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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Burma Fact Sheet

The table below provides a snapshot of the situation faced by people in Burma, one of the poorest countries in the world.

Topic Burma Canada
Official name Union of Myanmar Canada
Capital Rangoon Ottawa
Area (thousands of km2) 678 9,985
Population (millions) 42.9 (2005) 32.0 (2004)
Population density (per km2) 70 (2000) 3 (2004)
Urban population (%-2002) 27 80
Gross national income (GNI) (per capita) US$220 (2004) US$23,930 (2003)
GNI purchasing power parity (PPP) (per capita) US$1,112 (2001) US$29,740 (2003)
Structure of GDP (%-2004)
» Agriculture
» Industry
» Services
57
9
35
2
32
66
Ecological footprint (global hectares per person-2001) 0.9 6.4
Human development index (HDI) ranking 132nd of 177 countries (2004) 4th (2004)
Gender-related development index (GDI) ranking 106th of 173 countries (2002) 5th (2002)
Life expectancy at birth 45 (1960), 60.7 (2005) 71 (1960), 79 (2003)
Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000) 169 (1960), 109 (2002) 33 (1960), 6 (2003)
Adult literacy rate (% 2000-2004)
» Total
» Men
» Women
85
89
81
99
99
99
Population using improved drinking water sources (%-2002)
» Total
» Urban
» Rural
80
95
74
100
100
99


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