
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| Capital | Nay Pyi Taw (since 2006) | ||
| Other Major cities |
Yangon (Commercial capital, Population 4-5 million, approximately) Mandalay (Population 800,000 approximately),Pathein, Mawlaymine, Taunggyi & Sittwe ( population of each of these cities is 300,000 or less. The Government has not published the population figures since 1983, and therefore, these figures are estimates.) |
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| Area of Myanmar | 6,75,577 sq Km | ||
| States : 7 ( Seven ) | Divisons : 7 ( Seven ) | ||
| Kachin : Myitkyina | Ayeyarwaddy : Pathein | ||
| Kayah : Loikaw | Bago : Bago | ||
| Kayin : Hpa-an | Magwe : Magwe | ||
| Chin : Hakha | Mandalay : Mandalay | ||
| Mon : Mawlamyine | Sagaing : Sagaing | ||
| Rakhine : Sittwe | Tanintharyi : Dawei | ||
| Shan : Taunggyi | Yangon : Yangon | ||
| Population of Myanmar | 52.17 million | ||
| Population Growth Rate | 2.02% | ||
| Population density | 67.98 per sq. km | ||
| Literacy | M:53, F : 56 yrs | ||
| Currency/Exchange rate as on date |
Kyat (K). Official rate of exchange is 1 USD= approx.Ks.5.8011.Besides, Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs) denominated in US dollars are also in circulation. The rate of FEC varies vis-a- vis Kyat. |
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| Languages spoken |
Myanmar. People of various states and tribal regions speak variations of Myanmar language in conformity with the local dialect. |
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| Ethnic Groups and Religion |
Ethnically Burmars are 69%, Shan 8.5 %, Kayin 6.2%, Kayah 0.4%, Rakhine 4.5 %, Chinese 0.7%, Mon 2.41 %, Indian 1.3 % and other tribes 6.99% , Buddhists (89.4%), Christians (4.9 %), Muslims (3.9 %), Animists (1.2%), Hindus 0.5%, others (0.1%) |
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| Geography |
Borders: India and Bangladesh on the North- West, China on the North-East, Laos on the East and Thailand on the South East. The approximate border lengths with these countries are as follows (According to Myanmar) |
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| China | 2204km | ||
| Thailand | 2107 km | ||
| India | 1338 km | ||
| Laos | 248 km | ||
| Bangladesh | 271 km | ||
| Main crops | Rice, groundnut, cotton, jute, pulses and beans | ||
| Natural Resources |
Natural gas, Petroleum, tin, antimony, lead, silver, zinc concetrate, copper concentrate, gold, scheelite, timber, gemstones, semi-precious stones, pulses and beans. |
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