| | Geographic Coordinates: | 22 00 N, 98 00 E | | Location: | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand | | Area: | total: 678,500 sq km
land: 657,740 sq km
water: 20,760 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than Texas | | Land boundaries: | total: 5,876 km
border countries: Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km | | Coastline: | 1,930 km | | Terrain: | central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Andaman Sea 0 m
highest point: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m | | Capital: | 7 divisions (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne)
divisions: Ayeyarwady, Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon
states: Chin State, Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State |
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