| Capital | Naypyidaw since November 2005
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| Population | 55 miljoner (2005-2006)
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| Area | 678 000 km2
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GDP/capita
| 230 USD (2008)
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Avarage life span
| Men: 58,7 Women: 64,6 (2007)
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Literacy
| Men: 94 % Women: 86 % (2006)
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| Language | Burmese |
| Rainy season | May-Oct |
| Curreny | Kyat MMK
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| Time zone | +5 h 30 min CET
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| Religion | 89% Buddhist, 4,5% Christian, 4,5% Muslim, 1% Hindu , 1% Other . |
| Government | Strict military junta, republic
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Bric-a-Brac
| The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi and leader of the democracy movement ahs been kept in house arrest for 14 of the past 20 years and is still kept to this very day.
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