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• Union of Myanmar
  • General Information
    • Fact Sheet
    • Introduction
    • Geography
    • Socio-economic Profile
    • Government
    • National Social Welfare System
    • Education Profile
    • Health Profile
    • Information Communication Technology
  • Statistical Data on Disability Profile
  • Current Situation of Persons with Disabilities
  • Plan of Action toward Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003 - 2012
  • Profile of Disability Related Organizations
  • Appendix I

1. General Fact Sheet

Figure 1

Government (ii)
Type		Military Junta
Chief of State		Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Sr. Gen. Than Shwe (since April 1992)
Head of Government		Prime Minister, Gen. Soe Win (since October 2004)
Capital		Rangoon
Administrative Divisions		7 divisions and 7 states
Demographics
Mid - 2005 Population (thousands) i	50,519	Age Structure (2005) i
Annual Growth Rate i	1.0%	0 - 14 years	29.0%
Urban Population (2005) i	31.0%	15 - 64 years	66.0%
Nationality	Burmese	Over 65 years	5.0%
Ethnic Group (2005) ii		Sex Ratio (2005 est.) ii	0.99 male(s)/female
Burman	68.0%	Unemployment Rate (2004 est.) ii	5.2%
Shan	9.0%	Population below poverty line (2000 est.) ii	25.0%
Karen	7.0%
Rakhine	4.0%
Chinese	3.0%
Indian	2.0%
Mon	2.0%
Other	5.0%
Education (iii)
Adult Literacy (M) (2002 - 2004 est.)	93.7%	Enrolment Ratios (GER)
Adult Literacy (F) (2002 - 2004 est.)	86.2%	Primary (2002/2003)	92.0%
Public expenditure on Education:total government expenditure (2000)	18.1%	Secondary (2002/2003)	39.0%
		Tertiary (2000/2001)	12.0%
		Compulsory	Yes
Health
Life Expectancy (M) (2005) i	58 years	HIV/AIDS Prevalence (2003 est.) ii	1.2%
Life Expectancy (F) (2005) i	64 years	HIV/AIDS Figures (2003 est.) ii	330,000
		Infant Mortality (per 1,000) ii	71
Economic (ii)
GDP - per capita (2004 est.)	$ 1,700	Contributions to GDP ( 2004 est.)
GDP Growth (2004 est.)	-1.3%	Agriculture	56.6%
Budget (2004 est.)		Industry	8.8%
Revenues	$ 474.9 million	Services	34.5%
Expenditures	$ 955.5 million
Disability
Major Legislation		The Law on Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons With Disabilities - 1958
National Coordination Committee on Disability	N/A

Source

1. 2005 ESCAP Population Data Sheet, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
2. CIA-The World Factbook 2005 - Burma (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bm.html)
3. UNESCO : Institution for Statistics - education sector (www.uis.unesco.org)