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Basic Information

 I'll describe Myanmar's basic information here.

The data come from "Data Commons".

Enjoy!

two Myanmar girls

01

Population

From Data Commons, the population in Myanmar is about 54.8 million in 2021, ranked 14th in Asia.  The population in Myanmar keeps being increasing. 

02

Ethnic Group

It is said there are 135 ethnic groups in Myanmar. The biggest ethnic group is Burma, which occupied about 68%, and the Shan, the Karen, the Rakhine, The Hang, the Hmong, and the Kachin follow in this order.

Myanmar woman from Inle Lake
Two Myanmar Monk

03

Religion

The populist religion is Buddhist, which about 74% of the Burmese believe in.  The Rohingya problem occurs because they believe in Islam, the minority religion in Myanmar. 

04

Geography

Myanmar is located in Southeastern Asia. 

Thailand, Laos, China, India, and Bangladesh surround Myanmar.

The national land of Myanmar looks like a rhomboid.

Mandalay
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05

Economic

GDP is 1.19K US dollar.

GDP per capita in 2021 is 1,187.24, the 4th lowest in Asian countries.

Because of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the GDP is decreasing. 

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