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	Myanmar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Myanmar is located between Bangladesh and Thailand, with China to the north and India to the north-west, with coastline on the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.
		The fertile plains of the Ayeyarwady and Thanlwin Rivers are in the central lowlands of Myanmar.
		Myanmar's educational system is modelled after that of Great Britain, and its architectural influences are most evident in colonised cities such as Yangon and Mawlamyine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Myanmar (3218 words)

	MSN Encarta - Myanmar
		Myanmar, officially, Union of Myanmar, republic in Southeast Asia, bounded on the west by Bangladesh; on the northwest by India’s Assam State; on the northeast by China’s Yunnan Province; on the east by Laos and Thailand; and on the southwest by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
		Myanmar (pronounced myahn-mahr) was known as Burma until 1989; the English version of the country’s name was changed by the military government that took over in 1988.
		Myanmar’s richest soils are found in a narrow alluvial strip along the Bay of Bengal, where mountain streams irrigate the land in the wide Irrawaddy and Sittang river valleys.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574495/Myanmar.html (742 words)

	Myanmar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In E Myanmar on the Shan Plateau is the Shan State, home of the Shans, a Tai people closely related to the Thai who, at 10% of the population, are Myanmar’s largest minority.
		Myanmar was ruled by his successors (the Konbaung dynasty) when friction with the British over border areas in India led to war in 1824.
		Myanmar moved toward closer political and economic relations with neighboring India and Thailand in the 1990s, and in 1999 it was accepted as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
	www.bartleby.com /65/my/Myanmar.html (2369 words)

	Myanmar - 17 May 2001
		During the period from 1989 to 1991, stabilization programmes were formulated to revitalize the economy and Myanmar's economy was managed by formulating and implementing annual plans.
		Myanmar has not been able to mobilize official grants and loans from bilateral and multilateral agencies, normal for a country at its stage of development.
		Myanmar will be a friendly country with all other countries and international organizations of the world and will continue to work towards better understanding and cooperation.
	www.un.org /events/ldc3/conference/address/myanmar17_e.htm (2267 words)

	MYANMAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In Myanmar, the land-man ratio is still very favourable and therefore land ownership is still not a critical issue.
		Myanmar has been actively participating internationally on many occasions in recent years addressing the need for politically unbiased global commitment and action to intensify agricultural production in order to reverse the world's major problems in food and nutrition.
		Myanmar fully supports the Quebec Declaration of the Ministerial Meeting on World Food Security convened in Quebec in 1995, and seven priority actions for regional food security endorsed by the Twenty-Third FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific.
	www.fao.org /docrep/003/x0736m/rep2/myanmar.htm (1388 words)

	Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand
		Myanmar and Thailand are in the same region, but beyond that there aren't many similarities.
		Myanmar was first united as a single kingdom in 1044 under the ruler Anawrahta.
		In Myanmar about two thirds of the labor force tills the soil for a living, but only about 15% of the total land surface is suitable for farming.
	maps.unomaha.edu /Peterson/funda/Notes/Notes_Exam3/MyanmarThailand.html (1215 words)

	myanmareconomy.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Myanmar has always had a strong forestry industry, and the country is rich in minerals.
		Because of Myanmar’s annually flooded paddy lands and irrigated areas, it is able to remain one of the most important sources of rice in the world.
		Myanmar is one of the world’s leading producer’s of opium, a substance used in the production of the illegal drug heroin, which is mainly exported to the Western nations.
	www.ri.net /schools/East_Greenwich/Cole/myanmareconomy.html (1657 words)

	Myanmar - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia.
		The name Union of Myanmar is recognized by the United Nations, but several countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada refer to Myanmar as Burma.
		The regime is accused of having a poor human rights record, and the human rights situation in the country is a subject of concern for a wide number of international organizations.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Myanmar (944 words)

	Access International Domains
		Myanmar is a southeast Asian nation which shares borders with Bangladesh, India, China, Laos, and Thailand.
		The government of Myanmar is organized on the basis of seven yin-mya (administrative divisions) and seven states.
		Myanmarâs labor force consists of 19.7 million workers (1999 est.) with the official unemployment rate reported at 7.1 percent in 1998.
	webdb.iu.edu /internationalprograms/scripts/accesscoverpage.cfm?country=myanmar (1593 words)

	Economy- Indo-Myanmar Trade And The Economy Of Manipur
		This paper is the result of an attempt made to examine the nature and scope of trading activities across the borders between Northeast India and Myanmar against the theoretical background of international trade between the two countries.
		Myanmar people have a traditional liking for Indian textile goods especially pulicat and calico materials for men's wear and women's wear respectively.
		He writes on various topics relevant to the state economy and its relationship with the neighboring states and countries.
	www.manipuronline.com /Economy/November2005/manipurmyanmartrade03_3.htm (1318 words)

