Largest World Countries: myanmar
Burma officially the Union of Myanmar is the largest country by geographical area in Indochina mainland Southeast Asia The country is bordered by China on the north-east Laos on the east Thailand on the south-east Bangladesh on the west India on the north-west and the Bay of Bengal to the south-west with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery One-third of Burma's total perimeter 1 930 kilometres 1 199 160 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…Read More about myanmar at WikiPedia
Latest myanmar Frequently Asked Questions:
Can anyone tell me the exact location of Myanmar?Longitude and latitude please.
Answer:From 28* Lat in the north to 16* Lat in the southern part. 98* Lon runs through the center of Myanmar
I am in the eighth grade in Texas, and I want to know if there's any way to get my family, friends, and community involved in helping the people of China and Myanmar. Please let me know what opportunities there are for me.
Answer:I am a Myanmar citizen. I think it might be hard for you to directly help people in Myanmar. What I would suggest you is try to contact local NGOs in Myanmar or, redcross, or Unicef. They do accept different kind of aid and distribute to people in Myanmar. It is a lot better way. Also make sure you do not contact Myanmar Government to distribute any kind of your aid. They will just take away or sell them back to those who are suffering. If needed, please try to contact Hnin Hnin Sett United Nations World Food Programme UNDP Building No. 6, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp Yangon. Myanmar
We do not have western style democracy in China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia or Bengladesh. What kind of democracy is the world asking for democracy in Myanmar Aung San Su Kyi grew up in the west. She failed to negotiate with the military for the past 19 years. Please someone enlighten with me what kind of democracy the west and Su Kyi wants to establish in Myanmar. Will it ever happen or not? Meanwhile people got killed and displaced asking for it.
Answer:Some things are worth fighting and dying for. True democracy (with free elections, freedom of speech and religion) is one of them. The world is not asking, the people are.
What is the best organization to donate to (to guarantee that the money gets to the people who need it) for the people in Myanmar?
Answer:Through the foundation Burma (Myanmar was formerly 'Burma') which you can see at: http://www.foundationburma.org/
Please include all the environmental disasters you can think of. Also, include why Myanmar has a bad geographic location in terms of receiving these disasters.
Answer:Burma suffered terribly in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, but the military government concealed the scale of the events. Its location on the Bay of Bengal makes it, like Bangladesh, vulnerable to coastal flooding due to storm surges.