Myanmar Fast Facts
About Myanmar
Area: 676,578 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas)
Population: 57,069,099 (July 2021 est.)
Median age: 29.2 years
Capital: Naypyidaw
Ethnic Groups: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%
Religion: Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, Other 0.2%, None 0.1% (2014 est.)
Unemployment: 4% (2017 est.)
The United States officially still calls the country Burma.
The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine State thought to number about one million people at the beginning of 2017. Myanmar does not recognize them as citizens or one of the 135 recognized ethnic groups living in the country. According to Human Rights Watch, laws discriminate against the Rohingya, infringing on their freedom of movement, education and employment.
Published December 16, 2020, 11:11 AM
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 1,643 police personnel were deployed for the “Oplan Ligtas Paskuhan 2020” in Eastern Visayas.
Apart from ensuring the safety of churchgoers during the Simbang Gabi, they were also placed in various areas of convergence to ensure that minimum health protocols are being followed to avoid the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases during the holidays.
President Rodrigo Duterte had earlier urged the public to skip Christmas festivities this year and avoid holiday traditions for the safety of everyone amid the prevailing COVID-19 threat.
A number of local government units in Eastern Visayas have also prohibited Christmas parties, reunions, and face-to-face caroling.