	Myanmar
		Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a country whose people have had more than their share of suffering both economically and politically.
		Myanmar was granted independence in 1948, thanks in part by the efforts of revolutionary leader Aung San, who the Burmese call "the father of our country." San was assassinated shortly after independence and Myanmar was subsequently led by prime minister U Nu.
		Another effect of Myanmar's ethnic strife has been the displacement of many of its people; there are large amounts of refugees in camps both within the country and in the neighboring areas.
	www.munfw.org /archive/45th/4th1.htm (2023 words)

	The colonial economy (from Myanmar) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The traditional Myanmar economy had been one of redistribution—an early form of the modern command economy—a concept that was embedded in society, religion, and politics.
		The Union of Myanmar (known abroad as the Union of Burma until mid-1989) is the land of the great Irrawaddy, or Ayeyarwady, River.
		Myanmar is bordered by China to the north and northeast, Laos to the east, Thailand to the southeast, the...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-52606 (935 words)

	Asia Times: China, Myanmar reinforce ties
		Since the military government took power in 1988, Myanmar - as Burma was officially renamed by the junta - has been seen as a pariah state in the eyes of many governments that have offered little in terms of economic support.
		Myanmar's recent reliance on China, however, has more to do with trade and economics than maintaining fraternal bonds.
		In the early 1990s, Myanmar was not happy with India as it was openly condemning the regime for its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement and offering political asylum to dissidents who had fled to the Indian border.
	atimes.com /china/CL15Ad01.html (1151 words)

	MYANMAR-CHINA COOPERATION : its implications for India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The third dimension to this increasing cooperation between China and Myanmar is Pakistan’s active participation in the process with a sinister motive for fomenting trouble in the North Eastern States of India.
		Myanmar has officially confirmed in Jan 2002 that it is building a nuclear reactor.
		Myanmar has a large economic potential which is already being exploited by other Asean nations and India could also reap the benefits of this developing economy.
	www.saag.org /papers6/paper596.html (1582 words)

	Asia Times - Myanmar - new premier, same old woes
		In 1998, Associated Press reported that Khin Nyunt and his wife, Dr Khin Win Shwe, shocked conservative Myanmar society by signing an advertisement in the New Light of Myanmar newspaper announcing that one of their sons, Dr Ye Naing Win, "was disowned by the parents for his inexcusable deed".
		Myanmar has frequently accused the United States of propping up Suu Kyi to destabilize the country in an effort to seize its vast, untapped natural resources.
		The US has insisted that Myanmar "is a country that is violating human rights, has no religious freedom and democracy, is using forced labor, has the largest number of human-trafficking cases, is producing the largest amount of narcotic drugs, and has not cooperated with the US in eliminating narcotic drugs.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EH28Ae05.html (1319 words)

	Asia Global Travel & Tour :General Information
		Myanmar's economy has been replaced by the "State Peace and Development Council" from the centrally planned economy to market-oriented open economy.
		Myanmar has liberalized domestic and external trade, now promoting the rate of private sector and opening up to foreign investment.
		Agriculture remains the main sector of the economy and private sector participation is strongly encouraged for rapid and sustainable development.
	www.asiaglobaltravel.com /general.html (345 words)

	Myanmar country information
		Myanmar (also called Burma) is located in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, with India on the west and China on the east.
		Myanmar gained its independence from the United Kingdom on January 4, 1948.
		Myanmar's economy mixes private agriculture and industry with state-controlled industries and activities.
	www.elca.org /countrypackets/myanmar/desc.html (479 words)

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		Myanmar's shrinking economy is evident to any visitor: Many new hotels in Yangon have only 30 per cent occupancy, even during the peak season.
		Myanmar has been under military rule for four decades and the last time its people revolted, back in 1988, thousands were killed.
		Myanmar has been under military rule for four decades and the last time its people revolted in 1988, thousands were killed.
	www.rebound88.net /sp/eco/scrackdown2.html (1713 words)

	PINR - Myanmar's Costless Shift to a Hard-Line
		Under military rule, Myanmar has had one of the most reclusive regimes in the world, limiting external contacts and refusing to participate fully in the globalization project, which involves free trade and investment, privatization, and democratic institutions.
		Although it is difficult to pin down the political maneuvering within Myanmar's secretive regime, analysts agree that Nyunt's downfall was the result of a power struggle between hard-line and pragmatist factions within the country's military establishment.
		Endowed with oil and gas reserves, yet impoverished and underdeveloped in great part because of regime-imposed isolation and a crony economy, Myanmar is embedded in an international force field in which the United Nations, the country's Southeast Asian neighbors (particularly Thailand), Japan and, most importantly, China are the major players.
	www.pinr.com /report.php?ac=view_printable&report_id=228&language_id=1 (1751 words)

