Burma is named after the Burmans ― the majority ethnicity in their nation. However, there are 146 other ethnicities with whom they live. The Burmese overthrew their socialist dictatorship 10 years ago ...

Here’s a look at Myanmar, a country in southeast Asia formerly known as Burma. Myanmar shares borders with China, India, Laos, Bangladesh and Thailand. The United States officially still calls the ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar voted on Sunday in its first election in 20 years, a scripted poll that will end nearly five decades of military rule in one of Southeast Asia's biggest and most ethnically ...

Myanmar shares borders with China, India, Laos, Bangladesh and Thailand. The United States officially still calls the country Burma. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates ...

Ethnic Groups: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5% Religion: Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, Other 0.2% GDP ...