Outline of Myanmar

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.^[1] 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.

General reference

Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːrmə/ or /ˌmjɑːnˈmɑːr/
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
  - High: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m (19,295 ft)
  - 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 ^[2]
  - West: Northwest of Sittwe 92°10′00″E
- Land boundaries: 5,876 km (3,651 mi)

China 2,185 km (1,358 mi)

Thailand 1,800 km (1,100 mi)

India 1,463 km (909 mi)

Laos 235 km (146 mi)

Bangladesh 193 km (120 mi)

Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,930 km (1,200 mi)

Population of Myanmar: 55,390,000 (2006) – 24th most populous country
Area of Myanmar: 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 sq mi) – 40th largest country
Atlas of Myanmar

Environment of Myanmar

An enlargeable satellite image of Myanmar

Climate of Myanmar
Ecoregions in Myanmar
Protected areas of Myanmar
- National parks of Myanmar
Wildlife of Myanmar
- Fauna of Myanmar
  - Birds of Myanmar
  - Mammals of Myanmar

Natural geographic features of Myanmar

Islands of Myanmar
Mountains of Myanmar
- Volcanoes in Myanmar
Rivers of Myanmar
World Heritage Sites in Myanmar: None

Regions of Myanmar

Ecoregions of Myanmar

Ecoregions in Myanmar

Administrative divisions of Myanmar

States

Regions

Self-Administered Zones

Self-Administered Divisions

Wa Self-Administered Division

Districts of Myanmar

Municipalities of Myanmar

Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw
Cities of Myanmar

Demography of Myanmar

Demographics of Myanmar

Government and politics of Myanmar

Politics of Myanmar

Form of government: unitary parliamentary republic
Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw
Elections in Myanmar
Political parties in Myanmar

Branches of government

Government of Myanmar

Executive branch of the government of Myanmar

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

Supreme Court of Myanmar

Foreign relations of Myanmar

International organization membership

The Union of Myanmar is a member of:^[1]

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)

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)

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

Law of Myanmar

Military of Myanmar

Command
- Commander-in-chief: Min Aung Hlaing
Forces
Military history of Myanmar
Military ranks of Myanmar

Local government in Myanmar

See: Administrative divisions of Myanmar, State and Region Government of Myanmar

History of Myanmar

Culture of Myanmar

Art in Myanmar

Sports in Myanmar

Economy and infrastructure of Myanmar

Economy 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

Health in Myanmar

References

^ ^a ^b "Burma". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ Shan State Special region 4 helped Tachileik organization rescued a 15-years old girl being trafficked abroad

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Burma

Government

General information

General information about Myanmar
Burma Myanmar search Engine
Burma. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Burma from UCB Libraries GovPubs
Outline of Myanmar at Curlie
Burma profile from the BBC News
Myanmar at Encyclopædia Britannica
Geographic data related to Outline of Myanmar at OpenStreetMap
Wikimedia Atlas of Myanmar
Interactive timeline of turning points in Burmese history
Key Development Forecasts for Myanmar from International Futures
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. Myanmar: Southeast Asia's Last Frontier for Investment, By David DuByne

Agriculture

Myanmar Business Today; Print Edition, 27 February 2014. A Roadmap to Building Myanmar into the Food Basket of Asia, by David DuByne & Hishamuddin Koh
Myanmar Business Today; Print Edition, 19 June 2014. Myanmar's Institutional Infrastructure Constraints and How to Fill the Gaps, by David DuByne & Hishamuddin Koh

Trade

World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Myanmar

Environment

Myanmar Marine Biodiversity Atlas Online from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Exeter

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Burma". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] Shan State Special region 4 helped Tachileik organization rescued a 15-years old girl being trafficked abroad

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