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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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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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2025:The River of Lost Footsteps--Histories of Burma
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1582:Border Trade
1570:between the
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1363:Demographics
1357:
1339:Maw Khe Khee
1228:Duk Daw Nain
1218:Htilonhpaung
1011:
920:Kyainseikgyi
796:
776:
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668:Bagan Empire
665:
632:Kanchanaburi
624:Mae Hong Son
613:
592:
546:
545:
539:Karen script
525:Karen script
522:
489:(Recognized)
481:(Official),
411:Christianity
396:Burmese-Thai
370:(majority),
359:Demographics
252:Saw Myint Oo
3296:Kayin State
3186:Tanintharyi
3043:Thandanggyi
3028:Shanywathit
3003:Lay Kay Kaw
2829:Kayin State
2710:Kayin State
2662:Kayah State
2636:Bago Region
1794:Health care
1617:Agriculture
1323:Than Pu Yar
1308:Kyauk Bi Lu
1288:Pyinmahtein
1183:Naungpalein
1138:Paya-ngokto
1014:August 2017
970:Payathonzu
955:Shanywathit
905:Thandanggyi
680:Ava Kingdom
656:Kayah State
644:Bago Region
620:Karen Hills
616:Dawna Range
593:Karen State
580:ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်
576:S'gaw Karen
555:ကရင်ပြည်နယ်
547:Kayin State
501:.kayinstate
487:S'gaw Karen
430:Others 0.7%
190: /
75:S'gaw Karen
68:ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်
39:ကရင်ပြည်နယ်
33:Kayin State
3290:Categories
3161:Ayeyarwady
3023:Payathonzu
2649:Shan State
2496:newspapers
2435:2009-04-11
2410:2009-04-09
2385:2017-10-07
2356:2017-10-08
2330:2017-10-07
2301:2017-10-08
2269:2017-10-08
2240:2017-10-08
2211:2017-10-07
2182:2021-01-19
2146:2017-05-28
2114:2017-05-28
2072:2021-03-28
1987:2018-09-13
1958:2015-07-11
1929:References
1897:Kawthoolei
1817:2002–2003
1693:See also:
1553:View from
1496:Christians
1368:Population
1325:(Thanbaya)
1253:Kyungyaung
1118:Hlagazaing
1113:Htipalamaw
1028:Tagondaing
1003:incomplete
925:Payathonsu
773:Government
767:Moei River
652:Shan State
584:pronounced
559:pronounced
344:Demonym(s)
314:Population
241:Government
21:Kawthoolei
3259:Naypyidaw
3018:Paingkyon
2983:Kawkareik
2978:Kamamaung
2963:Hlaingbwe
2690:Mon State
1778:Students
1764:Teachers
1689:Education
1644:Transport
1568:ceasefire
1539:thilashin
1492:Buddhists
1418:1,574,079
1407:1,055,359
1318:Taungbauk
1233:Tamoowoug
1173:Myaingkon
1168:Thabyegon
1128:Winhtaung
1083:Kyaukbilu
1048:Kyongawon
950:Paingkyon
945:Kamamaung
915:Kawkareik
890:Hlaingbwe
836:Townships
809:Districts
759:mountains
752:Geography
711:Mon State
706:of 1852.
640:Mon State
483:Pwo Karen
441:UTC+06:30
436:Time zone
322:1,574,079
226:Southeast
3222:Pa Laung
3176:Mandalay
3038:Thandang
3013:Myawaddy
2993:Kyeikdon
2785:Thailand
2768:Thailand
2734:Thailand
2564:Archived
2379:Archived
2350:Archived
2324:Archived
2205:Archived
2176:Archived
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2140:Archived
2108:Archived
2066:Archived
2062:BBC News
2023:(2006).
1981:Archived
1952:Archived
1891:See also
1808:Mandalay
1781:148,000
1750:Schools
1739:Primary
1728:Mandalay
1630:Industry
1587:Myawaddy
1574:and the
1537:. 1,000
1523:samanera
1508:animists
1502:(4.6%),
1498:(9.5%),
1437:Religion
1313:Phathalē
1303:Kalonhte
1278:Missakit
1188:Thanbaya
1178:Naungkwe
1163:Kanni II
1148:Kaingdaw
1143:Katokkra
1098:Khonkhan
1093:Kyeikywa
1068:Anankwin
1063:Myohaung
1038:Htimahto
930:Kyaikdon
910:Myawaddy
900:Thandang
636:Thailand
421:Hinduism
406:Buddhism
3181:Sagaing
3154:Regions
3129:Rakhine
3008:Leiktho
2998:Kyondoe
2958:Bawgali
2838:Capital
2510:scholar
1823:# Beds
1787:12,000
1784:47,000
1742:Middle
1610:Salween
1592:Mae Sot
1562:Tourism
1545:Economy
1500:Muslims
1396:858,429
1329:War Sue
1243:Ywathit
1208:Winkana
1198:Retphaw
1133:Lutshan
1108:Kanni I
1088:Pu Lein
1078:Karesaw
1058:Taungdi
1053:Winpauk
960:Bawgali
692:British
676:Taungoo
662:History
601:Myanmar
595:, is a
551:Burmese
494:Website
426:Animism
392:Rakhine
372:Padaung
231:Capital
217:Myanmar
204:Country
178:97°45′E
115:Burmese
46:Burmese
3212:Kokang
3191:Yangon
3171:Magway
3109:Kachin
3097:States
3048:Wawlay
3033:Sukali
2973:Hpapun
2968:Hpa-an
2842:Hpa-an
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1724:Yangon
1519:Sangha
1504:Hindus
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1421:+49.2%
1410:+22.9%
1283:Na-awn
1258:Tanyin
1248:Kronwa
1238:Akalaw
1223:Doh-Li
1203:Phadaw
1193:Thabyu
1103:Apalon
1073:Phabya
972:Pagoda
940:Wawlay
935:Sukali
895:Hpapun
885:Hpa-an
735:Insein
630:, and
605:Hpa-An
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175:17°0′N
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3114:Kayah
2517:JSTOR
2503:books
1873:Total
1770:1200
1767:3400
1753:1139
1745:High
1415:2014
1404:1983
1393:1973
1298:Putaw
1293:Yapru
1273:Lonsi
609:Pa-An
597:state
458:0.527
416:Islam
408:84.5%
376:Bamar
368:Karen
353:Kayin
349:Karen
100:Karen
86:State
3227:Pa-O
3217:Naga
3207:Danu
3166:Bago
3134:Shan
3104:Chin
2489:news
2029:ISBN
2005:ISBN
1867:272
1856:275
1845:200
1806:and
1773:400
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1707:and
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1382:Pop.
1378:Year
1033:Kale
727:Chin
713:and
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642:and
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465:12th
428:0.1%
423:0.6%
418:4.6%
413:9.5%
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380:Shan
330:11th
301:11th
285:Area
147:Seal
137:Flag
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