Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar (Burma)

Capital: Yangon
Population: 41,735,000
Languages: Burmese
Religions: Buddhist
Government: Republic
Currency: kyat
Exports: Rice, teak, rubber
Area: 676,577 sq. km.
Features: The high point is Hkakabo Razi at 19,296ft near the source of the Irrawaddy River which drains the Himalayas for 1250 miles across the Burmese plateau into the Bay of Bengal. The Mekong also passes through on its way to Vietnam & the South China Sea. [NS] [VH] {UA} {EB}