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Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a Southeast Asian country with a complex history marked by colonialism, military rule, and ethnic conflict. The country has faced significant political unrest, particularly following the military coup in 2021, leading to widespread protests and humanitarian crises. Despite its rich natural resources, Myanmar remains one of the least developed countries, grappling with issues such as corruption, violence, and human rights violations.

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Republic of the Union of Myanmar

• ပြည်ထ ောင်စု သမ္မတ ပမ္န်မ္ောနင

ု င
် ထ
ံ တော် (Burmese)
• Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw

Flag

State Seal
Anthem: ကမ္ဘာမ္ကကျေ
Kaba Ma Kyei
"Till The World Ends"

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Location of Myanmar (green)
in ASEAN (dark grey) – [Legend]
Naypyidaw[a]
Capital
19°45′N 96°6′E
Largest city Yangon[b]
Official language Burmese
• Chin
• Kachin
• Karen
• Kayah
Recognised regional languages[1]
• Mon
• Rakhine
• Shan

• 68% Bamar
• 9% Shan
• 7% Karen
Ethnic groups
• 4% Rakhine
(2018[2][3])
• 3% Chinese
• 2% Indians
• 2% Mon
• 5% others

• 87.9% Buddhism (official)[4]

• 6.2% Christianity
Religion • 4.3% Islam
• 1.6% Others[5]

Demonym(s) Burmese / Myanma[6]

Unitary assembly-independent republic under a
Government
military junta
• President Myint Swe (acting)
• SAC Chairman and Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing
• SAC Vice Chairman and Deputy Prime
Soe Win[c]
Minister
Legislature State Administration Council
Formation
• Pagan Kingdom 23 December 849
• Toungoo dynasty 16 October 1510
• Konbaung dynasty 29 February 1752
• Annexation by Britain 1 January 1886
• Independence
4 January 1948
from the United Kingdom
• 1962 coup d'état 2 March 1962
• Renamed from "Burma" to "Myanmar" 18 June 1989
• Dissolution of military government 30 March 2011
• 2021 coup d'état 1 February 2021
Area
• Total 261,227 sq mi (676,570 km2) (39th)
• Water (%) 3.06
Population
• 2022 estimate 57,526,449[8] (26th)
• Density 196.8/sq mi (76.0/km2) (125th)
GDP (PPP) 2023 estimate
• Total $278.156 billion[9] (64th)
• Per capita $5,132[9] (146nd)
GDP (nominal) 2023 estimate
• Total $63.988 billion[9] (90th)
• Per capita $1,180[9] (167th)
30.7[10]
Gini (2017)
medium
0.585[11]
HDI (2021)
medium · 149th
Currency Kyat (K) (MMK)
Time zone UTC+06:30 (MMT)
Driving side right
Calling code +95
ISO 3166 code MM
Internet TLD .mm
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• ပြည်ထ ောင်စု သမ္မတ ပမ္န်မ္ောနင

ု င
် ထ
ံ တော် (Burmese)
• Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw

Flag

State Seal
Anthem: ကမ္ဘာမ္ကကျေ
Kaba Ma Kyei
"Till The World Ends"

Show globe Show map of ASEAN Show all

• 68% Bamar
• 9% Shan
• 7% Karen
Ethnic groups
• 4% Rakhine
(2018[2][3])
• 3% Chinese
• 2% Indians
• 2% Mon
• 5% others

• 87.9% Buddhism (official)[4]

• 6.2% Christianity
Religion • 4.3% Islam
• 1.6% Others[5]

Demonym(s) Burmese / Myanma[6]

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar,[d] also known as Burma (the
official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in
Mainland Southeast Asia and had a population of about 54 million in 2017.[12] It is bordered
by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east
and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. The
country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon).[3]

Early civilisations in the area included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper
Myanmar and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Myanmar.[13] In the 9th century, the Bamar
people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley, and following the establishment of the Pagan
Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language, culture, and Theravada Buddhism slowly
became dominant in the country. The Pagan Kingdom fell to Mongol invasions, and several
warring states emerged. In the 16th century, reunified by the Taungoo dynasty, the country
became the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia for a short period.[14] The early
19th-century Konbaung dynasty ruled over an area that included modern Myanmar and
briefly controlled Manipur and Assam as well. The British East India Company seized
control of the administration of Myanmar after three Anglo-Burmese Wars in the 19th
century, and the country became a British colony. After a brief Japanese occupation,
Myanmar was reconquered by the Allies. On 4 January 1948, Myanmar declared
independence under the terms of the Burma Independence Act 1947.

Myanmar's post-independence history has continued to be checkered by unrest and conflict.

The coup d'état in 1962 resulted in a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist
Programme Party. On 8 August 1988, the 8888 Uprising then resulted in a nominal transition
to a multi-party system two years later, but the country's post-uprising military council
refused to cede power, and has continued to rule the country through to the present. The
country remains riven by ethnic strife among its myriad ethnic groups and has one of the
world's longest-running ongoing civil wars. The United Nations and several other
organisations have reported consistent and systemic human rights violations in the country.[15]
In 2011, the military junta was officially dissolved following a 2010 general election, and a
nominally civilian government was installed. Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners were
released and the 2015 Myanmar general election was held, leading to improved foreign
relations and eased economic sanctions,[16] although the country's treatment of its ethnic
minorities, particularly in connection with the Rohingya conflict, continued to be a source of
international tension and consternation.[17] Following the 2020 Myanmar general election, in
which Aung San Suu Kyi's party won a clear majority in both houses, the Burmese military
(Tatmadaw) again seized power in a coup d'état.[18] The coup, which was widely condemned
by the international community, led to continuous ongoing widespread protests in Myanmar
and has been marked by violent political repression by the military, as well as a larger
outbreak of the civil war.[19] The military also arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and charged her
with crimes ranging from corruption to the violation of COVID-19 protocols, all of which
have been labeled as "politically motivated" by independent observers, in order to remove her
from public life.[20]

Myanmar is a member of the East Asia Summit, Non-Aligned Movement, ASEAN, and
BIMSTEC, but it is not a member of the Commonwealth of Nations despite once being part
of the British Empire. The country is very rich in natural resources, such as jade, gems, oil,
natural gas, teak and other minerals, as well as also endowed with renewable energy, having
the highest solar power potential compared to other countries of the Great Mekong
Subregion.[21] However, Myanmar has long suffered from instability, factional violence,
corruption, poor infrastructure, as well as a long history of colonial exploitation with little
regard to human development.[22] In 2013, its GDP (nominal) stood at US$56.7 billion and its
GDP (PPP) at US$221.5 billion.[23] The income gap in Myanmar is among the widest in the
world, as a large proportion of the economy is controlled by cronies of the military junta.[24]
Myanmar is one of the least developed countries; as of 2020, according to the Human
Development Index, it ranks 147 out of 189 countries in terms of human development.[11]
Since 2021, more than 600,000 people were displaced across Myanmar due to the surge in
violence post-coup, with more than 3 million people in dire need of humanitarian
assistance.[25]

Etymology
Main article: Names of Myanmar

The name of the country has been a matter of dispute and disagreement, particularly in the
early 21st century, focusing mainly on the political legitimacy of those using Myanmar
versus Burma.[26][27] Both names derive from the earlier Burmese Mranma or Mramma, an
ethnonym for the majority Burman ethnic group, of uncertain etymology.[28] The terms are
also popularly thought to derive from Sanskrit Brahma Desha, 'land of Brahma'.[29]

In 1989, the military government officially changed the English translations of many names
dating back to Burma's colonial period or earlier, including that of the country itself: Burma
became Myanmar. The renaming remains a contested issue.[30] Many political and ethnic
opposition groups and countries continue to use Burma because they do not recognise the
legitimacy of the ruling military government or its authority to rename the country. [31]

In April 2016, soon after taking office, speaking to foreign diplomats, Aung San Suu Kyi
commented on the question of which name should be used, saying that "it is up to you,
because there is nothing in the constitution of our country that says that you must use any
term in particular". She continued, "I use Burma very often because I am used to using it. But
it does not mean that I require other people to do that as well. And I'll make an effort to say
Myanmar from time to time so you all feel comfortable."[32][33]

The country's official full name is "Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (Burmese:
ပြည်က ာင်စုသမ္မတ ပမ္န်မ္ာနင ု င
် က
ံ တာ်, Pyihtaungsu Thamada Myanma Naingngantaw,
pronounced [pjìdàʊɴzṵ θàɴməda̰ mjəmà nàɪɴŋàɴdɔ̀]). Countries that do not officially recognise
that name use the long form "Union of Burma" instead.[3][34] In English, the country is
popularly known as either Burma or Myanmar. In Burmese, the pronunciation depends on the
register used and is either Bama (pronounced [bəmà]) or Myamah (pronounced [mjəmà]).[30] The
name Burma has been in use in English since the 18th century.[citation needed]

Official United States foreign policy retains Burma as the country's name although the State
Department's website lists the country as Burma (Myanmar).[35] The CIA's World Factbook
lists the country as Burma as of February 2021.[3] The government of Canada has in the past
used Burma,[36] such as in its 2007 legislation imposing sanctions[37] but as of August 2020
generally uses Myanmar.[38] The Czech Republic (itself commonly known by multiple names
in English) officially uses Myanmar, although its Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses both
Myanmar and Burma on its website.[39] The United Nations uses Myanmar, as does the
ASEAN and as do Australia,[40] Russia, Germany,[41] China, India, Bangladesh, Norway,[42]
Japan[36] and Switzerland.[43] Most English-speaking international news media refer to the
country by the name Myanmar, including the BBC,[44] CNN,[45] Al Jazeera,[46] Reuters,[47] and
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)/Radio Australia.[48]

Myanmar is known by a name deriving from Burma as opposed to Myanmar in Spanish,

Italian, Romanian, and Greek – Birmania being the local version of Burma in both Italian and
Spanish, Birmânia in Portuguese, and Birmanie in French.[49] As in the past, French-language
media today consistently use Birmanie.[50][51]

There are at least nine different pronunciations of the English name Myanmar, and no single
one is standard. Pronunciations with two syllables are found most often in major British and
American dictionaries.[pronunciations 1] Dictionaries—such as Collins—and other sources also
report pronunciations with three syllables.[pronunciations 2][52]

As John Wells explains, the English spellings of both Myanmar and Burma assume a non-
rhotic variety of English, in which the letter r before a consonant or finally serves merely to
indicate a long vowel: [ˈmjænmɑː, ˈbɜːmə]. So the pronunciation of the last syllable of
Myanmar as [mɑːr] or of Burma as [ˈbɜːrmə] by some speakers in the UK and most speakers
in North America is in fact a spelling pronunciation based on a misunderstanding of non-
rhotic spelling conventions. The final r in Myanmar was not intended for pronunciation and
is there to ensure that the final a is pronounced with the broad ah (/ɑː/) in "father". If the
Burmese name ပမ္န်မ္ာ [mjəmà] were spelled "Myanma" in English, this would be pronounced
/ə/ at the end by all English speakers. If it were spelled "Myanmah", the end would be
pronounced /ɑː/ by all English speakers.

History
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Prehistory

Main articles: Prehistory of Myanmar and Migration period of ancient Burma

Pyu city-states, c. 8th century; Pagan is shown for comparison

only and is not contemporary.

