Here are some general facts about Myanmar (Burma) that you should know before doing business there:
Country Name The Union of Burma (January, 1948 – January, 1974)
The Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (January, 1974 – September, 1988)
The Union of Myanmar (1989 - Present)
Independence Day January 4, 1948
(Independence from the British colonial rule from 1885 – 1947)
Country Size 676,577 square kilometers (261,228 square miles) – the largest country in South East Asia Region
Male - 49.7 % (UN, 2006)
Female - 50.3 % (UN, 2006)
70 % of total population lives in rural area
Major language Burmese (official language) and ethnic languages; Shan, Kachin, Kayar, Mon etc.
Religion Buddhism - 89.2%
Christianity (5.0%)
Islam (3.8%)
Hinduism 0.5%
Spiritualism (1.2%)
Others (0.2%)
Capital Nay Pyi Taw (newly established in 2006)
Largest City Yangon, former capital of Myanmar, (6 million est)
Literacy Rate of 15-24 years: 96.5% (2004)
(People who live less than $ 1 per day)
Life expectancy Men - 59 years (UN)
Women - 65 years (UN)
Currency Kyats (K) (1 kyat = 100 pyas)
Main exports Teak, Jade, Gems, pulses and beans, prawns, fish, rice, opiates, oil and natural gas
GDP per capita $ 730 (UN, 2000)
Government Military Junta (de facto Military Dictatorship)
The State Peace and Development Council (Renamed the State Law and Order Restoration Council in 1997)
Head of the State Senior General Than Shwe
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Military Commander- in-Chief
(April, 1992 – Present)
Administrative/Military Regional Commands:
1.) Northern Command, Myitkyina, KachinState
2.) North Eastern Command, Lashio, Northern ShanState
3.) South Eastern Command (ShanState), Taunggyi, ShanState
4.) South Eastern Command, Mawlamyaing, Mon and Kayin (Karen) States
5.) Southern Command, Toungoo, Bago and Magwe Divisions
6.) South Western Command, Pathein, Ayeyarwadddy Division
7.) Western Command, Ann, RakhineState and ChinState
8.) North Western Command, Monwa, Sagaing Division
9.) Yangon Command, Yangon, Yangon Division
10.) Coastal Region Command, Myiek, Tanintharyi Division
11.) Triangle Region Command, Kyaingtong (Kengtung), Eastern ShanState
12.) Central Command, Mandalay, Mandalay Division
13.) Naypyidaw Command, Naypyidaw City
Constitution new constitution -
approved by the controversial referendum in 2008 and replaced the old constitution promulgated in 1974
Political Party National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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