Editing Multinational state (section)

====Myanmar====
{{further|List of ethnic groups in Myanmar}}
[[File:Ethnolinguistic map of Burma 1972 en.svg|200px|thumb|An ethnolinguistic map of Burma, 1972]]
[[Myanmar]] (also known as Burma) is an ethnically diverse nation with 135 distinct [[ethnic group]]s officially recognized by the [[politics of Myanmar|Burmese Government]]. These are grouped into eight "major national ethnic races": [[Bamar people|Bamar]], [[Chin peoples|Chin]], [[Kachin people|Kachin]], [[Karen people|Karen]], [[Karenni people|Kayah]], [[Mon people|Mon]], [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]], [[Shan people|Shan]]<ref>[http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/hotel/fact/race.htm Retrieved from Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism webpage at] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220174829/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/hotel/fact/race.htm |date=20 December 2007 }}</ref>

The "major national ethnic races" are grouped primarily according to region rather than linguistic or ethnic affiliation, as for example the Shan Major National Ethnic Race includes 33 ethnic groups speaking languages in at least four widely differing language families.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-myanmar-people/index.htm |title=Myanmar People & Races |access-date=2007-12-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609072939/http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-myanmar-people/index.htm |archive-date=9 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }} For example, the [[Shan people|Shan]] speak a [[Tai–Kadai languages|Tai–Kadai]] language, the [[Lahu people|Lahu]] speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] language, the [[Khmu people|Khamu]] speak a [[Mon–Khmer languages|Mon–Khmer]] language, and the [[Yao people|Yao]] speak a [[Hmong–Mien languages|Hmong–Mien]] language.</ref>

Many unrecognized ethnic groups exist, the largest being the [[Burmese Chinese]] and [[Panthay]] (who together form 3% of the population), [[Burmese Indians]] (who form 2% of the population), [[Rohingya people|Rohingya]], [[Anglo-Burmese people|Anglo-Burmese]] and [[Burmese Gurkha|Gurkha]].