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| Country name |
conventional long form: union of burma conventional short form: burma local short form: myanma naingngandaw former: socialist republic of the union of burma local long form: pyidaungzu myanma naingngandaw (translated by the us government as union of myanma and by the burmese as union of myanmar) note: since 1989 the military authorities in Burma have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; this decision was not approved by any sitting legislature in Burma, and the US Government did not adopt the name, which is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw |
| Government type | military regime |
| Capital | Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) |
| Administrative divisions | 7 divisions (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne)
: divisions: ayeyarwady, bago, magway, mandalay, sagaing, tanintharyi, yangon : states: chin state, kachin state, kayin state, kayah state, mon state, rakhine state, shan state |
| Independence | 4 January 1948 (from UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 4 January (1948) |
| Constitution | 3 January 1974 (suspended since 18 September 1988); national convention started on 9 January 1993 to draft a new constitution; progress has since been stalled |
| Legal system | has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: chairman of the state peace and development council sr. gen. than shwe (since 23 april 1992) head of government: chairman of the state peace and development council sr. gen. than shwe (since 23 april 1992); note - the appointed prime minister, gen. soe win (since 19 october 2004), is not the head of government elections: none cabinet: state peace and development council (spdc); military junta, so named 15 november 1997, which initially assumed power 18 september 1988 under the name state law and order restoration council; the spdc oversees the cabinet |
| Legislative branch | unicameral People's Assembly or Pyithu Hluttaw (485 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - nld 392, snld 23, nup 10, other 60 elections: last held 27 may 1990, but assembly never convened |
| Judicial branch | remnants of the British-era legal system are in place, but there is no guarantee of a fair public trial; the judiciary is not independent of the executive |
| Political parties and leaders | National League for Democracy or NLD [AUNG SHWE, chairman, AUNG SAN SUU KYI, general secretary]; National Unity Party or NUP (progovernment) [THA KYAW]; Shan Nationalities League for Democracy or SNLD [KHUN HTUN OO]; and other smaller parties |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | All Burma Student Democratic Front or ABSDF; Kachin Independence Army or KIA; Karen National Union or KNU; National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma or NCGUB [Dr. SEIN WIN] consists of individuals legitimately elected to the People's Assembly but not recognized by the military regime (the group fled to a border area and joined with insurgents in December 1990 to form a parallel government); several Shan factions; United Wa State Army or UWSA; Union Solidarity and Development Association or USDA (progovernment, a social and political organization) [THAN AUNG, general secretary] |
| International organization participation | ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador linn myaing chancery: 2300 s street nw, washington, dc 20008 consulate(s) general: new york FAX: [1] (202) 332-9046 telephone: [1] (202) 332-9044 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: permanent charge d'affaires carmen m. martinez embassy: 581 merchant street, rangoon (gpo 521) mailing address: box b, apo ap 96546 telephone: [95] (1) 379 880, 379 881 FAX: [95] (1) 256 018 |
| Flag description | red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing, 14 white five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the 14 administrative divisions |
Introduction and Background to Burma | Geography Of Burma | People Of Burma | Economy Of Burma | Communications Of Burma | Transportation Of Burma | Military Of Burma | Transnational Issues Of Burma
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