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Myanmar's Country Information


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Name : Myanmar
Official Name : Myanmar
Capital : Yangon
Climate : Tropical monsoon; almost all of annual rainfall occurs from mid-May to October, during the hot, wet season. A cooler season runs from late October to mid-February, and the hottest season stretches from late February to early May.
Race : 68% Burman, 9% Shan, 7% Karen, 4% Rakhine, 3% Chinese, 2% Mon, 2% Indian, 5% other.
Language : Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Official Language :
Religion : 89% Buddhist, 4% Christian, 4% Muslim, 1% animist beliefs, 2% other.
Government : Military regime.
Population (in mil) : 48.8
Literacy Rate : 82.0%
Visas : Visas are required. 28 day visas are issued.
Immunisations : Cholera, dysentery, hepatitis, malaria, rabies, typhoid
Time : UTC plus 6.5 hours
Electricity : 230V, 50 Hz (when it's working)
Weights & Measures : Imperial with local variations
Currency : Kyat
Travellers Cheque : Foreign exchange certificates (FEC) worth US$300 have to be bought once you exit Immigration at the Yangon airport.
US dollars are widely acceptable in the country.
Credit Cards : Very few places accepts credit cards.
Tipping : Tipping is not really part of the Burmese culture.
A minor bribe will get you a long way with Burmese bureaucrats
Bargaining :


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