Media Even before censorship was loosened after President Thein Sein took office, there was a wide variety of press. Around 100 weekly newspapers and many monthly magazines reported on a wide range of topics, including current political and economic developments….
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Proportion of literate adults: 75.6% (2016) Major religions: Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3% Urban population: 30% (estimated, 2017) Life expectancy (female / male): 70/63 years (estimated, 2018) Gender Inequality Index: Rank 148 of 189 (2018) Number of births: 2.2…
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History Myanmar’s history shows a sequence of cycles of upheaval, decline and new beginning. Since 2011, a new beginning has been attempted, which was initiated by the country’s military with the introduction of a new constitution, which – even after…
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Currency: Kyat (MMK) Exchange rate: 1,628.45 MKK per € (December 2020) Time zone: UTC + 6:30 Country code (phone): +95 Climate (for capital): tropical Money and money transfer Currency: Kyat. Banknotes are available from 1 to 10,000 kyat. There are…
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Entry and residence regulations Visa requirements apply. For a visa you need a passport that is valid for at least 6 months and has 6 free pages. Visas are issued by the Myanmar Embassy in Berlin. The cost of a…
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Buddhist religion According to militarynous, earlier travelers have called Burma the “Buddha’s Favorite Land”. In hardly any other country do the buildings and the representatives of this religion, the monks, shape the image of the landscape and everyday life. The…
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Pluralism and striving for uniformity The center of Burmese culture in the time of the kings was the court of the respective power center. Literature and theater as well as the visual arts, which mainly serve religious purposes, were protected…
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Education According to internetsailors, Myanmar traditionally has a high rate of literacy, which is partly due to the tradition of monastery schools. For the 1987 application to be included in the list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the number of…
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Wa The Wa are famous for being former headhunters and for growing and trading opium. Until 1989 they were considered allies of the Burma Communist Party. The name means “mountain dwellers” and indicates that the Wa live in high and…
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Pa-O Most of them live in Shan State and ethnologists class them as part of the Karen groups. A good half a million people belong to them. A political organization and its own army fought against the government until 1991….
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