
Myanmar
Myanmar - also known as Burma
located in South-Eastern Asia
international code: +95
Population:
In 2014 the total population was 53.72 million.
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Ethnic groups: Burman 69%; Shan 8,5%; Karen 6,2%; Rakhine 4,5%; Mon 2,4%; Chin 2,2%; Kachin 1,4%; other 5,8%.
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Languages: Burmese (official); English.
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Religious affiliation: Buddhist 89%; Christian 5%; Muslim 4%; Animist 1%; Hindu 0,5%
Economy:
currency: Kyat
Myanmar's economy is predominantly services-based. GDP was 64.33 billion. Gross Domestic Product is USD 863 per capita. Agriculture accounts for 48.35% of GDP and employs 62.70% of the population. Manufacturing and industry accounts for 16.21% of GDP and employs 12.00% of the population

Myanmar is the world's largest exporter of teak and a principal source of jade, pearls, rubies and sapphires.
It has highly fertile soil and important offshore oil and gas deposits. Little of this wealth reaches the mass of the population.
