COUNTRY PROFILE
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is recognized by the world as the Golden Land. It is one of the earliest homes of mankind, where one can have exclusive experiences of a life-time. You have to find out why.
LOCATION
Myanmar, officially Union of Myanmar, also called Burma, Burmese Myanmar, is a country lying along the eastern coasts of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. The bordering countries are People's Republic of China on the northern side, Thailand on the southeastern side, Laos on the eastern region, Bangladesh on the western side and India on the northwestern region. On the south of Myanmar, flow the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
GEOGRAPHY OF MYANMAR
Myanmar has been declared as the largest country in the southern region of Asia. The country covers an area of 677,000 square kilometers (261,228 square miles) ranging 936 kilometers (581 miles) from east to west and 2,051 kilometers (1,275 miles) from north to south, It is a land of hills and valleys and is rimmed in the north, east and west by mountain ranges forming a giant horseshoe. Enclosed within the mountain barriers are the flat lands of Ayeyarwaddy, Chindwin and Sittaung River valleys where most of the country's agricultural land and population are concentrated.
CLIMATE OF MYANMAR
There are three seasons in a calendar year which are the Hot Season, the Rainy Season & the Cold Season. Hot Season is started from February to May. Rainy Season is June to September. The Cold Season is from October to January.
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Full name: Union of Myanmar
Capital City: Yangon
Official Language: Burmese ( Available in English, Chinese, Indian and several local dialect.)
Currency: Kyat
Electricity: 220 v
Time Zone: +06:30 hrs
International Airport: Yangon International Airport
Religion: Theravada Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, traditional religion, Hindu.
National Anthem: "Gba Majay Bma". It can be interpreted as "We Shall Love Burma".
Newspaper: Myanmar News, Myanmar Times, The New Light of Myanmar, Kyehmon, Kyehmon, Myanmar Alin etc.
Places to Visit: Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, Bagan ( one of the ancient city of Myanmar king during the 11 century),Inle lake, Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock), and many more attractive tourist spots are there in the country.
Transport: Airways, Railways, High way buses are available between cities.
Shopping: Beautiful sculptures, bronze works, lathe works, stone works, pottery works, lacquer ware etc can be found in cheap price in this country.
Myanmar: the People:
Myanmar consists of over 130 nationalities and the 8 major nationals are:
Myanmar (Bamar), Kachin, Kayah, Kayin (Karen), Chin, Mon, Rakhine (Arakan), Shan Estimated Population: 46,275,000 (1995). Speakers of Tibeto-Burman languages: 28,877,000, 78% of the population;
Languages: 2,776,900 or 9.6%; Austro-Asiatic languages: 1,934,900 or 6.7%; Miao-Yao Languages: 6,000 (1991 J. Matisoff). Literacy rate 66% to 78%; 78.5% over 15 years old (1991). 21,000 Malay, 1,015,000 Chinese, a few Iu Mien, 500,000 from Bangladesh and India.
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