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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Texas
Area > Land	657,740 sq km		[40th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	678,500 sq km		[46th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Rangoon - 4,082,000
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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)
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Forested Land	52.3%		[32nd of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	22 00 N, 98 00 E
Source: FAO
Land boundaries > Border countries Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	14.92%		[78th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	Yangon
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	3,873,000		[28th of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	Rangoon - 4,082,000
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references Southeast Asia
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Population density	73.1 people per sqkm		[118th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	76.83 people/m²		[103rd of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Precipitation	2,681 mm		[5th of 95]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Surface area > sq. km	676,580 km²		[39th of 206]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
tallest mountains > Mountain	Hkakabo Razi
Source: World Development Indicators database

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