Outline of Myanmar#Extreme
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Myanmar:
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the most extensive country in mainland Southeast Asia.{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burma/|title=Burma|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}} The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometers (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline. The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements.
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General reference
- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Burma.ogg|ˈ|b|ɜr|m|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Myanmar.ogg|ˌ|m|j|ɑː|n|ˈ|m|ɑr}}
- Common English country names: Myanmar or Burma
- Official English country name: The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Burmese or Myanma
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Myanmar
- International rankings of Myanmar
- ISO country codes: MM, MMR, 104
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MM
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mm
Geography of Myanmar
- Myanmar is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- South East Asia
- Indochina
- Time zone: Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30)
- Extreme points of Myanmar {{anchor | extreme}}
- High: Hkakabo Razi {{convert|5881|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- North: Hkakabo Razi 28°19′59″N
- South: Islands at Kawthaung 9°50′00″N
- East: Somewhere in Shan State Special region 4 but not in Mong La Township 101°10'10.2"E [https://3g.163.com/dy/article/DG6HAH2I0529PFU3.html Shan State Special region 4 helped Tachileik organization rescued a 15-years old girl being trafficked abroad]
- West: Northwest of Sittwe 92°10′00″E
- Land boundaries: {{convert|5,876|km|abbr=on}}
::{{CHN}} {{convert|2,185|km|abbr=on}}
::{{THA}} {{convert|1,800|km|abbr=on}}
::{{IND}} {{convert|1,463|km|abbr=on}}
::{{LAO}} {{convert|235|km|abbr=on}}
::{{BGD}} {{convert|193|km|abbr=on}}
:* Coastline: Indian Ocean {{convert|1,930|km|abbr=on}}
- Population of Myanmar: 55,390,000 (2006) – 26th most populous country
- Area of Myanmar: {{convert|676578|km2|sqmi}} – 40th largest country
- Atlas of Myanmar
= Environment of Myanmar =
== Natural geographic features of Myanmar ==
- Islands of Myanmar
- Mountains of Myanmar
- Volcanoes in Myanmar
- Rivers of Myanmar
- World Heritage Sites in Myanmar: Pyu Ancient Cities (listed in 2014{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Pyu Ancient Cities |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1444/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}) and Bagan (listed in 2019{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Bagan |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1588/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}})
= Regions of Myanmar =
== Ecoregions of Myanmar ==
== Administrative divisions of Myanmar ==
=== States ===
=== Regions ===
=== Self-Administered Zones ===
=== Self-Administered Divisions ===
=== Districts of Myanmar ===
=== Municipalities of Myanmar ===
- Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw
- Cities of Myanmar
= Demography of Myanmar =
Government and politics of Myanmar
=Branches of government=
== Executive branch of the government of Myanmar ==
- Head of state: Acting President of Myanmar, Myint Swe
- Vice Presidents: Myint Swe, Henry Van Thio
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing
- Deputy Prime Minister: Soe Win
- Military junta: State Administration Council
- Chairman: Min Aung Hlaing
- Vice Chairman: Soe Win
- National Defence and Security Council
- Cabinet of Myanmar
- Provisional Government
== Legislative branch of the government of Myanmar ==
- Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)
- House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw)
- House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw)
- State and Region Hluttaws
== Judicial branch of the government of Myanmar ==
Court system of Myanmar
= Foreign relations of Myanmar =
== International organization membership ==
The Union of Myanmar is a member of:
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- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
- Colombo Plan (CP)
- East Asia Summit (EAS)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (signatory)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Burma is 1 of only 7 U.N. members which is not a member of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
= Law and order in Myanmar =
= Military of Myanmar =
= Local government in Myanmar =
History of Myanmar
Culture of Myanmar
- Architecture of Myanmar
- Cuisine of Myanmar
- Languages of Myanmar
- Media in Myanmar
- Museums in Myanmar
