Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Geographic coordinates: 22° 0' N, 98° 0' E
Coastline km: 1,930 km 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)
Terrain: central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands
Elevation: lowest point: Andaman Sea 0 m
highest point: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m
Natural hazards: petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
Currency: kyats (MMK)
Population: 48,137,741 (July 2009 est.)
Languages: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Capital: Rangoon (Yangon)
Divisions: 7 divisions and 7 states:
- divisions: Ayeyarwady, Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon
- states: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan
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Chaungtha Beach Burma - Brother sister twin pagoda | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-coral | ![]() |
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Ox Carts - Ngwe Saung Beach | 1 / - | ![]() |
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Thandwe Airport | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-rocky | All surfers |
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