Yangon is located in a sovereign state of Southeast Asia.
Myanmar ( [ mjəmà ] ) , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ( ပ ည ထ င စ သမ မတ မ န မ န င င တ , , [ pjìdàʊɴzṵ θàɴməda̰ mjəmà nàɪɴŋàɴdɔ̀ ] ) , also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in the region of Southeast Asia . Yangon . With over 7 million people , Yangon is Myanmar 's largest city and is its most important commercial centre .