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Myanmar, [d] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar [e] and also rendered as Burma (the official English form until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia.It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million.
Myanmar (Burma) map of Köppen climate classification. Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the northwesternmost country of mainland Southeast Asia located on the Indochinese peninsula. With an area of 261,228 sq mi (676,578 km 2), it is the second largest country in Southeast Asia and the largest on mainland Southeast Asia. [2]
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the most extensive country in mainland Southeast Asia. [1] The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Bay of Bengal to the southwest.
Myanmar: Shan State, border with Laos and China: 101°10′E 33 India: Border with Myanmar near Dong, Arunachal Pradesh: 97°23′E 34 Bangladesh: Chittagong Division, border with Myanmar: 92°35′E 35 Bhutan: Border with India: 92°05′E 36 Nepal: Border with India in Taplejung District, Province No. 1: 88°15′E 37 Kazakhstan
While opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar had declined year-on-year since 2015, the cultivation area increased by 33% totalling 40,100 ha (99,000 acres) alongside an 88% increase in yield potential to 790 t (780 long tons; 870 short tons) in 2022 according to the latest data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Myanmar Opium ...
Naypyidaw is located between the Bago Yoma and Shan Yoma mountain ranges. The city covers an area of 7,054 km 2 (2,724 sq mi) and has a population of 924,608, according to official figures. [17] Chaungmagyi Dam is located a few kilometres to the north of Naypyidaw, while Ngalaik Dam is a few kilometres to the south. The Yezin Dam is farther ...
English: Location map of Myanmar. Equirectangular projection. Strechted by 105.0%. Geographic limits of the map: * N: 29.0° N * S: 9.0° N * W: 92.0° E * E: 102.0° E Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com.
The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Myanmar is a member of the East Asia Summit, Non-Aligned Movement, ASEAN, and BIMSTEC, but it is not a member of the Commonwealth of Nations despite once being part of the British Empire. Myanmar is a Dialogue Partner of the Shanghai Cooperation ...