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Local Information > About OOCL in Myanmar
About OOCL in Myanmar




Currently in Myanmar, OOCL is represented by agent "Conteast Lines Orient Limited." with office located in Yangon. With effect from 1st June 2012,  OOCL will be represented by agent "Sea Asia Shipping Services Myanmar Limited" with office located in Yangon. Click here to read related announcement.

Situated in Southeastern Asia, Myanmar borders the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand.  Although Myanmar is surrounded by five neighboring countries it is not a land-locked country as its west and south regions open into the sea.

Myanmar's population is approximately 60 million people and has a total area of 673,396 square kilometers. Seventy percent of the population lives in rural areas. The currency in Myanmar is the Kyat. Myanmar has over 100 different national races, each of them with their own dialects, writing and cultural/traditional values. There are also several foreign descendants’ groups living throughout the whole country.

There are seven states and seven divisions in Myanmar. NayPyiTaw is the capital. Yangonthe former capital with area of 3,927 square miles, is the commercial capital city with an estimated 6 million population.

 

 

 

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