Mayanmar

Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌ Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw  (Burmese)
Flag State Seal
Anthem:  Kaba Ma Kyei (English: "Till the End of the World")
Location of  Myanmar  (green) in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Capital	Naypyidaw 19°45′N 96°6′E / 19.750°N 96.100°E / 19.750; 96.100
Largest city	Yangon (Rangoon)
Official languages	Burmese
Recognised regional languages	Kachin Kayah Karen Chin Mon Rakhine Shan
Official script	Burmese script
Ethnic groups ()	68% Bamar 9% Shan 7% Karen 4% Rakhine 2% Mon 10% others
Religion	Theravāda Buddhism 87.9% Christianity 6.2% Islam 4.3% Other 1.6%
Demonym	Burmese / Myanma / Myanmese
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President	Htin Kyaw
• State Counsellor	Aung San Suu Kyi
• 1st Vice President	Myint Swe
• 2nd Vice President	Henry Van Thio
Legislature	Assembly of the Union
• Upper house	House of Nationalities
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation
• Pagan Kingdom	23 December 849
• Taungoo Dynasty	16 October 1510
• Konbaung Dynasty	29 February 1752
• Annexation by Britain	24 February 1826
• Independence	4 January 1948
• Coup d'état	2 March 1962
• New constitution	30 March 2011
Area
• Total	676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi) (39th)
• Water (%)	3.06
Population
• 2014 census	51,486,253 (25th)
• Density	76/km2 (196.8/sq mi) (125th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$334.856 billion (53rd)
• Per capita	$6,360 (127th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	72.368 billion (72nd)
• Per capita	$1,374 (150th)
HDI (2015)	0.556 medium · 145th
Currency	Kyat (K) (MMK)
Time zone	MMT (UTC+06:30)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+95
ISO 3166 code	MM
Internet TLD	.mm

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Myanmar (Burmese pronunciation: [mjəmà]), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometers (261,228 square miles) in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.

Early civilisations in Myanmar included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Burma and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Burma. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley and, following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language, culture and Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the country. The Pagan Kingdom fell due to the Mongol invasions and several warring states emerged. In the 16th century, reunified by the Taungoo Dynasty, the country was for a brief period the largest empire in the history of Mainland Southeast Asia. The early 19th century Konbaung Dynasty ruled over an area that included modern Myanmar and briefly controlled Manipur and Assam as well. The British took over the administration of Myanmar after three Anglo-Burmese Wars in the 19th century and the country became a British colony. Myanmar was granted independence in 1948, as a democratic nation. Following a coup d'état in 1962, it became a military dictatorship.

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