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___MASK35___ (; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division ) is a region ___MASK89___ ___MASK10___ , occupying the delta region ___MASK89___ the Ayeyarwady River ( Irrawaddy River ). It is bordered by Bago Region to the north , Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east , and the Bay ___MASK89___ Bengal to the south and west . It is contiguous with the Rakhine State in the northwest . ___MASK5___ ( MLCTS " rankun mrui ", ; also known as Rangoon , literally : " End ___MASK89___ Strife ") is a former capital ___MASK89___ ___MASK10___ and the capital ___MASK89___ ___MASK5___ Region . ___MASK5___ is the country ' s largest city with a population ___MASK89___ nearly six million , and is the most important commercial centre , although the military government officially relocated the capital to the newly built city ___MASK89___ Naypyidaw in March 2006 . Minbya ( Burmese :       , pronounced : ( m  bjá mjo  ) ) is a town in the ___MASK60___ of westernmost part of ___MASK10___ . Located along the Lay Myo River and foothill of Kyein Range . Kyein Taung Pagoda is one of the prominent Pagoda in ___MASK60___ . Ramaung Bridge is also well - known . Minbya is convenient in transportation as Sittwe - Yangon high - way road lies near Minbya . Ga Rim Gian is a nice place to visit with the pleasant sights . The Arakan Mountains ( Arakan Range , Rakhine Range , Rakhine Yoma , Arakan Yoma , Rakhine Roma , Arakan Roma ) is a ___MASK40___ range in western Burma ( ___MASK10___ ), between the coast of Rakhine State and the Central Burma Basin , in which flows the Irrawaddy River . It is the most prominent of a series of parallel ridges that arc through Assam , Nagaland , Mizoram and Burma . The Arakan Mountains run from Cape Negrais in the south in to the Manipur State of India in the north . They include the Naga Hills , the Chin Hills , and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills . These mountains are submerged in the Bay of Bengal for a sufficiently long stretch and emerges again in the form of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . ___MASK77___ ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK77___ (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri ___MASK77___ "), is a country in South Asia . It shares land borders with ___MASK29___ and ___MASK10___ ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and ___MASK22___ are located near ___MASK77___ but do not share a border with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . ___MASK77___ is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . ___MASK50___ is geographically the largest ___MASK89___ the eight administrative divisions ___MASK89___ ___MASK77___ . It covers the south - easternmost areas ___MASK89___ the country , with a total area ___MASK89___ and a population at the 2011 census ___MASK89___ 28 , 423 , 019 . ___MASK10___ , officially the Republic of the Union of ___MASK10___ and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East Asia bordered by Bangladesh , India , ___MASK22___ , Laos and Thailand . About one third of ___MASK10___ ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s 2014 census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . ___MASK10___ is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). ___MASK29___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK29___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the ___MASK9___ , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK22___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK29___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK29___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . ___MASK63___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK63___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK63___ is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . ___MASK22___ , officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK22___ ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of ___MASK22___ , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . ___MASK22___ is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . ___MASK73___ , officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw ( sometimes also Naypyitaw formerly known as " Kyetpyay , Pyinmana " or " Kyatpyay , Pyinmana ") is the capital city ___MASK89___ ___MASK10___ , also known as Burma . It is administered as the ___MASK73___ Union Territory , as per the Constitution . On 6 November 2005 , the administrative capital ___MASK89___ the country was officially moved to a greenfield site west ___MASK89___ Pyinmana , and approximately north ___MASK89___ Yangon ( Rangoon ), the previous capital . Magway Region ( Magwe Region , , formerly Magway Division ) is an administrative division in ___MASK88___ ___MASK10___ . Magway Region is the second largest of ___MASK10___ ' s seven divisions , with an area of . Chittagong (, Chatga ) is a major coastal seaport city and financial ___MASK39___ in southeastern ___MASK77___ . The city has a population of more than 2 . 5 million while the metropolitan area has a population of over 6 . 5 million , making it the second largest city in the country . It is the capital of an eponymous district and division . The city is located on the ___MASK45___ of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal . Much of Chittagong Division is located within the ecological Indo - Burma zone on the boundary of the ___MASK29___ Plate and Burma Plate . This makes Chittagong the crossroads of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia . The port city has been known by various names in history , including Chatigaon , Chatigam , Chattagrama , Islamabad , Chattala , Chaityabhumi and Porto Grande De Bengala . Chin State is a state in western ___MASK10___ . The Chin State is bordered by Rakhine State in the south , Bangladesh in the south - west , Sagaing Division and Magway Division in the east , the Indian state of Manipur in the north and the Indian state of Mizoram in the west . The population of Chin state is about 478 , 801 in 2014 census . The capital of the state is Hakha . The state is a mountainous region with few transportation links . Chin State is sparsely populated and remains one of the least developed areas of the country . Chin State has the highest poverty rate of 73 % as per the released figures from the first official survey . The Andaman Sea is a body ___MASK89___ water to the southeast ___MASK89___ the Bay ___MASK89___ Bengal , south ___MASK89___ ___MASK10___ ( Burma ), west ___MASK89___ ___MASK63___ , north - west ___MASK89___ Malay Peninsula , north ___MASK89___ Sumatra and east ___MASK89___ the Andaman Islands , India , from which it takes its name ; it is part ___MASK89___ the Indian Ocean . The Bay ___MASK89___ Bengal , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part ___MASK89___ the ___MASK69___ Ocean . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK29___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and ___MASK10___ ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK29___ ) to the east . ___MASK12___ ( formerly Akyab ) is the capital of ___MASK60___ , ___MASK10___ ( Burma ). ___MASK12___ , pronounced " site - tway " in the Rakhine language , is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan , Mayu , and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal . The city has 181 , 000 inhabitants ( 2006 ). It is the administrative seat of ___MASK12___ Township and ___MASK33___ . ___MASK79___ Region (; formerly Pegu Division and ___MASK79___ Division ) is an administrative region of ___MASK10___ , located in the southern central part of the country . It is bordered by Magway Region and ___MASK38___ Region to the north ; Kayin State , Mon State and the Gulf of Martaban to the east ; Yangon Region to the south and Ayeyarwady Region and Rakhine State to the west . It is located between 46 ° 45 ' N and 19 ° 20 ' N and 94 ° 35 ' E and 97 ° 10 ' E . ___MASK60___ ( formerly Arakan ) is a state in ___MASK10___ ( Burma ). Situated on the western coast , it is bordered by Chin State to the north , Magway Region , Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east , the Bay of Bengal to the west , and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest . It is located approximately between latitudes 17 ° 30 ' north and 21 ° 30 ' north and east longitudes 92 ° 10 ' east and 94 ° 50 ' east . The Arakan Mountains , rising to at Victoria Peak , separate ___MASK60___ from central Burma . Off the coast of ___MASK60___ there are some fairly large islands such as Cheduba and Myingun Island . ___MASK60___ has an area of and its capital is Sittwe . ___MASK68___ , (, , or , " Lo ") officially the Lao People ' s Democratic Republic , ( Lao :          , " Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao ") or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao ( Lao :    , " Muang Lao ") is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia , bordered by Myanmar ( Burma ) and ___MASK22___ to the northwest , Vietnam to the east , Cambodia to the southwest , and Thailand to the west and southwest .