29 June 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General
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Naypyidaw, officially spelled
Nay Pyi Taw, is the capital city of
Myanmar and
seat of the
government of Myanmar. It is administered as the
Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the
Constitution. It is unusual among Myanmar’s cities, being an entirely
planned city outside of any
state or region, similar to
Canberra in Australia,
Brasília in Brazil,
Washington, D.C. in the United States and
Islamabad in Pakistan.
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24 June 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, Theme Weeks, UNESCO World Heritage
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Myanmar, officially the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as
Burma, is a country in
Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by
India and
Bangladesh to its west,
Thailand and
Laos to its east and
China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar’s total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the
Bay of Bengal and the
Andaman Sea. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 square miles) in size. Myanmar has been a member of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997. The largest cities are
Yangon,
Mandalay,
Naypyidaw (capital city),
Bago,
Hpa-An,
Taunggyi,
Monywa,
Myitkyina,
Mawlamyine and
Magway (
List of cities in Myanmar).
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