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Region: Asia

Capital: Rangoon (new capital Pyinama)

Population: 59,125,892

Area Total: 678,500

Area Land: 657,740

Climate: Tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to Sept.); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, Dec. to April)



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Mandalay 1,208,099 2020
Nay Pyi Taw 925,000 2020
Yangon 4,477,638 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Asia
Population: 59,125,892
Area Total: 678,500km2
Area Land: 657,740km2
Coast Line: 1,930km
Capital: Rangoon (new capital Pyinama)
Climate: Tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to Sept.); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, Dec. to April)
Languages: Burmese
Currency: 1 kyat (K) = 100 pyas
Holiday: Independence Day is 4 January (1948), Martyr's Day is 19 July


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 71.00°F
July: °C / 79.70°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 96.9"


Boundaries
China 2,185 km
Thailand 1,800 km
India 1,463 km
Laos 235 km
Bangladesh 193 km


Ethnic Divisions
Burman 68.00%
Shan 9.00%
Karen 7.00%
Other 5.00%
Rakhine 4.00%
Chinese 3.00%
Mon 2.00%
Indian 2.00%


Religions
Buddhist 89.00%
Christian 4.00%
Muslim 4.00%
Other 2.00%
Animist beliefs 1.00%

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