Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Burma (Myanmar)
- +95
What every visitor should know about Burma (Myanmar):
- Money
- The currency is the Burmese kyat (MMK). 1 MMK is worth about US$0.16, or €0.11.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Rangoon (Yangon)
- Tap water
- Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.
Burma (Myanmar) facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 48,137,741
- Language
- Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
- Ethnicity
- Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%
Economy
- GDP
- US$1,200 (per capita)