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Myanmar (Burma)

Map of Myanmar (Burma)Full country name:
Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Area:
686,578 sq km (261,228 sq mi)

Population:
60,280,000  (2010 estimate)

Capital city:
Nay Pyi Taw

Largest city:
Yangon (Rangoon)

Ethnic Groups:
Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%

Language:
Burmese (official)

note: minority ethnic groups have their own languages

Religion:
Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%

Government:
Unitary Presidential Republic

President:
Thein Sein

Defense Minister:
Hla Min

Natural Resources:
petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower

Major trading partners:
Singapore, Thailand, China, Japan, India