Burma

Summary Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand Population: 42,510,537 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.) Capital: Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,660 (2002 est.) Burma Facts            Map Compare Burma to other countries: Comparisons More about Burma  • Asian recipes  • Burma travel  •  Burmese airlines  •  Burmese airports •  Burmese books •  Burmese music •  Burmese DVDs

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