Outline of Myanmar

See also: Index of Myanmar-related articles

The location of Myanmar.

An enlargeable map of Myanmar.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Myanmar:

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the most extensive country in mainland Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometers (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline. The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements.

An enlargeable basic map of Myanmar

An enlargeable topographic map of Myanmar

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːrmə/ ^ⓘ or /ˌmjɑːnˈmɑːr/ ^ⓘ
• Common English country names: Myanmar or Burma
• Official English country name: The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Burmese or Myanma
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Myanmar
• International rankings of Myanmar
• ISO country codes: MM, MMR, 104
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MM
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mm

Geography of Myanmar

Main article: Geography of Myanmar

• Myanmar is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • South East Asia
        • Indochina
  • Time zone: Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30)
  • Extreme points of Myanmar
    • High: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m (19,295 ft)
    • Low:  Indian Ocean 0 m
    • North: Hkakabo Razi 28°19′59″N
    • South: Islands at Kawthaung 9°50′00″N
    • East:   Southeast of Mergui 99°30′00″E
    • West:   Northwest of Sittwe 92°10′00″E
  • Land boundaries: 5,876 km (3,651 mi)

China 2,185 km (1,358 mi)

Thailand 1,800 km (1,100 mi)

India 1,463 km (909 mi)

Laos 235 km (146 mi)

Bangladesh 193 km (120 mi)

• Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,930 km (1,200 mi)

• Population of Myanmar: 55,390,000 (2006) - 24th most populous country
• Area of Myanmar: 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 sq mi) - 40th largest country
• Atlas of Myanmar

Environment of Myanmar

An enlargeable satellite image of Myanmar

• Climate of Myanmar
• Ecoregions in Myanmar
• Renewable energy in Myanmar
• Geology of Myanmar
• Protected areas of Myanmar
  • Biosphere reserves in Myanmar
  • National parks of Myanmar
• Wildlife of Myanmar
  • Fauna of Myanmar
    • Birds of Myanmar
    • Mammals of Myanmar

Natural geographic features of Myanmar

• Glaciers of Myanmar
• Islands of Myanmar
• Lakes of Myanmar
• Mountains of Myanmar
  • Volcanoes in Myanmar
• Rivers of Myanmar
  • Waterfalls of Myanmar
• Valleys of Myanmar
• World Heritage Sites in Myanmar: None

Regions of Myanmar

Main article: Regions of Myanmar

Ecoregions of Myanmar

Main article: Ecoregions in Myanmar

Administrative divisions of Myanmar

Main article: Administrative divisions of Myanmar

States Chin Kachin Kayah Kayin Mon Rakhine Shan

Regions Ayeyarwady Bago Magway Mandalay Sagaing Tanintharyi Yangon

Self-Administered Zones Danu Kokang Naga Pa Laung Pa-O

Self-Administered Divisions Wa

Districts of Myanmar

Main article: Districts of Myanmar

Municipalities of Myanmar

• Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw
• Cities of Myanmar

Demography of Myanmar

Main article: Demographics of Myanmar

Government and politics of Myanmar

Main article: Politics of Myanmar

• Form of government: unitary parliamentary republic
• Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw
• Elections in Myanmar
• Political parties in Myanmar

Branches of government

Main article: Government of Myanmar

Executive branch of the government of Myanmar

• Head of state : President of Myanmar, Htin Kyaw
  • Vice Presidents: Myint Swe, Henry Van Thio
  • Head of government : State Counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi
• Cabinet of Myanmar

Legislative branch of the government of Myanmar

• Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)
  • House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw)
  • House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw)
• State and Region Hluttaws

Judicial branch of the government of Burma

Main article: Court system of Myanmar

• Supreme Court of Myanmar

Foreign relations of Myanmar

Main article: Foreign relations of Myanmar

• Diplomatic missions in Myanmar
• Diplomatic missions of Myanmar

International organization membership

The Union of Myanmar is a member of:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
• Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
• Colombo Plan (CP)
• East Asia Summit (EAS)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (signatory)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Burma is 1 of only 7 U.N. members which is not a member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in Myanmar

Main article: Law of Myanmar

• Constitution of Myanmar
• Crime in Myanmar
• Human rights in Myanmar
  • LGBT rights in Myanmar
  • Freedom of religion in Myanmar
• Law enforcement in Myanmar

Military of Myanmar

Main article: Military of Myanmar

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Min Aung Hlaing
    • Ministry of Defense of Myanmar
• Forces
  • Army of Myanmar
  • Navy of Myanmar
  • Air Force of Myanmar
  • Special Forces of Myanmar
• Military history of Myanmar
• Military ranks of Myanmar

Local government in Myanmar

Main article: Administrative divisions of Myanmar

States (grey)

• Chin State
• Kachin State
• Kayah State
• Kayin State
• Mon State
• Rakhine State
• Shan State

Regions (orange)

• Ayeyarwady Region
• Bago Region
• Magway Region
• Mandalay Region
• Sagaing Region
• Tanintharyi Region
• Yangon Region

