Mergui

Myeik (Burmese: မြိတ်မြို့; MLCTS: mrit mrui., pronounced: [mjeɪʔ mjo̰] or [beɪʔ mjo̰]; Mon: ဗိက်, [pòik]; Thai: มะริด, RTGS: Marit, pronounced [ma.rít]; also Mergui) is a city in Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar (Burma), located in the extreme south of the country on the coast of an island on the Andaman Sea. As of 2010^[update] the estimated population was over 209,000. The area inland from the city is a major smuggling corridor into Thailand.