Myanmar also known as Burma has an area of 676,557 sq. km. It is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia. Yangon is the capital of Myanmar and other major city is Mandalay. Myanmar or Burmese is the country's official language, but English is also spoken by the elderly folk and in large towns. In their modern alphabet, 33 letters are consist of consonants and 12 basic vowels.
Buddhism was the state religion of Myanmar, but the military regime actively promotes not to have any. There is freedom of worship for other religions like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Animism. But because Christianity is strong among the other religions, there is much discrimination against Christian. There is much freedom yet also there are many imposed restrictions on buildings, job opportunities, importation of literature and many more. There have been many cases of enforced conversions to Buddhism and violence against rural Christians, and in some cases Christians being forced to build Buddhist temples and to renounce their faith.
God is faithful to His workers, despite of the isolation and repression of Christians, there has been growth among some ethnic minorities and a great interest in the Gospel among Buddhist monks. There have been examples of outstanding miracles leading to many conversions.
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