Myanmar
Southeast Asia
General matters
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Capital: Nay Pi Taw (population of about 1.16 million, administrative capital)
Population: 53.88 million (2022, IMF estimate)
Area: 677,000㎢
Languages: Myanmar (Common), other minority languages
Religion: Buddhism (88%), Christianity (6%), Islam (4%), etc
Ethnicity: Burmese (70%), ethnic minorities (25%, Shan, Karen, Kachin, etc.), others (5%, Chinese, Indian, etc.)
Politics
Form of government:
* a presidential system
※ Myanmar's military declared a state of emergency on February 1, and declared nullity of the November general elections (the then ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) with 83% of the vote), announced the establishment of an interim government, and appointed General Min Aung-hlaing as prime minister (new) on August 2, 21
Key personnel: ※ 'Results of the November 15 general election ('16.2-March composition)
President: Win Myint
National Advisor and Minister of Foreign Affairs: Aung San Suu Kyi
Speaker of the House: T Khun Myatt
Senate President: Win Khaing Than
Politics
GDP: $56.8 billion (2022, IMF estimate)
GDP per capita: $1053 (2022, IMF estimate)
Economic growth rate: 1.9% (2022, IMF estimate)
Currency Unit: Chat
Trade: Trade: $39 billion
Export amount: $20.41 billion
Revenue: $18.59 billion
Inflation: 16.2% (2022, IMF estimate)
- Exchange rate: US$1 = 2,100 zat (22.August Myanmar Central Bank designated exchange rate)