Rakhine State

Rakhine State (/rəˈkaɪn/ (listen); Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်; MLCTS: ra.hkuing pranynai, Rakhine pronunciation [ɹəkʰàiɰ̃ pɹènè], Burmese pronunciation: [jəkʰàiɰ̃ pjìnɛ̀]; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (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 longitudes 92°10' east and 94°50' east. The Arakan Mountains or Rakhine Yoma separated Rakhine State from central Burma from North to South. Off the coast of Rakhine State there are some fairly large islands such as Ramree, Cheduba and Myingun. Rakhine State has an area of 36,762 square kilometres (14,194 sq mi) and its capital is Sittwe.[4]

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Rakhine State ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ် Arakan State
State
Myanma transcription(s)
• Burmese	ra.hkuing: prany nai
• Arakanese	Rakhai Pray Nay
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Location of Rakhine State in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 19°30′N 94°0′E
Country	Myanmar
Region	West coastal
Capital	Sittwe
Government
• Chief Minister	Aung Kyaw Min
• Cabinet	Rakhine State Government
• Legislature	Rakhine State Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Rakhine State High Court
Area
• Total	36,778.0 km2 (14,200.1 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
Highest elevation (Kema Taung)	1,851 m (6,073 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	3,188,807[1]
• Rank	8th
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Arakanese (Rakhine), Rohingya, Kaman, Bamars, Chin, Mro, Khami, That, Maramagyi and others
• Religions[2]	63.3% Buddhism 35.1% Islam 1.2% Christianity 0.3% Hinduism 0.1% Animism
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MMT)
HDI (2017)	0.520[3] low · 13th
Website	rakhinestate.gov.mm

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