Pyinthar
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People's Republic of Pyinthar ပြည်သူ့ သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ ပြိန်ထရ (Pyinthari) | |
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Anthem: ကမ္ဘာမကျေ kaba ma kyei "Till the End of the World" | |
Capital and largest city | Hcajhan |
Official languages | Pyinthari |
Recognised regional languages | Thanhliênese Lanhsavanian |
Ethnic groups (2022) | 62.8% Pyinthari 21.4% Thanhliênese 7.1% Lanhsavanian 5.6% Mylasian 2.6% Yinese 0.5% Other |
Religion (2022) | 81.2% No religion 6.8% Gregorianism 4.7% Himayan 2.4% Sendou 4% Other |
Demonym(s) | Pyinthari |
Government | Unitary Arvidsenist one-party socialist republic under a totalitarian military junta |
• Chairman | Hla Htay |
Moe Thiri | |
• Premier | Zaw Lin |
Legislature | People's Assembly |
History | |
c. 3000 BCE | |
12-23 June 1892 | |
7 March 1966-23 November 1981 | |
19 April 1974 | |
29 December 1985 | |
• Water (%) | 3 |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 96,409,460 |
• Density | 100.59/km2 (260.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $515.694 billion |
• Per capita | $5,349 |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $165.053 billion |
• Per capita | $1,712 |
Gini (2022) | 31.7 medium |
HDI (2022) | 0.611 medium |
Currency | Shwé (ရွှေ/Ꞩ, PS) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Pyinthari Standard Time, PST) |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +68 |
Internet TLD | .py |
Pyinthar (Pyinthari: ပြိန်ထရ; PLCTS: Pyain-ṭhar; [pjɪ̀ɰ̃.tʰa̰]), officially the People's Republic of Pyinthar (Pyinthari: ပြည်သူ့ သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ ပြိန်ထရ; PLCTS: Pyi Thu Samma Da Nain Ngan Pyain-ṭhar), is a sovereign country located in Western Abaria. It shares its only land border with Yingok to the west and its other close neighbors are X and X to the east.
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Etymology
The etymology of the word "Pyinthar" is believed to be derived from the ancient Pyinthari words "Pyin" (ပြိန်) and Thar (ထရ). "Pyin" suggested a sort of connection, union, or harmony, with "Thar" implying a further sense of grandeur or significance. Over time, it is believed that these two words conjoined into some vague "Land/People of Harmony," though this particular etymology is disputed.
Alternatively, others have interpreted it as meaning "the noble homeland" or just "the homeland," as the actual definition of each constituent word being difficult to trace and translate. However, most scholarly debates focus more so on the former etymology, seeing as how the term is used for the nation and its people.