Geography of Myanmar

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Geography of Burma
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Burma
ContinentAsia
RegionSoutheast Asia
Coordinates22°00'N 98°00'E
AreaRanked 39th
678,500 km²
261,970.32 miles²
96.94% land
3.06% water
Coastline1930 km (1199.25 miles)
BordersTotal land borders:
5876 km (3651.18 miles)
Bangladesh:
193 km (119.92 miles)
People's Republic of China:
2185 km (1357.7 miles)
India:
1463 km (909.07 miles)
Laos
235 km (146.02 miles)
Thailand:
1800 km (1118.47 miles)
Highest pointHkakabo Razi
5881 m (19,294.62 feet)
Lowest pointAndaman Sea
0 m (0 feet)
(sea level)
Longest riverAyeyarwady River
Largest lakeIndawgyi Lake
Burma is a country in southeast Asia.

Coordinates:

Maritime claims

contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles
continental shelf: 200 nautical miles (370 km) or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)

Climate

Tropical monsoon in the lowlands below 2,000 m; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April). Climate varies in the highlands depending on elevation; subtropical temperate climate at around 2,500 m, temperate at 3,000 m, cool, alpine at 3,500m and above the alpine zone, cold, harsh tundra and Arctic climate. The higher elevations are subject to heavy snowfall and bad weather.

Terrain

Central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands, with the country's highest point at the 5881m Hkakabo Razi.

Ayeyarwady River, Salween, Mekong

Natural resources

petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower

Land use

arable land: 15%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland: 49%
other: 34% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land:
10,680 km² (1993 est.)

Natural hazards

destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts

Environment - current issues

deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note

It is strategicly located near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes.

List of islands of Myanmar

The following is a list of islands of Myanmar:

See also

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Geography of Asia
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Anthem
Amar Shonar Bangla
My Golden Bengal


Capital
(and largest city) Dhaka

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Anthem
March of the Volunteers (义勇军进行曲)
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Motto
ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ
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Anthem
Phleng Chat
Royal anthem
Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami

Capital
(and largest city) Bangkok [1]

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Hkakabo Razi (Burmese: ) is Southeast Asia's highest mountain, located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin. The peak is enclosed within Hkakabo Razi National Park. It is entirely mountainous and is characterized by broad-leaved evergreen rain forest, a sub-tropical temperate
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The Andaman Sea (Burmese: မုတ္တမ; IPA: [moʊʔtəma̰]
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Ayeyarwaddy (ဧရာဝတီမ္ရ?)
Irrawady


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Location Kachin State

Basin countries Myanmar
Max length 15 mi
Max width 8 mi

Indawgyi Lake is the largest inland lake in Southeast Asia. It is located in Mohnyin Township in the Kachin State of Myanmar.
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Anthem
Kaba Ma Kyei


Capital Naypyidaw

Largest city Yangon (Rangoon)
Official languages Burmese
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Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, and north of Australia.
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Hkakabo Razi (Burmese: ) is Southeast Asia's highest mountain, located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin. The peak is enclosed within Hkakabo Razi National Park. It is entirely mountainous and is characterized by broad-leaved evergreen rain forest, a sub-tropical temperate
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Ayeyarwaddy (ဧရာဝတီမ္ရ?)
Irrawady


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Salween River (Burmese: သံလ္ဝင္‌မ္ရစ္‌; IPA: [θànlwìn myiʔ]; also spelled Salwine
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Mekong (Mae Nam Khong)
Láncāng Jiāng, Mae Khaung, Mènam Khong
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island (IPA: /aɪ.lɪnd/) or isle (IPA: /aɪ.ʌl
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Anthem
Kaba Ma Kyei


Capital Naypyidaw

Largest city Yangon (Rangoon)
Official languages Burmese
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Cheduba Island (also known as Manaung Island) is an island in the Bay of Bengal close to Ramree Island belonging to Myanmar. Situated in the Rakhine State it has an area of approximately 500 km².
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Coco Islands, belonging to Myanmar, in the Indian Ocean are separated from North Andaman Island (India) by the Coco Channel. With the Alexandra Channel between them, Coco Islands consist of the main Great Coco Island (Coco Island) and the smaller Little Coco Island
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The Mergui Archipelago (also Myeik Archipelago) is an archipelago in far southern Myanmar (Burma). It consists of more than 800 islands, varying in size from very small to hundreds of square kilometres, all lying in the Andaman Sea off the western shore of the Malay
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Ramree Island is an island off the coast of Myanmar (Burma). The area of the island is about 1350 km². The Battle of Ramree Island took place here for six weeks during January and February 1945, as part of the British Fourteenth Army 1944/45 offensive on the Southern Front of the
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