	Myanmar on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MYANMAR [Myanmar] or Burma, officially Union of Myanmar, republic (2005 est.
		Myanmar edges toward development of national tourism sector.
		Myanmar gems merchants look at jade stones on display during an auction organized by the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited at the capital's Myanmar Gems Mart in Yangon, 19 January 2006.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Myanmar.asp (3142 words)

	Myanmar
		The ethnic origins of modern Myanmar (known historically as Burma) are a mixture of Indo-Aryans, who began pushing into the area around 700 B.C., and the Mongolian invaders under Kublai Khan who penetrated the region in the 13th century.
		The economy has been in a state of collapse except for the junta-controlled heroin trade, the universities have remained closed, and the AIDS epidemic, unrecognized by the junta, has gripped the country.
		Myanmar: Economy - Economy Myanmar suffered extensive damage in World War II, and some sectors of its economy have not...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107808.html (1190 words)

	Myanmar - Burma information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Myanmar (or Burma) is located in south-east Asia.
		Economically Myanmar is a poor country, and agriculture remains the main sector.
		Since late 1988, Myanmar has replaced the centrally planned economy with a more liberalized economic policy based on market-oriented system.
	www.ggi-myanmar.com /myanmar (986 words)

	Myanmar's Economy
		Myanmar is considered an agricultural country and before World War II, it had been the world's top exporter of rice.
		The government had tried to improve the economy by pushing socialism and nationalizing most of the industries, but it was on the whole unsuccessful in its efforts.
		Since the late 90's Myanmar's economy has worsened due to U.S. economic sanctions (due to a negative human rights record) and the widespread Asian economic problems.
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/myanmar/pro-economy.htm (319 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Myanmar's costless hard-line shift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On 20 October, Prime Minister Khin Nyunt of Myanmar was removed from his position and replaced by Soe Win after an apparent power struggle within the State Peace and Development Council, the military junta that has ruled the Southeast Asian country since 1988.
		Endowed with oil and gas reserves, yet impoverished and underdeveloped in great part because of regime-imposed isolation and a crony economy, Myanmar is embedded in an international force field in which the UN, the country's Southeast Asian neighbors (particularly Thailand), Japan and, most importantly, China are the major players.
		The UN special envoy to Myanmar Razali Ismail, a Malaysian diplomat who was appointed in 2000 to mediate reconciliation between the regime and the NLD, also expressed regret at Nyunt's downfall.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?ID=10028 (1774 words)

	Democratic Voice of Burma
		Myanmar has a 91-year-old, colonial-era copyright law that is largely ignored, with cheap pirated music and movies flooding markets, often from neighboring China.
		Khin Maung Win, deputy director of the attorney general's office, told a workshop on the new law that intellectual property rights would be enshrined in the constitution that the junta has been drafting at its closed-door national convention.
		In Myanmar, one of the poorest and most isolated nations in Asia, pirated CDs sell for as little as 40 US cents while newspapers print photos credited vaguely to the Internet.
	english.dvb.no /news.php?id=5528 (314 words)

	Myanmar: Economy
		Myanmar Striving to Overcome Negative Impact on Economy: Leader.
		Myanmar needs to strengthen national economy, science: media.
		Myanmar Calls for Steering National Economy to Development Trend.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0859849.html (347 words)

	Economy (from Myanmar) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Myanmar's economy remains dependent on the export of commodities, mainly rice, teak, and minerals...
		This reduction is known as economy of scale.
		In the years preceding the dissolution of the union in 1991, the economy of Russia and the union as a whole was in decline.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-205114 (860 words)

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		Myanmar is a relatively small southeast Asian country located on the Bay of Bengal between Bangladesh and Thailand.
		Myanmar's exports, estimated in 1993 to be US $674 million, are primarily commodities such as beans, teak, rice, and hardwoods.
		Myanmar has made a commitment to becoming a developed nation by learning about computer technology, creating opportunities for its youth to study computer science, and using current and emerging computer technology to improve the country's industry.
	www.uiowa.edu /~cyberlaw/cls97/stupaper/gaspar.html (7550 words)

	Economy - Myanmar (formerly Burma) - Asia
		After the war, the area of land devoted to agriculture slowly recovered, but as the population grew the surplus available for export never reached the earlier level.
		The policy was a failure, however, and in the 1990s the government has opened the economy to market forces, particularly inviting foreign investment.
		By the end of the 1994-1995 fiscal year, after several years of significant growth, the levels of gross domestic product (GDP), agricultural output, consumption, and investment in Myanmar were about one-tenth higher than they had been in 1985-1986, the best year before the military coup d’etat and political unrest of 1988.
	www.countriesquest.com /asia/myanmar_formerly_burma/economy.htm (303 words)

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