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About Myanmar
Popularly
known as the Golden
Land, Myanmar is the largest country in mainland South-East Asia sharing border with
Bangladesh, India,
China,
Laos
and
Thailand;
has a
2832 km
long
coastline
on
the
Indian
Ocean.
The land
area is
twice
the
size
of
Vietnam.
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Map of Myanmar
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Area
676,577 sq.
kilometer.
Time
UTC (GMT) + 6.5 hr
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Union of Myanmar Flag
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Climate
Myanmar mainly enjoys a tropical climate with three seasons, namely;
Summer, Rainy Season and Mild Winter . The best time to visit
Myanmar is from October to March.
Population
The Union of Myanmar has a population of over 52
millions. The major racial groups are Myanmar, making up 70% of the
population and the rest are Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Chin, Mon, Rakhine and Shan.
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Language
There are over one hundred ethnic groups in Myanmar, all with their own languages and dialects. The majority speak Myanmar (Burmese) although English is widely spoken.
Religion
80% of Myanmars embrace Therawada Buddhism. The rest practice Christianity, Islam, Hinduism or animism.
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Myanmar Alphabetic
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Currency
The local currency is the
'Kyats' which is equivalent to 100 'pyas'. Kyat notes are issued in denomination of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000.
Business Time
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(09:30~15:00) hr MON~FRI |
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Government Office |
(09:30~16:30) hr MON~FRI |
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Private Company |
(09:00~17:00) hr MON~SAT |
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Currency Sample
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Airport Tax
US$ 10.00
Electricity
220/230 V AC 50 Hz
International Dialing Code
095
Getting to Myanmar
By Air
Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar is only an hour's flight from Bangkok. It is also convenient to have a flight from Singapore and the flying hour is 2 hr 50 min. Moreover, Yangon has direct air links with Taipei, Hong Kong, Kumming, Kular Lampur, Karachi, Calcutta and Dhaka. The airlines that operate scheduled flights to Yangon are, Myanmar Airways International (8M), Thai Airways International (TG), Silk Air (MI), Malaysia Airlines (MH), Air China (CA), Mandarin Airlines (AE), Phuket Airlines Co., Ltd. (9R), Bangkok Airways (PG), Indian Airlines Limited (IC), Druk Airlines (KB), Biman Bangladesh (BG) and Austrian Airlines
(Lauda) (OS).
By Sea
Tourists traveling
aboard cruise ships are allowed to disembark and visit places of interest. Visa on arrival is granted for cruise tours.
By Land
Visitors from China and Thailand can enter with entry permits
through checkpoints opened along Myanmar-Yunnan (China) and Myanmar-Thailand borders. Tourists from
Third Countries with passports
and visas are also permitted to enter through the border checkpoints. |
