Chinland
State of Chinland | |
|---|---|
| 2023–present | |
Flag | |
| Anthem: Chin National Anthem | |
Location of Chinland (dark green) | |
| Status | Autonomous self-governing polity (de jure) Independent state (de facto) |
| Capital | Camp Victoria |
| Official languages | Burmese Kuki-Chin languages English |
| Regional languages | Chin |
| Ethnic groups | Chin, Rakhine, Burmese |
| Demonym | Chin |
| Government | |
• Chairman of Chinland Council | Pu Zing Cung |
• Prime Minister | Pu Pa Thang |
| Legislature | Chinland Council |
| Establishment | |
• Chin Hills Regulation Act | 13 August 1896 |
• Chin Forum Initiative | 1998 |
• Chinland Council | 13 April 2021 |
• autonomy declared | 28 November 2023 |
• Chinland Constitution | 6 December 2023 |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,018.8 km2 (13,906.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2014 census | 578,801 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41.4/sq mi) |
| Currency | Kyat (K) (MMK) |
Chinland, officially the State of Chinland, is an autonomous state and self-governing polity in Myanmar, Southeast Asia. Its claimed territory encompasses approximately one third of the Chin State in western Myanmar, along the borders with Bangladesh and India.