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Burmaat a Glance

LocationSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand

Population42,909,462

Population Growth Rate0.42%

ReligionsBuddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%

LanguagesBurmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  85.3%
male: 89.2%
female:  81.4% (2002)