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Also Known As Myanma • Burma • Union of Myanmar • Mranma Prañ
Head Of State And Government Prime Minister: Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing2
Capital Nay Pyi Taw (Naypyidaw)
Population (2024 est.) 57,333,000
Form Of Government military government2
Official Language Myanmar (Burmese)
Official Religion none3
Official Name Pyihtaungsu Thamada Myanmar Naingngandaw (Republic of the Union of Myanmar)1
Total Area (Sq Km) 676,553
Total Area (Sq Mi) 261,217
Monetary Unit Myanmar kyat (K)
Population Rank (2023) 26
Population Projection 2030 58,851,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 219.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 84.7
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2019–2020) 29.9% • Rural: (2019–2020) 70.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 62.4 years • Female: (2021) 71.8 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2019) 92% • Female: (2019) 86%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 65,964
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 1,210
1Official long-form name of the country per the constitution, effective January 31, 2011.2The military seized power on February 1, 2021. Pres. Win Myint, State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and other members of their National League for Democracy ruling party were detained by the military, and Vice Pres. Myint Swe (a former general) became acting president. He immediately invoked articles 417 and 418 of the constitution, which allowed him to declare a one-year state of emergency and hand control of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government to the commander in chief of the armed forces, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. On February 2 the State Administrative Council was formed, with Senior Gen. Min as chairman, to govern the country during the state of emergency. On August 1 the State Administrative Council was replaced by a military-led caretaker government with Senior Gen. Min named as prime minister, and the state of emergency was extended until August 2023.3The government promotes Theravada Buddhism over other religions.

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