Myanmar comprises the largest area on the South-East Asian peninsula with an area of about 680,000 km², (263,000 sq miles) — or close to France and United Kingdom combined. The population is over 52 million people of about 135 ethnicities.

Myanmar shares borders with China to the north and north-east, Laos to the east, Thailand to the south-east, and India and Bangladesh to the west. The Indian Ocean is on the south-west. Myanmar’s coastline extends from where Myanmar and Bangladesh meet, down southwards, ending in the southern extremity where Myanmar and Thailand meet — making a very long coastline of over 2000 km (1250 miles).

Mountain ranges in the north, east and west enclose flat lands of Ayeyarwady, Chindwin and Sittaung Rivers. The river valleys include the country’s agricultural land and highest concentration of the population.

The climate of Myanmar is roughly divided into three seasons. Seasonal changes in the monsoon wind directions create summer, rainy and winter seasons.

Summer, with highest temperature during March and April in Central Myanmar up to above 110 ℉(43.3 ℃) while in Northern Myanmar it is about 97 ℉ (36.1 ℃) and on the Shan Plateau between 85 ℉(29.4 ℃) and 95 ℉(35 ℃).

Rainy season, from mid-May to end of October, with annual rain fall of less than 10 inches in Central Myanmar while the coastal regions of Rakhine and Tanintharyi get about 200 inches.

Winter, which starts from November to end of February with temperature in hilly areas with an elevation of over 3000 feet drops below 32℉ (0 ℃).

During the rainy season, lower Myanmar and coastal areas can have heavy rain showers while central regions are dry.

The northern Indian Ocean cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form.

The main religions of the country are Buddhism (89.5 %), Christianity (4.9 %), Muslims (3.8 %), Hindus (0.05 %), and Animism (13 %).

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