Map
of
MYANMAR,
BURMA
political
map
and
fact
sheet
Country
(long
form)
Union
of
Burma
Capital
Rangoon
(regime
refers
to
the
capital
as
Yangon)
Total
Area
261,970.31
sq
mi
678,500.00
sq
km
(slightly
smaller
than
Texas)
Population
41,734,853
(July
2000
est.)
note:
estimates
for
this
country
explicitly
take
into
account
the
effects
of
excess
mortality
due
to
AIDS
Estimated
Population
in
2050
44,430,144
Languages
Burmese,
minority
ethnic
groups
have
their
own
languages
Literacy
83.1%
total,
88.7%
male,
77.7%
female
(1995
est.)
Estimates
of
functional
literacy
are
closer
to
30%
Religions
Buddhist
89%,
Christian
4%
(Baptist
3%,
Roman
Catholic
1%),
Muslim
4%,
animist
1%,
other
2%
Life
Expectancy
53.6
male,
56.29
female
(2000
est.)
Government
Type
military
regime
Currency
1
kyat
(K)
=
100
pyas
GDP
(per
capita)
$1,200
(1999
est.)
Labor
Force
(by
occupation)
agriculture
65%,
industry
10%,
services
25%
(1999
est.)
Industry
agricultural
processing;
textiles
and
footwear;
wood
and
wood
products;
copper,
tin,
tungsten,
iron;
construction
materials;
pharmaceuticals;
fertilizer
Agriculture
paddy
rice,
corn,
oilseed,
sugarcane,
pulses;
hardwood
Arable
Land
15%
Exports
pulses
and
beans,
prawns,
fish,
rice;
teak,
opiates
Imports
machinery,
transport
equipment,
construction
materials,
food
products
Natural
Resources
petroleum,
timber,
tin,
antimony,
zinc,
copper,
tungsten,
lead,
coal,
some
marble,
limestone,
precious
stones,
natural
gas,
hydropower
Current
Environmental
Issues
deforestation;
industrial
pollution
of
air,
soil,
and
water;
inadequate
sanitation
and
water
treatment
contribute
to
disease
Telephones
(main
lines
in
use)
158,000
(1995)
Telephones
(mobile
cellular)
2,007
(1995)
Internet
Service
Providers
(ISPs)
0
(1999)
(U.S.
Government
sources)
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