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Myanmar, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country in Southeast Asia. As the "Union of Burma", Myanmar achieved independence from the UK on 4 January 1948. It became the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" on 1974, before reverting to the Union of Burma on 1988. On 1989, the State Law and Order Restoration Council adopted the name "Union of Myanmar". Myanmar is governed by a military regime. It's bordered by China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Andaman Sea to the south. Myanmar's political system remains under the tight control of the State Peace and Development Council, the military government led, since 1992, by General Than Shwe. The Burmese military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements. Several human rights orgs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have reported on human rights abuses by the military government. They've claimed that there is no independent judiciary in Myanmar. The military government restricts Internet access through software-based censorship. Population cannot have informations about outside country. The only that they have comes from foreigners. If you go there, put in ur bag some magazines and give them to the population.

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