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Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw Union of Myanmar
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Kaba Ma Kyei
Capital		Naypyidaw 19°45′N 96°6′E / 19.75, 96.1
Largest city		Yangon (Rangoon)
Official languages		Burmese
Recognised regional languages		Jingpho, Shan, Karen, Mon, (Spoken in Myanmar's Autonomous States.)
Demonym		Burmese
Government		Military dictatorship
-	Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council	Senior General Than Shwe
-	Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council	Vice-Senior General Maung Aye
-	Prime Minister	General Thein Sein
-	Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council	Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo
Establishment
-	Bagan	1044-1287
-	Small Kingdoms	1287-1531
-	Taungoo	1531-1752
-	Konbaung	1752-1885
-	Colonial rule	1886-1948
-	Independence from the United Kingdom	4 January 1948
Area
-	Total	1 E11 m²
-	Water (%)	3.06
	- Cadastre	Square metre
Population
-	2005-2006 estimate	55,400,000 (24th)
-	1983 census	33,234,000
-	Density	75/km² (119th) 193/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2005 estimate
-	Total	$93.77 billion (59th)
-	Per capita	$1,691 (150th)
HDI (2007)		▲ 0.583 (medium) (132nd)
Currency		kyat (K) (mmK)
Time zone		MMT (UTC+6:30)
Internet TLD		.mm
Calling code		+95
1	Some governments recognize Yangon as the national capital.
2	Estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: , pronounced [pjìdàunzṵ mjəmà nàinŋàndɔ̀]), is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.

The country achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 4 January 1948, as the "Union of Burma." It became the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" on 4 January 1974, before reverting to the "Union of Burma" on 23 September 1988. On 18 June 1989, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) adopted the name "Union of Myanmar". This controversial name change was not recognized by SPDC opposition groups and many English-speaking nations.

The country is bordered by China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometres (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.

The country's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history and demographics in modern times. Its political system remains under the tight control of the State Peace and Development Council, the military led government, since 1992, by Senior General Than Shwe. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. Part of the British Empire until 1948, Burma continues to struggle to mend its ethnic tensions. The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements.