Passport card
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Myanmar
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Kyat
- Languages
- Burmese
- People
- About 5.1 crore
- Size
- About 6.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Min Aung Hlaing
- Free since
- 4 January 1948
- About the capital
- The biggest city is Yangon.
- Time
- 1 hour ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 1 pm in Naypyidaw
⭐ Myanmar's old name in English was Burma; it was changed in 1989.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Myanmar
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Myanmar
Turn the globe with your finger. Myanmar has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Myanmar and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 5 times the size of Myanmar.
- PeopleIndia has about 29 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 5.1 crore in Myanmar.
- DistanceNaypyidaw is about 2,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMyanmar is 1 hour ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1 pm in Naypyidaw.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Myanmar, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Myanmar
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Myanmar's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Myanmar back on the map
Myanmar and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Myanmar worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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