Archaeological evidence shows that Homo erectus lived in the region now known as
Myanmar as early as 750,000 years ago, with no more erectus finds after 75,000 years ago.[53]
The first evidence of Homo sapiens is dated to about 25,000 BP with discoveries of stone
tools in central Myanmar.[54] Evidence of Neolithic age domestication of plants and animals
and the use of polished stone tools dating to sometime between 10,000 and 6,000 BCE has
been discovered in the form of cave paintings in Padah-Lin Caves.[55]

The Bronze Age arrived c. 1500 BCE when people in the region were turning copper into
bronze, growing rice and domesticating poultry and pigs; they were among the first people in
the world to do so.[56] Human remains and artefacts from this era were discovered in Monywa
District in the Sagaing Region.[57] The Iron Age began around 500 BCE with the emergence
of iron-working settlements in an area south of present-day Mandalay.[58] Evidence also
shows the presence of rice-growing settlements of large villages and small towns that traded
with their surroundings as far as China between 500 BCE and 200 CE.[59] Iron Age Burmese
cultures also had influences from outside sources such as India and Thailand, as seen in their
funerary practices concerning child burials. This indicates some form of communication
between groups in Myanmar and other places, possibly through trade. [60]

Early city-states

Main articles: Pyu city-states and Mon kingdoms

Around the second century BCE the first-known city-states emerged in central Myanmar. The
city-states were founded as part of the southward migration by the Tibeto-Burman-speaking
Pyu people, the earliest inhabitants of Myanmar of whom records are extant, from present-
day Yunnan.[61] The Pyu culture was heavily influenced by trade with India, importing
Buddhism as well as other cultural, architectural and political concepts, which would have an
enduring influence on later Burmese culture and political organisation. [62]

By the 9th century, several city-states had sprouted across the land: the Pyu in the central dry
zone, Mon along the southern coastline and Arakanese along the western littoral. The balance
was upset when the Pyu came under repeated attacks from Nanzhao between the 750s and the
830s. In the mid-to-late 9th century the Bamar people founded a small settlement at Bagan. It
was one of several competing city-states until the late 10th century, when it grew in authority
and grandeur.[63]

Pagan Kingdom

Main articles: Pagan Kingdom, Toungoo dynasty, and Konbaung dynasty

See also: Kingdom of Ava, Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Kingdom of Mrauk U, and Shan States

Pagodas and kyaungs in present-day Bagan, the capital of

the Pagan Kingdom

Pagan gradually grew to absorb its surrounding states until the 1050s–1060s when Anawrahta
founded the Pagan Kingdom, the first ever unification of the Irrawaddy valley and its
periphery. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Pagan Empire and the Khmer Empire were two
main powers in mainland Southeast Asia.[64] The Burmese language and culture gradually
became dominant in the upper Irrawaddy valley, eclipsing the Pyu, Mon and Pali
norms[clarification needed] by the late 12th century.[65] Theravada Buddhism slowly began to
spread to the village level, although Tantric, Mahayana, Hinduism, and folk religion
remained heavily entrenched. Pagan's rulers and wealthy built over 10,000 Buddhist temples
in the Pagan capital zone alone. Repeated Mongol invasions in the late 13th century toppled
the four-century-old kingdom in 1287.[65]

Temples at Mrauk U.
Pagan's collapse was followed by 250 years of political fragmentation that lasted well into the
16th century. Like the Burmans four centuries earlier, Shan migrants who arrived with the
Mongol invasions stayed behind. Several competing Shan States came to dominate the entire
northwestern to eastern arc surrounding the Irrawaddy valley. The valley too was beset with
petty states until the late 14th century when two sizeable powers, Ava Kingdom and
Hanthawaddy Kingdom, emerged. In the west, a politically fragmented Arakan was under
competing influences of its stronger neighbours until the Kingdom of Mrauk U unified the
Arakan coastline for the first time in 1437. The kingdom was a protectorate of the Bengal
Sultanate at different time periods.[66]

In the 14th and 15th centuries, Ava fought wars of unification but could never quite
reassemble the lost empire. Having held off Ava, the Mon-speaking Hanthawaddy entered its
golden age, and Arakan went on to become a power in its own right for the next 350 years. In
contrast, constant warfare left Ava greatly weakened, and it slowly disintegrated from 1481
onward. In 1527, the Confederation of Shan States conquered Ava and ruled Upper Myanmar
until 1555.

Like the Pagan Empire, Ava, Hanthawaddy and the Shan states were all multi-ethnic polities.
Despite the wars, cultural synchronisation continued. This period is considered a golden age
for Burmese culture. Burmese literature "grew more confident, popular, and stylistically
diverse", and the second generation of Burmese law codes as well as the earliest pan-Burma
chronicles emerged.[67] Hanthawaddy monarchs introduced religious reforms that later spread
to the rest of the country.[68] Many splendid temples of Mrauk U were built during this period.

Taungoo and Konbaung

Toungoo Empire under Bayinnaung in 1580 Myanmar (缅

甸国) delegates in Peking in 1761, at the time of Emperor Qianlong. 万国来朝图

Political unification returned in the mid-16th century, through the efforts of Taungoo, a
former vassal state of Ava. Taungoo's young, ambitious King Tabinshwehti defeated the
more powerful Hanthawaddy in the Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War. His successor Bayinnaung
went on to conquer a vast swath of mainland Southeast Asia including the Shan states, Lan
Na, Manipur, Mong Mao, the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Lan Xang and southern Arakan.
However, the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia unravelled soon after
Bayinnaung's death in 1581, completely collapsing by 1599. Ayutthaya seized Tenasserim
and Lan Na, and Portuguese mercenaries established Portuguese rule at Thanlyin (Syriam).

The dynasty regrouped and defeated the Portuguese in 1613 and Siam in 1614. It restored a
smaller, more manageable kingdom, encompassing Lower Myanmar, Upper Myanmar, Shan
states, Lan Na and upper Tenasserim. The restored Toungoo kings created a legal and
political framework whose basic features continued well into the 19th century. The crown
completely replaced the hereditary chieftainships with appointed governorships in the entire
Irrawaddy valley and greatly reduced the hereditary rights of Shan chiefs. Its trade and
secular administrative reforms built a prosperous economy for more than 80 years. From the
1720s onward, the kingdom was beset with repeated Meithei raids into Upper Myanmar and a
nagging rebellion in Lan Na. In 1740, the Mon of Lower Myanmar founded the Restored
Hanthawaddy Kingdom. Hanthawaddy forces sacked Ava in 1752, ending the 266-year-old
Toungoo Dynasty.

A British 1825 lithograph of Shwedagon Pagoda shows

British occupation during the First Anglo-Burmese War.

After the fall of Ava, the Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War involved one resistance group under
Alaungpaya defeating the Restored Hanthawaddy, and by 1759 he had reunited all of
Myanmar and Manipur and driven out the French and the British, who had provided arms to
Hanthawaddy. By 1770, Alaungpaya's heirs had subdued much of Laos and fought and won
the Burmese–Siamese War against Ayutthaya and the Sino-Burmese War against Qing
China.[69]

With Burma preoccupied by the Chinese threat, Ayutthaya recovered its territories by 1770
and went on to capture Lan Na by 1776. Burma and Siam went to war until 1855, but all
resulted in a stalemate, exchanging Tenasserim (to Burma) and Lan Na (to Ayutthaya). Faced
with a powerful China and a resurgent Ayutthaya in the east, King Bodawpaya turned west,
acquiring Arakan (1785), Manipur (1814) and Assam (1817). It was the second-largest
empire in Burmese history but also one with a long ill-defined border with British India.[70]

The breadth of this empire was short-lived. In 1826, Burma lost Arakan, Manipur, Assam and
Tenasserim to the British in the First Anglo-Burmese War. In 1852, the British easily seized
Lower Burma in the Second Anglo-Burmese War. King Mindon Min tried to modernise the
kingdom and in 1875 narrowly avoided annexation by ceding the Karenni States. The British,
alarmed by the consolidation of French Indochina, annexed the remainder of the country in
the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885.

Konbaung kings extended Restored Toungoo's administrative reforms and achieved

unprecedented levels of internal control and external expansion. For the first time in history,
the Burmese language and culture came to predominate the entire Irrawaddy valley. The
evolution and growth of Burmese literature and theatre continued, aided by an extremely high
adult male literacy rate for the era (half of all males and 5% of females). [71] Nonetheless, the
extent and pace of reforms were uneven and ultimately proved insufficient to stem the
advance of British colonialism.
British Burma (1885–1948)

Main articles: British rule in Burma and Burma campaign

The landing of British forces in Mandalay after the last of

the Anglo-Burmese Wars, which resulted in the abdication of the last Burmese monarch,
King Thibaw Min British troops firing a mortar on the Mawchi road, July 1944

In the 19th century, Burmese rulers, whose country had not previously been of particular
interest to European traders, sought to maintain their traditional influence in the western areas
of Assam, Manipur and Arakan. Pressing them, however, was the British East India
Company, which was expanding its interests eastwards over the same territory. Over the next
sixty years, diplomacy, raids, treaties and compromises, known collectively as the Anglo-
Burmese Wars, continued until Britain proclaimed control over most of Burma.[72] With the
fall of Mandalay, all of Burma came under British rule, being annexed on 1 January 1886.

Throughout the colonial era, many Indians arrived as soldiers, civil servants, construction
workers and traders and, along with the Anglo-Burmese community, dominated commercial
and civil life in Burma. Rangoon became the capital of British Burma and an important port
between Calcutta and Singapore. Burmese resentment was strong, and was vented in violent
riots that periodically paralysed Rangoon until the 1930s. [73] Some of the discontent was
caused by a disrespect for Burmese culture and traditions, such as the British refusal to
remove shoes when they entered pagodas. Buddhist monks became the vanguards of the
independence movement. U Wisara, an activist monk, died in prison after a 166-day hunger
strike to protest against a rule that forbade him to wear his Buddhist robes while
imprisoned.[74]

On 1 April 1937, Burma became a separately administered colony of Great Britain, and Ba
Maw became the first Prime Minister and Premier of Burma. Ba Maw was an outspoken
advocate for Burmese self-rule, and he opposed the participation of Great Britain, and by
extension Burma, in World War II. He resigned from the Legislative Assembly and was
arrested for sedition. In 1940, before Japan formally entered the war, Aung San formed the
Burma Independence Army in Japan.

As a major battleground, Burma was devastated during World War II by the Japanese
invasion. Within months after they entered the war, Japanese troops had advanced on
Rangoon, and the British administration had collapsed. A Burmese Executive Administration
headed by Ba Maw was established by the Japanese in August 1942. Wingate's British
Chindits were formed into long-range penetration groups trained to operate deep behind
Japanese lines.[75] A similar American unit, Merrill's Marauders, followed the Chindits into
the Burmese jungle in 1943.[76]

Beginning in late 1944, allied troops launched a series of offensives that led to the end of
Japanese rule in July 1945. The battles were intense with much of Burma laid waste by the
fighting. Overall, the Japanese lost some 150,000 men in Burma with 1,700 prisoners
taken.[77] Although many Burmese fought initially for the Japanese as part of the Burma
Independence Army, many Burmese, mostly from the ethnic minorities, served in the British
Burma Army.[78] The Burma National Army and the Arakan National Army fought with the
Japanese from 1942 to 1944 but switched allegiance to the Allied side in 1945. Overall,
170,000 to 250,000 Burmese civilians died during World War II.[79]
Following World War II, Aung San negotiated the Panglong Agreement with ethnic leaders
that guaranteed the independence of Myanmar as a unified state. Aung Zan Wai, Pe Khin, Bo
Hmu Aung, Sir Maung Gyi, Sein Mya Maung, Myoma U Than Kywe were among the
negotiators of the historic Panglong Conference negotiated with Bamar leader General Aung
San and other ethnic leaders in 1947. In 1947, Aung San became Deputy Chairman of the
Executive Council of Myanmar, a transitional government. But in July 1947, political
rivals[80] assassinated Aung San and several cabinet members.[81]

Independence (1948–1962)

Main article: Post-independence Burma (1948–1962)

British governor Hubert Elvin Rance and Sao Shwe Thaik

at the flag-raising ceremony on 4 January 1948 (Independence Day of Burma)

On 4 January 1948, the nation became an independent republic, under the terms of the Burma
Independence Act 1947. The new country was named the Union of Burma, with Sao Shwe
Thaik as its first president and U Nu as its first prime minister. Unlike most other former
British colonies and overseas territories, Burma did not become a member of the
Commonwealth. A bicameral parliament was formed, consisting of a Chamber of Deputies
and a Chamber of Nationalities,[82] and multi-party elections were held in 1951–1952, 1956
and 1960.

