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ditures: $55 million, 2.7% of GDP (1988) _%_ _@_Burma _*_Geography _#_Total area: 678,500 km2; land area: 657,740 km2 _#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas _#_Land boundaries: 5,876 km total; Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km _#_Coastline: 1,930 km _#_Maritime claims: Contiguous zone: 24 nm; Continental shelf: edge of continental margin or 200 nm; Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm _#_Climate: tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April) _#_Terrain: central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands _#_Natural resources: crude oil, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas _#_Land use: arable land 15%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and woodland 49%; other 34%; includes irrigated 2% _#_Environment: subject to destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); deforestation _#_Note: strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes _*_People _#_Population: 42,112,082 (July 1991), growth rate 2.0% (1991) _#_Birth rate: 32 births/1,000 population (1991) _#_Death rate: 13 deaths/1,000 population (1991) _#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991) _#_Infant mortality rate: 95 deaths/1,000 live births (1991) _#_Life expectancy at birth: 53 years male, 56 years female (1991) _#_Total fertility rate: 4.1 children born/woman (1991) _#_Nationality: noun--Burmese; adjective--Burmese _#_Ethnic divisions: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Mon 2%, Indian 2%, other 5% _#_Religion: Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist beliefs 1%, other 2% _#_Language: Burmese; minority ethnic groups have their own languages _#_Literacy: 81% (male 89%, female 72%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) _#_Labor force: 16,036,000; agriculture 65.2%, industry 14.3%, trade 10.1%, government 6.3%, other 4.1% (FY89 est.) _#_Organized labor: Workers' Asiayone (association), 1,800,000 members; Peasants' Asiayone, 7,600,000 members _*_Government _#_Long-form name: Uni
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