IMyanmar, igama eliphelele le-Union of Myanmar, inendawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-676581. Kutholakala engxenyeni esentshonalanga yeNhlonhlo yase-Indochina, phakathi kweThebetan Plateau ne-Malay Peninsula. Unqamula i-India ne-Bangladesh ngasenyakatho-ntshonalanga, neChina iye enyakatho-mpumalanga, iLaos neThailand ngaseningizimu-mpumalanga, kanye neBay of Bengal noLwandle i-Andaman ngaseningizimu-ntshonalanga. Ugu lolwandle lunamakhilomitha angama-3,200 ubude. Inesimo sezulu sezulu esishisayo. Ukuhlanganiswa kwamahlathi kubanga ngaphezu kuka-50% wendawo isiyonke.

Izwe lihlukaniswe izifundazwe eziyisikhombisa nezifundazwe eziyisikhombisa. Lesi sifundazwe siyindawo eyinhloko yokuhlala yohlanga lwamaBamar, kanti iBangdo yindawo ehlala abantu bezinhlanga ezahlukahlukene.

IMyanmar impucuko yasendulo enomlando omude. Ngemuva kokwakha izwe elihlangene ngo-1044, lahlangabezana namakhosi amathathu obuKhosi baseBagan, iDongwu kanye neGongbang. IBrithani yaqala izimpi ezintathu zokulwa neBurma futhi yadla iBurma kusukela ngo-1824-1885. Ngo-1886, iBrithani yakhetha iBurma njengesifundazwe saseBrithani India. IMyanmar yahlukana neBritish India ngo-1937 futhi yayingaphansi kombuso waseBrithani. Ngo-1942, ibutho laseJapan lahlasela iBurma. Ngo-1945, ukuvukela okuvamile ezweni lonke, iMyanmar kwabuya. Ngemuva kokuthi abaseBrithani baphinde bakwazi ukulawula iMyanmar. Ngo-Okthoba 1947, iBrithani yaphoqeleka ukuba imemezele umthetho wokuzimela waseBurma. NgoJanuwari 4, 1948, iMyanmar yamemezela inkululeko kuBritish Commonwealth futhi yasungula i-Union of Myanmar. Yaqanjwa kabusha kwathiwa yiSocialist Republic of the Union of Myanmar ngoJanuwari 1974, yaphinde yaqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi "i-Union of Myanmar" ngoSepthemba 23, 1988.

Ifulegi likazwelonke: Unxande ovundlile onesilinganiso sobude nobubanzi buka-9: 5. Ingaphezulu lefulegi libomvu, futhi kukhona unxande omncane omnyama oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ekhoneni elingenhla kwesobunxele nephethini emhlophe edwetshiwe ngaphakathi-izinkanyezi eziyi-14 ezinamaphoyinti amahlanu ezizungeze igiya lamazinyo ayi-14, igiya lingenalutho, futhi kukhona nendlebe yommbila ngaphakathi. Okubomvu kufanekisela isibindi nokuzimisela, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okumnyama kufanekisela ukuthula nobunye, kanti okumhlophe kufanekisela ubumsulwa nobuhle. Izinkanyezi eziyi-14 ezinamaphoyinti amahlanu zimele izifundazwe nezifundazwe eziyi-14 zeNyunyana yaseMyanmar, kanti amagiya nezindlebe zokusanhlamvu kufanekisela imboni nezolimo.

Inani labantu baseMyanmar lilinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-55.4 (kusukela ngoJanuwari 31, 2006). Kunezinhlanga ezingama-135 eMyanmar, ikakhulukazi amaBurma, amaKaren, amaShan, amaKachin, amaChin, amaKayah, amaMon namaRakhine.Burmese balinganiselwa ku-65% wabantu bonke. Ngaphezu kwabantu abangama-80% bakholelwa kubuBuddha. Cishe i-8% yabantu bakholelwa kwi-Islam. IsiBurma yilona limi olusemthethweni, futhi zonke izinhlanga ezincane zinezilimi zazo, phakathi kwazo amaqembu ezinhlanga zaseBurma, amaKachin, amaKaren, amaShan namaMon anemibhalo yawo.

Ezolimo ziyisisekelo somnotho wezwe laseMyanmar.Izilimo ezinkulu zibandakanya irayisi, ukolweni, ummbila, ukotini, umoba nejute. IMyanmar icebile ngemithombo yamahlathi.Izwe linamahektha ayizigidi ezingama-34.12 omhlaba wehlathi onamanani angaba ngu-50 %.Yizwe elinomkhiqizo omkhulu wetiye emhlabeni. Izinkuni zetiak zilukhuni futhi ziyamelana nokugqwala, futhi bekuyizinto zokwakha imikhumbi ezihamba phambili emhlabeni ngaphambi kokuba abantu basebenzise insimbi ukwakha imikhumbi. IMyanmar ibheka i-teak njengesihlahla sikazwelonke futhi ibizwa ngokuthi "inkosi yezihlahla" futhi "ingcebo yaseMyanmar". I-jade namagugu acebile eMyanmar ajabulela idumela eliphakeme emhlabeni.

IMyanmar "izwe lamaBuddha" elidumile. UbuBuddha sebethulwe eMyanmar iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-2500. Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-1 000 eyedlule, abaseBurma baqala ukuqopha imibhalo yamaBuddha eqabungeni elibizwa ngokuthi isihlahla saseBedoro, balifaka eBay Leaf Sutra. Njengoba kushiwo enkondlweni kaLi Shangyin, "ukukhumbula isihlalo selotus nokulalela iBayeux Sutra". Phakathi kwabantu baseMyanmar abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-46.4, ngaphezu kuka-80% bakholelwa eBuddhism. Wonke umuntu waseMyanmar kufanele aphuce izinwele zakhe futhi abe yindela esikhathini esithile. Ngaphandle kwalokho, izodelelwa umphakathi. AmaBuddha ababaza ukwakhiwa kwezithombe zikaBuddha, futhi amathempeli kumele akhiwe ngemibhoshongo.Kunama-pagodas amaningi kulo lonke elaseMyanmar. Ngakho-ke, iMyanmar yaziwa nangokuthi "izwe lama-pagodas". Ama-pagodas amahle futhi amahle kakhulu enza iMyanmar ihehe izivakashi.