The geographical area Burma encompasses today can be traced to the Panglong Agreement,
which combined Burma Proper, which consisted of Lower Burma and Upper Burma, and the
Frontier Areas, which had been administered separately by the British.[83]

In 1961, U Thant, the Union of Burma's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and
former secretary to the prime minister, was elected Secretary-General of the United Nations,
a position he held for ten years.[84] Among the Burmese to work at the UN when he was
secretary-general was Aung San Suu Kyi (daughter of Aung San), who went on to become
winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.

When the non-Burman ethnic groups pushed for autonomy or federalism, alongside having a
weak civilian government at the centre, the military leadership staged a coup d'état in 1962.
Though incorporated in the 1947 Constitution, successive military governments construed the
use of the term 'federalism' as being anti-national, anti-unity and pro-disintegration.[85]

Military rule (1962–2011)

On 2 March 1962, the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup
d'état, and the government had been under direct or indirect control by the military since then.
Between 1962 and 1974, Myanmar was ruled by a revolutionary council headed by the
general. Almost all aspects of society (business, media, production) were nationalised or
brought under government control under the Burmese Way to Socialism,[86] which combined
Soviet-style nationalisation and central planning.

A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974.
Until 1988, the country was ruled as a one-party system, with the general and other military
officers resigning and ruling through the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP).[87]
During this period, Myanmar became one of the world's most impoverished countries. [88]
There were sporadic protests against military rule during the Ne Win years, and these were
almost always violently suppressed. On 7 July 1962, the government broke up
demonstrations at Rangoon University, killing 15 students.[86] In 1974, the military violently
suppressed anti-government protests at the funeral of U Thant. Student protests in 1975,
1976, and 1977 were quickly suppressed by overwhelming force.[87]

In 1988, unrest over economic mismanagement and political oppression by the government
led to widespread pro-democracy demonstrations throughout the country known as the 8888
Uprising. Security forces killed thousands of demonstrators, and General Saw Maung staged
a coup d'état and formed the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). In 1989,
SLORC declared martial law after widespread protests. The military government finalised
plans for People's Assembly elections on 31 May 1989.[89] SLORC changed the country's
official English name from the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" to the "Union of
Myanmar" on 18 June 1989 by enacting the adaptation of the expression law.

In May 1990, the government held free multiparty elections for the first time in almost 30
years, and the National League for Democracy (NLD), the party of Aung San Suu Kyi,
won[90] earning 392 out of a total 492 seats (i.e., 80% of the seats). However, the military
junta refused to cede power[91] and continued to rule the nation, first as SLORC and, from
1997, as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) until its dissolution in March
2011. General Than Shwe took over the Chairmanship – effectively the position of
Myanmar's top ruler – from General Saw Maung in 1992 and held it until 2011.[92]

On 23 June 1997, Myanmar was admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
On 27 March 2006, the military junta, which had moved the national capital from Yangon to
a site near Pyinmana in November 2005, officially named the new capital Naypyidaw,
meaning "city of the kings".[93]

Protesters in Yangon during the 2007 Saffron Revolution

with a banner that reads non-violence: national movement in Burmese. In the background is

Shwedagon Pagoda. Cyclone Nargis in southern Myanmar,

May 2008.

In August 2007, an increase in the price of fuel led to the Saffron Revolution led by Buddhist
monks that were dealt with harshly by the government. [94] The government cracked down on
them on 26 September 2007, with reports of barricades at the Shwedagon Pagoda and monks
killed. There were also rumours of disagreement within the Burmese armed forces, but none
was confirmed. The military crackdown against unarmed protesters was widely condemned
as part of the international reactions to the Saffron Revolution and led to an increase in
economic sanctions against the Burmese Government.
In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis caused extensive damage in the densely populated rice-farming
delta of the Irrawaddy Division.[95] It was the worst natural disaster in Burmese history with
reports of an estimated 200,000 people dead or missing, damages totalled to 10 billion US
dollars, and as many as 1 million were left homeless.[96] In the critical days following this
disaster, Myanmar's isolationist government was accused of hindering United Nations
recovery efforts.[97] Humanitarian aid was requested, but concerns about foreign military or
intelligence presence in the country delayed the entry of United States military planes
delivering medicine, food, and other supplies.[98]

In early August 2009, a conflict broke out in Shan State in northern Myanmar. For several
weeks, junta troops fought against ethnic minorities including the Han Chinese,[99] Wa, and
Kachin.[100][101] During 8–12 August, the first days of the conflict, as many as 10,000
Burmese civilians fled to Yunnan in neighbouring China.[100][101][102]

Civil wars

Main article: Internal conflict in Myanmar

Civil wars have been a constant feature of Myanmar's socio-political landscape since the
attainment of independence in 1948. These wars are predominantly struggles for ethnic and
sub-national autonomy, with the areas surrounding the ethnically Bamar central districts of
the country serving as the primary geographical setting of conflict. Foreign journalists and
visitors require a special travel permit to visit the areas in which Myanmar's civil wars
continue.[103]

In October 2012, the ongoing conflicts in Myanmar included the Kachin conflict,[104] between
the Pro-Christian Kachin Independence Army and the government;[105] a civil war between
the Rohingya Muslims and the government and non-government groups in Rakhine State;[106]
and a conflict between the Shan,[107] Lahu, and Karen[108][109] minority groups, and the
government in the eastern half of the country. In addition, al-Qaeda signalled an intention to
become involved in Myanmar. In a video released on 3 September 2014, mainly addressed to
India, the militant group's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said al-Qaeda had not forgotten the
Muslims of Myanmar and that the group was doing "what they can to rescue you". [110] In
response, the military raised its level of alertness, while the Burmese Muslim Association
issued a statement saying Muslims would not tolerate any threat to their motherland. [111]

Armed conflict between ethnic Chinese rebels and the Myanmar Armed Forces resulted in
the Kokang offensive in February 2015. The conflict had forced 40,000 to 50,000 civilians to
flee their homes and seek shelter on the Chinese side of the border. [112] During the incident,
the government of China was accused of giving military assistance to the ethnic Chinese
rebels.[113] Clashes between Burmese troops and local insurgent groups have continued,
fuelling tensions between China and Myanmar.[114]

Period of liberalisation, 2011–2021

The military-backed Government had promulgated a "Roadmap to Discipline-flourishing

Democracy" in 1993, but the process appeared to stall several times, until 2008 when the
Government published a new draft national constitution, and organised a (flawed) national
referendum which adopted it. The new constitution provided for election of a national
assembly with powers to appoint a president, while practically ensuring army control at all
levels.[115]
U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton with Aung San Suu Kyi and her staff at her home in Yangon, 2012

A general election in 2010 - the first for twenty years - was boycotted by the NLD. The
military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party declared victory, stating that it had
been favoured by 80 per cent of the votes; fraud, however, was alleged.[116][117] A nominally
civilian government was then formed, with retired general Thein Sein as president.[118]

A series of liberalising political and economic actions – or reforms – then took place. By the
end of 2011 these included the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from
house arrest, the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission, the granting of
general amnesties for more than 200 political prisoners, new labour laws that permitted
labour unions and strikes, a relaxation of press censorship, and the regulation of currency
practices.[119] In response, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Myanmar
in December 2011 – the first visit by a US Secretary of State in more than fifty years[120] –
meeting both President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. [121]

Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party participated in the 2012 by-elections, facilitated by the
government's abolition of the laws that previously barred it. [122] In the April 2012 by-
elections, the NLD won 43 of the 45 available seats. The 2012 by-elections were also the first
time that international representatives were allowed to monitor the voting process in
Myanmar.[123]

Myanmar's improved international reputation was indicated by ASEAN's approval of

Myanmar's bid for the position of ASEAN chair in 2014.[124]

Map of Myanmar and its divisions, including Shan State, Kachin

State, Rakhine State and Karen State.
2015 general elections

General elections were held on 8 November 2015. These were the first openly contested
elections held in Myanmar since the 1990 general election (which was annulled [125]). The
results gave the NLD an absolute majority of seats in both chambers of the national
parliament, enough to ensure that its candidate would become president, while NLD leader
Aung San Suu Kyi is constitutionally barred from the presidency. [125][126]

The new parliament convened on 1 February 2016,[127] and on 15 March 2016, Htin Kyaw
was elected as the first non-military president since the military coup of 1962.[128] On 6 April
2016, Aung San Suu Kyi assumed the newly created role of state counsellor, a role akin to a
prime minister.[129]

Analysis of liberalisation period

Throughout this decade of apparent liberalisation, opinions differed whether a transition to

liberal democracy was underway. To some it appeared merely that the Burmese military was
allowing certain civil liberties while clandestinely institutionalising itself further into
Burmese politics and economy.[130]

Coup d'état and civil war

Main article: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état

2020 Election

In Myanmar's 2020 parliamentary election, the ostensibly ruling National League for
Democracy (NLD), the party of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, competed with various
other smaller parties – particularly the military-affiliated Union Solidarity and Development
Party (USDP). Other parties and individuals allied with specific ethnic minorities also ran for
office.[131]

Suu Kyi's NLD won the 2020 Myanmar general election on 8 November in a landslide, again
winning supermajorities in both houses[131][132]—winning 396 out of 476 elected seats in
parliament.[133]

The USDP, regarded as a proxy for the military, suffered a "humiliating" defeat [134][135] –
even worse than in 2015[135] – capturing only 33 of the 476 elected seats.[133][134]

As the election results began emerging, the USDP rejected them, urging a new election with
the military as observers.[131][135]

More than 90 other smaller parties contested the vote, including more than 15 who
complained of irregularities. However, election observers declared there were no major
irregularities in the voting.[134]

The military – arguing that it had found over 8 million irregularities in voter lists, in over 300
townships – called on Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) and government to
review the results, but the commission dismissed the claims for lack of any evidence.[133][136]

The election commission declared that any irregularities were too few and too minor to affect
the outcome of the election.[134] However, despite the election commission validating the
NLD's overwhelming victory,[136] the USDP and Myanmar's military persistently alleged
fraud[137][138] and the military threatened to "take action". [134][139][140][141][142] In January, 2021,
just before the new parliament was to be sworn in, The NLD announced that Suu Kyi would
retain her State Counsellor role in the upcoming government. [143]
Coup

In the early morning of 1 February 2021, the day parliament was set to convene, the
Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military, detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other
members of the ruling party.[134] [144][145] The military handed power to military chief Min
Aung Hlaing and declared a state of emergency for one year[146][144] and began closing the
borders, restricting travel and electronic communications nationwide. [145]

The military announced it would replace the existing election commission with a new one,
and a military media outlet indicated new elections would be held in about one year – though
the military avoided making an official commitment to that. [145]

State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were placed under house arrest,
and the military began filing various charges against them. The military expelled NLD party
Members of Parliament from the capital city, Naypyidaw.[145] By 15 March 2021 the military
leadership continued to extend martial law into more parts of Yangon, while security forces
killed 38 people in a single day of violence.[147]

Protests and civil war

Protesters against the military coup in Myanmar

See also: 2021–2022 Myanmar protests and Myanmar civil war (2021–present)

By the second day of the coup, thousands of protesters were marching in the streets of the
nation's largest city, and commercial capital, Yangon, and other protests erupted nationwide,
largely halting commerce and transportation. Despite the military's arrests and killings of
protesters, the first weeks of the coup found growing public participation, including groups of
civil servants, teachers, students, workers, monks and religious leaders – even normally
disaffected ethnic minorities.[148][149][145]

The coup was immediately condemned by the United Nations Secretary General, and leaders
of democratic nations – including the United States President Joe Biden, western European
political leaders, Southeast Asian democracies, and others around the world, who demanded
or urged release of the captive leaders, and an immediate return to democratic rule in
Myanmar. The U.S. threatened sanctions on the military and its leaders, including a "freeze"
of US$1 billion of their assets in the U.S.[148][145]

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and China refrained
from criticizing the military coup.[150][151][152][153] The representatives of Russia and China had
conferred with the Tatmadaw leader Gen. Hlaing just days before the coup.[154][155][156] Their
possible complicity angered civilian protesters in Myanmar. [157][158] However, both of those
nations refrained from blocking a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for the
release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the other detained leaders[148][145] – a position shared by the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.[145]

International development and aid partners – business, non-governmental, and governmental

– hinted at suspension of partnerships with Myanmar. Banks were closed and social media
communications platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, removed Tatmadaw postings.
Protesters appeared at Myanmar embassies in foreign countries. [148][145]
The National Unity Government then declared the formation of an armed wing on 5 May
2021, a date that is often cited as the start of a full scale civil war. This armed wing was
named the People's Defence Force (PDF) to protect its supporters from military junta attacks
and as a first step towards a Federal Union Army. The armed conflict has been going on since
then.[159]

Geography
Main article: Geography of Myanmar

Myanmar map of Köppen climate

classification.

