Rakhine State

Rakhine State (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်, Rakhine pronunciation [ɹəkʰàiɴ pɹènè]; Burmese pronunciation: [jəkʰàiɴ pjìnɛ̀]; umwhile Arakan) is a state in Myanmar. It is locatit approximately atween latitudes 17°30' north an 21°30' north an east langitudes 92°10' east an 94°50' east. The Arakan Muntains, which rise tae 3,063 metre (10,049 ft) at Victoria Peak, separate Rakhine State frae central Myanmar. Aff the coast o Rakhine State thare are some fairly lairge islands sic as Cheduba an Myingun Island. Rakhine State haes an aurie o 36,762 square kilometre (14,194 sq mi) an its caipital is Sittwe.^[2]

Rakhine State ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ် Arakan State
State
Myanmar transcription(s)
• Arakanese	ra-khai-pray-ni
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Location o Rakhine State in Myanmar
Coordinates: 19°30′N 94°0′E
Kintra	Myanmar
Region	Wast coastal
Caipital	Sittwe (Local voices- Saitwe) (In Breetish Occupee'd Time- Akyab)
Govrenment
• Chief Meenister	Hla Maung Tin[1] (USDP)
Area
• Total	36780 km2 (14,200 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,836,000
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Rakhine, Kaman, Chin
• Releegions	Theravada Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism an ithers
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MST)