. "9000000"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "The Karen, Kayin, Kariang or Yang people (Per Ploan Poe or Ploan in Poe Karen and Pwa Ka Nyaw or Kanyaw in Sgaw Karen; \u1000\u100A\u102E\u1000\u101C\u102F\u102C\u103A, pronounced: [k\u0259j\u026A\u0300\u0274 l\u00F9 mj\u00F3]; Thai: \u0E01\u0E30\u0E40\u0E2B\u0E23\u0E35\u0E48\u0E22\u0E07 or \u0E22\u0E32\u0E07) refer to a number of Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic groups which reside primarily in Karen State, southern and southeastern Myanmar. The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population with approximately 5 million people."@en . . . . . "Karen"@en . . .