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Total land area: 676,578 sq. km (slightly smaller than Texas)
Border countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Thailand
Coastline: 1,930 km
Mean elevation: 702 m
Population: 56,590,071, #25 in the world
Population of largest cities: Yangon - 5.32 million, Mandalay – 1.44 million
Literacy rate: 75.6%
Ethnic groups: Bamar (68%), Shan (9%), Karen (7%), Rakhine (4%), Chinese (3%), Indian (2%), Mon (2%), other (5%) *Note: Myanmar has 135 officially recognized ethnic groups
Official language: Burmese (although minority ethnic groups use their own languages)
Religions: Buddhist (88%), Christian(6%), Muslim (4%), Other (2%)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 2 - Bagan and Pyu Ancient Cities
Currency: Kyat
Tallest mountain: Hkakabo Razi (5,881 metres)
Largest lake: Contrary to popular belief, Inle Lake (116 sq. km) is not the largest lake in Myanmar, instead, it is Lake Indawgyi (260 sq. km)
Number of islands in the Mergui Archipelago: 800
*Statistics from the CIA World Factbook 2020
