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 | MYANMAR[Birma ; Burma] : |
| 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: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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