Outline of Burma

The Flag of Burma		The Coat of arms of Burma

The location of Burma (or Myanmar).

An enlargeable map of Burma (Myanmar).

See also: Index of Burma-related articles

Burma, officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is the most extensive country in mainland Southeast Asia.^[1]

The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometers (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.

Myanmar's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history and demographics in modern times, and the country continues to struggle to mend its ethnic tensions. Its political system remains under the tight control of SPDC, the military led government, since 1992, by Senior General Than Shwe. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burma:

An enlargeable basic map of Burma (Myanmar)

An enlargeable topographic map of Burma (Myanmar)

General reference

• Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈbɜrmə/ or ⁱ/ˌmjɑːnˈmɑr/
• Common English country names: Myanmar or Burma
• Official English country name: The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Burmese
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Burma
• International rankings of Burma
• ISO country codes: MM, MMR, 104
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MM
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mm

Geography of Burma

Main article: Geography of Burma

• Burma is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • South East Asia
        • Indochina
  • Time zone: Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30)
  • Extreme points of Burma
    • High: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m (19,295 ft)
    • Low:  Indian Ocean 0 m
    • North: Hkakabo Razi 28°19′59″N
    • South: Islands at Kawthaung 9°50′00″N
    • East:   Southeast of Mergui 99°30′00″E
    • West:   Northwest of Sittwe 92°10′00″E
  • Land boundaries: 5,876 km (3,651 mi)

 China 2,185 km (1,358 mi)

 Thailand 1,800 km (1,100 mi)

 India 1,463 km (909 mi)

 Laos 235 km (146 mi)

 Bangladesh 193 km (120 mi)

• Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,930 km (1,200 mi)

• Population of Burma: 55,390,000 (2006) - 24th most populous country
• Area of Burma: 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 sq mi) - 40th largest country
• Atlas of Burma

Environment of Burma

An enlargeable satellite image of Burma (Myanmar)

Main article: Environment of Burma

• Climate of Burma
• Environmental issues in Burma
• Ecoregions in Burma
• Renewable energy in Burma
• Geology of Burma
• Protected areas of Burma
  • Biosphere reserves in Burma
  • National parks of Burma
• Wildlife of Burma
  • Flora of Burma
  • Fauna of Burma
    • Birds of Burma
    • Mammals of Burma

Natural geographic features of Burma

Main article: Landforms of Burma

• Glaciers of Burma
• Islands of Burma
• Lakes of Burma
• Mountains of Burma
  • Volcanoes in Burma
• Rivers of Burma
  • Waterfalls of Burma
• Valleys of Burma
• World Heritage Sites in Burma: None

Regions of Burma

Main article: Regions of Burma

Ecoregions of Burma

Main article: Ecoregions in Burma

Administrative divisions of Burma

Main article: Administrative divisions of Burma

States Chin Kachin Kayah Kayin Mon Rakhine Shan

Regions Ayeyarwady Bago Magway Mandalay Sagaing Tanintharyi Yangon

Self-Administered Zones Danu Kokang Naga Pa Laung Pa-O

Self-Administered Divisions Wa

Districts of Burma

Main article: Districts of Burma

Municipalities of Burma

• Capital of Burma: Naypyidaw
• Cities of Burma

Demography of Burma

Main article: Demographics of Burma

Government and politics of Burma

Main article: State Peace and Development Council and Politics of Burma

• Form of government: authoritarian military dictatorship
• Capital of Burma: Naypyidaw

• Elections in Burma

• Political parties in Burma
• Political scandals of Burma
• Taxation in Burma

Branches of government

Main article: Government of Burma

Executive branch of the government of Burma

• Head of state: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Than Shwe
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Burma, Thein Sein (Aung San Suu Kyi elected in 1990 but the results were dismissed by the State Peace and Development Council)
• Cabinet of Burma

Legislative branch of the government of Burma

• People's Assembly (unicameral; Elected regularly but never convened)

Judicial branch of the government of Burma

Main article: Court system of Burma

• Supreme Court of Burma

Foreign relations of Burma

Main article: Foreign relations of Burma

• Diplomatic missions in Burma
• Diplomatic missions of Burma

International organization membership

The Union of Myanmar is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Colombo Plan (CP) East Asia Summit (EAS) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (signatory) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Burma is 1 of only 7 U.N. members which is not a member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in Burma

Main article: Law of Burma

• Capital punishment in Burma
• Constitution of Burma
• Crime in Burma
• Human rights in Burma
  • LGBT rights in Burma
  • Freedom of religion in Burma
• Law enforcement in Burma

Military of Burma

Main article: Military of Burma

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Than Shwe
    • Ministry of Defense of Burma
• Forces
  • Army of Burma
  • Navy of Burma
  • Air Force of Burma
  • Special Forces of Burma
• Military history of Burma
• Military ranks of Burma

Local government in Burma

Main article: Administrative divisions of Burma

States (grey)

