Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state located in the Southeast Asian region. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometers in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon).
The provisional results of the2022 Myanmar Census show that the total population is 55.45 million people. Myanmar is ethnically diverse. The government recognises 135 distinct ethnic groups. There are at least 108 different ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar, consisting mainly of distinct Tibeto-Burman peoples, but also consisting of sizable populations of Tai–Kadai, Hmong–Mien, and Austroasiatic (Mon–Khmer) peoples.
The Bamar form an estimated 68% of the population. 10% of the population are Shan. The Kayin make up 7% of the population. The Rakhine people constitute 4% of the population. Chinese ethnic peoples form approximately 3% of the population.
It is estimated that there are about 2 million overseas compatriots in Myanmar, most of them live in Yangon, Mandalay, Lashio, Myitrona, or Taunggyi. Many compatriots form associations based on society, culture, education, and religion. There are roughly 1000 Taiwanese people in Myanmar. Most of them live in Yangon. They mainly work in business fields such as: import and export trade, construction, groceries, food processing, restaurants, textiles, chemicals, hotels, transport etc. In addition, overseas compatriots take the education affairs of the next generation particularly seriously. In the hope of promoting traditional Chinese characters and Taiwan's diverse culture, there are 197 overseas compatriot schools in Myanmar in close collaboration with the OCAC. Their goal is to pass down Taiwan's important cultural heritage.
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2023/12/08 Back