Burma (Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw, Union of Myanmar), is a state which is located in South-East Asia, it is bordered to the east by China, Laos and Thailand, to the south is washed by the Andaman Sea, and the west west by the Bay of Bengal, to the west it borders with Bangladesh and India, to the north still with China and with India. The most important city in the country is Rangoon (Yangon), while the administrative capital is, since November 2005, Naypyidaw. The territory of Burma is formed in part from mountainous areas, ordered to north-south axis, to the north are the mountains of the extreme buttress of Himalaya, they have steep and high peaks, culminating in the massif of Hkakabo Razi (5 881 metres), the highest peak of South-East Asia; westward, the chains are lower, here are the Arakan Mountains, which mark the border with India and Bangladesh, this mountain exceed 3 000 metres with the highest peak, Mount Victoria (3 053 m); east extends the Shan plateau, 900 metres high on average, it's dry and arid to the north, but rich in tropical forests in the south, where are the Tenasserim mountains (Bilauktaung mountains). The coasts have an extension of 1 930 km, they only at the delta dell'Irrawaddy are low and sandy, while for the most part, the Arakan coasts (to the north-west) and the Tenasserim coasts (to the south-east), are high and rocky spangled with islands, towards the south are the islands of the Mergui archipelago. The richest area of the country is made up of fertile Irrawaddy and Salween valleys, intensively cultivate with rice, Burma is one of the largest producers of rice in the world, but are produced also cotton, peanuts, sugar cane, cereals, legumes and tobacco. Forests cover 49% (2005) of Burmese territory and are a rich source of timber, mainly teak, of which Burma has the largest reserves of the world, rubber and bamboo. Important are the mineral resources, including primarily oil and natural gas, but also lead, zinc, tin, tungsten, coal, copper, nickel, jade and rubies. Noteworthy are the tourist attractions in the country (beaches, old cities, still intact indigenous culture).