Myanmar

About Myanmar

Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of the Union of Myanmar. In Arabic, the name is written ميانمار, and the capital نايبيداو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Myanmar is Naypyidaw. Naypyidaw lies at about 20° north and 96° east. The official language of Myanmar is Burmese. Its currency is the Myanmar Kyat, with the symbol ⁨Ks⁩ and the international code MMK.

Myanmar covers about 676,578 square kilometres, which puts it 40th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: China, India, Thailand, Laos, and Bangladesh. The largest of these neighbours by area is China. Other countries in Southeast Asia include Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Myanmar with the other countries of the same region.