Myanmar has a total area of 678,500 square kilometres (262,000 sq mi). It lies between
latitudes 9° and 29°N, and longitudes 92° and 102°E. Myanmar is bordered in the northwest
by the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh and the Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and
Arunachal Pradesh states of India. Its north and northeast border is with the Tibet
Autonomous Region and Yunnan for a Sino-Myanmar border total of 2,185 km (1,358 mi). It
is bounded by Laos and Thailand to the southeast. Myanmar has 1,930 km (1,200 mi) of
contiguous coastline along the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to the southwest and the
south, which forms one quarter of its total perimeter.[3]

In the north, the Hengduan Mountains form the border with China. Hkakabo Razi, located in
Kachin State, at an elevation of 5,881 metres (19,295 ft), is the highest point in Myanmar.[160]
Many mountain ranges, such as the Rakhine Yoma, the Bago Yoma, the Shan Hills and the
Tenasserim Hills exist within Myanmar, all of which run north-to-south from the
Himalayas.[161] The mountain chains divide Myanmar's three river systems, which are the
Irrawaddy, Salween (Thanlwin), and the Sittaung rivers.[162] The Irrawaddy River, Myanmar's
longest river at nearly 2,170 kilometres (1,348 mi), flows into the Gulf of Martaban. Fertile
plains exist in the valleys between the mountain chains.[161] The majority of Myanmar's
population lives in the Irrawaddy valley, which is situated between the Rakhine Yoma and
the Shan Plateau.
Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Myanmar

Myanmar is divided into seven states (ပြည်နယ်) and seven regions (တုင်း် ကေသကက်း), formerly
called divisions.[163] Regions are predominantly Bamar (that is, mainly inhabited by
Myanmar's dominant ethnic group). States, in essence, are regions that are home to particular
ethnic minorities. The administrative divisions are further subdivided into districts, which are
further subdivided into townships, wards, and villages.

Below are the number of districts, townships, cities/towns, wards, village groups and villages
in each division and state of Myanmar as of 31 December 2001:[164]
Town Cities/ Village
No. State/Region Districts Wards Villages
ships Towns groups
1 Kachin State 4 18 20 116 606 2630
2 Kayah State 2 7 7 29 79 624
3 Kayin State 3 7 10 46 376 2092
4 Chin State 2 9 9 29 475 1355
5 Sagaing Region 8 37 37 171 1769 6095
6 Tanintharyi Region 3 10 10 63 265 1255
7 Bago Region 4 28 33 246 1424 6498
8 Magway Region 5 25 26 160 1543 4774
9 Mandalay Region 7 31 29 259 1611 5472
10 Mon State 2 10 11 69 381 1199
11 Rakhine State 4 17 17 120 1041 3871
12 Yangon Region 4 45 20 685 634 2119
13 Shan State 11 54 54 336 1626 15513
14 Ayeyarwady Region 6 26 29 219 1912 11651
Total 63 324 312 2548 13742 65148

Climate

Main article: Climate of Myanmar

Much of the country lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator. It lies in the
monsoon region of Asia, with its coastal regions receiving over 5,000 mm (196.9 in) of rain
annually. Annual rainfall in the delta region is approximately 2,500 mm (98.4 in), while
average annual rainfall in the dry zone in central Myanmar is less than 1,000 mm (39.4 in).
The northern regions of Myanmar are the coolest, with average temperatures of 21 °C
(70 °F). Coastal and delta regions have an average maximum temperature of 32 °C
(89.6 °F).[162]

Previously and currently analysed data, as well as future projections on changes caused by
climate change predict serious consequences to development for all economic, productive,
social, and environmental sectors in Myanmar.[165] In order to combat the hardships ahead
and do its part to help combat climate change Myanmar has displayed interest in expanding
its use of renewable energy and lowering its level of carbon emissions. Groups involved in
helping Myanmar with the transition and move forward include the UN Environment
Programme, Myanmar Climate Change Alliance, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environmental Conservation which directed in producing the final draft of the Myanmar
national climate change policy that was presented to various sectors of the Myanmar
government for review.[166]

In April 2015, it was announced that the World Bank and Myanmar would enter a full
partnership framework aimed to better access to electricity and other basic services for about
six million people and expected to benefit three million pregnant woman and children
through improved health services.[167] Acquired funding and proper planning has allowed
Myanmar to better prepare for the impacts of climate change by enacting programs which
teach its people new farming methods, rebuild its infrastructure with materials resilient to
natural disasters, and transition various sectors towards reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.[168]
Biodiversity

Main article: Wildlife of Myanmar

The limestone landscape of Kayin State

Further information: Deforestation in Myanmar and List of protected areas of Myanmar

Myanmar is a biodiverse country with more than 16,000 plant, 314 mammal, 1131 bird, 293
reptile, and 139 amphibian species, and 64 terrestrial ecosystems including tropical and
subtropical vegetation, seasonally inundated wetlands, shoreline and tidal systems, and alpine
ecosystems. Myanmar houses some of the largest intact natural ecosystems in Southeast Asia,
but the remaining ecosystems are under threat from land use intensification and over-
exploitation. According to the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems categories and criteria more
than a third of Myanmar's land area has been converted to anthropogenic ecosystems over the
last 2–3 centuries, and nearly half of its ecosystems are threatened. Despite large gaps in
information for some ecosystems, there is a large potential to develop a comprehensive
protected area network that protects its terrestrial biodiversity. [169]

Myanmar continues to perform badly in the global Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
with an overall ranking of 153 out of 180 countries in 2016; among the worst in the South
Asian region, only ahead of Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The EPI was established in 2001
by the World Economic Forum as a global gauge to measure how well individual countries
perform in implementing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The
environmental areas where Myanmar performs worst (i.e. highest ranking) are air quality
(174), health impacts of environmental issues (143) and biodiversity and habitat (142).
Myanmar performs best (i.e. lowest ranking) in environmental impacts of fisheries (21) but
with declining fish stocks. Despite several issues, Myanmar also ranks 64 and scores very
good (i.e. a high percentage of 93.73%) in environmental effects of the agricultural industry
because of an excellent management of the nitrogen cycle.[170][171] Myanmar is one of the
most highly vulnerable countries to climate change; this poses a number of social, political,
economic and foreign policy challenges to the country.[172] The country had a 2019 Forest
Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 7.18/10, ranking it 49th globally out of 172
countries.[173]

Myanmar's slow economic growth has contributed to the preservation of much of its
environment and ecosystems. Forests, including dense tropical growth and valuable teak in
lower Myanmar, cover over 49% of the country, including areas of acacia, bamboo, ironwood
and Magnolia champaca. Coconut and betel palm and rubber have been introduced. In the
highlands of the north, oak, pine and various rhododendrons cover much of the land.[174]

Heavy logging since the new 1995 forestry law went into effect has seriously reduced forest
area and wildlife habitat.[175] The lands along the coast support all varieties of tropical fruits
and once had large areas of mangroves although much of the protective mangroves have
disappeared. In much of central Myanmar (the dry zone), vegetation is sparse and stunted.

Typical jungle animals, particularly tigers, occur sparsely in Myanmar. In upper Myanmar,
there are rhinoceros, wild water buffalo, clouded leopard, wild boars, deer, antelope, and
elephants, which are also tamed or bred in captivity for use as work animals, particularly in
the lumber industry. Smaller mammals are also numerous, ranging from gibbons and
monkeys to flying foxes. The abundance of birds is notable with over 800 species, including
parrots, myna, peafowl, red junglefowl, weaverbirds, crows, herons, and barn owl. Among
reptile species there are crocodiles, geckos, cobras, Burmese pythons, and turtles. Hundreds
of species of freshwater fish are wide-ranging, plentiful and are very important food
sources.[176]

Government and politics

Head of Government, Deputy Head of Government, and acting Head of State

• Min Aung Hlaing, Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Administration Council
• Soe Win, Deputy Prime Minister and Vice Chairman of the State Administration
Council
• Myint Swe, acting President of Myanmar

Myanmar operates de jure as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008

constitution. But in February 2021, the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, was
deposed by the Tatmadaw. In February 2021, Myanmar military declared a one-year state
emergency and First Vice President Myint Swe became the Acting President of Myanmar and
handed the power to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing and he
assumed the role Chairman of the State Administration Council, then Prime Minister. The
President of Myanmar acts as the de jure head of state and the Chairman of the State
Administration Council acts as the de facto head of government.[177]

Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)

The constitution of Myanmar, its third since independence, was drafted by its military rulers
and published in September 2008. The country is governed as a parliamentary system with a
bicameral legislature (with an executive president accountable to the legislature), with 25%
of the legislators appointed by the military and the rest elected in general elections.

The legislature, called the Assembly of the Union, is bicameral and made up of two houses:
the 224-seat upper House of Nationalities and the 440-seat lower House of Representatives.
The upper house consists 168 members who are directly elected and 56 who are appointed by
the Burmese Armed Forces. The lower house consists of 330 members who are directly
elected and 110 who are appointed by the armed forces.

Political culture

The major political parties are the National League for Democracy and the Union Solidarity
and Development Party.

