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Burma
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Murma's
Geography
Location:
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Southeastern
Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
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Geographic
coordinates:
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22 00 N, 98 00
E
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Map
references:
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Southeast
Asia
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Area:
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total: 676,578
sq km
country
comparison to the world:
land: 653,508
sq km
water: 23,070
sq km
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Area -
comparative:
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slightly
smaller than Texas
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Land
boundaries:
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total: 5,876
km
border
countries: Bangladesh
193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235
km, Thailand 1,800 km
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Coastline:
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1,930 km
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Maritime
claims:
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territorial
sea: 12
nm
contiguous
zone: 24
nm
exclusive
economic zone: 200
nm
continental
shelf: 200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
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Climate:
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tropical
monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers
(southwest monsoon, June to September); less
cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower
humidity during winter (northeast monsoon,
December to April)
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Terrain:
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central
lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands
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Elevation
extremes:
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lowest point: Andaman
Sea 0 m
highest point: Hkakabo
Razi 5,881 m
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Natural
resources:
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petroleum,
timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten,
lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones,
natural gas, hydropower
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Land
use:
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arable land: 14.92%
permanent
crops: 1.31%
other: 83.77%
(2005)
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Irrigated
land:
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18,700 sq km
(2003)
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Total
renewable water resources:
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1,045.6 cu km
(1999)
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Freshwater
withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 33.23
cu km/yr (1%/1%/98%)
per capita: 658
cu m/yr (2000)
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Natural
hazards:
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destructive
earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides
common during rainy season (June to September);
periodic droughts
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Environment
- current issues:
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deforestation;
industrial pollution of air, soil, and water;
inadequate sanitation and water treatment
contribute to disease
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Environment
- international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the
Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not
ratified: none
of the selected agreements
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Geography
- note:
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strategic
location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes
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