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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%)
Source: HighBeam Research, Myanmar.(Country overview)