Burmese units of measurement

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Burmese units or the Burmese system is a collection of units used in Myanmar. Myanmar is one of only three nations to primarily use a non-metric system of units, the others being Liberia and the United States. While most Burmese units are used solely in the nation, a few are also found in the Imperial system.

• Distance:

1 twa = approx. 200 millimetres

1 taun = approx. 500 millimetres

1 furlong = 201.168 metres

• Area:

1 acre = 0.401 hectares

• Volume:

1 pyi = approx. 250 millilitres

1 tin = 16 pyi = approx. 4 litres

• Weight:

1 kyattha = 16.33 grams

1 viss (peiktha) = 100 kyattha = 1.633 kilograms

[edit] References

• Karen Human Rights Group
• Human Rights Yearbook 1999-2000: Burma