Union of Myanmar
Geography
Area: 676,577 sq km
Basin and delta of the Irrawaddy River ringed by a horseshoe of high mountains that isolates the country from India, China and Thailand.
Population: 50,495,672 Annual Growth: 0.87%
Capital: Naypyidaw
Urbanites: 33.9%
HDI Rank: 138 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 142
Official language: Burmese Languages: 116
Religion
Largest Religion: Buddhist
Religion Pop % Ann Gr
Christians 4,534,511 8.98 2.7
Evangelicals 2,517,184 5.0 2.5
Buddhist 40,416,736 80.04
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