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Information on Burma
Burma Factsheet
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Burma Factsheet
Official name: Union of Myanmar
Capital: Naypyidaw
19°45′N, 96°12′E
Largest city: Yangon
Official language: Burmese (aka „Myanmar‟)
Government: Military junta
Ruling party: SPDC (State Peace and Development Council)
Chairman, SPDC: Sr. Gen. Than Shwe
Prime Minister: Thein Sein
Area: 676,578 km², 261,227 sq mi
Water: 3.06 %
Population:
July 2005 estimate: 50,519,0002 (24th)
1983 census: 33,234,000
Density: 75 /km², 193 /sq mi
GDP (PPP), 2005 estimate:
Total: $93.77 billion
Per capita: $1,691
HDI (2004): 0.581 (medium)
Currency: kyat (K)
Exchange Rate: (2006)
Official: 1 US$ = ~ 6 Ks
Black Market: 1 US$ = ~ 1300 Ks
Time zone: MMT (UTC+6:30)
Calling code: +95
Source: Wikipedia
Child mortality
Infant Mortality Rate (2005): 75 (Czech Republic: 3)
Under 5 Mortality Rate (2005): 105 (Czech Republic: 4)
The under-five mortality rate is the probability (expressed as a rate per 1,000 live births) of a child born in a specified year dying before reaching the age of five if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.
Source: UNICEF
Corruption
Rank on „Corruption Perception Index 2006‟ of Transparency International:
160 (together with Guinea and Iraq; behind follows only Haiti on rank 161), index 1.9
Czech Republic: rank 46, index 4.8
Source: Transparency International
Freedom of Press
Rank on „Press Freedom Index 2006‟ of Reporters without Border:
164 (of 168), index 94.75
Czech Republic: rank 5, index 0.75
Source: Reporters without Border
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