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| May 01, 2005 | Bakker, Martine; Messerli, Hannah | COPYRIGHT 2005 Central European Business Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Capital: Yangon

Population: 42,642,000 (2003)

Climate: Tropical monsoon

Language: Burmese (official); more than 100 ethnic languages and dialects

Total area: 677,000 square kilometres

Ethnic groups: 135 ethnic groups which can be divided into eight major groups: Bamar, Shan, Kayin, Rakhine, Mort, Chin, Kachin and Kayah

Religion: Buddhist (89%); Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Animist (11%)

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