Myanmar [Burma]     [33]
(Independent in 1948 from United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: BU
LAND AREA: 678030 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	1	10	4	2	0	100	117

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 45922000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 68 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 73%
  URBAN POP: 26% (1994), versus 19% (1960), Annual Growth: 3.7%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 58.4 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 82.7%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 86 per/1000 (1994), versus 158 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.475

ECONOMY, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 2.1%
  GDP/Capita: $268  GDP/Capita PPP: $1051
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $195, 1970 $204, 1980 $260, 1990 $238
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $152 million  ODA%GNP: 0.2%
  ODA/Capita: $3

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 27151,000 ha, 41.3% of land area, 0.6 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 26875,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 14.2% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 77 kw-hr/capita, versus 22 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 73% (1993), versus 76% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 23.3,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 15 kg/cap/year, CHANGE SINCE 1980-82: 5%
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 37%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: