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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AUDIO: Prospects for Agricultural Value Chains in Myanmar

Published on March 21, 2014
Thomas Reardon, Prospects for Agricultural Value Chains in Myanmar (audio version), March 21, 2014
Strategic Choices Shaping Agricultural Performance and Food Security in Myanmar

Published on February 28, 2014
Haggblade, Steven, Duncan Boughton, Khin Mar Cho, Glenn Denning, Renate Kloeppinger-Todd, Zaw 00, Tun Min Sandar, Tin Maung Than. 2014.Journal of International Affairs, Spring/Summer 2014, Vol. 67, No. 2.
A Strategic Agricultural Sector and Food Security Diagnostic for Myanmar

Published on July 1, 2013
IDWP 131. Prepared for USAID/Burma by Michigan State University (MSU) and the Myanmar Development Resource Institute’s Center for Economic and Social Development (MDRI/CESD). July 2013