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Capital: Rangoon ( Yangon ) |
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand |
Geographic Coordinates: 22 00 N, 98 00 E |
Area: Total: 676,578 sq km
Land: 653,508 sq km
Water: 23,070 sq km |
Land Boundaries: Total: 5,876 km
Border countries: Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km |
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Maritime Claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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 |