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Southeast Asia > Burma > Government

BURMESE GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Administrative divisions
7 divisions (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne)
Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador Lars Backström
Ambassadors from Israel > Current Israeli Ambassadors > Israeli Ambassador Ruth Shatz
Capital city
Rangoon (government refers to the capital as Yangon)
Capital city > Geographic coordinates 16 47 N, 96 10 E
Capital city > Name Rangoon (Yangon)
Capital city > Note
Nay Pyi Taw is administrative capital
Capital city > Time difference
UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution
3 January 1974; suspended since 18 September 1988; national convention convened in 1993 to draft a new constitution but collapsed in 1996; reconvened in 2004 but does not include participation of democratic opposition
Corruption 1.8 [157th of 160]
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection TRIPS
date of transition to republican system of government > Republic since November 29, 1945
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Shari VILLAROSA
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy
581 Merchant Street, Rangoon (GPO 521)
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX [95] (1) 256-018
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address Box B, APO AP 96546
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone [95] (1) 379-880, 379-881
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery
2300 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires MYINT LWIN
Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general New York

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of Ambassadors from Finland ; Wikipedia: Ambassadors from Israel ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Transparency International; Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length ; Wikipedia: List of countries by date of transition to republican system of government

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Burma, Union of Burma, Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar), Myanma Naingngandaw, burma (myanmar), myanmar (burma), myanmar

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