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POPULATION STATISTICS: historical demography of all countries, their divisions and towns

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[Birma ; Burma] :
general data of the country


 
General useful information
 
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
 
Nation and population
official name (short form): Myanmar
country code ISO: MM //; - FIPS: BM
location: Southeast Asia
time zone: + 6:30 UT
surface (land) area: 676550 sq.km = 261216 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi
geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 28° N / South: 10° N / East: 101° E / West: 92° E
borders (land): Bangladesh, India, China, Laos, Thailand
borders (coastline): Indian Ocean
climate: tropical monsoon
Government
independent since: 1948-01-04
type of government: republic
capital: Yangon (Rangoon)
administrative division: division (7) + state (7)
Population
population according to the latest census (1983): 35307,913
total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 41734,854; or: 47749,000 / -; 2001: 45976,000
population density: 68 per sq.km = 176 per sq.mi
population growth: 1,7% //; - doubling time: ca 50 years
birth rate: 20 -30 per 1000
death rate: 9 - 12 per 1000
fertility rate: 4 children per female
maternal mortality: 140 per 100,000
infant mortality (1-4 years): 70 per 1000
life expectancy: 56 years (male: 54; female: 57)
age breakdown: 0-14 years: 37% //; - 15-59 years: 56% //; - 60+ years: 6%
urbanisation: 27% //; - urbanisation growth: %
percentage of urban population in the greatest city: %
Ethnic composition, language, religion
ethnic groups: Burman 69%; Shan 8,5%; Karen 6,2%; Rakhine 4,5%; Mon 2,4%; Chin 2,2%; Kachin 1,4%; other 5,8%
languages: Burmese (official); English
religious affiliation: Buddhist 89%; Christian 5%; Muslim 4%; Animist 1%; Hindu 0,5%
Health
daily food intake: 2832 calories per capita
population with access to safe water: 38%
people per physician: 3700
people per hospital bed:
Education, literacy
school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100%
school enrolment: secondary education: 24%
school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 5%
adult literacy: 81 - 85% (male: %; female: %)
 
Economy and infrastructure
 
Economy and trade
currency: kyat = 100 pyas
annual inflation rate: 26%
population below poverty line: 28%
Gross Domestic Product: USD 863 per capita
GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ]
GDP growth: 5%
income: USD 500 per capita
import: USD 1419 per capita //; - export: USD 921 per capita
trade: USD 24 per capita //; - or % of GDP
trade partners: JP EU CH IN SG TH
human development index: 0,551 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 118
female labour force: 43%
unemployment: 2%
tourism: 0,2 million
Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy
land use: arable land: 15% //; - grass land: 1% //; - wooded area: 49% //; - arid land and desert: %
agriculture: labour force: 64% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 51%
agricultural products: timber, cotton, groundnuts, rice, sugar cane, corn/maize, pulses
livestock (1000s): buffaloes: 2441 / cattle: 10964 / goats: 1392 / horses: 120 / pigs: 3914 / poultry: 43530 / sheep: 390
fish catch: 851581 - 917666 metric tonnes
industry: labour force: 9% //; - part of industry in GDP: 12%
industrial products: forestry, mining, fishing, oil production, textiles, footwear, wood products, agric. processing
mining products: natural gas & oil, zinc, tungsten, nickel, lead, copper, tin, precious stones
CO2 emission per capita: 0,2
services: labour force: 27% //; - part of services in GDP: 37%
energy use (kg per capita): 273
electricity use (per capita):
annual water use (per capita): 101
Traffic, communication
road network: 23463, or 28200 km //; - of which paved: 12% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km
vehicles: 2 per 1000
railways: 3955, or 5060 km //; - railways passenger/km: 4894
navigable inland waterways: 12800 km
ownership telephone: 3 -6 per 1000
ownership radio receivers: 72 - 96 per 1000
ownership tv-sets: 7 - 22 per 1000
newspaper circulation: 23 per 1000
persons per post office: 37400
personal computers: 1 per 1000
 
Some physical landmarks
 
mountains: Hkakabo Razi 5881 m, Hpunhpu 3480, Mt. Victoria 3053
lowest point: sea level
lakes (natural): Indawgyi Lake, Inle Lake
lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown
lakes (deepest): unknown
rivers: Irrawaddy, Salween, Sittong
canals: none, or unknown
waterfalls: none, or unknown
caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest:
islands: Cheduba I., Boronga Island, Kadan Kyun, Kanmaw Kyun, Moscos Island
deserts: none
other natural features:
 
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
 
other important features:
apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's
 
primary sources used for the general information:
BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks
particulars concerning population data:
 

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