Union of Myanmar
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Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်
Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw (Burmese) |
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| Capital |
Naypyidaw 19°45′N 96°6′E / 19.750°N 96.100°E |
| Largest city | Yangon (Rangoon) |
| Official languages | Burmese |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| Official script | Burmese script |
| Ethnic groups () | |
| Religion |
Theravāda Buddhism 87.9% Christianity 6.2% Islam 4.3% Other 1.6% |
| Demonym | Burmese/Myanma |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Htin Kyaw | |
| Aung San Suu Kyi | |
| Myint Swe | |
| Henry Van Thio | |
| Legislature | Assembly of the Union |
| House of Nationalities | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Formation | |
| 23 December 849 | |
| 16 October 1510 | |
| 29 February 1752 | |
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• Independence
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4 January 1948 |
| 2 March 1962 | |
| 30 March 2011 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi) (40th) |
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• Water (%)
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3.06 |
| Population | |
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• 2014 census
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51,486,253 (25th) |
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• Density
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76/km2 (196.8/sq mi) (125th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total
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$334.856 billion (53rd) |
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• Per capita
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$6,360 (127th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total
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72.368 billion (72nd) |
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• Per capita
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$1,374 (150th) |
| HDI (2015) |
 0.556medium · 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, also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in the region of 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 miles) 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 a much lower population than expected, with 51 million people recorded. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres (261,227 sq mi) in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city and former capital city 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, initially as a democratic nation and then, following a coup d'état in 1962, a military dictatorship.
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