Myanmar

The capital and main city is Yangon.
The official language is Burmese
Area: 261,228 sq mi (approx. 3x the size of the State of Michigan)
Population approx. 52 million in 2014
Climate: Myanmar lies in the monsoon region of Asia, with its coastal regions receiving over 5,000 mm (196.9 in) of rain annually

Fun Fact: Myanmar has the largest book in the world. The book is situated in Kuthodaw pagoda in Mandalay. It has 1460 pages and 730 leaves. Each page is 107cm (3.51 ft) wide, 13cm (5.1 in) thick and 153cm (5.02 ft) tall!

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Improving Land Governance for More Equitable Fish Farm Development in Myanmar

Published on April 1, 2017
Ben Belton. 2017.Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 33.
The Impacts of Aquaculture on Myanmar’s Rural Economy

Published on March 13, 2017
Ben Belton, Mateusz Filipski, Myanmar Fisheries Partnership Meeting #3, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Naypyidaw, Myanmar, March 13, 2017
Myanmar’s Mechanization Revolution: Symptoms of Structural Transformation

Published on February 17, 2017
Myat Thida Win, Ben Belton, Xiaobo Zhang, Myanmar Update Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, February 17, 2017
Myanmar’s Rural Transformation: Emerging Evidence of Rapid Structural Change

Published on February 15, 2017
Ben Belton, University of Sydney, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, February 15, 2017
Myanmar’s Rural Transformation: Evidence from Ayeyarwady & Yangon

Published on December 14, 2016
Ben Belton & Duncan Boughton, US Embassy, Yangon, Myanmar, December 14, 2016