Myanmar Adventure in Myanmar | Asia Homepage | The World Myanmar, or Burma as it is still more familiarly known in the West, is a country where magnificent and ancient Buddhist temples gaze out serenely over a nation restless for change. Myanmar has plenty of wonders for the eye--sinuous, life-giving rivers, lush mountain forests, and intricately-drawn cities--but it can also trouble the soul. For the last 30 years, its people have been ruled by a notoriously repressive military governm ...

. . |2000 INDEX| 1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military Transnational Issues Maps Flags . Feedback =========== [TOP] Burma Geography 2000 Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand Geographic coordinates: 22 00 N, 98 00 E Map references: Southeast Asia Area: total: 67 ...

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The current flag design dates to Jan. 4, 1974. Its 14 stars, for the states and divisions of Myanmar, form a circle around a cogwheel, for industrial workers, and ears and leaves of rice, symbolizing the peasantry. Blue is for truthfulness and strength; red for bravery, unity, and determination; and white for truth, purity, and steadfastness. Myanmar (Burma) Official name: Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (Union of Myanmar). Form of government: military regime. H ...

Skip Navigation Links Asia | World Country (long form)Union of Myanmar (Burma) CapitalRangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) Total Area261,970.31 sq mi 678,500.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas) Population41,994,678 (July 2001 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and chan ...

OFFICIAL NAME: Union of Myanmar CAPITAL: Yangon SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Military Dictatorship AREA: 678,576 Sq Km (262,000 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 50,438,300 LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Myanmar is located on the mainland of South East Asia. It is bound by China to the north and northeast, Laos to the east, Thailand to the east and southeast, India to the northwest, Bangladesh to the west and the Andaman Sea to the south. The country can be divided into four topogr ...

Myanmar Capital : Yangon Major Language(s) : Burmese, Karen, Shan Largest City : Yangon Date of UN Membership : 19 Apr. 1948 Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 3873 Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 16°46'N 96°10'E Currency : kyat GDP (million US$, 1997) : 12041 Area (km2) : 676578 Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 45059 Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 69 GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 274 NEW YORK MISSION ADDRESS : Permanent Representative ...

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