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Country profilesMyanmar

Capital: Yangon
Currency: Kyat (MMK)
Time zone: GMT +6:30
International dialling code: +95
Driving: Right
Area size: 678,500 km²

At a glance / quick facts

Common Definition: Union of Myanmar
Language: Burmese is the official language, but minority languages are also spoken.
Region: Asia-Pacific
Latitude: 22.0000000
Longitude: 98.0000000
Religion: Buddhism is the religion of 89 percent of the people. There are smaller groups of Christians, Muslims and others.
Climate: Tropical monsoon climate; cool and dry from February to November; hotter and wet in May to September period. The mountainous areas have the most rainfall and humidity is high all year round along the coast
Ethnic Group: The Burmese make up 69 percent of the population. Minorities include the Shan, Karen, Rakhine, Mon, Chin and Kachin.

Humanitarian profile

Myanmar's military leadership has held power since the 1960s. Its crackdowns on political opposition and ethnic minorities have driven large numbers to flee abroad and displaced at least half a million internally. In 2008, a massive cyclone killed at least 140,000 people and left an estimated 2.4 million destitute.

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