Burma (now called Myanmar) is a country in Asia south of Tibet. It has a total area of 678,500 km2. The climate is tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot with humidsummers (south-west monsoon, June to September); less cloudy with scant rainfall, mild temperatures and lower humidity during the winter (north-east monsoon, December to April). The terrain is comprised of central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands. Natural resources are crude oil, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones and natural gas. The religion is 85% Buddhist, 15% animist beliefs, Muslim, Christian, or other. The language is Burmese but minority ethnic groups have their own numerous languages. Research Burma
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