Myanmar's army-drafted constitution was approved in a referendum in May 2008. The

results, 92.4% of the 22 million voters with an official turnout of 99%, are considered suspect
by many international observers and by the National League of Democracy with reports of
widespread fraud, ballot stuffing, and voter intimidation.[178]

The elections of 2010 resulted in a victory for the military-backed Union Solidarity and
Development Party. Various foreign observers questioned the fairness of the
elections.[179][180][181] One criticism of the election was that only government-sanctioned
political parties were allowed to contest in it and the popular National League for Democracy
was declared illegal.[182] However, immediately following the elections, the government
ended the house arrest of the democracy advocate and leader of the National League for
Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi,[183] and her ability to move freely around the country is
considered an important test of the military's movement toward more openness. [182] After
unexpected reforms in 2011, NLD senior leaders have decided to register as a political party
and to field candidates in future by-elections.[184]

Myanmar's political history is underlined by its struggle to establish democratic structures

amidst conflicting factions. This political transition from a closely held military rule to a free
democratic system is widely believed to be determining the future of Myanmar. The
resounding victory of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy in the 2015
general election raised hope for a successful culmination of this transition.[185][186]

Myanmar rates as a corrupt nation on the Corruption Perceptions Index with a rank of 130th
out of 180 countries worldwide, with 1st being least corrupt, as of 2019. [187]

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Myanmar

Myanmar President Thein Sein meets US President Barack

Obama in Yangon, 2012

Though the country's foreign relations, particularly with Western nations, have historically
been strained, the situation has markedly improved since the reforms following the 2010
elections. After years of diplomatic isolation and economic and military sanctions,[188] the
United States relaxed curbs on foreign aid to Myanmar in November 2011 [121] and announced
the resumption of diplomatic relations on 13 January 2012[189] The European Union has
placed sanctions on Myanmar, including an arms embargo, cessation of trade preferences,
and suspension of all aid with the exception of humanitarian aid.[190]

The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant

(1961–1971)

Sanctions imposed by the United States and European countries against the former military
government, coupled with boycotts and other direct pressure on corporations by supporters of
the democracy movement, have resulted in the withdrawal from the country of most U.S. and
many European companies.[191] On 13 April 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron
called for the economic sanctions on Myanmar to be suspended in the wake of the pro-
democracy party gaining 43 seats out of a possible 45 in the 2012 by-elections with the party
leader, Aung San Suu Kyi becoming a member of the Burmese parliament.[192]

Despite Western isolation, Asian corporations have generally remained willing to continue
investing in the country and to initiate new investments, particularly in natural resource
extraction. The country has close relations with neighbouring India and China with several
Indian and Chinese companies operating in the country. Under India's Look East policy,
fields of co-operation between India and Myanmar include remote sensing,[193] oil and gas
exploration,[194] information technology,[195] hydropower[196] and construction of ports and
buildings.[197] Myanmar also has close political relations with Vietnam [198] and Japan.[199][200]

In 2008, India suspended military aid to Myanmar over the issue of human rights abuses by
the ruling junta,[201] although it later continued selling arms to the military and had preserved
extensive commercial ties, which provided the regime with much-needed revenue .[202][203]
The thaw in relations began on 28 November 2011, when Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail
Myasnikovich and his wife Ludmila arrived in the capital, Naypyidaw, the same day as the
country received a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who also met with pro-
democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.[204] International relations progress
indicators continued in September 2012 when Aung San Suu Kyi visited the United States [205]
followed by Myanmar's reformist president visit to the United Nations.[206]

In May 2013, Thein Sein became the first Myanmar president to visit the White House in 47
years; the last Burmese leader to visit the White House was Ne Win in September 1966.
President Barack Obama praised the former general for political and economic reforms and
the cessation of tensions between Myanmar and the United States. Political activists objected
to the visit because of concerns over human rights abuses in Myanmar, but Obama assured
Thein Sein that Myanmar will receive U.S. support. The two leaders discussed the release of
more political prisoners, the institutionalisation of political reform and the rule of law, and
ending ethnic conflict in Myanmar—the two governments agreed to sign a bilateral trade and
investment framework agreement on 21 May 2013.[207]

In June 2013, Myanmar held its first ever summit, the World Economic Forum on East Asia
2013. A regional spinoff of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the
summit was held on 5–7 June and attended by 1,200 participants, including 10 heads of state,
12 ministers and 40 senior directors from around the world.[208]

Military

Main article: Armed forces of Myanmar

A Myanmar Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 multirole fighter

Myanmar has received extensive military aid from China in the past. [209] Myanmar has been a
member of ASEAN since 1997. Though it gave up its turn to hold the ASEAN chair and host
the ASEAN Summit in 2006, it chaired the forum and hosted the summit in 2014.[210] In
November 2008, Myanmar's political situation with neighbouring Bangladesh became tense
as they began searching for natural gas in a disputed block of the Bay of Bengal. [211]
Controversy surrounding the Rohingya population also remains an issue between Bangladesh
and Myanmar.[212]

Myanmar's armed forces are known as the Tatmadaw, which numbers 488,000. The
Tatmadaw comprises the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The country ranked twelfth in
the world for its number of active troops in service.[34] The military is very influential in
Myanmar, with all top cabinet and ministry posts usually held by military officials. Official
figures for military spending are not available. Estimates vary widely because of uncertain
exchange rates, but Myanmar's military forces' expenses are high. [213] Myanmar imports most
of its weapons from Russia, Ukraine, China and India.

Myanmar is building a research nuclear reactor near Pyin Oo Lwin with help from Russia. It
is one of the signatories of the nuclear non-proliferation pact since 1992 and a member of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 1957. The military junta had informed the
IAEA in September 2000 of its intention to construct the reactor.[214][215] In 2010 as part of
the Wikileaks leaked cables, Myanmar was suspected of using North Korean construction
teams to build a fortified surface-to-air missile facility.[216] As of 2019, the United States
Bureau of Arms Control assessed that Myanmar is not in violation of its obligations under the
Non-Proliferation Treaty but that the Myanmar government had a history of non-transparency
on its nuclear programs and aims.[217]

Until 2005, the United Nations General Assembly annually adopted a detailed resolution
about the situation in Myanmar by consensus.[218][219][220][221] But in 2006 a divided United
Nations General Assembly voted through a resolution that strongly called upon the
government of Myanmar to end its systematic violations of human rights. [222] In January
2007, Russia and China vetoed a draft resolution before the United Nations Security
Council[223] calling on the government of Myanmar to respect human rights and begin a
democratic transition. South Africa also voted against the resolution. [224]

Human rights and internal conflicts

Main articles: Human rights in Myanmar and Internal conflict in Myanmar

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by fighting during and after 1995 are highlighted in yellow.

There is consensus that the former military regime in Myanmar (1962–2010) was one of the
world's most repressive and abusive regimes.[225][226] In November 2012, Samantha Power,
Barack Obama's Special Assistant to the President on Human Rights, wrote on the White
House blog in advance of the president's visit that "Serious human rights abuses against
civilians in several regions continue, including against women and children."[107] Members of
the United Nations and major international human rights organisations have issued repeated
and consistent reports of widespread and systematic human rights violations in Myanmar.
The United Nations General Assembly has repeatedly[227] called on the Burmese military
junta to respect human rights and in November 2009 the General Assembly adopted a
resolution "strongly condemning the ongoing systematic violations of human rights and
fundamental freedoms" and calling on the Burmese military regime "to take urgent measures
to put an end to violations of international human rights and humanitarian law." [228]

International human rights organisations including Human Rights Watch,[229] Amnesty

International[230] and the American Association for the Advancement of Science [231] have
repeatedly documented and condemned widespread human rights violations in Myanmar. The
Freedom in the World 2011 report by Freedom House notes, "The military junta has ...
suppressed nearly all basic rights; and committed human rights abuses with impunity." In
July 2013, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners indicated that there were
approximately 100 political prisoners being held in Burmese prisons.[232][233][234][235] Evidence
gathered by a British researcher was published in 2005 regarding the extermination or
"Burmisation" of certain ethnic minorities, such as the Karen, Karenni and Shan.[236]

Mae La camp, Tak, Thailand, one of the largest of nine

UNHCR camps in Thailand[237]
Based on the evidence gathered by Amnesty photographs and video of the ongoing armed
conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), attacks escalated on
civilians in Rakhine State. Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director
for Campaigns said, the UN Security Council must urgently refer the situation in Myanmar to
the International Criminal Court.[238] The military is notorious for rampant use of sexual
violence.[15]

Child soldiers

Child soldiers were reported in 2012 to have played a major part in the Burmese Army. [239]
The Independent reported in June 2012 that "Children are being sold as conscripts into the
Burmese military for as little as $40 and a bag of rice or a can of petrol."[240] The UN's
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika
Coomaraswamy, who stepped down from her position a week later, met representatives of the
government of Myanmar in July 2012 and stated that she hoped the government's signing of
an action plan would "signal a transformation."[241] In September 2012, the Myanmar Armed
Forces released 42 child soldiers, and the International Labour Organization met with
representatives of the government as well as the Kachin Independence Army to secure the
release of more child soldiers.[242] According to Samantha Power, a U.S. delegation raised the
issue of child soldiers with the government in October 2012. However, she did not comment
on the government's progress towards reform in this area.[107]

Slavery and human trafficking

Further information: Sex trafficking in Myanmar

Forced labour, human trafficking, and child labour are common in Myanmar.[243][244] In 2007
the international movement to defend women's human rights issues in Myanmar was said to
be gaining speed.[245] Human trafficking happens mostly to women who are unemployed and
have low incomes. They are mainly targeted or deceived by brokers into making them believe
that better opportunities and wages exist for them abroad.[246] In 2017, the government
reported investigating 185 trafficking cases. The government of Burma makes little effort to
eliminate human trafficking. Burmese armed forces compel troops to acquire labour and
supplies from local communities. The U.S. State Department reported that both the
government and Tatmadaw were complicit in sex and labour trafficking.[247] Women and girls
from all ethnic groups and foreigners have been victims of sex trafficking in Myanmar. [239]
They are forced into prostitution, marriages or pregnancies. [248][249]

Genocide allegations and crimes against Rohingya people

Displaced Rohingya people of Myanmar[250][251]

See also: Rohingya conflict, 2013 Myanmar anti-Muslim riots, and Rohingya genocide

The Rohingya people have consistently faced human rights abuses by the Burmese regime
that has refused to acknowledge them as Burmese citizens (despite some of them having lived
in Burma for over three generations)—the Rohingya have been denied Burmese citizenship
since the enactment of a 1982 citizenship law.[252] The law created three categories of
citizenship: citizenship, associate citizenship, and naturalised citizenship. Citizenship is given
to those who belong to one of the national races such as Kachin, Kayah (Karenni), Karen,
Chin, Burman, Mon, Rakhine, Shan, Kaman, or Zerbadee. Associate citizenship is given to
those who cannot prove their ancestors settled in Myanmar before 1823 but can prove they
have one grandparent, or pre-1823 ancestor, who was a citizen of another country, as well as
people who applied for citizenship in 1948 and qualified then by those laws. Naturalised
citizenship is only given to those who have at least one parent with one of these types of
Burmese citizenship or can provide "conclusive evidence" that their parents entered and
resided in Burma prior to independence in 1948.[253] The Burmese regime has attempted to
forcibly expel Rohingya and bring in non-Rohingyas to replace them[254]—this policy has
resulted in the expulsion of approximately half of the 800,000 [255] Rohingya from Burma,
while the Rohingya people have been described as "among the world's least wanted" [256] and
"one of the world's most persecuted minorities."[254][257][258] But the origin of the "most
persecuted minority" statement is unclear.[259]

Rohingya are not allowed to travel without official permission, are banned from owning land,
and are required to sign a commitment to have no more than two children. [252] As of July
2012, the Myanmar government does not include the Rohingya minority group—classified as
stateless Bengali Muslims from Bangladesh since 1982—on the government's list of more
than 130 ethnic races and, therefore, the government states that they have no claim to
Myanmar citizenship.[260]

In 2007 German professor Bassam Tibi suggested that the Rohingya conflict may be driven
by an Islamist political agenda to impose religious laws, [261] while non-religious causes have
also been raised, such as a lingering resentment over the violence that occurred during the
Japanese occupation of Burma in World War II—during this time period the British allied
themselves with the Rohingya[262] and fought against the puppet government of Burma
(composed mostly of Bamar Japanese) that helped to establish the Tatmadaw military
organisation that remains in power except for a 5-year lapse in 2016–2021.

