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Capital:
Yangon
Area:
676,577 sq km/261,228 sq ml
Language:
Burmese, English
Currency:
Kyat
Population:
42,510,537
Life expectancy:
61 (men), 64 (women)
Literacy rate:
89% (men), 72% (women)
Religions:
85% Hinayana Buddist, animist, Christian, Muslim
Physical features:
Over 50% rainforest; rivers Irrawaddy and Chindwin in central lowlands are ringed by mountains in the north, west and east
Ethnic distribution:
72% Burmans, over 100 minority groups including 7% Karen, 6% Shan, 6% Indians, 3% Chinese, 2% Kachin, 2% Chin
Exports:
Rice, rubber, jute, teak, jade, rubies, sapphires, pulses, beans
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