MYANMAR

The traditional name of this country is Burma. In 1989 the military government changed the country's name to Myanmar, and the name of the capital from Rangoon to Yangon. Burma is located in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand.

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Documents

• Constitution International Constitutional Law (from Berne University)

Government

• Government Ministry Home Pages
• Permanent Mission of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations in Geneva

Non-Governmental Organizations

• Amnesty International
• AsylumLaw.org
• Burma Project (Soros Foundation)
• Derechos
• EarthRights International Burma Project
• Free Burma
• Karen Human Rights Group
• Free Burma Coalition
• Human Rights Watch

Other Resources

• CIA World Factbook
• CountryReports.org
• INCORE
• Guide to Law Online (from the Law Library of Congress)
• Governments on the WWW
• Myanmar.com

 Last updated July 12, 2006.