Since the democratic transition began in 2011, there has been continuous violence as 280
people have been killed and 140,000 forced to flee from their homes in the Rakhine state in
2014.[263] A UN envoy reported in March 2013 that unrest had re-emerged between
Myanmar's Buddhist and Muslim communities, with violence spreading to towns that are
located closer to Yangon.[264]

Government reforms

According to the Crisis Group,[265] since Myanmar transitioned to a new government in

August 2011, the country's human rights record has been improving. Previously giving
Myanmar its lowest rating of 7, the 2012 Freedom in the World report also notes
improvement, giving Myanmar a 6 for improvements in civil liberties and political rights, the
release of political prisoners, and a loosening of restrictions.[266] In 2013, Myanmar improved
yet again, receiving a score of 5 in civil liberties and 6 in political freedoms. [267]

The government has assembled a National Human Rights Commission that consists of 15
members from various backgrounds.[268] Several activists in exile, including Thee Lay Thee
Anyeint members, have returned to Myanmar after President Thein Sein's invitation to
expatriates to return home to work for national development. [269] In an address to the United
Nations Security Council on 22 September 2011, Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung
Lwin confirmed the government's intention to release prisoners in the near future. [270]

The government has also relaxed reporting laws, but these remain highly restrictive. [271] In
September 2011, several banned websites, including YouTube, Democratic Voice of Burma
and Voice of America, were unblocked.[272] A 2011 report by the Hauser Center for Nonprofit
Organizations found that, while contact with the Myanmar government was constrained by
donor restrictions, international humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) see
opportunities for effective advocacy with government officials, especially at the local level.
At the same time, international NGOs are mindful of the ethical quandary of how to work
with the government without bolstering or appeasing it. [273]
A Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Following Thein Sein's first ever visit to the UK and a meeting with Prime Minister David
Cameron, the Myanmar president declared that all of his nation's political prisoners will be
released by the end of 2013, in addition to a statement of support for the well-being of the
Rohingya Muslim community. In a speech at Chatham House, he revealed that "We
[Myanmar government] are reviewing all cases. I guarantee to you that by the end of this
year, there will be no prisoners of conscience in Myanmar.", in addition to expressing a
desire to strengthen links between the UK and Myanmar's military forces.[274]

Homosexual acts are illegal in Myanmar and can be punishable by life imprisonment.[275][276]

In 2016, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was accused of failing to protect Myanmar's
Muslim minority.[277] Since August 2017 Doctors Without Borders have treated 113
Rohingya refugee females for sexual assault with all but one describing military
assailants.[278]

Economy

A proportional representation of Myanmar

exports, 2019
Main article: Economy of Myanmar
Further information: Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), Transport in Myanmar, and Oil and
gas industry in Myanmar

Myanmar's economy is one of the fastest growing economies in the world with a nominal
GDP of US$76.09 billion in 2019 and an estimated purchasing power adjusted GDP of
US$327.629 billion in 2017 according to the World Bank.[279][improper synthesis?] Foreigners are
able to legally lease but not own property.[280] In December 2014, Myanmar set up its first
stock exchange, the Yangon Stock Exchange.[281]

The informal economy's share in Myanmar is one of the biggest in the world and is closely
linked to corruption, smuggling and illegal trade activities. [282][283] In addition, decades of
civil war and unrest have contributed to Myanmar's current levels of poverty and lack of
economic progress. Myanmar lacks adequate infrastructure. Goods travel primarily across the
Thai border (where most illegal drugs are exported) and along the Irrawaddy River. [284]
Notably, opium production in Myanmar is the world's second-largest source of opium after
Afghanistan, producing some 25% of the world's opium, forming part of the Golden Triangle.
While opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar had declined year-on-year since 2015,
cultivation area increased by 33% totalling 40,100 hectares alongside an 88% increase in
yield potential to 790 metric tonnes in 2022 according to latest data from the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Myanmar Opium Survey 2022[285] With that said, the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has also warned that opium production
in Myanmar may rise again if the economic crunch brought on by COVID-19 and the
country's February 1 military coup persists, with significant public health and security
consequences for much of Asia.[286] At the same time, the Golden Triangle, and specifically
Shan State of Myanmar, is believed to be the largest methamphetamine producing area in the
world (modest sized geographic area with highly concentrated production). The growing
signs of an intensification of methamphetamine manufacturing activity within and around the
Golden Triangle, and a corresponding decrease in the number of production facilities
dismantled in other parts of the region, suggests that methamphetamine manufacture in East
and Southeast Asia is now consolidated into the lower Mekong region. [287] Countries in East
and Southeast Asia have collectively witnessed sustained increases in seizures of
methamphetamine over the last decade, totalling over 171 tons and a record of over 1 billion
methamphetamine tablets in 2021 according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime, more than any other part of the world.[288] In April and May 2020, Myanmar
authorities reported Asia's largest ever drug operation in Shan State totalling what was
believed to be 193 million methamphetamine tablets, hundreds of kilogrammes of crystal
methamphetamine as well as some heroin, and over 162,000 litres and 35.5 tons of drug
precursors as well as sophisticated production equipment and several staging and storage
facilities.[289]

Both China and India have attempted to strengthen ties with the government for economic
benefit in the early 2010s. Many Western nations, including the United States and Canada,
and the European Union, historically imposed investment and trade sanctions on Myanmar.
The United States and European Union eased most of their sanctions in 2012. [290] From May
2012 to February 2013, the United States began to lift its economic sanctions on Myanmar
"in response to the historic reforms that have been taking place in that country." [291] Foreign
investment comes primarily from China, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea, India, and
Thailand.[292] The military has stakes in some major industrial corporations of the country
(from oil production and consumer goods to transportation and tourism). [293][294]

Economic history

The trains are relatively slow in Myanmar. The railway trip

from Bagan to Mandalay takes about 7.5 hours (179 km or 111 mi).

Under the British administration, the people of Burma were at the bottom of the social
hierarchy, with Europeans at the top, Indians, Chinese, and Christianized minorities in the
middle, and Buddhist Burmese at the bottom.[295] Forcefully integrated into the world
economy, Burma's economy grew by involving itself with extractive industries and cash crop
agriculture. However, much of the wealth was concentrated in the hands of Europeans. The
country became the world's largest exporter of rice, mainly to European markets, while other
colonies like India suffered mass starvation.[296] Being a follower of free market principles,
the British opened up the country to large-scale immigration with Rangoon exceeding New
York City as the greatest immigration port in the world in the 1920s. Historian Thant Myint-
U states, "This was out of a total population of only 13 million; it was equivalent to the
United Kingdom today taking 2 million people a year." By then, in most of Burma's largest
cities, Rangoon, Akyab, Bassein and Moulmein, the Indian immigrants formed a majority of
the population. The Burmese under British rule felt helpless, and reacted with a "racism that
combined feelings of superiority and fear".[295]
Crude oil production, an indigenous industry of Yenangyaung, was taken over by the British
and put under Burmah Oil monopoly. British Burma began exporting crude oil in 1853.[297]
European firms produced 75% of the world's teak.[31] The wealth was, however, mainly
concentrated in the hands of Europeans. In the 1930s, agricultural production fell
dramatically as international rice prices declined and did not recover for several decades.[298]
During the Japanese invasion of Burma in World War II, the British followed a scorched
earth policy. They destroyed major government buildings, oil wells and mines that developed
for tungsten (Mawchi), tin, lead and silver to keep them from the Japanese. Myanmar was
bombed extensively by the Allies.[citation needed]

After independence, the country was in ruins with its major infrastructure completely
destroyed. With the loss of India, Burma lost relevance and obtained independence from the
British. After a parliamentary government was formed in 1948, Prime Minister U Nu
embarked upon a policy of nationalisation and the state was declared the owner of all of the
land in Burma. The government tried to implement an eight-year plan partly financed by
injecting money into the economy, but this caused inflation to rise. [299] The 1962 coup d'état
was followed by an economic scheme called the Burmese Way to Socialism, a plan to
nationalise all industries, with the exception of agriculture. While the economy continued to
grow at a slower rate, the country eschewed a Western-oriented development model, and by
the 1980s, was left behind capitalist powerhouses like Singapore which were integrated with
Western economies.[300][88] Myanmar asked for admittance to a least developed country status
in 1987 to receive debt relief.[301]

Agriculture

Rice is Myanmar's largest agricultural product.

Further information: Agriculture in Myanmar

The major agricultural product is rice, which covers about 60% of the country's total
cultivated land area. Rice accounts for 97% of total food grain production by weight.
Through collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute 52 modern rice varieties
were released in the country between 1966 and 1997, helping increase national rice
production to 14 million tons in 1987 and to 19 million tons in 1996. By 1988, modern
varieties were planted on half of the country's ricelands, including 98 per cent of the irrigated
areas.[302] In 2008 rice production was estimated at 50 million tons.[303]

Extractive industries

Myanmar produces precious stones such as rubies, sapphires, pearls, and jade. Rubies are the
biggest earner; 90% of the world's rubies come from the country, whose red stones are prized
for their purity and hue. Thailand buys the majority of the country's gems. Myanmar's
"Valley of Rubies", the mountainous Mogok area, 200 km (120 mi) north of Mandalay, is
noted for its rare pigeon's blood rubies and blue sapphires.[304]

Many U.S. and European jewellery companies, including Bulgari, Tiffany and Cartier, refuse
to import these stones based on reports of deplorable working conditions in the mines.
Human Rights Watch has encouraged a complete ban on the purchase of Burmese gems
based on these reports and because nearly all profits go to the ruling junta, as the majority of
mining activity in the country is government-run.[305] The government of Myanmar controls
the gem trade by direct ownership or by joint ventures with private owners of mines.[306]

Rare-earth elements are also a significant export, as Myanmar supplies around 10% of the
world's rare earths.[307] Conflict in Kachin State has threatened the operations of its mines as
of February 2021.[308][309]

Other industries include agricultural goods, textiles, wood products, construction materials,
gems, metals, oil and natural gas. Myanmar Engineering Society has identified at least 39
locations capable of geothermal power production and some of these hydrothermal reservoirs
lie quite close to Yangon which is a significant underutilised resource for electrical
production.[310]

Tourism

Main article: Tourism in Myanmar

Tourists in Myanmar U
Bein Bridge in Mandalay.

The government receives a significant percentage of the income of private-sector tourism

services.[311] The most popular available tourist destinations in Myanmar include big cities
such as Yangon and Mandalay; religious sites in Mon State, Pindaya, Bago and Hpa-An;
nature trails in Inle Lake, Kengtung, Putao, Pyin Oo Lwin; ancient cities such as Bagan and
Mrauk-U; as well as beaches in Nabule,[312] Ngapali, Ngwe-Saung, Mergui.[313] Nevertheless,
much of the country is off-limits to tourists, and interactions between foreigners and the
people of Myanmar, particularly in the border regions, are subject to police scrutiny. They are
not to discuss politics with foreigners, under penalty of imprisonment and, in 2001, the
Myanmar Tourism Promotion Board issued an order for local officials to protect tourists and
limit "unnecessary contact" between foreigners and ordinary Burmese people. [314]

The most common way for travellers to enter the country is by air. [315] According to the
website Lonely Planet, getting into Myanmar is problematic: "No bus or train service
connects Myanmar with another country, nor can you travel by car or motorcycle across the
border – you must walk across." They further state that "It is not possible for foreigners to go
to/from Myanmar by sea or river."[315] There are a few border crossings that allow the
passage of private vehicles, such as the border between Ruili (China) to Mu-se, the border
between Htee Kee (Myanmar) and Phu Nam Ron (Thailand)—the most direct border between
Dawei and Kanchanaburi, and the border between Myawaddy and Mae Sot, Thailand. At
least one tourist company has successfully run commercial overland routes through these
borders since 2013.[316]

Flights are available from most countries, though direct flights are limited to mainly Thai and
other ASEAN airlines. According to Eleven magazine, "In the past, there were only 15
international airlines and increasing numbers of airlines have begun launching direct flights
from Japan, Qatar, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany and Singapore."[317] Expansions were
expected in September 2013 but are mainly Thai and other Asian-based airlines.[317]

Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Myanmar

A block of apartments in downtown Yangon, facing

Bogyoke Market. Much of Yangon's urban population resides in densely populated flats.
Population[318][319]
Year Million
1950 17.1
2000 46.1
2021 53.8

Population pyramid 2016

The provisional results of the 2014 Myanmar Census showed that the total population was
51,419,420.[320] This figure includes an estimated 1,206,353 persons in parts of northern
Rakhine State, Kachin State and Kayin State who were not counted.[321] People who were out
of the country at the time of the census are not included in these figures. There are over
600,000 registered migrant workers from Myanmar in Thailand, and millions more work
illegally. Burmese citizens account for 80% of all migrant workers in Thailand. [322] The
national population density is 76 per square kilometre (200/sq mi), among the lowest in
Southeast Asia.

