Geography of Cambodia

Area:               676,552 sq km
                        261,218 sq mi
Coastline:        1,930 km
                        1,199 mi
Highest point:  Hkakabo Razi
                        5,881 m/19,295 ft

Myanmar has the total area of 676,577 sq. km, it is twice the size of Vietnam and about the size of United Kingdom and France combined. Geographically, Myanmar is the largest country in South-East Asia Peninsula sharing borders with Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand.

Myanmar is forest-clad mountainous country. Three parallel chains of mountain ranges run from north to south: the Western Yoma or Rakhine Yoma, the Bago Yoma and the Shan Plateau. They begin from the eastern extremity of the Himalaya mountain range. The peak of the Hkakabo-Razi at 5,881 meters (18,000 feet) is the highest in South-East Asia. These mountain chains divide the country into three river systems: the Ayeyarwaddy, the Sittaung and the Thanlwin. The Ayeyarwaddy , the most important river, about 2,170 km (1350 miles) long, and its major tributary, the Chindwinn, 960 km (600 miles) long, constitute the greatest rivering system in the country. As it joins the sea, the Ayeyarwaddy forms a vast delta of 240 km (150 miles) by 210 km (130 miles). According to these mountain chains and river systems, the country can be divided into seven major topographic regions : the Northern Hills, the Western Hills, the Shan plateau, the Central Belt, the Lower Myanmar Delta, the Rakhine Coastal Region and Tanintharyi Coastal Strip.