Chinland

State of Chinland
ချင်းပြည် (Burmese)
Lairam (Hakha Chin)
Chinram (Lushai)
Flag of Chinland
Flag
Seal of Chinland
Seal
Anthem: Chin National Anthem
Location of Chinland (dark green)
Location of Chinland (dark green)
StatusAutonomous self-governing polity (de jure)[1]
Independent state (de facto)[2]
CapitalCamp Victoria[citation needed]
Official languagesBurmese
Kuki-Chin languages
English
Regional languagesMizo
Ethnic groups
Chin
Myanmar Mizos
Demonym(s)Chin
GovernmentProvisional parliamentary republic[1]
• Chairman of Chinland Council
Pu Zing Cung
• Prime Minister
Pu Pa Thang
LegislatureChinland Council
Establishment
• Chin Hills Regulation Act
13 August 1896
• Chin Forum Initiative
1998
• Chinland Council
13 April 2021
• Chinland Constitution
6 December 2023
Area
• Total
36,018.8[3] km2 (13,906.9 sq mi)
Population
• 2014 census
578,801[4]
• Density
16/km2 (41.4/sq mi)
CurrencyKyat (K) (MMK)

Chinland, officially the State of Chinland, is a self-governing polity in Southeast Asia. Its claimed territory encompasses Myanmar's Chin State.[5] It controls approximately one third of the Chin State in western Myanmar, along the borders with Bangladesh and India.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stimson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Staff, MyInd. "Chinese-backed rebels in Myanmar declare new country on India's eastern border". MyIndMakers. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Union of Myanmar". City Population. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  4. ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
  5. ^ "The First Chin-Written Constitution: A New Template For Self-Determination?". The Irrawaddy. 26 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023.