!!!Burma: Geography
||Location|Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
||Geographic Coordinates|22 00 N, 98 00 E[{GoogleMap location='22.0,98.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''676,578 sq km\\''land: ''653,508 sq km\\''water: ''23,070 sq km__\\''We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows:\\[Factbook|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook]: 676578\\ [DBpedia|http://dbpedia.org]: 676575\\ [Geoname|http://www.geonames.org]: 678500\\ [Infoplease|http://www.infoplease.com]: 0\\ [Britannica|http://www.britannica.com]: 676577\\ [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: 676578''__\\__Attempted Explanation__: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org]
||Land boundaries|''total: ''6,522 km\\''border countries: ''Bangladesh 271 km, China 2,129 km, India 1,468 km, Laos 238 km, Thailand 2,416 km
||Coastline|1,930 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Andaman Sea / Bay of Bengal 0 m\\''highest point: ''Gamlang Razi 5,870 m
||Highest Mountains|__Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\ According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Hkakabo Razi 5881 m; Mount Logaina 3759 m; Phon Kan Razi 3635 m\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Hkakabo Razi 5881 m; Bumhpa Bum 3411 m; Nattaung 2623 m; Loi Lan 2161 m; Mulayit Taung 2005 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Mountains|Geography/Asia/Burma/Geography/Important_Mountains]
||Terrain|central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands
||Natural Hazards|destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts
||Natural Resource|petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
||Land Use|''arable land: ''15.94%\\''permanent crops: ''2.16%\\''other: ''81.89% (2011)
||Climate|tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)
||Irrigated Land|21,100 sq km (2004)
||Renewable Water Resources|1,168 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements
||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Rangoon; Mandalay; Mawlamyine; Bago; Pathein\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Yangon; Mandalay; Naypyidaw; Mawlamyine; Bago\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Asia/Burma/Geography/Important_Cities]
||Geography-note|strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes