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mountain regions never falls below 22.2 °C (71.9 °F). Lowlands in the west and south of the state are located in the tropical monsoon climate. The lowest annual rainfall in the region is 3,000 millimetres (120 in) and the highest is 4,800 millimetres (190 in). The regions get most of the rain in summer. Some of the rivers and creeks in Karen State are flowing from south to north due to the location of the
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eleventh in size when compared with other States and
Regions in the country, only higher than Tanintharyi Region, Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory and Chin State. In terms of the proportion of the total population, the population of Karen State has marginally increased from 3.0 percent in 1983 to 3.1 percent in 2014.
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Since 1976 the KNU has called for a federal system rather than an independent Karen State. In
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Since the 1973 Census, the population of Karen State has increased from 858,429 to 1,055,359 in the 1983 census and 1,574,079 in the census of 2014. This means the population of Karen State has increased by about 49 percent between the 1983 and the 2014 census. The population of Karen State ranks
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Located between latitudes 15° 45' north and 19° 25' north and longitudes 96° 10' east and 98° 28' east. It has a hot and humid climate because of the mountain ranges that lie in its backdrop and its location, which is near the sea, in the tropics. The temperature of the hottest month in eastern
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border trading post of Karen State is the second biggest among
Myanmar's 15 border trading posts. It is the main border crossing trade route between Thailand and Myanmar. According to Thailand's Chamber of Commerce, the monthly trade between the two countries in 2015 through the
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Due to the mountainous terrain in Karen State, most villages are small and contain less than 40 households so a large amount of Karen's population is dotted across the countryside over hundreds, if not thousands of villages.
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Kayin State is a farming state. As of 2017, there are over 460,000 acres of paddy fields and 260,000 acres of rubber tree plantations in Kayin State. There are over 9000 acres of coffee planted in
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is poor but is especially worse in conflict ridden areas like Karen State. The public health care system in the state is very poor. The following is a summary of the public health care system in the state.
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1581:between the
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1374:Demographics
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1350:Maw Khe Khee
1239:Duk Daw Nain
1229:Htilonhpaung
1022:
931:Kyainseikgyi
807:
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679:Bagan Empire
676:
643:Kanchanaburi
635:Mae Hong Son
624:
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557:
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550:Karen script
536:Karen script
533:
500:(Recognized)
492:(Official),
422:Christianity
407:Burmese-Thai
381:(majority),
370:Demographics
263:Saw Myint Oo
3307:Kayin State
3197:Tanintharyi
3054:Thandanggyi
3039:Shanywathit
3014:Lay Kay Kaw
2840:Kayin State
2721:Kayin State
2673:Kayah State
2647:Bago Region
1805:Health care
1628:Agriculture
1334:Than Pu Yar
1319:Kyauk Bi Lu
1299:Pyinmahtein
1194:Naungpalein
1149:Paya-ngokto
1025:August 2017
981:Payathonzu
966:Shanywathit
916:Thandanggyi
691:Ava Kingdom
667:Kayah State
655:Bago Region
631:Karen Hills
627:Dawna Range
604:Karen State
591:ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်
587:S'gaw Karen
566:ကရင်ပြည်နယ်
558:Kayin State
512:.kayinstate
498:S'gaw Karen
441:Others 0.7%
201: /
86:S'gaw Karen
79:ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်
50:ကရင်ပြည်နယ်
44:Kayin State
18:Karen State
3301:Categories
3172:Ayeyarwady
3034:Payathonzu
2660:Shan State
2507:newspapers
2446:2009-04-11
2421:2009-04-09
2396:2017-10-07
2367:2017-10-08
2341:2017-10-07
2312:2017-10-08
2280:2017-10-08
2251:2017-10-08
2222:2017-10-07
2193:2021-01-19
2157:2017-05-28
2125:2017-05-28
2083:2021-03-28
1998:2018-09-13
1969:2015-07-11
1940:References
1908:Kawthoolei
1828:2002–2003
1704:See also:
1564:View from
1507:Christians
1379:Population
1336:(Thanbaya)
1264:Kyungyaung
1129:Hlagazaing
1124:Htipalamaw
1039:Tagondaing
1014:incomplete
936:Payathonsu
784:Government
778:Moei River
663:Shan State
595:pronounced
570:pronounced
355:Demonym(s)
325:Population
252:Government
32:Kawthoolei
3270:Naypyidaw
3029:Paingkyon
2994:Kawkareik
2989:Kamamaung
2974:Hlaingbwe
2701:Mon State
1789:Students
1775:Teachers
1700:Education
1655:Transport
1579:ceasefire
1550:thilashin
1503:Buddhists
1429:1,574,079
1418:1,055,359
1329:Taungbauk
1244:Tamoowoug
1184:Myaingkon
1179:Thabyegon
1139:Winhtaung
1094:Kyaukbilu
1059:Kyongawon
961:Paingkyon
956:Kamamaung
926:Kawkareik
901:Hlaingbwe
847:Townships
820:Districts
770:mountains
763:Geography
722:Mon State
717:of 1852.
