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
- Zambia 752,618 km²
- Morocco 716,550 km²
- Afghanistan 652,230 km²
- South Sudan 644,329 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)