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This also has an impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, when these countries added to Spain, are turned the BIG 5. BIMSTEC, a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia around the Bay of Bengal to promote technological and economic co-operation, which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Myanmar is one of the world's most corrupt nations. The 2012 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ranked the country at number 171, out of 176 countries in total. [364] Myanmar is the world's second largest producer of opium after Afghanistan, producing some 25% of the world's opium, and forms part of the Golden Triangle.
Denmark was one of the first countries to respond to cyclone Nargis by providing humanitarian assistance to Myanmar. [23] Three Diseases Fund was founded in 2006, and Denmark joined in 2009. [ 24 ] Three Diseases Fund helps Myanmar fight HIV and AIDS, and has assisted with 73 million dollars.
The 2014 Myanmar Census enumerated 51,486,253 persons. [19] There is also a substantial Burmese diaspora, the majority of whom have settled in neighbouring Asian countries. [1] Refugees and asylum seekers from Myanmar make up one of the world's five largest refugee populations. [20] [21]
The etymology of Mranma remains unclear. [5] The "Burmans" who entered the central Irrawaddy river valley in the 9th century founded the Pagan Kingdom in 849, [6] and called themselves Mranma. [7] The earliest record discovered of the word was in a Mon inscription dated 1102, inside which the name was spelled Mirma.
Since the country achieved independence in 1948, "Myanmar" has been officially used to designate both the nation-state, its official language and majority ethnic group, but the ethnic group was renamed to "Bamar" in 1980 by the order of General Ne Win. [5] In spoken usage, "Bamar" and "Myanmar" remain interchangeable, especially with respect to ...
Arakan (/ ˈ ær ə k æ n / or / ˈ ɑːr ə k ɑː n / [1]) is the historical geographical name of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The region was called Arakan for centuries until the Burmese military junta changed its name in 1989. The people of the region were known as Arakanese. [2] [3] [4] Arakan's first states can be traced to ...
Kingdom of Tlemcen (1235–1556) Hafsid Emirate of Be’jaîa (1285–1510) Zab Emirate (1402) Sultanate of Tuggurt (1414–1854) Kingdom of Ait Abbas (1510–1872) Kingdom of Kuku (1515–1638) Kingdom of Algiers (1515–1837) Emirate of Abdelkader (1832–1847) Zenata Kingdoms; Egypt. Tulunids (868–905) Fatimid dynasty (909–1171 ...