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MYANMAR FACTS AND FIGURES

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Full Name of Country:
Union of Myanmar

Capital City:
Yangon (Rangoon - Population 5 million)

Area:
671,000 sq Km (416,000 sq Mi)

Population:
55 million (growth rate 2.1%)

People:
65% Burmese
10% Shan
7% Karen
4% Rakhine & Chin, Kachin, Mon, Chinese, Indian and Assamese minorities

Language:
Burmese, also Karen, Chin, Shan & Kachin dialects

Religion:
87% Theravada Buddhist
5% Christian
4% Muslim
3% Animist

Government:
State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)

Head of State:
General Than Shwe (Secretary One)

Annual Growth:
1.1%

Major Industries:
Teak, Rice, Jute and illegal Opium Poppies

Major Trading Partners:
Singapore, Thailand, China, Japan and India


Other Interesting Facts

  • The average lifespan: 55 years
  • No tax or welfare system
  • Poor medical systems
  • Widespread disease and malnutrition
  • Four Types of Currency - FEC, Kyat, US Dollar and Euro
  • One of the largest armies in Asia, yet no external enemies
  • More than 50,000 child soldiers. A number greater than any other nation in the world
  • One in every fourteen children die before their first birthday
  • 3 million women and children are forced to work without pay
  • An estimated 23% live below the poverty line
  • 1.5 million refugees live inside the borders of Myanmar
  • World's second largest producer of illegal opium
  • A 'black ban' on trading has been placed on Myanmar by the USA because of human rights violations
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