General

– Location: Southeast Asia
– Neighbor: China to the north and north-east, Laos and Thailand to the east and south-east, the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh and India to the west
– Area: 677,000 km²

– Population: around 54,116,062 (2019 Census)

– Ethnic Groups: 135 national races, grouped into eight “major national ethnic races”: Bamar 68.00%, Shan 9.00%, Kayin 7.00%, Rakhine 3.50%, Chinese 2.50%, Mon 2.00%, Kachin 1.50%, Indians 1.25%, Kayah 0.75%, Others 4.50%

– Official Religion: Buddhism (89.2%)

– Capital: Naypyidaw

– Spoken Language: Burmese, dialectes Shan, Karen, Kachin, Chin, Mon, English
– Currency: Burmese Kyat ($1 = 1,529 MMK – Sept 2019)