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  • Official Name: The Republic of The Union of Myanmar
  • Capital: Naypyidaw 
  • Total Area :  676,578 km2
  • Administration Division:7States 7Regions 
  • Official Independence :04 April  1948( From United Kingdom )
  • Population: 60280000(2010)
  • Annual population growth rate: 0.52%.(2010)
  • Official Language: Burmese
  • Large Cities :Yangon,Mandalay,Moulmein,Pegu,Bassein.
Government:(Executive)
  • Type : Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic.
  • Chief of state: President Thein Sein
  • Vice President :Sai Mauk Kham
.Legislative 
  • The Assembly has two houses: The 224-seat upper house Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities) and the 440-seat lower house Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives).
Constitution:

  • The First Constitution was drafted in 1947
  • New Constitution :30 March 2011 
  • Judicial : Supreme Court is the final court of appeal ..
  • Legal system : based on a Common Law system 
Economy:
  • Currency : Kyat(K) .
  • GDP: Total 82.679 Billion(2011)
  • Per capita income (2011): $1324
  • Trade:  Major export partners--United of America,India,Thailand,and Japan. Major import partners--Thailand,China,Singapore,South Korea,and Malaysia.

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