• Chin State
• Kachin State
• Kayah State
• Kayin State
• Mon State
• Rakhine State
• Shan State

Regions (orange)

• Ayeyarwady Region
• Bago Region
• Magway Region
• Mandalay Region
• Sagaing Region
• Tanintharyi Region
• Yangon Region

History of Burma

Main article: History of Burma, Timeline of Burmese history, and Current events of Burma

• Prehistory of Burma
• Economic history of Burma
• Military history of Burma

Culture of Burma

Main article: Culture of Burma

• Architecture of Burma
• Cuisine of Burma
• Ethnic minorities in Burma
• Festivals in Burma
• Humor in Burma
• Languages of Burma
• Media in Burma
• National symbols of Burma
  • Coat of arms of Burma
  • Flag of Burma
  • National anthem of Burma
• People of Burma
• Prostitution in Burma
• Public holidays in Burma
• Records of Burma
• Religion in Burma
  • Buddhism in Burma
  • Christianity in Burma
  • Hinduism in Burma
  • Islam in Burma
  • Judaism in Burma
  • Sikhism in Burma
• World Heritage Sites in Burma: None

Art in Burma

• Art in Burma
• Cinema of Burma
• Literature of Burma
• Music of Burma
• Television in Burma
• Theatre in Burma

Sports in Burma

Main article: Sports in Burma

• Football in Burma
• Burma at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Burma

Main article: Economy of Burma

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 103rd (one hundred and third)

• Agriculture in Burma
• Banking in Burma
  • National Bank of Burma
• Communications in Burma
  • Internet in Burma
• Companies of Burma
• Currency of Burma: Kyat
  • ISO 4217: MMK
• Economic history of Burma
• Energy in Burma
  • Energy policy of Burma
  • Oil industry in Burma
• Health care in Burma
• Mining in Burma
• Burma Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Burma
• Transport in Burma
  • Airports in Burma
  • Rail transport in Burma
  • Roads in Burma
• Water supply and sanitation in Burma

Education in Burma

Main article: Education in Burma

Health in Burma

Main article: Health in Burma

See also

Asia portal

Main article: Burma

• All pages beginning with "Burma"
• All pages with titles containing "Burma"
• All pages beginning with "Burmese"
• All pages with titles containing "Burmese"
• Index of Burma-related articles
• List of Burma-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Burma". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bm.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Burma

• http://my.wikipedia.org/ Myanmar Wikipedia Official Site (Burmese language)
• BurmaNet News
• http://www.burmadisaster.com/ Burma news including eyewitness accounts and pictures of the Burma cyclone disaster.
• myanmar.gov.mm
• Online Burma/Myanmar Library: Classified and annotated links to more than 17,000 full-text documents on Burma/Myanmar
• Selection of documents pertinent to Burmese independence
• Myanmar at the Open Directory Project
• Mizzima News in English, New Delhi based News Organization formed by Burmese journalists in exile
• News, information, journals, magazines related to Myanmar business and commerce
• Myanmar Commerce Online Licence Services, Information Services website
• Online "Myanmar e-Library"
• News and information (in Burmese) on the country
• Burma entry at The World Factbook
• Myanmar travel guide from Wikitravel
• MandalayGazette, California-based English online newspaper for Burmese in North America
• Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway-based website
• UK-based news website dedicated to the country
• Thailand-based news website dedicated to Burma and Southeast Asia
• Arakan Rohingya National Organisation
• Arakan Rohingya co-operation council europe
• The Revolt of the Monks
• MRTV-3 Television website
• Burma Television channels (flysat)
• Women's Rights in Burma, A collection of documents and articles on women's struggles
• News report explaining how the 2008 cylcone happened
• BBC, In pictures: Burmese aid crisis

Social organizations and NGOs

• http://www.burmacharity.org.uk/ for Humanitarian Aid Charity for Burmese people
• http://www.abcdnetwork.org.au/ for Australia Burma Community Development Network
• http://www.aucampaignforburma.org for Australian Campaign for Burma
• http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/
• http://www.burmaitcantwait.org/burmaitcantwait/ for US Campaign for Burma
• http://www.foundationburma.org for Foundation for the People of Burma – administered by volunteers for direct humanitarian aid
• http://www.actionagainsthunger.org Ending Hunger - creating sustainable livelihoods
• http://www.usda.org.mm for Union Solidarity and Development Association
• http://www.mwaf.org.mm for Burmese Women's Affairs Federation
• http://www.ccdac.gov.mm for The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control
• http://www.mcf.org.mm Burmese Computer Federation
• http://www.mcpa.org.mm Burmese Computer Professionals Association
• http://www.mcia.org.mm Burmese Computer Industry Association
• http://www.mosamyanmar.org Burmese Overseas Seafarers Association
• http://www.umfcci.com.mm Burmese Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• http://www.mmcwa.org Burmese Maternal and Child Welfare Association
• http://www.gchope.org Giving Children Hope emergency disaster relief