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Myanmar

With a bustling modern city, emerging beach destinations and more temples than tourists, Myanmar's rich and thrilling culture - of dozens of languages and peoples - is naturally a drawcard. But going to Myanmar is more complicated than just buying a ticket.

Destination Facts

Full Name: Union of Myanmar
Capital City: Nay Pyi Daw
Population: 47,373,958
Area: 678,500 square kilometres
Language Spoken Burmese, Karen, Shan, Kachin
Religion

Theravada Buddhist (89%), Christian (4%), Muslim (4%), animist (1%), other (2%)


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