Myanmar
Official name:
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (previously Union of Myanmar; Union
of Burma )
Population:
48.7 million (UN, 2012)
Capital:
Nay Pyi Taw
Largest city:
Rangoon (Yangon)
Area:
676,552 sq km (261,218 sq miles)
Major languages:
Burmese, indigenous ethnic languages
Major religions:
Buddhism, Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy:
64 years (men), 68 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit:
1 kyat = 100 pyas
Main exports:
Teak, pulses and beans, prawns, fish, rice, opiates, oil and gas
GNI per capita:
n/a
Internet domain:
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International dialling code:
+95