Myanmar Info
ADMINISTRATIVE/COMMERCIAL CAPITAL: RangoonGEOGRAPHY
Located in southeastern Asia bordering the Indian Ocean shipping lines Myanmar owns a coastline of 1,930 km's. The country has a land area of 678,500 km².
DEMOGRAPHY
A population of close to 50 Million. Muslims account for about 3.8% of the population.
CLIMATE
Tropical monsoon climate can be experienced in the low lands of Myanmar. Rain is a frequent factor with the effect of southwest monsoons from June to September and northeast monsoons from December to April. The average temperature varies from 20°C to 30°C based on the time of the year.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Burmese is the official language.
LOCAL TIME
GMT+6 1/2 hrs throughout the year
BUSINESS HOURS
Government: 8 AM to 4:30 PM
General: 9 AM to 5 PM
HOLIDAYS
Independence Day : January 4th
Union Day : February 12th
Peasant's Day: March 2nd
Armed Forces Day : March 27th
May Day : May 1st
National Day: November 20th
Christmas Day : December 25th
Other calandars:
Myanmar New Year
Maha Thingyan
CURRENCY
Myanmar Kyat
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Police/Medical/Fire: 191
Introduction to Myanmar
Myanmar is officially called the Union of Myanmar and is located in Southeast Asia. The country is located on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea coast. Myanmar finds location at the crossroads of two greatest civilizations of Asia, India and China.A mystic land, Myanmar is still an undiscovered destination. Myanmar is a fascinating country with several geographical delights like beaches, snow-covered mountains and virgin jungles. It has a small population of Muslims of about 4%.
Naypyidaw is the newly formed capital of Myanmar and replaced Yangon as the capital in 2005. The city has three huge sculptures of the Burmese kings considered as the three most important rulers in the history of the country.
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Myanmar is officially called the Union of Myanmar and is located in Southeast Asia. The country is located on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea coast. Myanmar finds location at the crossroads of two greatest civilizations of Asia, India and China. A mystic land, Myanmar is still an undiscovered destination. Myanmar is a fascinating country with several geographical…
