Myanmar is a country that records more than a thousand Buddha temples. It is located in the western part of Southeast Asia.

In the year 1989, the country’s name was changed from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar which was its name since 1885.

The English version of the name of this country was used from 1948 to 2006. During these times, Rangoon also fell back in 1989 for the common native name which was Yangon.

Myanmar is around 1,275 miles which is approximately 2,050 km from north to south. However, the width of this country is approximately 580 miles which is 930 km recorded from east to west. The capital of this country is Nay Pyi Taw which means the ‘Abode of Kings’.

Climate of Myanmar 

Myanmar is located in the monsoon region of Asia, and the weather is moderate because of its geographic position. The cold air from Central Asia brings snow to mountains residing in the northern region. This continues for at least two months. Apart from that, the mountain wall shields the cold air to move farther into the southern region. This is how Myanmar has monsoon as the primary weather.

Moving ahead from technical details of Myanmar’s weather, we would see the north-south alignment of ranges and valleys. This is something that creates a pattern of alternate zones of heavy and scanty precipitation. This occurs during the northeast and southwest monsoon.

A large amount of the precipitation comes from the southwest monsoon. As a matter of fact, the west coast is subjected to occasional tropical cyclones.

The Economy of Myanmar  

The currency of Myanmar is Kyat. This is also denoted as K or Ks, which is placed before or after the numeric value.

Myanmar has an abundance of natural resources such as a strategic location that can spot at the crossroads of Asia, a young population, a growing market, and a huge amount of investment opportunities.

Myanmar is focused on achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Apart from that, they are also targeting to expand the economic growth with national reconciliation, equitable development, natural resources preservation, job opportunities and many of the goals achieved.

Plant and animal life in Myanmar

Myanmar is covered with a variety of forests, and has an abundance of flora and fauna. 

• You can get to see subtropical and temperate forests of oak and pine above 3,000 feet which is actually 900 meters.
• By the northern mountain, there are forests of rhododendron, above 6,000 feet which is approximately 1,800 meters.
• You can find tropical evergreen rainforests of hardwood that occur in the areas with more than 2,000 mm rain every year.

On the other hand, the jungles in Myanmar are filled with a profusion of birds, such as pheasant, parrot, peafowl, and many other wildfowl and grouse.

• Myanmar has seen a reduction in the number of some animals in recent years such as two-horned rhinoceros, wild water buffalo, gaur, various types of deer, etc.
• There are plenty of elephants in Myanmar. However, they are trained to work.
• Other animals such as tigers, leopards, and wildcats are common.
• Myanmar also has various types of snakes that can be found around deltas. You get to see pythons, cobras, vipers, and crocodiles as well.
• Turtles tend to live around coastal regions and edible fishes can be found in any stream.

Tourism of Myanmar

By the year 2019 in July, Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan changed its name to a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Myanmar has a vast chain of temples, stupas, monasteries, and many other religious artefacts which depicts the religious devotion of natives. Myanmar hosted more than 1.84 million visitors in the early months of 2019, which clearly showed a better performance than in 2018 when the total tourist record was 3.55 million.

Conclusion

More than half of the population are Burmese. These natives are located near the Irrawaddy River valley and around the coastal stripes. They have their original homeland in the central dry zone.

Nyi Paw Taw is Myanmar’s capital and the currency used by native people is Kyat.