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Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis

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How Cyclone Nargis has affected the map of Myanmar
 
Cyclone statistics 

Number of people dead or missing: 140,000 (UN estimate)

Number of people homeless: 800,000 (UN estimate) 

Myanmar factfile 

Population: 54 million

Life expectancy: 61 years

Religion: Buddhists (89 per cent); Christians, Muslims

Number of people living on less than $1 a day: 15 million

Government funding for education: 0.3 per cent of GDP


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