Myanmar
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Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia. Its full name is the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. It used to be called Burma. Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia that is not an island. It is also part of South Asia.
Quick Facts Republic of the Union of Myanmarပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်, Capital ...
Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် | |
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Anthem: Kaba Ma Kyei Till the End of the World | |
Capital | Naypyidawa 19°45′N 96°6′E |
Largest city | Yangon (Rangoon) |
Official languages | Burmese |
Recognised national languages | English |
Recognised regional languages | |
Official scripts | Burmese script |
Ethnic groups | |
Demonym(s) | Burmese / Myanma |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Myint Swe (acting) | |
• State Administration Council |
Other members
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Legislature | Assembly of the Union |
House of Nationalities | |
House of Representatives | |
Formation | |
• Bagan Dynasty | 23 December 849 |
• Toungoo Dynasty | 16 October 1510 |
• Konbaung Dynasty | 29 February 1752 |
• Independence (from United Kingdom) | 4 January 1948 |
• Coup d'état | 2 March 1962 |
• New constitution | 30 March 2011 |
Area | |
• Total | 676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi) (40th) |
• Water (%) | 3.06 |
Population | |
• 2010 estimate | 60,280,000[1] (24th[2]) |
• 1983 census | 33,234,000 |
• Density | 73.9/km2 (191.4/sq mi) (119th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $89.461 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $1,405[3] |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $53.140 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $854[3] |
HDI (2012) | 0.498[4] low · 149th |
Currency | Kyat (K) (MMK) |
Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MST) |
Driving side | rightb |
Calling code | +95 |
ISO 3166 code | MM |
Internet TLD | .mm |
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It is bordered by China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Andaman Sea to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. There are over 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) of coastline.