Myanmar (Burma) February 4, 2021 ASEAN , Asia , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , Aung San Suu Kyi , Bagan , Bay of Bengal , Burma , drug traffic , drug trafficking , drugs , gas , hydrocarbons , Indochina , Irrawaddy , Irrawaddy River , Karènes , Karens , Mandalay , Mer d'Andaman , military junta , Myanmar , Nay Pyi Daw , Nay Pyi Taw , Naypyidaw , Nobel Prize of Peace , oil , opium , pagodes , Rangoon , Rangoun , Republic , Rohingya , Southeast Asia , Yangon , Yangoon Official name Republic of the Union of Myanmar Name in local language Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw ; ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် (my) Continent Asia Subcontinent Southeast Asia Population (ranking: 26e ) 54,819,389 inhabitants (2021) Population growth 0.88 % / year Area 676,553 km² Density 81.03 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 73e )76.086 billions $USD (2019) GDP/capita (ranking ) 1,408 $USD (2019) GDP growth 2.90 % / year (2019) Life expectancy (ranking ) 66.90 years (2018) Birth rate 18.39 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 2.29 children / woman (2014) Death rate (ranking ) 7.96 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 62.00 ‰ (2014) Literacy rate 89.50 % (2014) Official languages Burmese Currency Kyat (K MMK) HDI (ranking: 183e )0.583 / 1 (2019) EPI (ranking )45.32 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic under a military junta Head of State President Myint Swe (interim) ; State Leader Min Aung Hlaing National Day 4 January (independence of 1948) ISO Codes MM, MMR Demonym Burmese, Myanma, Myanmese Tourists (ranking ) 4,364,101 people (2019)
Democracy wins but remains fragile Myanmar (or Burma ) is a country in mainland Southeast Asia (formerly known as Indochina). It has common borders with Bangladesh , China , India , Laos and Thailand . It is bordered by the Andaman Sea to the south and by the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, with about 2,000 kilometers of coastline.
Rangoon, economic capital city of Burma
Urban areas (2021) Urban areas Population Yangon (Rangoon) 8,571,870 inhabitants Mandalay 2,442,763 inhabitants Naypyidaw (Nay Pyi Taw) 1,307,354 inhabitants Mawlamyine (Moulmein) 520,087 inhabitants Magwe (Magway) 477,429 inhabitants Taunggyi 438,383 inhabitants Pa-An (Hpa-an) 421,575 inhabitants Myitkyina 413,315 inhabitants Monywa 372,095 inhabitants Kalaymyo (Kalay) 348,573 inhabitants Phakant (Hpakant) 312,278 inhabitants Meiktila 309,663 inhabitants Kanbalu (Kambalu) 295,561 inhabitants Pakokku 290,139 inhabitants Chauk 287,958 inhabitants Pathein 287,071 inhabitants Mergui 284,489 inhabitants Bago (Pegu) 263,464 inhabitants Homalin 258,206 inhabitants Kyauktaga 251,212 inhabitants Aunglan 235,222 inhabitants Myaing 225,771 inhabitants Kawkareik 220,342 inhabitants Natmauk 206,996 inhabitants Daik U 202,530 inhabitants
Administrative divisions States and Regions Population Area Ayeyarwady (Region) 6,232,610 inhabitants 35,136 km² Bago (Region) 4,949,736 inhabitants 39,403 km² Chin (State) 516,908 inhabitants 36,018 km² Kachin (State) 1,923,389 inhabitants 89,039 km² Kayah (Karenni) (State) 333,334 inhabitants 11,731 km² Kayin (Karen) (State) 1,636,829 inhabitants 30,382 km² Magway (Region) 3,906,105 inhabitants 44,819 km² Mandalay (Region) 6,573,924 inhabitants 29,954 km² Mon (State) 1,977,011 inhabitants 12,296 km² Naypyidaw Union Territory (Territory) 1,307,354 inhabitants 7,067 km² Rakhine (Arakan) (State) 3,304,405 inhabitants 36,777 km² Sagaing (Region) 5,607,400 inhabitants 94,621 km² Shan (State) 6,482,070 inhabitants 155,796 km² Tanintharyi (Tenasserim) (Region) 1,496,444 inhabitants 43,343 km² Yangon (Rangoon) (Region) 8,571,870 inhabitants 10,171 km²
See also 
