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Myanmar

22.0N 98.0E · 25 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNION OF BURMA · 4 JANUARY 1948
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2011 - present · Opening, the Rohingya Crisis, and the 2021 Coup
4 EVENTS
2011 CE · Reforms under Thein Sein 2 REFS
November 2015 · NLD wins free elections 2 REFS
1948 - 2011 CE · Independence, Ne Win, and Decades of Military Rule
5 EVENTS
4 January 1948 · Independence of the Union of Burma 2 REFS
2 March 1962 · Ne Win's coup 2 REFS
1824 - 1948 CE · The Anglo-Burmese Wars and British Rule
5 EVENTS
1824-1826 CE · First Anglo-Burmese War 2 REFS
November 1885 · Third Anglo-Burmese War and the end of the monarchy 2 REFS
1510 - 1824 CE · Empires Reborn: Toungoo and Konbaung
4 EVENTS
1551-1581 CE · Reign of Bayinnaung 2 REFS
1752 CE · Alaungpaya founds the Konbaung dynasty 2 REFS
849 - 1297 CE · The Kingdom of Pagan (Bagan)
4 EVENTS
849 CE (traditional) · Founding of Bagan 2 REFS
1044-1077 CE · Reign of Anawrahta 2 REFS
c. 200 BCE - 900 CE · The Pyu City-States and the Coming of Buddhism
3 EVENTS
c. 200 BCE · Rise of the Pyu city-states 2 REFS
9th century CE · Decline of the Pyu 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Naypyidaw
Population
55 m
Area
676,578 km²
Region
South-Eastern Asia
Languages
Burmese
Currency
Burmese kyat (Ks)
Demonym
Burmese
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$82 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$1,489’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
-2.0%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
8.8%’19 WB-WDI

Society

Population
55 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
67.1 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
30.6%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.1’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
93.5%’20 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
19.7’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
30.2’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
21.0’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
32.5’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
25.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
22.5’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
4.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.76’19 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
36.9’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
71.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
59.7%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
93.5%’20 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
2.0%’19 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
120.2%’18 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
77.0%’18 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
20.4%’18 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
28’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
45.4%’20 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
114’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
5.2%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
652,670 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
42.4%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
19.9%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.6’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
62.9%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
8.7%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
2.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
2.2%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
80.4%’24 WB-WDI
Rare earths
22.0 kt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
6.8%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$5.0 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
463,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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