Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Capital:Naypyidaw, or Nay Pyi Taw
19°45′N, 96°12′E
Largest city: Yangon
Official language: Burmese (aka „Myanmar‟)
Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam
Government: Unitary presidential republic, based on a constitution drafted by the former military junta
President: Win Myint
Area: 676,578 km², 261,227 sq mi
Water: 3.06 %
Population:
51,49 million (2014 census, with war zones omitted; previously estimated as 61.12 million by the Asian Development Bank, 2012)
1983 census: 33,234,000
Density: 75 /km², 193 /sq mi
Life expectancy: 64 yrs (men), 68 yrs (women) (UN)
GDP: (purchasing power parity)
$244.33 billion (2014 est.)
$89.23 billion (2012 est.)
$84.02 billion (2011 est.)
$79.67 billion (2010 est.)
GDP – per capita:
$4,751 (2014 est.)
$1,400 (2012 est.)
$1,300 (2011, 2010 est.)
HDI (2013): 0.498 (ranking 149 of 182)
Currency: kyat (MMK)
Exchange Rate:
(2017)
€1 = ~ 1,500 Ks
US$1 = ~ 1,400Ks
(2006)
Official: US$1 = ~ 6 Ks
Black Market: US$1 = ~ 1300 Ks
Time zone: MMT (UTC+6:30)
Calling code: +95
Source: Wikipedia, CIA, BBC, Oanda.com, own
(accuracy of data not guaranteed)
Child mortality
Infant Mortality Rate (2013): 40 (Czech Republic: 3)
Under 5 Mortality Rate (2013): 51 (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 2016 of Transparency International:
136 (of 176), score: 28
Czech Republic: rank 47, score: 55
Source: Transparency International
Freedom of Press
Rank on Press Freedom Index 2017 of Reporters without Border:
131 (of 179), index 41.82
Czech Republic: rank 23, index 16.91
Source: Reporters without Border
Internet Access
Approximately 0.2% of population have access to Internet. Burma is one of thirty countries with less than 1 percent Internet penetration. (Thailand: 19%, Singapore: 67%)
Source: OpenNet Initiative, 2012
External Trade of EU
Million Euros
Year | EU 27 exports to Burma | EU 27 imports from Burma |
2006 | 81 | 307 |
2007 | 164 | 264 |
2008 | 106 | 186 |
2009 | 91 | 158 |
2010 | 83 | 162 |
2011 | 150 | 169 |
2012 | 239 | 165 |
2013 | 345 | 223 |
2014 | 494 | 392 |
2015 | 547 | 675 |
2016 | 566 | 985 |