Burma-Geography


 * Flag Description:** The flag is formed with mainly red and a blue rectangle in the upper left corner with 14 white stars encircling a cogwheel containing a stalk of rice. The 14 white stars around a cogwheel represent 7 states and 7 administrative divisions. [1]

Facts

 * Burma is bordered by India, China, and Thailand, and it borders the Andaman Sea.
 * Burma is slightly smaller than the state of Texas, it borders Bangladesh, India, China, Thailand, and Laos.

Statistics

 * Burma is a country of about 52 million people, but the population has not been counted since 1983.
 * The dominant race is Burmese and it is estimated to be about 68% of the population.
 * Burma is currently ruled by a militant regime, The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
 * This government continues to deny freedom so speech and press.
 * The government had free elections in 1990, but they ignored the results after the National League for Democracy won 82% of parliament seats.
 * There are at least 500,000 Burmese refugees displaced inside the country.
 * Though Burma has many resources, the economy is very weak, and it is considered one of the poorest country's in Asia. Burma is on the UN's Least developed Country's list.
 * The largest concentration of displaced people, is found on the country's east side near the border with Thailand.
 * Thousands of Burmese who belong to the country's minority groups have fled to neighboring country's in fear of their life.
 * In 2005, the US started a large scale operation to resettle Burmese refugees living in Thailand and Malaysia. But this operation was stopped by the Department of Homeland Security because they did not want to allow any refugees who had dealt supplies with the Burmese military in the country. source

Source [1] "Burma." __The World Factbook__. 7 May 2007 https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/bm.html "Burmese Map." 21 Apr. 2007 . "Burma." __Refugees International__. 23 Apr. 2007 . Home