Myanmar, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country in South-East Asia. The central region is a plain crossed by the Irrawaddy whose the delta run largely the south-west of the country. This plain is surrounded by mountains in the west, north and east, and continues to the southeast by a long tongue of land taken on the Isthmus of Kra, the beginning of the Malay Peninsula. Area: 678,528 km ² Population: 54.3 million Capital: Naypyidaw Climate: Located on the Tropic of Cancer, Myanmar is submitted by a tropical climate. It has a period of monsoon which extends generally from June to November. The importance of rains varies by region, numerous in Arakan (about 5,000 mm / year in Sittwe) low in the dry zone of central Myanmar (about 1,000 mm / year Mandalay). The rest of the year is shared between a cool period from December to February and a warm period from March to May (about 40 ° in Rangoon, Mandalay further). Religion: Burma is one of the Asian countries where Buddhism is the most deeply rooted with 89% Buddhist, 4% Christian (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animists 1%. Currency: The currency of Myanmar is known as "Kyat" (MMK) consists of 100 "pyas. |
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