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Population: 52000000
Area: 671000km²
Capital: Yangon (moving to Pyinmana)
Currency: Kyat (MMK)
Country dialing code: 95
Weights & Measures system: Imperial
Electricity: 230V, 50Hz
Government type: military junta
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council: General Than Shwe
Prime Minister: General Soe Win

Religions:

87% Theravada Buddhist, 5% Christian, 4% Muslim, 3% animist

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