Myanmar




Head of State : Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Sr. Gen. THAN SHWE Head of Government : Prime Minister, Gen SOE WIN (since 19 October 2004) Capital : Yangoon
Land area : 678,500 sq km
Population : 42,909,464
Language(s) :Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Type of Government : military junta
Religion : Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Natural Resource : petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
GDP : -1.3%
GNP :
Major import : fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products
Major export : clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice
Trade partners:
Import partners : China 29.8%, Singapore 20.8%, Thailand 19.3%, South Korea 5.2%, Malaysia 4.8% (2004)
Export Partners : Thailand 37.8%, India 11.7%, China 6%, Japan 5.3% (2004) 4.8%, UK 4.6% (2004)