History of Myanmar

Main article: History of Myanmar, Timeline of Burmese history, and Current events of Myanmar

• Prehistory of Myanmar
• Military history of Myanmar

Culture of Myanmar

Main article: Culture of Myanmar

• Architecture of Myanmar
• Cuisine of Myanmar
• Festivals in Myanmar
• Languages of Myanmar
• Media in Myanmar
• Museums in Myanmar
  • Museums in Yangon
• National symbols of Myanmar
  • Coat of arms of Myanmar
  • Flag of Myanmar
  • National anthem of Myanmar
• People of Myanmar
• Prostitution in Myanmar
• Public holidays in Myanmar
• Records of Myanmar
• Religion in Myanmar
  • Buddhism in Myanmar
  • Christianity in Myanmar
  • Hinduism in Myanmar
  • Islam in Myanmar
  • Judaism in Myanmar
  • Sikhism in Myanmar
• World Heritage Sites in Myanmar: None

Art in Myanmar

• Art in Myanmar
• Cinema of Myanmar
• Literature of Myanmar
• Music of Myanmar
• Television in Myanmar
• Theatre in Myanmar

Sports in Myanmar

Main article: Sports in Myanmar

• Football in Myanmar
• Myanmar at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Myanmar

Main article: Economy of Myanmar

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 103rd (one hundred and third)
• Agriculture in Myanmar
• Banking in Myanmar
  • National Bank of Myanmar
• Communications in Myanmar
  • Internet in Myanmar
• Companies of Myanmar
• Currency of Myanmar: Kyat
  • ISO 4217: MMK
• Energy in Myanmar
  • Energy policy of Myanmar
  • Oil industry in Myanmar
• Health care in Myanmar
• Mining in Myanmar
• Myanmar Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Myanmar
• Transport in Myanmar
  • Airports in Myanmar
  • Rail transport in Myanmar
  • Roads in Myanmar

Education in Myanmar

Main article: Education in Myanmar

Health in Myanmar

Main article: Health in Myanmar

See also

Main article: Myanmar

• All pages with titles beginning with Myanmar
• All pages with titles containing Myanmar
• All pages with titles beginning with Burmese
• All pages with titles containing Burmese
• Index of Myanmar-related articles
• List of Myanmar-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Burma

• http://my.wikipedia.org/ Myanmar Wikipedia Official Site (Burmese language)
• BurmaNet News
• http://www.burmadisaster.com/ Burma news including eyewitness accounts and pictures of the Burma cyclone disaster.
• myanmar.gov.mm
• Online Burma/Myanmar Library: Classified and annotated links to more than 17,000 full-text documents on Burma/Myanmar
• Selection of documents pertinent to Burmese independence
• Myanmar at Curlie
• Mizzima News in English, New Delhi based News Organization formed by Burmese journalists in exile
• News, information, journals, magazines related to Myanmar business and commerce
• Myanmar Commerce Online Licence Services, Information Services website
• Online "Myanmar e-Library"
• News and information (in Burmese) on the country
• "Burma". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
• Myanmar travel guide from Wikivoyage
• MandalayGazette, California-based English online newspaper for Burmese in North America
• Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway-based website
• UK-based news website dedicated to the country
• Thailand-based news website dedicated to Burma and Southeast Asia
• Arakan Rohingya National Organisation
• Arakan Rohingya co-operation council europe
• The Revolt of the Monks
• MRTV-3 Television website
• Burma Television channels (flysat)
• Women's Rights in Burma, A collection of documents and articles on women's struggles
• News report explaining how the 2008 cyclone happened
• BBC, In pictures: Burmese aid crisis
• Taipei American Chamber of Commerce; Topics Magazine, Analysis, November 2012. Myanmar: Southeast Asia's Last Frontier for Investment

Social organizations and NGOs

• http://www.burmacharity.org.uk/ for Humanitarian Aid Charity for Burmese people
• http://www.abcdnetwork.org.au/ for Australia Burma Community Development Network
• http://www.aucampaignforburma.org for Australian Campaign for Burma
• http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/
• http://www.burmaitcantwait.org/burmaitcantwait/ for US Campaign for Burma
• http://www.foundationburma.org for Foundation for the People of Burma – administered by volunteers for direct humanitarian aid
• http://www.actionagainsthunger.org Ending Hunger - creating sustainable livelihoods
• http://www.usda.org.mm for Union Solidarity and Development Association
• http://www.mwaf.org.mm for Burmese Women's Affairs Federation
• http://www.ccdac.gov.mm for The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control
• http://www.mcf.org.mm Burmese Computer Federation
• http://www.mcpa.org.mm Burmese Computer Professionals Association
• http://www.mcia.org.mm Burmese Computer Industry Association
• http://www.mosamyanmar.org Burmese Overseas Seafarers Association
• http://www.umfcci.com.mm Burmese Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• http://www.mmcwa.org Burmese Maternal and Child Welfare Association
• http://www.gchope.org Giving Children Hope emergency disaster relief