Union of Burma

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:area 676,578 km2
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Andaman_Sea
gptkb:Bay_of_Bengal
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Rangoon
Naypyidaw
gptkbp:commonName Burma
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:conventionalLongName gptkb:Union_of_Burma
gptkbp:currency kyat
gptkbp:demonym Burmese
gptkbp:dialCode +95
gptkbp:drivesOn gptkb:right
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Kayah
Bamar
Chin
Kachin
Karen
Mon
Rakhine
Rohingya
Shan
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Burma_(1974–2010)
gptkb:Flag_of_Burma_(1948–1974)
gptkbp:governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 1948–1989
gptkbp:independenceDate gptkb:United_Kingdom
1948-01-04
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code MM
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Rangoon
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
President
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:nationalAnthem Kaba Ma Kyei
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:8888_Uprising
1962 military coup
renaming to Myanmar in 1989
gptkbp:officialLanguage Burmese
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Union_of_Burma
gptkbp:population over 50 million
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Burma
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Union_of_Myanmar
gptkbp:successor Republic of the Union of Myanmar
gptkbp:timezone MMT (UTC+6:30)
gptkbp:UNMemberSince yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Burmese_government_(historical)
gptkb:British_rule_(1824–1948)
gptkb:British_Burma
gptkb:British_Burma_(1937–1948)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union of Burma