About Rakhine State

OVERVIEW OF RAKHINE STATE

By age:
  • Under 15 - 31.1%
  • 15 – 64 - 62.2%
  • Over 65 - 6.7%
By area:
  • Rural: - 1,744,519 (83%)
  • Urban: - 354,288 (17%)
Total Area:
Net arable land:
:14184 sq-miles (1,635,850 acres)
:(18% of the total land area)
Major economic sectors: Agriculture
Fishery
Tourism
Oil and Gas
Services
Border trade stations:
  • Sittwe
  • Maungdaw
Major investments:
  • Kyauk Phyu SEZ & Deep Seaport
  • Kaladan Mulit-Modal Transit Transport Project
Coastal Length 443 miles

Situated at geostrategic location at the Bank of Bay of Bengal

Richness in beaches, islands, and cultural and historical sites

Richness in natural resources

Wide stretches of land , rivers and high mountains

Sharing borders with key regions in Myanmar—Magwe, Bago, Ayeyarwaddy, etc

Contiguity with a populous market – Bangladesh and India

Large-scale projects under implementation:

  • Kyauk Phyu SEZ and Deep Seaport
  • Kaladan River Multimodal Development Project
  • Offshore Oil & Gas exploration projects

Transportation

Sea Ports