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Mysterious Myanmar – Burma

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

map of Burma

CIA World Factbook map of Burma

If you polled an average group of Americans, few could tell you where Myanmar was. It is the self-selected named for the nation of Burma. Burma is in western southeast Asia, between India and Thailand with China to the north.

Since 1990, a military junta has ruled this largely Buddhist nation. An election in 2010 created a “civilian” government but the large numbers of ex-military officers in major positions within this government suggest that the junta still is in control. The junta took control of the nation in 1990 after the last free election placed an opposition party into power.
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