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