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Myanmar |
General
Profile
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering
the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between
Bangladesh and Thailand Area: total: 678,500 sq km land:
657,740 sq km water: 20,760 sq km Climate: Tropical
monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest
monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant
rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during
winter (northeast monsoon, December to April) Terrain:
central lowlands riged by steep, rugged highlands
Capital: Rangoon (government refers to the capital as
Yangon) Administrative divisions: 7 divisions and 7
states : divisions: Ayeyarwady, Bago, Magway, Mandalay,
Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon : states: Chin State,
Kachin State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Mon State,
Rakhine State, Shan State Population: 42,909,464 (2005
est.) Ethnic groups: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%,
Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%
Nationality: noun: Burmese (singular and plural)
adjective: Burmese Languages: Burmese, minority ethnic
groups have their own languages Religions: Buddhist 89%,
Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%,
other 3% Literacy: 85.3% |
Political
Profile
Government type: Millitary Junta
Executive branch: • chief of state: Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council Sr. Gen. THAN SHWE
(since April 1992) • head of government: Prime Minister,
Gen SOE WIN (since October 2004) • cabinet: State Peace
and Development Council (SPDC); military junta, so named
in November 1997, which initially assumed power in
September 1988 under the name State Law and Order
Restoration Council (SLORC); the SPDC oversees the
cabinet National Holiday: 4 January (1948) and Union
Day, 12 Febuary (1947) ACD Member: ACD Member since 2002
Prime Mover (PM) on Working Group: None Co-Prime Mover
on Working Group: Tourism Myanmar government official
web site : www.myanmar.com |
Economical
Profile
Currency (code): kyat (MMK) GDP: $76.2
billion (2005 est.) GDP per capita: $1,800 (2005 est.)
Exports - commodities: clothing, gas, wood products,
pulses, beans, fish, rice Exports - partners: Thailand ,
India , China , Japan Imports - commodities: fabric,
petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport
equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food
products Imports - partners: China , Singapore ,
Thailand , South Korea , Malaysia Agriculture -
products: rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts,
sugarcane,; hardwood; fish and products Industries:
agricultural processing; knit and woven apparel; wood
and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron;
construction materials; phamacuticals; fertilizer;
cement; natural gas Source: The World Fact Book 2005
(www.cia.gov) | |
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