Myanmar
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Myanmar, historically known as Burma [1], is a nation in Southeast Asia. Yangon is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar and Mandalay is the second largest city. Bagan was the capital of several ancient kingdoms of Myanmar. Naypyidaw is the national capital.
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[edit] Insignia
 Flag of Myanmar |
[edit] Maps
 Location of Myanmar |
 Ethnolinguistic map of Myanmar |
 Location map from CIA fackbook 2007 |
see also: Maps of Myanmar
[edit] Culture, ethnic heritage
 Girl with thanaka make-up |
 Thanaka wood |
 Longyi |
 Nat (spirit) house |
 Market on Inle Lake |
[edit] Inle Lake
 Floating tomato garden on Inle Lake |
 Sunset at Inle Lake |
 Inle Lake 1999 |
 Inle Lake monastery |
 Fishermen at Inle Lake |
 Stilt houses at Inle Lake |
[edit] Historical buildings, monuments
 The Unfinished Stupa |
 Entrance of the Unfinished Stupa |
 "Burmese Pagodas", stereoptic view, c. 1890s |
 Golden Rock near Kyaikto |
 Buddhist monastery on Taung Kalat southwest of Mount Popa |
 Buddhist monastery on Taung Kalat southwest of Mount Popa |
 Interior of St Mary's Cathedral, Yangon |
 Interior of St Mary's Cathedral, Yangon |
 Bagan temples |
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda |
 Shri Kali Temple, Yangon |
 Ngahtatgyi Buddha, Yangon |
 Sagaing Hill |
 Shweyanpyay Monastery |
 Shwethalyaung Buddha, Bago |
[edit] Cities
 main street, Sittwe |
[edit] People of Myanmar
 Aung San Suu Kyi (1995). |
 Young monk |
 Burmese women working on the fields |
 Padaung girl |
 Padaung woman and tourists |
 Ox cart |
[edit] Burmese Script
 Nyaung Shwe |
 Pakokku |
 Kaba ma kyei (nat'l anthem) |
 Kyat (currency) |
 Kyetmon (newspaper) |
 Myanmar Taing (newspaper) |
 Myanma Alin (newspaper) |
 Thingyan |
 Nat (spirit) |
 Chit Maung |
 Win Aung |
 Anawratha |
 Mt. Hkakaborazi |
 Inle Lake |
 1945 |
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 Burmese alphabet |
 Burmese numerals |
 Government poster, Mandalay |
