Burma (Myanmar)
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...