Background: Despite democratic elections in 1990, in which the main opposition party won a clear victory, the country’s ruling military junta refused to hand over power to it. The main opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, AUNG San Suu Kyi, who had been under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, was placed under house […]

Passport and visa regulations Nationalities Passport required visa required Return ticket required Turkey Yes Yes Yes Germany Yes Yes Yes Austria Yes Yes Yes Switzerland Yes Yes Yes Other EU countries Yes Yes Yes Passport information Generally required, must be valid for at least 6 months when you leave the country. Passports previously reported lost […]

Area: 676,578 km² Residents: 54,040,110 (11/2018) Population density: 80 E / km² Form of Government: Republic System of Government: parliamentary democracy with parliament- bound executive power Neighboring countries: Thailand, Laos, China, India, Bangladesh Capital: Naypyidaw National language: Burmese, English religions: 87.9% Buddhists 6.2% Christians 4.3% Islam 0.5% Hinduism 0.008% Jehovah’s Witnesses Currency: Kyat (MMK) 1 MMK = 100 pyas Exchange rates: 1 EUR = 1,690.98 MMK […]