Burma

Capital:	Rangoon
Population:	42,909,464
Area:	678,500 sq km
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)
Languages:	Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Currency:	kyat (MMK)
Government:	military junta
Religions:	Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
	Source: CIA World Factbook 2007