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 | Union of Myanmar |
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
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| Area: |
678,500 sq km
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| 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)
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| Terrain: |
central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands |
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| Population: |
48,081,302 (July 1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist beliefs 1%, other 2%
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| Languages: |
Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages |
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| Capital: |
Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon)
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