Myanmar's fertility rate in 2011 was 2.23, slightly above the replacement level[323] and low
compared to Southeast Asian countries of similar economic standing, such as Cambodia
(3.18) and Laos (4.41).[323] There has been a significant decline in fertility in the 2000s, from
a rate of 4.7 children per woman in 1983, down to 2.4 in 2001, despite the absence of any
national population policy.[323][324][325] The fertility rate is much lower in urban areas.

The relatively rapid decline in fertility is attributed to several factors, including extreme
delays in marriage (almost unparalleled among developing countries in the region), the
prevalence of illegal abortions, and the high proportion of single, unmarried women of
reproductive age, with 25.9% of women aged 30–34 and 33.1% of men and women aged 25–
34 being single.[325][326]

These patterns stem from economic dynamics, including high income inequality, which
results in residents of reproductive age opting for delay of marriage and family-building in
favour of attempting to find employment and establish some form of wealth; [325] the average
age of marriage in Myanmar is 27.5 for men, 26.4 for women.[325][326]

Largest cities

Further information: List of cities and largest towns in Myanmar

Largest cities or towns in Myanmar

geohive.com
Rank Name Division Pop.
1 Yangon Yangon 5,211,431
2 Mandalay Mandalay 1,225,546
3 Naypyidaw Naypyidaw 1,160,242
Yangon 4 Bago Bago 491,434
5 Hpa-An Kayin 421,575
Naypyidaw
6 Taunggyi Shan 381,636
7 Monywa Sagaing 372,095
8 Myitkyina Kachin 306,949
9 Mawlamyine Mon 289,388
Mandalay Bago
10 Magway Magway 289,247

Ethnic groups

Main article: List of ethnic groups in Myanmar

Ethnic Composition in Burma/Myanmar
(rough estimate)
Ethnic group Percent
Bamar 68%
Shan 10%
Karen 7%
Rakhine 3.5%
Han-Chinese 3%
Mon 2%
Kachin 1.5%
Indians 2%
Chin 1%
Kayah 0.8%
Other groups 5%
Ethnolinguistic Groups of Burma/Myanmar

Myanmar is ethnically diverse. The government recognises 135 distinct ethnic groups. There
are at least 108 different ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar, consisting mainly of distinct
Tibeto-Burman peoples, but with sizeable populations of Tai–Kadai, Hmong–Mien, and
Austroasiatic (Mon–Khmer) peoples.[327]

The Bamar form an estimated 68% of the population.[328] 10% of the population are Shan.[328]
The Kayin make up 7% of the population.[328] The Rakhine people constitute 4% of the
population. Overseas Chinese form approximately 3% of the population.[328][329] Myanmar's
ethnic minority groups prefer the term "ethnic nationality" over "ethnic minority" as the term
"minority" furthers their sense of insecurity in the face of what is often described as
"Burmanisation"—the proliferation and domination of the dominant Bamar culture over
minority cultures.

Mon, who form 2% of the population, are ethno-linguistically related to the Khmer.[328]
Overseas Indians are 2%.[328] The remainder are Kachin, Chin, Rohingya, Anglo-Indians,
Gurkha, Nepali and other ethnic minorities. Included in this group are the Anglo-Burmese.
Once forming a large and influential community, the Anglo-Burmese left the country in
steady streams from 1958 onwards, principally to Australia and the United Kingdom. It is
estimated that 52,000 Anglo-Burmese remain in Myanmar. As of 2009, 110,000 Burmese
refugees were living in refugee camps in Thailand.[330]

Refugee camps exist along Indian, Bangladeshi and Thai borders while several thousand are
in Malaysia. Conservative estimates state that there are over 295,800 minority refugees from
Myanmar, with the majority being Rohingya, Karen, and Karenni are principally located
along the Thai-Myanmar border.[331] There are nine permanent refugee camps along the Thai-
Myanmar border, most of which were established in the mid-1980s. The refugee camps are
under the care of the Thai-Burma Border Consortium (TBBC). Since 2006,[332] over 55,000
Burmese refugees have been resettled in the United States.[333]

The persecution of Burmese Indians, Burmese Chinese and other ethnic groups after the
military coup headed by General Ne Win in 1962 led to the expulsion or emigration of
300,000 people.[334] They migrated to escape racial discrimination and the wholesale
nationalisation of private enterprise that took place in 1964. [335] The Anglo-Burmese at this
time either fled the country or changed their names and blended in with the broader Burmese
society.

Many Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar. Many refugees headed to neighbouring
Bangladesh, including 200,000 in 1978 as a result of the King Dragon operation in
Arakan.[336] 250,000 more left in 1991.[337]

Languages

Main article: Languages of Myanmar

Myanmar is home to four major language families: Sino-Tibetan, Tai–Kadai, Austro-Asiatic,

and Indo-European.[338] Sino-Tibetan languages are most widely spoken. They include
Burmese, Karen, Kachin, Chin, and Chinese (mainly Hokkien). The primary Tai–Kadai
language is Shan. Mon, Palaung, and Wa are the major Austroasiatic languages spoken in
Myanmar. The two major Indo-European languages are Pali, the liturgical language of
Theravada Buddhism, and English.[339] More than a hundred languages are spoken in total.
Since many of them are known only within small tribes around the country, they may have
been lost (many if not all) after a few generations.

Burmese, the mother tongue of the Bamar and official language of Myanmar, is related to
Tibetan and Chinese.[339] It is written in a script consisting of circular and semi-circular
letters, which were adapted from the Mon script, which in turn was developed from a
southern Indian script in the 5th century. The earliest known inscriptions in the Burmese
script date from the 11th century. It is also used to write Pali, the sacred language of
Theravada Buddhism, as well as several ethnic minority languages, including Shan, several
Karen dialects, and Kayah (Karenni), with the addition of specialised characters and diacritics
for each language.[340]

The Burmese language incorporates widespread usage of honorifics and is age-oriented.[341]

Burmese society has traditionally stressed the importance of education. In villages, secular
schooling often takes place in monasteries. Secondary and tertiary education take place at
government schools.

Religion

Main article: Religion in Myanmar

Religion in Burma (2014 Myanmar Census)[342][nb 1]
Buddhism 87.9%
Christianity 6.2%
Islam 4.3%
Tribal religions 0.8%
Hinduism 0.5%
Others 0.2%
No religion 0.1%

Many religions are practised in Myanmar. Religious edifices and orders have been in
existence for many years. The Christian and Muslim populations do, however, face religious
persecution and it is hard, if not impossible, for non-Buddhists to join the army or get
government jobs, the main route to success in the country.[343] Such persecution and targeting
of civilians is particularly notable in eastern Myanmar, where over 3,000 villages have been
destroyed in the past ten years.[344][345][346] More than 200,000 Muslims have fled to
Bangladesh by 2007 to escape persecution.[347][348]

A large majority of the population practices Buddhism; estimates range from 80% [349] to
89%.[350][351] According to 2014 Myanmar Census, 87.9% of the population identifies as
Buddhists.[342] Theravāda Buddhism is the most widespread.[350] There are some 500,000
Buddhist monks and 75,000 nuns in this country of 54 million.[352] Other religions are
practised largely without obstruction, with the notable exception of some religious minorities
such as the Rohingya people, who have continued to have their citizenship status denied and
treated as illegal immigrants instead,[252] and Christians in Chin State.[353]

According to 2014 census, 6.2% of the population identifies as Christian; 4.3% as Muslim;
0.8% as followers of tribal religions; 0.5% as Hindus; 0.2% as followers of other religions;
and 0.1% follow no religion.[342] According to the 2010 estimates of the Pew Research
Center, 7% of the population is Christian; 4% is Muslim; 1% follows traditional animistic
beliefs; and 2% follow other religions, including Mahayana Buddhism, Hinduism, and East
Asian religions.[354][355] Jehovah's Witnesses have been present since 1914[356] and have about
80 congregations around the country and a branch office in Yangon publishing in 16
languages.[357] A tiny Jewish community in Yangon had a synagogue but no resident
rabbi.[358]

Praying Buddhist monks in Shwedagon Pagoda

Although Hinduism is practised by 0.5% of the population, it was a major religion in

Myanmar's past. Several strains of Hinduism existed alongside both Theravada Buddhism
and Mahayana Buddhism in the Mon and Pyu period in the first millennium,[359] and down to
the Pagan period (9th to 13th centuries) when "Saivite and Vaishana elements enjoyed greater
elite influence than they would later do."[360] Burmese folk religion is practised by many
Bamars alongside Buddhism.

Health

Main article: Health in Myanmar

The general state of health care in Myanmar is poor. The government spends anywhere from
0.5% to 3% of the country's GDP on health care, consistently ranking among the lowest in
the world.[361][362] Although health care is nominally free, in reality, patients have to pay for
medicine and treatment, even in public clinics and hospitals. Public hospitals lack many of
the basic facilities and equipment. The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for
Myanmar is 240. This is compared with 219.3 in 2008 and 662 in 1990. The under 5
mortality rate, per 1,000 births is 73 and the neonatal mortality as a percentage of under 5's
mortality is 47. According to the report named "Preventable Fate", published by Doctors
without Borders, 25,000 Burmese AIDS patients died in 2007, deaths that could largely have
been prevented by antiretroviral therapy drugs and proper treatment.[363]

HIV/AIDS, recognised as a disease of concern by the Myanmar Ministry of Health, is most

prevalent among sex workers and intravenous drug users. In 2005, the estimated adult HIV
prevalence rate in Myanmar was 1.3% (200,000–570,000 people), according to UNAIDS,
and early indicators of any progress against the HIV epidemic are inconsistent. [364][365][366]
However, the National AIDS Programme Myanmar found that 32% of sex workers and 43%
of intravenous drug users in Myanmar have HIV. [366]

Education

Main article: Education in Myanmar

Students on their way to school, Kalaymyo, Sagaing

Region, Myanmar

According to the UNESCO Institute of Statistics, Myanmar's official literacy rate as of 2000
was 90%.[367] Historically, Myanmar has had high literacy rates. The educational system of
Myanmar is operated by the government agency, the Ministry of Education. The education
system is based on the United Kingdom's system after nearly a century of British and
Christian presences in Myanmar. Nearly all schools are government-operated, but there has
been an increase in privately funded English language schools in the early 21st century.
Schooling is compulsory until the end of elementary school, approximately about 9 years old,
while the compulsory schooling age is 15 or 16 at international level.

There are 101 universities, 12 institutes, 9 degree colleges and 24 colleges in Myanmar, a
total of 146 higher education institutions.[368] There are 10 technical training schools, 23
nursing training schools, 1 sport academy and 20 midwifery schools. There are four
international schools acknowledged by WASC and College Board—The International School
Yangon, Myanmar International School, Yangon International School, and International
School of Myanmar in Yangon. Myanmar was ranked 127th in the Global Innovation Index
in 2021.

Crime

Further information: Crime in Myanmar

Myanmar had a murder rate of 15.2 per 100,000 population with a total of 8,044 murders in
2012.[369] Factors influencing Myanmar's high murder rate include communal violence and
armed conflict.[370] Myanmar is one of the world's most corrupt nations. The 2012
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ranked the country at number 171,
out of 176 countries in total.[371] Myanmar is the world's second largest producer of opium
after Afghanistan, producing some 25% of the world's opium, and forms part of the Golden
Triangle. The opium industry was a monopoly during colonial times and has since been
illegally operated by corrupt officials in the Burmese military and rebel fighters, [372] primarily
as the basis for heroin manufacture. Myanmar is the largest producer of methamphetamines
in the world, with the majority of Ya ba found in Thailand produced in Myanmar, particularly
in the Golden Triangle and northeastern Shan State, which borders Thailand, Laos and
China.[373] Burmese-produced ya ba is typically trafficked to Thailand via Laos, before being
transported through the northeastern Thai region of Isan.[374]

Culture
Main article: Culture of Myanmar

Burmese Kinnayi Kinnaya dance

A diverse range of indigenous cultures exist in Myanmar, with majority culture primarily
Buddhist and Bamar. Bamar culture has been influenced by the cultures of neighbouring
countries, manifested in its language, cuisine, music, dance and theatre. The arts, particularly
literature, have historically been influenced by the local form of Theravada Buddhism.
Considered the national epic of Myanmar, the Yama Zatdaw, an adaptation of India's
Ramayana, has been influenced greatly by Thai, Mon, and Indian versions of the play. [375]
Buddhism is practised along with nat worship, which involves elaborate rituals to propitiate
one from a pantheon of 37 nats.[376][377]

A Buddhist Shinbyu ceremony in Mandalay.

