Myanmar destination information

All you need to know before visiting Myanmar

Myanmar summary

Myanmar is a big country with around 51M Myanmar. Official language is Burmese. Myanmar uses burmese system, but there is a plan to start using metric system.. Time zone is UTC+06:30. Currency used in Myanmar is Kyat (MMK).

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ATMs in Myanmar are Rare. Internet speed in Myanmar is on average 2.8 Mbps.

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General

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Myanmar uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type A, Type C, Type D, Type G and Type I.

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  • Burmese

Money

Currency πŸ’±

1000 MMK = 0.65 USD

Myanmar uses the Burmese kyat (symbol: Ks), code MMK.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 kyats and 50 pyas. Kyat is subdivided into 100 pyas. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 kyats.

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Rare

Automatic teller machines are rare in Myanmar. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM β€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

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Phone

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Roaming 🌐

Emergency Calls 🚨

Police :

999

Ambulance :

995

Fire department :

995

Calling ☎️

International

To call Myanmar, dial +, then 95 (the country code for Myanmar), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number.

Locally

For local calls within Myanmar, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 1 .


international: + 95 1 1234567
calling local: 01 1234567

Internet connection

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Internet speed in Myanmar is on average 2.8 Mbps.

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WiFi coverage in Myanmar is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

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Driving

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Weather

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Visa Exemption

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Passport Strength

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Health regulation

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Customs rules

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Myanmar embassies

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