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Myanmar

East & Southeast Asia

Union of Burma

🗺️ Naypyidaw, Myanmar

Capital city

📍 Essential Info

CapitalRangoon (aka Yangon, continues to be recognized as the primary Burmese capital by the US Government); Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital

TimezoneUTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Population57.9M

Governmentmilitary regime

🔌 Practical Info

Driving SideRight

Electrical PlugsVaries

Internet Code.mm

Internet Users59%

GDP per Capita$5,300

🌍 Geography

LocationSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand

Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Texas

Climatetropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to...

Terraincentral lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands

👥 People & Culture

Ethnic GroupsBurman (Bamar) 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%

ReligionsBuddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2014 est.)

Median Age31.1 years

Life Expectancy70.3 years

National HolidayIndependence Day, 4 January (1948)

Cultural Information

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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook