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Myanmar

Myanmar
Capital Nay Pyi Taw
676,578 km² · 54,850,648 people (2025) · Burmese kyat

The largest country in mainland South-East Asia. Its clock runs at UTC+6:30, one of only a few half-hour-plus-quarter offsets in use. The Irrawaddy flows about 2,170 km from the Himalayan foothills to a delta on the Andaman Sea, and Bagan on its middle reaches holds over 2,000 surviving brick temples on a plain of 100 km².

The facts

Capital
Nay Pyi Taw
Largest city
Yangon
Area
676,578 km² — 261,228 sq mi
Population
54,850,648 (2025)
Density
81.1 people per km²
Currency
Burmese kyat (MMK, Ks)
Official language
Burmese
Time zone
UTC+06:30
Calling code
+95
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
MM · MMR
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
41 of 200
By population
27 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Zambia 752,618 21,913,874
Morocco 716,550 38,430,770
Myanmar ← 676,578 54,850,648
Afghanistan 652,230 43,844,111
South Sudan 644,329 12,188,788

Common questions

What is the capital of Myanmar?
Nay Pyi Taw
What currency does Myanmar use?
The Burmese kyat (MMK).
How big is Myanmar?
676,578 km², or 261,228 square miles — 41 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Myanmar drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked