Mon State
State of Myanmar
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| 2016 | Conclusion of a 22-year period of foreign direct investment, with total investments exceeding US$ 5.433 billion in Mon State. |
| 2016 | State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee statistics recorded 32,769 Buddhist monks in Mon State, representing 6.1% of Myanmar's total Sangha membership, with 79.8% belonging to Thudhamma Nikaya and 14.9% to Shwegyin Nikaya. |
| 2014 | Myanmar Census conducted, revealing religious demographic composition of Mon State, with Buddhists comprising 92.6% of the population, and minority religious groups including Muslims (5.8%), Hindus (1%), and Christians (0.5%). |
| 2014 | National Census conducted, recording Mon State's population at 2,054,393, revealing demographic composition including Mon majority, significant Bamar, Kayin, and Pa-O ethnic groups, and a small Anglo-Burmese community. |
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