Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometers in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 22° N — Longitude: 96° E
Area: 676,578 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: MM
Measures of Freedom
2022 overall score: 4.54, rank: 160
2021: 3.88, Rank: 162, Personal freedom: 2.84, Economic freedom: 5.33
2016: Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 28, Political Rights: 6, Civil Liberties: 5
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