Myanmar is a country in
Southeast Asia, formerly known as
Burma.
The name of the country was changed in 1989, and this change of name has been officially recognized by the
United Nations.
But some states, such as the
United States, do not recognize this change of name, since they do not recognize the
military government which instituted it.
Country code (Top level domain): MM (formerly BU)
Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
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