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Burma - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
47,373,958
total population: 62.49 years
male: 60.29 years
female: 64.83 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
LanguagesLiteracy
Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languagesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.3%
male: 89.2%
female: 81.4% (2002)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
military junta Rangoon (Yangon)
IndependanceNational day
4 January 1948 (from UK)Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)
ConstitutionLegal system
3 January 1974; suspended since 18 September 1988; national convention convened in 1993 to draft a new constitution but collapsed in 1996; reconvened in 2004 but does not include participation of democratic oppositionbased on British common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$9.6 billion (2006 est.)2.6% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$1,800 (2006 est.)10.2% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
25% (2000 est.)21.4% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$3.56 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$1.98 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$1.01 billion (2006 est.)kyat (MMK)
Military expenditures
2.1% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand 678,500 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
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)petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
183,400 (2005).mm
Internet hostsInternet users
42 (2006)78,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
85 (2006)3,955 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
27,000 km gas 2,224 km; oil 558 km (2006)