Myanmar
Country of Asia

Myanmar

Practical Information

Travel essentials, government safety advisories and The Out Index score for Myanmar.

Complete SafeTravel Warning

Do Not Travel

Do not travel to Myanmar (except Yangon) due to ongoing civil unrest and armed conflict (level 4 of 4).

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Partial SafeTravel Warning

Avoid Non-Essential Travel

Avoid non-essential travel to Yangon due to the volatile security and political situation (level 3 of 4).

Check the latest and most up to date official information here.

Official Names

  • Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw (ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်)(Burmese)
  • Republic of the Union of Myanmar(English)

Region

  • South-East Asia

Continent

  • Asia

Total Population

54,409,800(as of 2023)

Capital

နေပြည်တော် Naypyidaw (NYT • Capital)

ISO Codes

MMISO 3166 alpha-2MMRISO 3166 alpha-3104ISO 3166 numeric

Communications

+95Dial code.mmCountry-code top-level domain

Currency

  • Myanmar Kyat (MMK • K)

Driving Side

Right Side of the Road

Electricity

Voltage: 230 V · Frequency: 50 Hz · Plug types: Type C, Type D, Type G

Language

National
  • Burmese(mya)a

Current Time & Time Zone

5:31pm, 24th August 2026Myanmar Time(MMT • UTC+06:30)

Largest Cities

Yangon(RGN • 7,360,703 residents as of 2019)
Mandalay(MDL • 1,225,553 residents as of 2019)
Naypyidaw(NYT • 924,608 residents as of 2019)
Mawlamyine(289,944 residents as of 2019)
Bago(254,424 residents as of 2019)

Busiest Airports

Yangon International Airport(RGN • 5,000,000 passengers as of 2019)
Mandalay International Airport(MDL • 1,200,000 passengers as of 2019)
Naypyidaw International Airport(NYT • 220,000 passengers as of 2019)

Map of Myanmar

Map of Myanmar
Map of Myanmar

Flags

Flag of Myanmar
Flag of Myanmar

Plug types

Type C
Type C
Type D
Type D
Type G
Type G
Status
aDe Jure
The Out Index

Out Score of Myanmar

Myanmar has not received an Out Score yet.

Out Score of Myanmar

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N/A

Tier N/A

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