ADMINISTRATIVE/COMMERCIAL CAPITAL: Rangoon

GEOGRAPHY

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