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title: "Myanmar — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Myanmar: capital Nay Pyi Taw, area 676,578 km², population 54,850,648 (2025), currency Burmese kyat. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/myanmar/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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](https://atoneplace.net/country/zambia/)
- [Morocco](https://atoneplace.net/country/morocco/)
- [Afghanistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/afghanistan/)
- [South Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-sudan/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]