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Britannica.com  (http://www.britannica.com/)
Encyclopedia Britannica: article.

Burma  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bm.html)
Part of CIA's World factbook, this page provides general information and statistics about Burma, summarized into following subdivisions: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Includes a map and flag.

Burma 2001  (http://workmall.com/wfb2001/burma/)
Photius Coutsoukis provides a 2001 country profile of Burma, which is also called Myanmar. The profile includes information about the geography, population, economy, government, leaders, military, transportation, communications, and international issues of the country. This information was obtained from the 2001 U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) World Factbook. Links to Web sites that offer maps and images of the flag of the country are available.

Burma Geography  (http://www.photius.com/wfb/wfb1999/burma/burma%5Fgeography.html)
Offers information on the geography of Burma, provided by Photius Coutsoukis. Discusses the country's climate, terrain, land use, natural hazards, and environment. Provides access to information on the country's population, government, economy, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

Burma Geography 2000  (http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/burma/burma%5Fgeography.html)
This country profile of Burma, also known as Myanmar, includes information on the country's geography, population, government, economy, communications systems, transportation systems, military forces, and transnational issues. Photius Coutsoukis provides the profile as a service of Information Technology Associates, and notes that the 2000 CIA World Factbook is the source of the information.

Burma: Basic Facts  (http://www.nationbynation.com/Burma/index.html)
Nation by Nation.com, a service of MultiEducator, Inc., presents basic facts about Burma (Myanmar). These facts cover such topics as the geography, government, and history of the country.

Burma: Geography  (http://www.theodora.com/wfb/burma%5Fgeography.html)
Information Technology Associates presents information on the geography of Burma, including the climate, terrain, natural resources, land use, and natural hazards. Information Technology Associates also discusses the country's population, government, economy, transportation, and communication.

Destination Myanmar (Burma)  (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/sea/myan.htm)
Provides basic information about the country.

Environment of South and Southeast Asia  (http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/richards.html)
A bibliography of more than 8700 items was created as a result of a long-term (1983-1994), multidisciplinary research initiative on the impact of tropical land use change on global atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Topics covered vary widely but include such things as geological history, paleobotany, coastal ecosystems, vegetation mapping, pasture lands, traditional agriculture, and deforestation. Nations included in the database are: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Searchable via the Duke University Reference Web Poster software.

Geopium  (http://www.geopium.org/)
A compilation of current news articles, documents, maps, and bibliographies relating to the geopolitics of the opium trade and the narco-economy in the Golden Triangle (Burma, Laos, and Thailand) and the Golden Crescent (Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan).

Myanmar  (http://www.interknowledge.com/myanmar/)
This country profile of Myanmar, also known as Burma, highlights the history, culture, geography, and climate of the country, as well as descriptions of places of interest to travelers. InterKnowledge Corporation provides the information as part of its Geographia Travel Services resource.

Myanmar: Information  (http://www.worldinfozone.com/country.php?country=Myanmar)
The WTech Gateway, a service of WebTech Designs and Education Ltd., presents a country profile of Myanmar, also known as Burma. This profile offers details about the country's geography, architecture, population, languages, history, public holidays and festivals, food, religion, and more. This profile also features links to related sources.

The World Factbook 2000  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/indexgeo.html)
Guide to Country Profiles-The World Factbook Home see Burma.

The golden land Myanmar  (http://www.myanmar.com/)
ASEAN home page for the country of Myanmar(Burma). Contains cultural, business and media information. Also contains search engines for a site search and a Web search. Sponsor: Myanmar.com-Official Web site of the Burmese Government.

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