Flag of Myanmar
What the flag means
- Yellow — solidarity
- Green — peace and greenery
- Red — courage
- White star — the union of the country
Design set by: The Union Flag Law (State Peace and Development Council Law No. 8/2010); Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008), Section 437(a) · Adopted 2010
Highlights
- 🛕 Thousands of temples in Bagan
- 🌅 The golden Shwedagon Pagoda
- 🏞️ Floating villages on Inle Lake
- 🙏 A deep Buddhist culture
- 💎 Rubies and fine jade
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · South-Eastern Asia
- Population
- 54,850,648 people (2025)
- Area
- 676,578 km²
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Languages
- Burmese, Shan
- Currency
- Burmese kyat (MMK)
- Organizations
- United Nations, ASEAN
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: The Union Flag Law (State Peace and Development Council Law No. 8/2010); Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008), Section 437(a)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Initiative for ASEAN Integration Work Plan V 2026-2030
- Organizations: The ASEAN Charter, Annex 4: ASEAN Emblem