U.S. English Foundation Research BURMA General Information Capital: Rangoon (although the regime refers to the capital as Yangon) 2,513,023 (1983 est.) Area: 676,552 sq km (261,218 sq mi) Form of government Military Regime GDP per capita Purchasing power parity-$1,200 (1999 est.) Population 41,734,853 (July 2000 est.) Ethnic composition Burman - 68% Shan - 9% Karen - 7% Rakhine - 4% Chinese - 3% Mon - 2% Indian - 2% Other - 5% Official Language(s) Burmese Minority Language(s) Karen, Chin, Shan, various Kachin dialects, Mon and English Top of page

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