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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Mandalay
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1,208,099
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2020
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Nay Pyi Taw
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925,000
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2020
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Yangon
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4,477,638
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2020
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| 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
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| January: |
°C / 71.00°F |
| July: |
°C / 79.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 96.9" |
Boundaries
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China
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2,185 km
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Thailand
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1,800 km
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India
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1,463 km
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Laos
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235 km
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Bangladesh
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193 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Burman
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68.00%
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Shan
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9.00%
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Karen
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7.00%
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Other
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5.00%
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Rakhine
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4.00%
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Chinese
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3.00%
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Mon
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2.00%
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Indian
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2.00%
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Religions
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Buddhist
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89.00%
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Christian
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4.00%
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Muslim
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4.00%
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Other
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2.00%
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Animist beliefs
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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