651:Mon State
494:Pwo Karen
452:UTC+06:30
447:Time zone
333:1,574,079
237:Southeast
3233:Pa Laung
3187:Mandalay
3049:Thandang
3024:Myawaddy
3004:Kyeikdon
2796:Thailand
2779:Thailand
2745:Thailand
2575:Archived
2390:Archived
2361:Archived
2335:Archived
2216:Archived
2187:Archived
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2151:Archived
2119:Archived
2077:Archived
2073:BBC News
2034:(2006).
1992:Archived
1963:Archived
1902:See also
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1792:148,000
1761:Schools
1750:Primary
1739:Mandalay
1641:Industry
1598:Myawaddy
1585:and the
1548:. 1,000
1534:samanera
1519:animists
1513:(4.6%),
1509:(9.5%),
1448:Religion
1324:Phathalē
1314:Kalonhte
1289:Missakit
1199:Thanbaya
1189:Naungkwe
1174:Kanni II
1159:Kaingdaw
1154:Katokkra
1109:Khonkhan
1104:Kyeikywa
1079:Anankwin
1074:Myohaung
1049:Htimahto
941:Kyaikdon
921:Myawaddy
911:Thandang
647:Thailand
432:Hinduism
417:Buddhism
3192:Sagaing
3165:Regions
3140:Rakhine
3019:Leiktho
3009:Kyondoe
2969:Bawgali
2849:Capital
2521:scholar
1834:# Beds
1798:12,000
1795:47,000
1753:Middle
1621:Salween
1603:Mae Sot
1573:Tourism
1556:Economy
1511:Muslims
1407:858,429
1340:War Sue
1254:Ywathit
1219:Winkana
1209:Retphaw
1144:Lutshan
1119:Kanni I
1099:Pu Lein
1089:Karesaw
1069:Taungdi
1064:Winpauk
971:Bawgali
703:British
687:Taungoo
673:History
612:Myanmar
606:, is a
562:Burmese
505:Website
437:Animism
403:Rakhine
383:Padaung
242:Capital
228:Myanmar
215:Country
189:97°45′E
126:Burmese
57:Burmese
3223:Kokang
3202:Yangon
3182:Magway
3120:Kachin
3108:States
3059:Wawlay
3044:Sukali
2984:Hpapun
2979:Hpa-an
2853:Hpa-an
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1735:Yangon
1530:Sangha
1515:Hindus
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1432:+49.2%
1421:+22.9%
1294:Na-awn
1269:Tanyin
1259:Kronwa
1249:Akalaw
1234:Doh-Li
1214:Phadaw
1204:Thabyu
1114:Apalon
1084:Phabya
983:Pagoda
951:Wawlay
946:Sukali
906:Hpapun
896:Hpa-an
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616:Hpa-An
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3125:Kayah
2528:JSTOR
2514:books
1884:Total
1781:1200
1778:3400
1764:1139
1756:High
1426:2014
1415:1983
1404:1973
1309:Putaw
1304:Yapru
1284:Lonsi
620:Pa-An
608:state
469:0.527
427:Islam
419:84.5%
387:Bamar
379:Karen
364:Kayin
360:Karen
111:Karen
97:State
3238:Pa-O
3228:Naga
3218:Danu
3177:Bago
3145:Shan
3115:Chin
2500:news
2040:ISBN
2016:ISBN
1878:272
1867:275
1856:200
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1389:Year
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738:Chin
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439:0.1%
434:0.6%
429:4.6%
424:9.5%
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391:Shan
341:11th
312:11th
296:Area
158:Seal
148:Flag
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