OCEANS AND COUNTRIES
INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES
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Thailand
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Malaysia
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Burma
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Bhutan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The official English name was changed by the country’s government from the “Union of Burma” to the “Union of Myanmar” in 1989, and still later to the “Republic of the Union of Myanmar".
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1989 the country’s official English name, which it had held since 1885, was changed from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar; in the Burmese language the country has been known as Myanma (or, more precisely, Mranma Prañ) since the 13th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Changed by the military government in 1989 from Burma to Myanmar, much of the international community agreed to recognize the name change.
Detailed explanation-4: -Previously known as Burma, Myanmar is famous for its Buddhism, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, and the intriguing mix of British colonial architecture and gilded pagodas.
Detailed explanation-5: -Myanmar (Burma) is a country located in Southeast Asia. To put it in context, it is at the crossroads between the South Asian continent of India, the Southeast Asian peninsula of Indochina, and the East Asian continent of China.