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Myanmar (Burma)
Juan Estrada
1-16-14

Introduction
Myanmar is a country in eastern Asia that has a much to tell about. Myanmar is sadly a poor country, but has very interesting things people would want to know about. They have an interesting culture, history, and government. Let’s take a look at what Myanmar has to offer.
Economics
There are many things Myanmar makes money from. Since Myanmar is a flat land country they make the most money by farming. They make money by selling Rubber, sugar cane, tobacco, and spices. The country also makes money from mining. The country makes money by selling oil, and gas. It is hard for Myanmar to make money. Most countries wouldn’t trade with Myanmar. They don’t trade because of how Myanmar’s government treats its people. The SPDC is very strict with how they run their country. With them being very strict some Myanmar people make money from Black Marketing. That means they illegally make money from selling, trading, and buying goods. The people might also have to depend on making money from selling drugs illegally. Their currency is a Kyat.

History
Burma has a lot of history behind it. The events are a mix of good things and bad things. In 1057 King Anawrahta becomes in control of the city of Thon. When he gained control he brought together a good portion of Burma. 230 years later in the year of 1587, Kublai Khan leads Mongols to invade Pagan. Burma tries to expand their country by including India in their country. India was controlled by the British. Burma and Britain go to war in 1824, the first Anglo-Burmese war. Then in 1885 Britain ends up controlling the rest of Burma. When Britain is in control, lots of rebellions start. In 1942 japan occupi...

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... of holidays in Burma such as; Peasants day, Tatmadaw day, and Independence day. Independence Day Jan 4 1948.
Myanmar has lots of delicious food and unique meals. For meals people would mostly eat something with rice and curry. That is a common meal for lunch in Myanmar. Most meals would also consist of soup. If there is any meat in a meal it would most likely be seafood. Mohinga is usually eaten as a breakfast meal. A popular and unique fruit in Myanmar is the jackfruit. It can possibly weigh up to 80 lbs. The sweet yellow flesh inside is what people scoop out and eat. The seeds inside it are so big they can be eaten as a nut. People might have some la hpet thouq. Myanmar has a variety of foods and meals. They all taste very good.
Bibliography
http://online.culturegrams.com/kids/index.php http://online.culturegrams.com/index.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma

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