Profile of Myanmar

General Information
Capital	Yangon
Population	46.0 million
Area	678,500 sq. km
Currency	kyat = 100 pyas
Official Languages	Burmese
Main Cities	Mandalay
Government
Form	Military Government
Head of Government	Prime Minister
Legislature	State Law and Order and Reconciliation Council
National Economy
GDP	$41.4 billion (1994 est.)
Livestock	Pigs, buffalo, cattle
Agriculture	Rice, peanut, sugar cane
Main Exports	Beans, teak, rice, hardwood
People
Ethnic Composition	Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%,
Birth Rate	30.01 births/1,000 (1996)
Death Rate	11.66 deaths/1,000 (1996)
Infant Mortality	80.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996)
Life Expectancy	Males : 54 (1996), Females : 57 (1996)