In a traditional village, the monastery is the centre of cultural life. Monks are venerated and
supported by the lay people. A novitiation ceremony called shinbyu is the most important
coming of age events for a boy, during which he enters the monastery for a short time. [378] All
male children in Buddhist families are encouraged to be a novice (beginner for Buddhism)
before the age of twenty and to be a monk after the age of twenty. Girls have ear-piercing
ceremonies (နာ်းသ) at the same time.[378] Burmese culture is most evident in villages where
local festivals are held throughout the year, the most important being the pagoda
festival.[341][379] Many villages have a guardian nat, and superstition and taboos are
commonplace.
An Arakan (Rakhine) girl pours water at revellers during
the Burmese New Year Thingyan Water Festival in Yangon.

British colonial rule introduced Western elements of culture to Myanmar. Myanmar's

education system is modelled after that of the United Kingdom. Colonial architectural
influences are most evident in major cities such as Yangon. [380] Many ethnic minorities,
particularly the Karen in the southeast and the Kachin and Chin who populate the north and
northeast, practice Christianity.[381] According to The World Factbook, the Burman
population is 68% and the ethnic groups constitute 32%. In contrast, the exiled leaders and
organisations claim the country is 40% ethnic.

Cuisine

Main article: Burmese cuisine

Burmese cuisine is characterised by extensive use of fish products such as fish sauce, ngapi
(fermented seafood) and dried prawn. Mohinga is the traditional breakfast dish and is
Myanmar's national dish. Seafood is a common ingredient in coastal cities, while meat and
poultry are more commonly used in landlocked cities like Mandalay. Freshwater fish and
shrimp have been incorporated into inland cooking as a primary source of protein and are
used in a variety of ways, fresh, salted whole or filleted, salted and dried, made into a salty
paste, or fermented sour and pressed. Burmese cuisine also includes a variety of salads (a
thoke), centred on one major ingredient, ranging from starches like rice, wheat and rice
noodles, glass noodles and vermicelli, to potato, ginger, tomato, kaffir lime, long bean, and
lahpet (pickled tea leaves).

Sport

Men playing chinlone

The Lethwei, Bando, Banshay, and Pongyi thaing martial arts and chinlone are traditional
sports in Myanmar.[382] Football is played all over the country, even in villages, and its
national team is ruled by the Myanmar Football Federation. The 2013 Southeast Asian
Games took place in Naypyidaw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwesaung Beach in December
representing the third occasion that the event has been staged in Myanmar. Myanmar
previously hosted the games in 1961 and 1969.[383]
Art

Main articles: Art of Myanmar and Myanmar architecture

Burmese traditional art concepts are popular and respected by the Burmese people and people
from abroad. Burmese contemporary art has developed quite rapidly on its own terms. Artists
born after the 1980s have had greater chances of art practice outside the country.

One of the first to study western art was Ba Nyan. Together with Ngwe Gaing and a handful
of other artists, they were the pioneers of western painting style. Later on most young
children learned the concepts from them. Some well known contemporary artists are Lun
Gywe, Aung Kyaw Htet, MPP Yei Myint, Myint Swe, Min Wai Aung, Aung Myint, Kin
Maung Yin, Po Po and Zaw Zaw Aung.

Media and communications

Main article: Media of Myanmar

Because of Myanmar's political climate, there are not many media companies in relation to
the country's population. Some are privately owned. All programming must meet with the
approval of the censorship board. The Burmese government announced on 20 August 2012
that it would stop censoring media before publication. Following the announcement,
newspapers and other outlets no longer required approved by state censors; however,
journalists in the country can still face consequences for what they write and say. [384] In April
2013, international media reports were published to relay the enactment of the media
liberalisation reforms that we announced in August 2012. For the first time in numerous
decades, the publication of privately owned newspapers commenced in the country. [385]

Internet

Main article: Internet in Myanmar

Kayan women in a village near Inle Lake, 2010

Internet use is estimated to be relatively low compared to other countries.[386][387] Myanmar's

internet used to be subject to censorship, and authorities viewed e-mails and posts on Internet
blogs until 2012 when the government removed media censorship. During the strict
censorship days, activity at internet cafes was regulated, and one blogger named Zarganar
was sentenced to prison for publishing a video of destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis in
2008; Zarganar was released in October 2011.

In regards to communications infrastructure, Myanmar is the last ranked Asian country in the
World Economic Forum's Networked Readiness Index (NRI) – an indicator for determining
the development level of a country's information and communication technologies. With 139
countries reported on, Myanmar ranked number 133 overall in the 2016 NRI ranking. [388]
Film

Main article: Cinema of Myanmar

Myanmar's first film was a documentary of the funeral of Tun Shein—a leading politician of
the 1910s, who campaigned for Burmese independence in London. The first Burmese silent
film Myitta Ne Thuya (Love and Liquor) in 1920 which proved a major success, despite its
poor quality due to a fixed camera position and inadequate film accessories. During the 1920s
and 1930s, many Burmese-owned film companies made and produced several films. The first
Burmese sound film was produced in 1932 in Bombay, India with the title Ngwe Pay Lo Ma
Ya (Money Can't Buy It). After World War II, Burmese cinema continued to address political
themes. Many of the films produced in the early Cold War era had a strong propaganda
element to them.

In the era that followed the political events of 1988, the film industry has been increasingly
controlled by the government. Film stars who had been involved in the political activities
were banned from appearing in films. The government issues strict rules on censorship and
largely determines who produces films, as well as who gets academy awards. [389]

Over the years, the movie industry has also shifted to producing many lower-budget direct-to-
video films. Most of the movies produced nowadays are comedies.[390] In 2008, only 12 films
worthy of being considered for an Academy Award were made, although at least 800 VCDs
were produced.[391] Myanmar is the primary subject of a 2007 graphic novel titled Chroniques
Birmanes by Québécois author and animator, Guy Delisle. The graphic novel was translated
into English under the title Burma Chronicles in 2008. In 2009, a documentary about
Burmese videojournalists called Burma VJ was released.[392] This film was nominated for
Best Documentary Feature at the 2010 Academy Awards.[393] The Lady had its world
premiere on 12 September 2011 at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival.[394]

See also
• Myanmar portal
• Asia portal
• Countries portal

• Outline of Myanmar
• Censorship in Myanmar
• Burmese language

Notes
1.

• Officially spelled "Nay Pyi Taw".

• • Formerly known as "Rangoon".
• • Soe Win is the only vice chairman of the SAC, but he is one of five deputy prime
ministers. The others are Mya Tun Oo, Tin Aung San, Soe Htut, and Win Shein.[7]

4. • Burmese: ပြည်က ာင်စု သမ္မတ ပမ္န်မ္ာနင

ု င
် က
ံ တာ်; pronounced [pjìdàʊɴzṵ θàɴməda̰
mjəmà nàɪɴŋàɴdɔ̀]

1.
1. Based on the estimated overall population, including both the enumerated and non-
enumerated population (51,486,253), and on the assumption that the non-enumerated
population in Rakhine State affiliate with the Islamic faith.

Pronunciations of Myanmar
1. • examples of two-syllable pronunciations: /ˌmjænˈmɑːr/, /ˈmjænmɑːr/, /ˌmjɑːnˈmɑːr/
( listen), or /ˈmjɑːnmɑːr/

2. • examples of three-syllable pronunciations: /ˈmiːənmɑːr/, /miˈænmɑːr/,

/ˌmaɪənˈmɑːr/, /maɪˈɑːnmɑːr/, or /ˈmaɪænmɑːr/

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History of Myanmar

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History of Myanmar

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Republic of the Union of Myanmar

• ပြည်ထ ောင်စု သမ္မတ ပမ္န်မ္ောနင

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• 87.9% Buddhism (official)[4]

Demonym(s) Burmese / Myanma[6]

• ပြည်ထ ောင်စု သမ္မတ ပမ္န်မ္ောနင

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• 87.9% Buddhism (official)[4]

Demonym(s) Burmese / Myanma[6]

Myanmar's post-independence history has continued to be checkered by unrest and conflict.

Myanmar is known by a name deriving from Burma as opposed to Myanmar in Spanish,

Main articles: Prehistory of Myanmar and Migration period of ancient Burma

Pyu city-states, c. 8th century; Pagan is shown for comparison

Main articles: Pyu city-states and Mon kingdoms

Main articles: Pagan Kingdom, Toungoo dynasty, and Konbaung dynasty

Pagodas and kyaungs in present-day Bagan, the capital of

Taungoo and Konbaung

Toungoo Empire under Bayinnaung in 1580 Myanmar (缅

A British 1825 lithograph of Shwedagon Pagoda shows

Konbaung kings extended Restored Toungoo's administrative reforms and achieved

Main articles: British rule in Burma and Burma campaign

The landing of British forces in Mandalay after the last of

Main article: Post-independence Burma (1948–1962)

British governor Hubert Elvin Rance and Sao Shwe Thaik

Military rule (1962–2011)

Protesters in Yangon during the 2007 Saffron Revolution

Shwedagon Pagoda. Cyclone Nargis in southern Myanmar,

Main article: Internal conflict in Myanmar

Period of liberalisation, 2011–2021

See also: 2011–2015 Myanmar political reforms

The military-backed Government had promulgated a "Roadmap to Discipline-flourishing

Myanmar's improved international reputation was indicated by ASEAN's approval of

Map of Myanmar and its divisions, including Shan State, Kachin

Analysis of liberalisation period

Throughout this decade of apparent liberalisation, opinions differed whether a transition to

Coup d'état and civil war

Main article: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état

Protests and civil war

Protesters against the military coup in Myanmar

International development and aid partners – business, non-governmental, and governmental

Myanmar map of Köppen climate

Main article: Administrative divisions of Myanmar

Main article: Climate of Myanmar

Main article: Wildlife of Myanmar

The limestone landscape of Kayin State

Government and politics

Head of Government, Deputy Head of Government, and acting Head of State

Myanmar operates de jure as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008

Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)

Myanmar's army-drafted constitution was approved in a referendum in May 2008. The

Myanmar's political history is underlined by its struggle to establish democratic structures

Main article: Foreign relations of Myanmar

Myanmar President Thein Sein meets US President Barack

The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant

Main article: Armed forces of Myanmar

A Myanmar Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 multirole fighter

Human rights and internal conflicts

Main articles: Human rights in Myanmar and Internal conflict in Myanmar

International human rights organisations including Human Rights Watch,[229] Amnesty

Mae La camp, Tak, Thailand, one of the largest of nine

Slavery and human trafficking

Further information: Sex trafficking in Myanmar

Genocide allegations and crimes against Rohingya people

Displaced Rohingya people of Myanmar[250][251]

According to the Crisis Group,[265] since Myanmar transitioned to a new government in

A proportional representation of Myanmar

The trains are relatively slow in Myanmar. The railway trip

Rice is Myanmar's largest agricultural product.

Main article: Tourism in Myanmar

The government receives a significant percentage of the income of private-sector tourism

A block of apartments in downtown Yangon, facing

Population pyramid 2016

Further information: List of cities and largest towns in Myanmar

Largest cities or towns in Myanmar

Main article: List of ethnic groups in Myanmar

Main article: Languages of Myanmar