One-third of Myanmar's total perimeter, 1,930 km (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.Ħ76,578 square kilometres (261,228 sq mi)īurmese (official), Shan, Karen, Kachin, Chin, Mon and Rakhine and others Myanmar is bordered by the ► People's Republic of China on the north, ► Laos on the east, ► Thailand on the southeast, ► Bangladesh on the west, and ► India on the northwest, with the Andaman Sea to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. It is also known as Burma or the Union of Burma by many bodies and states which do not recognize the ruling military junta. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Myanmar - Republic of the Union of Myanmar