Myanmar (Burma) December 11, 2018 ASEAN , Asia , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , Aung San Suu Kyi , Bagan , Burma , drug traffic , drug trafficking , drugs , gas , Golfe du Bengale , hydrocarbons , Indochina , Irrawaddy , Irrawaddy River , Karènes , Karens , Mandalay , Mer d'Andaman , military junta , Myanmar , Nay Pyi Daw , Nay Pyi Taw , Naypyidaw , oil , opium , pagodes , prix Nobel de la paix , 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 ) 53,343,778 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 0.89 % / year Area 676,577 km² Density 78.84 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 74e )69.322 billions $USD (2017) GDP/capita (ranking ) 1,299 $USD (2017) GDP growth 6.40 % / year (2017) Life expectancy (ranking ) 66.80 years (2015) 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: 186e )0.578 / 1 (2017) EPI (ranking )45.32 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Head of State President Win Myint ; State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi National Day 4 January (independence of 1948) ISO Codes MM, MMR Demonym Burmese, Myanma, Myanmese Tourists (ranking ) 3,443,000 people (2017)
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 (2014) Urban areas Population Yangon (Rangoon) 7,360,703 inhabitants Mandalay 2,034,083 inhabitants Naypyidaw 1,160,242 inhabitants Pégou (Bago) 636,721 inhabitants Magwe (Magway) 477,429 inhabitants Pa-An (Hpa-an) 421,575 inhabitants Myitkyina 413,315 inhabitants Taunggyi 381,639 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 Mawlamyine 289,388 inhabitants Chauk 287,958 inhabitants Pathein 287,071 inhabitants Mergui 284,489 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 Arakan (Rakhine) (État) 3,188,807 inhabitants 36,778 km² Ayeyarwady (Ayeyawady) (Région) 6,184,829 inhabitants 35,032 km² Bago (Région) 4,867,373 inhabitants 39,404 km² Chin (État) 478,801 inhabitants 36,019 km² Kachin (État) 1,689,441 inhabitants 89,042 km² Karen (Kayin) (État) 1,574,079 inhabitants 30,383 km² Kayah (État) 286,627 inhabitants 11,732 km² Magway (Magwe) (Région) 3,917,055 inhabitants 44,821 km² Mandalay (Région) 6,165,723 inhabitants 30,888 km² Môn (État) 2,054,393 inhabitants 12,297 km² Naypyidaw (Nay Pyi Taw) (Territoire) 1,160,242 inhabitants 7,057 km² Sagaing (Région) 5,325,347 inhabitants 93,702 km² Shan (État) 5,824,432 inhabitants 155,801 km² Tanintharyi (Tenasserim) (Région) 1,408,401 inhabitants 43,345 km² Yangon (Région) 7,360,703 inhabitants 10,277 km²
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