Myanmar

1. Roughly 135 ethnic groups make up the people of Myanmar and it’s ranked 75 most culturally and ethnically diverse country in the world.

2. The Water Festival, also known as Thingyan, is one of the biggest festivals in the country. Thousands take to the streets for a huge water fight to celebrate the Burmese New Year in April

3. Some people of Myanmar still recogonize Burma as their counrty name even though it was changed in 1989 and The United States officially still calls the country Burma.

4. Myanmar got its independence from British even before India,On 4 January 1948 at 4.20 am, the nation became an independent republic

5. There are a total of 111 languages spoken by the people living in Myanmar.