Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar (Burma) ranks 127th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zambia, Qatar, and Cambodia. Memorable people born in present day Myanmar (Burma) include Aung San Suu Kyi, U Thant, and Nick Drake. Memorable people who died in Myanmar (Burma) include Bahadur Shah Zafar, Aung San, and U Nu. Myanmar (Burma) has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and mafiosos.

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon. Read more on Wikipedia