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Background Stats: compare key data on Burma & Indonesia

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  • Independence day date: Date.
  • Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
  • Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
STAT Burma Indonesia
Independence day date January 4 August 17
Land border length 5,876 km
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Indonesia
2,830 km
Ranked 64th.
National anthems Kaba Ma Kyei ( Till the End of the World ) Indonesia Raya ( Great Indonesia )
Neighboring countries and territories Bangladesh China (L) India Laos (L) Thailand Australia (M) East Timor India (M) Malaysia Palau (M) Papua New Guinea Philippines (M) Singapore (M) Thailand (M) Vietnam (M) Ashmore and Cartier Islands ( Australia ) (M) Christmas Island ( Australia ) (M)
Overview <p>Myanmar, also known as Burma, was long considered a pariah state, isolated from the rest of the world with an appalling human rights record. </p> <p>From 1962 to 2011, the country was ruled by a military junta that suppressed almost all dissent and wielded absolute power in the face of international condemnation and sanctions.</p> <p>The generals who ran the country stood accused of gross human rights abuses, including the forcible relocation of civilians and the widespread use of forced labour, including children.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990563">Full Article</a> <p>Spread across a chain of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia, Indonesia has the world&#039;s largest Muslim population and Southeast Asia&#039;s biggest economy. </p> <p>Ethnically it is highly diverse, with more than 300 local languages. The people range from rural hunter-gatherers to a modern urban elite. </p> <p>Sophisticated kingdoms existed before the arrival of the Dutch, who consolidated their hold over two centuries, eventually uniting the archipelago in around 1900. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14921238">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of national independence days (List); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); Wikipedia: List of national anthems (Anthems of United Nations member states) ("List of Member States" . United Nations . Retrieved 2011-07-21 .); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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