Union of Myanma, also known as Union of Burma, is located in the southeast of the Asian Continent, with a
population of 54,584,650, making it the 24th largest national population. Its capital is Nay Pyi Taw and its largest city
is Rangoon (also Yangon) with a total population of 4,348,000. The country encompasses 676,578 square kilometers
making it the 40th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with China, Laos, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Bay of
Bengal, Bangladesh and India.
President Thein Sein is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government and along with Vice Presidents Sai
Mouk Kham and Nyan Htun achieves that status through election by the parliament from among three vice presidents;
the upper house, the lower house, and military members of the parliament each nominate one vice president who all
serve a five year term. Its form of government is nominally a civilian parliamentary government which took power in
March 2011 and they celebrate the creation of their constitution which was approved by referendum on 29 May 2008
and reformed by a series of acts in 2011.
The language commonly or officially spoken is Burmese, and the minority ethnic groups have their own languages. It
counts among its major religions Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Animist and other faiths. As sources of mass
communication it has 1 AM, 1 FM and 2 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Hkakabo Razi, its highest point at 5,881 meters and the Andaman Sea, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterways are the Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal and the Irrawaddy River, which measures
12,800 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are agricultural processing, wood and
wood products, copper, tin, tungsten, iron, cement, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, natural gas,
garments and jade and gems. Its official currency is the Myanmaran (Burmese) Kyat.
Here’s something you may not know about Myanmar (Burma). In November 2005, the military junta started moving
the government away from Yangon to an unnamed location near Kyatpyay just outside Pyinmana, to a newly
designated capital city. This public action follows a long-term unofficial policy of moving critical military and
government infrastructure away from Yangon to avoid a repetition of the events of 1988. On Armed Forces Day
(March 27, 2006), the capital was officially named Nay Pyi daw Myo daw (literally, Royal City of the Seat of Kings).
population of 54,584,650, making it the 24th largest national population. Its capital is Nay Pyi Taw and its largest city
is Rangoon (also Yangon) with a total population of 4,348,000. The country encompasses 676,578 square kilometers
making it the 40th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with China, Laos, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Bay of
Bengal, Bangladesh and India.
President Thein Sein is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government and along with Vice Presidents Sai
Mouk Kham and Nyan Htun achieves that status through election by the parliament from among three vice presidents;
the upper house, the lower house, and military members of the parliament each nominate one vice president who all
serve a five year term. Its form of government is nominally a civilian parliamentary government which took power in
March 2011 and they celebrate the creation of their constitution which was approved by referendum on 29 May 2008
and reformed by a series of acts in 2011.
The language commonly or officially spoken is Burmese, and the minority ethnic groups have their own languages. It
counts among its major religions Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Animist and other faiths. As sources of mass
communication it has 1 AM, 1 FM and 2 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Hkakabo Razi, its highest point at 5,881 meters and the Andaman Sea, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterways are the Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal and the Irrawaddy River, which measures
12,800 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are agricultural processing, wood and
wood products, copper, tin, tungsten, iron, cement, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, natural gas,
garments and jade and gems. Its official currency is the Myanmaran (Burmese) Kyat.
Here’s something you may not know about Myanmar (Burma). In November 2005, the military junta started moving
the government away from Yangon to an unnamed location near Kyatpyay just outside Pyinmana, to a newly
designated capital city. This public action follows a long-term unofficial policy of moving critical military and
government infrastructure away from Yangon to avoid a repetition of the events of 1988. On Armed Forces Day
(March 27, 2006), the capital was officially named Nay Pyi daw Myo daw (literally, Royal City of the Seat of Kings).
| Buddha statues |
| Inwa Palace in Monywa |
| Hikakabo Razi- Myanmar's (Burma) highest point |
| Lake Inya |
| Nay Pyi Daw- Myanmar's new administrative capital |
| Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon (Rangoon)- Myanmar's official capital |
| The Irrawaddy River Dolphin |
| Sunset on Cox's Bazar Beach near the Bangladesh border on the Bay of Bengal of the Andaman Sea- Myanmar's lowest point |
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| NEWSPAPERS Kyaymon Myanmar Times New Light of Myanmar |
MYANMAR
(BURMA)
Updated 16 January 2013
(BURMA)
Updated 16 January 2013
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
0.6% (2009 est.)
240,000
18,000
240,000
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| Wat Thar Dote Htoe- a Myanmar dish of pork skewered on a stick |
| Burmese children in the Yangon market |
| Coco Island in Myanmar's Andaman Sea |
| Kauwthong- Myanmar's southernmost point on the border with Thailand |
| Lahus Village on Myanmar's border with Laos |
| Mae Sot- Myanmar's westernmost city |
| Myanmar border with Bangladesh near Mae Sot |
| Salone in the Mergui Archipelago |
| Shweli River- Myanmar's easternmost point on the border with China |
| Tamu on Myanmar's border with India |
| Tehaundan- Myanmar's northernmost point on the border with China |
| Myanmar woman and children in traditional dress |
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