Please Help Burma: 04/20/08

Courtesy: Ma Phyo

Burma (Myanmar)

Official name: Union of Myanmar

Population: 50.7 million (UN, 2005)

Capital: Nay Pyi Taw

Largest city: Rangoon (Yangon)

Area: 676,552 sq km (261,218 sq miles)

Major languages: Burmese, indigenous ethnic languages

Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam

Life expectancy: 57 years (men), 63 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: 1 kyat = 100 pyas

Main exports: Teak, pulses and beans, prawns, fish, rice, opiates, oil and gas

GNI per capita: not available

Internet domain: .mm

International dialling code: +95

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