Karen State

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Karen State is a mountainous, ethnically diverse region in southeastern Myanmar known for its long-running conflict between Karen ethnic groups and the central government.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Karen State canonical 20
Karen State Government 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
state of Myanmar
bordersAdministrativeRegion Bago Region
Mon State
Tanintharyi Region
bordersCountry Thailand
capital Hpa-An
commonlySpokenLanguage Karen languages
conflict Karen
surface form: Karen conflict
country Myanmar
crossBorderRegionWith Western Thailand
ethnicGroup Bamar
surface form: Bamar people

Karen people
Mon people
Pa'O people
surface form: Pa-O people

Shan people
governingBody Kayin State Government
hasAlternativeName Kayin State
hasBorderCrossingWith Thai–Myanmar border
surface form: Thailand at Myawaddy
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cross-border trade
logging
hasInsurgentGroup Karen National Liberation Army
Karen National Union
hasMajorRiver Thanlwin River
hasMajorTown Hpapun
Kawkareik
Myawaddy
hasNaturalFeature caves
limestone hills
rivers
hasReligiousCommunity Animists
Buddhists
Christianity
surface form: Christians
hasSecurityIssue armed conflict
internal displacement of civilians
isEthnicallyDiverse true
isMountainous true
knownFor ethnic diversity
long-running ethnic conflict
mountain landscapes
locatedIn Thandaunggyi area
surface form: Southeastern Myanmar
officialLanguage Burmese
partOf Myanmar
surface form: Union of Myanmar
terrain forested
mountainous
timeZone Myanmar Standard Time
utcOffset +6:30

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cynthia Maung placeOfBirth Karen State
Karen people majorPopulationCenter Karen State
Mae Tao Clinic regionServed Karen State
Karen populationCenter Karen State
subject surface form: Karen people
Salween River flowsThrough Karen State
Bwe Karen people region Karen State
Sgaw Karen language region Karen State
Karenic languages spokenIn Karen State
Pwo Karen language spokenIn Karen State
Pwo Karen people residesIn Karen State
Thandaunggyi area locatedIn Karen State
Hpa-An capitalOf Karen State
Hpapun locatedIn Karen State
Kayin State Government alternativeName Karen State
this entity surface form: Karen State Government
Nu River flowsThrough Karen State
Karen peoples region Karen State