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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

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Conflict theatre: Myanmar Civil War. September 2026: 678 political violence events, 768 deaths (-12% on the previous three-month average). ACLED via HDX
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Sanctions targeting the country: United States (1 regime, 153 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 76 listings), European Union (1 regime, 128 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.11.03
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Recent institutional rupture: Coup militaire 1er février 2021.
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1.5 million refugees originating from the country. UNHCR 2025
Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 4/100). Freedom House 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Crise

8.3 /10 risk

Security 7.5
Legitimacy 1.4
Economy 1.5
Diplomacy 2.6
Influence 0.7

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

United States 1 programme · 153 listings: 98 people, 55 entities broad
EU 1 regime · 128 listings: 106 people, 22 entities targeted
United Kingdom 1 regime · 76 listings: 39 people, 37 entities

UN list of 2026.11.03: 1 person and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 190 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 78 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 115 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital: Naypyidaw
Population: 51,316,756 inh.
Area: 676,578 km²
Currency: MMK
Regime: republic

Executive in office

Head of State

Myint Swe

since 2021.02.01 Parti de l'union

Head of Government

Min Aung Hlaing

since 2021.02.01 Parti de l'union

Government in office · 1 members

Minister of the President's Office

Aung San Suu Kyi

since 2016.03.30 Ligue nationale pour la démocratie

Parliament

Chambre des représentants

440 seats

Union Solidarity and Development Party USDP 231
Tatmadaw 110
Shan and Nationalities Democratic Party SNDP 7
Pa-O National Organisation PNO 5
Mon Unity Party MUP 5
National Unity Party NUP 4
NNP 4
DNDP 1
KNDP 1
INLP 1
KSPP 1
SSP 1

3 more groups

RNP 1
Independent politician 1
Vacant 67

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Chambre des nationalités

224 seats

Tatmadaw 56
National Unity Party NUP 16
People's Party PP 5
Mon Unity Party MUP 5
NNP 4
KNDP 3
Arakan Front Party AFP 3
ZNP 3
Pa-O National Organisation PNO 2
People's Pioneer Party PPP 1
Shan and Nationalities Democratic Party SNDP 1
DNDP 1

9 more groups

NIDP 1
Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party PSDP 1
Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party TLNDP 1
KSPP 1
RNP 1
PNUP 1
KSPP 1
WNP 1
Vacant 11

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

82 G$

2025 ↑ +10.3 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

1,489 $

2025 ↑ +9.6 % vs 2024

Growth

-2.0 %

2025 ↓ -1.0 pt vs 2024

Inflation

8.8 %

2019 ↑ +2.0 pt vs 2018

Unemployment

3.0 %

2025 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

6.6 %

2024 ↑ +2.9 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

67.1 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.08/1

#169 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

4/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

16/100

#1692025

Press freedom (RSF)

26/100

#1662026

Military posture SIPRI · 2024

Annual budget

4.7 Md$

2024USD constants 2024

Defense effort

6.6 %PIB

2024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

#4 Étain 7 % 2024
#3 Terres rares 11 % 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

15 Md$

Imports

17 Md$

Balance

-2 Md$

Top exports

30% Gaz naturel + pétrole
21% Vêtements

Top imports

15% Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Chine 33%
Thaïlande 21%

Import partners

Chine 35%
Thaïlande 15%

Sanctions partielles. Junte militaire.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 24%
GBR 26%
FRA 31%
DEU 31%
RUS 76%
CHN 80%

Abstention: 24%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

✓

NPT

1968 Ratified
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CTBT

1996 Signed, not ratified
✗

TPNW

2017 Not party
✗

Rome Statute

1998 Not party
✓

Genocide

1948 Ratified
✓

Geneva

1949 Ratified
✗

Ottawa Mine Ban

1997 Not party
✗

Oslo Cluster Munitions

2008 Not party
✗

Arms Trade Treaty

2013 Not party
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Paris Agreement

2015 Ratified

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Upcoming

2026

Elections under the junta (announced, contested)

Légitimation junte

Last election

2026-01-25

Parliament (3rd phase)

Union Solidarity and Development Party 231 seats (of 264) · turnout 52.0%

Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
2026-01-11

Parliament (2nd phase)
2025-12-28

Parliament (1st phase)
2020-11-08

Parliament (before the coup)

NLD (Aung San Suu Kyi) — annulé par junte

Last institutional rupture Coup militaire 1er février 2021

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.609/1

#1502023

Top 10% (wealth)

52.0 %

WID

Gini

30.7

moderate

Refugees originating

1,524,378

UNHCR 2025

Rohingyas + déplacés post-coup 2021

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

Palestine

Does not recognize

Israël
Kosovo

National anthem

Gba Majay Bma

Composer · YMB Saya Tin

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

UN
WTO
ASEAN

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,168 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 5,351, or ×0.9.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)