Myanmar is the largest country in the south-east Asia Peninsula sharing borders with Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand in clock-wise. With a total land area of about 676,000 sq. km, it is about the size of Texas and the size of United Kingdom and France combined. The Country stretches over 2090 km from North to South and over 925 km from east to west. It has a 2832 km coastline on the Indian Ocean. More than half of the total land area is covered with forests.

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Yangon, the capital city is the main gate way to Myanmar. The city was founded by King Alaungpaya on the site of a small village called Dagon when he conquered lower Myanmar in 1755. The name Yangon means "End of strife" which was anglicized to Rangoon. The present day Yangon covers over 350sq. km and has population of over 5 million.

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Mandalay, the last capital of the Myanmar kings, founded in 1857 by king Mindon, is located in central largest city boasting its rich cultural heritage and also the commercial centre with rail, road, river and airlines links to all parts of the country.

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Even Bagan located in the unpromising arid region of central Myanmar, it was the centre of a great first Myanmar Kingdom and a glorious civilization, which flourished 11th to 13th Centuries. It is now the main tourist attraction in Myanmar and is one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia, containing over 2000 well preserved ancient Pagodas and temples. It is also noted for its Lacquer ware industry.

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This vast beautiful lake, 878m above sea level, 22km long and 10km across, has a population of some 150000 who speak a Myanmar dialect and live a distinctive lake dwelling lifestyle.

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