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Myanmar: map and facts
Myanmar is in South-Eastern Asia. It has about 54.9 million people (2025), the 27th largest population. It covers 676,578 km², the 39th largest by area. That is about 81 people per km². Its highest point is Hkakabo Razi, at 5,881 m. The longest river on its map is the Mekong, 4,350 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 54,850,648 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 676,578 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Naypyidaw
- Highest point: Hkakabo Razi, 5,881 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 42% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Myanmar, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Mekong: 4,350 km
- Salween: 2,815 km
- Chindwin: 1,207 km
Also on the map: Irrawaddy, Nmai, Sittaung, Myitnge, Kaladan and Myittha.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Hkakabo Razi: 5,881 m (its highest point)
- Saramati: 3,826 m
- Nat Ma Taung: 3,053 m
- Kennedy Peak: 2,703 m
- Loi Leng: 2,651 m
- Myinmoletkat Taung: 2,072 m
- Mowdok Mual: 1,054 m
Mountain ranges: Arakan Yoma, Chin Hills and Naga Hills.
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Indochina Peninsula, Kra Isthmus, Myeik Archipelago, Shan Plateau and Irrawaddy Delta.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 32.7%, farmland 20.4%, wooded savanna 15.3%, mixed forest 10.4%, deciduous broadleaf forest 7.6%, grassland 6.1%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): mountains 45.8%, hills 27%, plains 24.6%, high mountains 1.5%, plateaus 1.1%.
Forests covered 42% of its land in 2024, down from 60% in 1990 (World Bank).
Minerals and fuels
- World #4 in rare earths among the countries USGS lists (2025)
- World #5 in antimony among the countries USGS lists (2025)
- World #7 in tin among the countries USGS lists (2025)
Neighbours
Myanmar shares land borders with Bangladesh, China, India, Laos and Thailand on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 data release (doi:10.5066/P1WKQ63T). Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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