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Myanmar Facts and Country Information...

Originally known as Burma, Myanmar is officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. It is situated in Southeast Asia and it shares borders with India, China, Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh. 676,578 square kilometres is the total area of the country and the length of the coastline is 1,930 kilometres which runs along the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.

It is the 40th largest country in the world. In Southeast Asia it is the second largest country. It shares border with Chittagong Division of Bangladesh and the states of India- Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. To the southeast it is surrounded by Laos and Thailand.

The Hengduan Mountains in the north form the border with China. Hkakabo Razi at 5,881 metres in Kachin State is the highest point of the country. The BagoYoma, the RakhineYoma, the Shan Hills are the major mountain ranges of the Himalayas which runs from north to south in the country.

The three rivers namely- Salween (Thanlwin), Irrawaddy and Sittaung are divided by these mountain ranges. Nearly 2,170 kilometres the Irrawaddy River is the main and longest river of Myanmar. The Irrawaddy valley is densely populated and is situated between the Shan Plateau and the Rakhine Yoma.