Info About Myanmar
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is the Land
of Human Origin. It is also recognized by the world as the
Golden Land. You have to find out why.
Myanmar, officially Union Of Myanmar, also
called Burma, Burmese Myanmar, or Pyidaungzu Myanmar
Naingngandaw, is a country lying along the eastern coasts of the
Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea in southeast Asia.
The country covers an area of 677,000 square
kilometers (261,228 square miles) ranging 936 kilometres (581
miles) from east to west and 2,051 kilometers (1,275 miles) from
north to south, It is a land of hills and valleys and is rimmed
in the north, east and west by mountain ranges forming a giant
horseshoe. Enclosed within the mountain barriers are the flat
lands of Ayeyarwaddy, Chindwin and Sittaung River valleys where
most of the country's agricultural land and population are
concentrated.
The length of contiguous frontier is 6,159
kilometres. The total length of Myanmar-Bangladesh boundary is
271 kilometres (168.7 miles). The total length of Myanmar-China
boundary is 2,204 kilometres (1,370 miles); Myanmar-Thailand
2,107 kilometres (1,309.8 miles); Myanmar-India 1,338 kilometres
(831.8 miles); and Myanmar-Laos 238 kilometres (147.9 miles).
As a whole, the location and topography of
the country generated a diversity of climate conditions.
Seasonal changes in the monsoon wind directions create summer,
rainy and winter seasons. Extremes of temperature are rare. The
directions of winds and depression bring rain, and although it
is always heavy in the coastal areas during monsoon season, it
seldom creates hardships. The Government is giving priority to
the forest conservation and greening of nine arid districts in
central Myanmar.
Myanmar is endowed with a rich diversity of
habitat types arising largely from its unusual ecological
diversity. It is home to nearly 300 known mammal species, 300
reptiles and about 100 birds species, and a haven for about
7,000 species of plant life. Since Myanmar considers such a rich
pool of bio diversity as an important national asset, the
Government has drawn up strict regulations to protect its
biological resources.
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