| Official name: |
Union of Burma
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| Capital: |
Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon)
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| Area: |
total: 678,500 sq km
land: 657,740 sq km
water: 20,760 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
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| Geographic coordinates: |
22 00 N, 98 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Texas
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 5,876 km
border countries: Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km
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| Coastline: |
1,930 km
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| Terrain: |
central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Andaman Sea 0 m
highest point: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m
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