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Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw Union of Myanmar Flag Coat of arms Anthem Kaba Ma Kyei Capital Naypyidaw 19°45'N, 96°12'E Largest city Yangon Official languages Burmese Demonym Burmese Government Military junta - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Than Shwe - Prime Minister Soe Win - Acting Prime Minister Thein Sein Establishment - Bagan 849–1287 - Taungoo Dynasty 1486–1752 - Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885 - Colonial rule 1886–1948 - Independence from the United Kingdom 4 January 1948 Area - Total 676,578 km? (40th) 261,227 sq mi - Water (%) 3.06 Population - July 2005 estimate 50,519,000? (24th) - 1983 census 33,234,000 - Density 75 /km? (119th) 193 /sq mi GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate - Total $93.77 billion (59th) - Per capita $1,691 (150th) FSI (2007) 97.0 0.5 (Alert) (14th) HDI (2005) 0.581 (medium) (130th) Currency kyat (K) (mmK) Time zone MMT (UTC+6:30) Internet TLD .mm Calling code +95 1 Some governments recognize Yangon as the national capital. 2 Estimates for this country 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 growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. Burma, unofficially the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: [pj?d?unz? mj?m? n?in??nd?`]) is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Burma achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 4 January 1948 as the “Union of Burma”. It became the “Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma” on 4 January 1974, before reverting to the “Union of Burma” on 23 September 1988. On 18 June 1989, the State Law and Order Restoration Council adopted the name “Union of Myanmar”. This was recognised by the United Nations. Burma is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Andaman Sea to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. One-third of Myanmar’s total perimeter, 1,930 kilometres (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline. Burma’s diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history and demographics in modern times. Its political system remains under the tight control of the State Peace and Development Council, the military government led, since 1992, by Senior General Than Shwe. The Burmese military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. Part of the British Empire until 1948, Burma continues to struggle to mend its ethnic tensions. The country’s culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements. The First Amendment "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Can You Help Support US Exercise The First Amendment? Click Here To Shop Our Exclusive & Patriotic Products or use the button below to PAY your respects! "When The First Amendment Falls, So Shall The End Begin..." Addison B. Bachman