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AP Online | November 16, 2009
Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief
...14 years. At a meeting with Asian leaders last week in Singapore, President Barack Obama told the gathering - Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein included - that the junta must free Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. At the same...
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TIME | 6 days ago
Why Obama Will Meet with a Leader of Burma's Junta
...over several months, the U.S. State Department announced in September that it would pursue a policy of cautious engagement with Burma, in part because isolation had not worked in blunting the regime's brutal behavior. Administration...
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Obama in Southeast Asia: Mending Fences in a Key Region
...overly conciliatory message to the pariah regime. ASEAN leaders who represent Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines cried foul. After all, the U.S. didn't boycott the United...
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Burma (Myanmar)
Read the Department of State's Background Notes on Burma for additional information. ... ban the import of almost all goods from Burma into the United States. ...
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Burma (07/09)
The United States downgraded its level of representation in Burma from ... The Department of State encourages all U.S. citizens traveling or residing ...
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Embassy of the United States Rangoon, Burma - Home
United States Will Directly Engage Burma, but Keep Sanctions ... Ian Kelly (Department Of State Spokeman) Urging an End to the Violence in Eastern Burma ...
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UNHCR | Refworld | United States Department of State
... Publisher: United States Department of State | Document type: ... U.S. Department of State 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report - Burma. 12 June 2007 ...
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Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia or Indochina. The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometres (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.
The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements. Burma's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history and demographics in modern times, and the country continues to struggle to mend its ethnic tensions. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. Burma remains under the tight control of the military-led State Peace and Development Council.
- Name:
- Burma
- Conventional Long Name:
- Union of Myanmar
- Local Name:
- ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္|235px</span>
- Capital:
- Naypyidaw
- Language:
- Burmese
- Largest City:
- Yangon (Rangoon)
- Government type:
- Military junta (de facto Military Dictatorship)
- Founding Date:
- January 04, 1948
- Formations:
- Current constitution
- Area:
- 676,578
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $67.963 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $26.205 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $445
- Time Zone:
- MMT
- Currency:
- kyat (K)
- Demonym:
- Burmese
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- mmK
- Country Calling Code:
- 95
- ccTLD:
- .mm
- Anthem:
- Kaba Ma Kyei
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