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Burma

Flag of Burma

Flag of Burma

 

Official name: Union of Burma
Flag description: red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing, all in white, 14 five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the 14 administrative divisions
Capital: Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon)
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand


Map of Burma

Map of Burma

 

 


 

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