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Aliases: Myanma Naingngandaw, Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw, Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma, Union of Burma

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Geography
Area 676,578 km²
Continent Asia
Land area 653,508 km²
Water area 23,070 km²
Land boundaries 6,522 km
Border countries
  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • India
  • Laos
  • Thailand
Coastline 1,930 km
Mean elevation 702 m
Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 5,870 m
People
Population 56,590,071
Official languages
  • Burmese
Religion Buddhist
Government
Long country name Union of Burma
Short country name Burma
Long local name Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw (translated as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar)
Short local name Myanma Naingngandaw
Former name
  • Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
  • Union of Myanmar
Government type Parliamentary republic
Capital Rangoon
Economy
GDP (PPP) 329,800,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 67,280,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 6.8 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 6,300 USD
Gross national saving 17.7 % of GDP
Labor force 22,300,000
Unemployment rate 4 %
Population below poverty line 25.6 %
Budget revenues 9,108,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 11,230,000,000 USD
Military expenditures 2.93 % of GDP
Taxes and other revenues 13.5 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -3.2 % of GDP
Public debt 33.6 % of GDP
Inflation rate 4 %
Central bank discount rate 9.95 %
Commercial bank prime lending rate 13 %
Stock of narrow money 18,780,000,000 USD
Stock of broad money 18,780,000,000 USD
Stock of domestic credit 28,240,000,000 USD
Market value of publicly traded shares Add
Current account balance -2,900,000,000 USD
Exports 9,832,000,000 USD
Imports 15,780,000,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 4,924,000,000 USD
External debt 6,594,000,000 USD
National currency kyats
National currency (code) MMK
National currency (symbol) K
National currency rate to USD 1

Various ethnic Burmese and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders through the 19th century, and several minority ethnic groups continue to maintain independent armies and control territory within the country today, in opposition to the central government. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered Burma and incorporated all the groups within the country into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; in 1948, following major battles on its territory during World War II, Burma attained independence from the British Commonwealth. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In response to widespread civil unrest, NE WIN resigned in 1988, but within months the military crushed student-led protests and took power. Since independence, successive Burmese governments have fought on-and-off conflicts with armed ethnic groups seeking autonomy in the country’s mountainous border regions.

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