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Official title: Union of Myanmar
Area: 1 098 581 km2
Population: 52 000 000 inhabitants
Capital: Nay Pyi Daw
Peoples and ethnic groups: Burman (65%), Shan (10%), Karen (7%), Rakhine and Chin minorities, Kachin, my, Chinese, Indian and Assamese.
Languages: Burmese, Karen dialects, Shan, Chin and Kachin
Religions: Buddhism Theravada (87%), Christianity (5%), Islam (4%), animism (3%).
Government: Civil Government since 2011 – 3 main parties
President: U Win Myint (until mars 2020)
Main Parterners: China, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Japan