- Museums in Yangon
- National symbols of Myanmar
- Coat of arms of Myanmar
- Flag of Myanmar
- National anthem of Myanmar
- People of Myanmar
- Prostitution in Myanmar
- Public holidays in Myanmar
- List of Burmese traditional festivals
- Pagoda festival
- Religion in Myanmar
- Buddhism in Myanmar
- Thudhamma Nikaya
- Shwegyin Nikaya
- Hngettwin Nikaya
- Mahādvāra Nikāya
- Buddha Sāsana Nuggaha
- State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee
- Burmese folk religion
- Christianity in Myanmar
- Hinduism in Myanmar
- Islam in Myanmar
- Judaism in Myanmar
- World Heritage Sites in Myanmar: None
= Art in Myanmar =
= Sports in Myanmar =
Economy and infrastructure of Myanmar
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 103rd (one hundred and third)
- Agriculture in Myanmar
- Communications in Myanmar
- Internet in Myanmar
- Companies of Myanmar
- Currency of Myanmar: Kyat
- ISO 4217: MMK
- Energy in Myanmar
- Health care in Myanmar
- Myanmar units of measurement
- Tourism in Myanmar
- Transport in Myanmar
- Airports in Myanmar
- Rail transport in Myanmar
Education in Myanmar
- Education in Myanmar
- Higher education in Myanmar
- List of universities in Myanmar
- List of universities and colleges in Yangon
- List of Technological Universities in Myanmar
- Secondary education in Myanmar
- University Entrance Examination
- Monastic schools in Myanmar
- Monastic examinations
- Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examinations
- Tipitakadhara Dhammabhandagarika
- List of Sāsana Azani recipients
Health in Myanmar
See also
{{Portal|Myanmar|Asia}}
{{Main article|Myanmar}}
- {{PrefixAllPages|Myanmar}}
- {{Intitle|Myanmar}}
- {{PrefixAllPages|Burmese}}
- {{Intitle|Burmese}}
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
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References
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External links
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{{Wikiatlas|Burma}}
Government
- [http://www.president-office.gov.mm/en/ Republic of the Union of Myanmar – President's Office]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223918/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/BM.html Chief of State and Cabinet Members] from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
General information
- [http://mingalapar.com/ General information about Myanmar]
- [http://myanma.com/ Burma Myanmar search Engine]
- [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burma/ Burma]. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091205161122/http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/myanmar.htm Burma] from UCB Libraries GovPubs
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990563 Burma profile] from the BBC News
- [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/400119/Myanmar Myanmar] at Encyclopædia Britannica
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- {{wikiatlas|Myanmar}}
- [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/eyes-of-the-storm-turning-points-in-burmese-history/5363/ Interactive timeline of turning points in Burmese history]
- [http://www.ifs.du.edu/ifs/frm_CountryProfile.aspx?Country=MM Key Development Forecasts for Myanmar] from International Futures
- [http://www.burmalibrary.org/ Online Burma/Myanmar Library: Classified and annotated links to more than 17,000 full-text documents on Burma/Myanmar]
Economy
- Taipei American Chamber of Commerce; Topics Magazine, Analysis, November 2012. [http://www.amcham.com.tw/content/view/3715/538/ Myanmar: Southeast Asia's Last Frontier for Investment], By David DuByne
Agriculture
- Myanmar Business Today; Print Edition, 27 February 2014. [http://www.oilseedcrops.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Myanmar-Business-Today-Feb-27-March-5-2014-Edition-A-Roadmap-to-Building-Myanmar-into-the-Food-Basket-of-Asia_David-DuByne-.pdf A Roadmap to Building Myanmar into the Food Basket of Asia], by David DuByne & Hishamuddin Koh
- Myanmar Business Today; Print Edition, 19 June 2014. [http://www.oilseedcrops.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Myanmars-Institutional-Infrastructure-Constraints-and-how-to-fill-the-Gaps-Myanmar-Business-Today-June-19_2014.pdf Myanmar's Institutional Infrastructure Constraints and How to Fill the Gaps], by David DuByne & Hishamuddin Koh
Trade
- [http://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/Country/MMR/Year/2010/Summary World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Myanmar]
Environment
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170305113754/http://marine.myanmarbiodiversity.org/ Myanmar Marine Biodiversity Atlas Online] from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Exeter
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