Kachin
The Kachin reside in the northernmost region of Myanmar bordering India and Tibet , an area containing some of the highest mountains in South East Asia including Mt. Kakaborazi , Myanmar 's tallest peak. [ more + ]

Kayah
More than a dozen ethnic groups inhabit Kayah State , a rugged mountain region in eastern Myanmar , but the Kayah people, numbering just over 150,000, comprise the largest ethnic group in the region. [ more + ]

Kayin
More than a dozen ethnic groups inhabit Kayah State , a rugged mountain region in eastern Myanmar , but the Kayah people, numbering just over 150,000, comprise the largest ethnic group in the region.[ more + ]

Chin
The Chins, or Zomi, are a Tibeto-Burman people inhabiting the great mountain chain running up western Myanmar into Mizoram in north-east India . In the past the difficult terrain meant there was little communication between villages. [ more + ]

Mon
The Mon, a distinctive branch of the Mon-Khmer peoples, were probably the earliest of modern day inhabitants to settle in the plains of Myanmar . They soon established themselves as the most cultured people in Southeast Asia , as their art and architecture clearly show. [ more + ]

Bamar
The upper and central plains of Myanmar are the traditional home of the Bamar. They are a Tibeto-Burman people who migrated from the north and China-India borderlands long before they established their greatest capital at Bagan on the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy River between 1044 and 1287 AD. [ more + ]

Rakhine
The Rakhine, the majority ethnic group in Rakhine State , have long been influenced by their proximity to India and have formed strong trading links with the sub-continent. [ more + ]

Shan
The Shan are the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar after the Bamar. They live mainly in Shan State , which is the biggest state in Myanmar with a population of over 4 million, and is a melting pot of over 35 races and tribes. [ more + ]