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Myanmar
Myanmar is a country in South-Eastern Asia with its capital in Naypyidaw.
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Population
- 51.3 million
- Languages
- Burmese
- Currency
- Burmese kyat (Ks)
- Area
- 676,578 km²
- Borders
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India 🇱🇦 Laos 🇹🇭 Thailand
💡 Renamed from Burma in 1989; over 100 ethnic groups speak 100+ languages.
About the flag
Adopted in 2010, it replaced a red flag with a cogwheel and rice stalks. The large white star represents the union of the country.
How to spot it: Yellow-green-red horizontal stripes with a big white star over all three; Lithuania’s has no star.
Often confused with: 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇬🇭 Ghana