Asia · Southeast Asia, mainland

Myanmar

Capital · Naypyidaw

Bagan's 2,000 temples on a golden plain and Inle Lake's leg-rowing fishermen.

Myanmar — Bagan's 2,000 temples on a golden plain and Inle Lake's leg-rowing fishermen.🇲🇲
The essentials

Myanmar at a glance

Capital
Naypyidaw
Region
Southeast Asia, mainland
Currency
Kyat (MMK)
Languages
Burmese
Dialling code
+95
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Myanmar

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Jan 4Independence DayFrom Britain, 1948
Apr 13–16ThingyanWater festival new year
Oct/NovThadingyut date varies date variesFestival of lights
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Myanmar differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Myanmar channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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