Around the World in the Hetzel Kitchen

Ugh...since starting this journey, Wikipedia has changed the way they list the sovereign states.  Before the non-UN members were separated, now they aren't.  Abkhazia is now first.  What?  Where?  Exactly. I plan to proceed as before.  If a new recognized country pops us, like South Sudan, they will certainly be included.  However, Nagorno-Karabakh  isn't recognized by any UN member states, and I am not going to include it.  For now.  We'll see about later.  I need to draw the line somewhere. Burundi Background : After 100 days in office, the first democratically elected president of Burundi was assassinated.  This led to a conflict that lasted almost 12 years and took the lives of more than 200,000 Burundians Location : Central Africa Area : Over 27,000 sq km; 147th largest in the world          Slightly smaller than Maryland Population : Over 10.2 million; 81st large...

Location : Southeast Asia, between Bangladesh and Thailand Area : Over 675,000 sq km; 40th largest in the world          Slightly smaller than Texas Population : Almost 54 million; 24th most in the world Capital: Rangoon People living with HIV/AIDS : 240,000; 25th most in the world Name : Military authorities in Burma promote the name Myanmar instead Diplomacy : The US and Burma do not have ambassadors to each other Per capita income : $1400; 203/228 in the world Source:  CIA Factbook When I  e-mail the embassies, I have no idea what will come back.  It is often an "address not found" or "mailbox full," but usually just nothing.  So I was pleasantly surprised when I received this from Burma (I have edited only some of the spacing) : Dear Mr, Danielle, Thank you for interesting our Myanmar food recipes. We have four or five Myanmar restaurants around Washington DC. Here are the list and address – Even though the...