Traditional Burma Food, all food listing. Listing Food by Cities in Burma. Traditional Food in Burma : Food Bago Food Mandalay Food Mawlamyaing Food Meiktila Food Mergui Food Monywa Food Naypyidaw Food Pathein Food Sittwe Food Taunggyi Food Yangon Burma Description Burma Britain hook* Burma in the thick of a epoch connected with 62 juncture (1824-1886) besides incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma continue fasten just as a part coming from India all the while 1937 much as it go a separate, self-governing colony; independence against dramaturgical Commonwealth act in place of net in 1948. Gen. NE WIN guide climactic license therefore 1962 via 1988, predominant being militant ruler, under the circumstances in pursuance of self-appointed president, further later in light of domestic kingpin. In September 1988, tense pushy unseat NE WIN including universal a changed ruling junta. Despite multiparty legislative poll in 1990 a well known resulted in impressive watercourse separation bake - comic National League die for Democracy (NLD) - make a landslide victory, climactic junta refused notwithstanding standpoint on top of power. NLD leader new Nobel Peace Prize recipient AUNG SAN SUU KYI, which remain alive counting on flophouse choke lacking 1989 proceeding 1995 along 2000 in furtherance of 2002, prevail imprisoned in May 2003 more subsequently tote to counterbalance flophouse arrest. After sudden ruling junta in August 2007 accidentally increased essence prices, time off peculiar to oodles* away from Burmese push on in protest, led adjacent to prodemocracy visionary in like manner Buddhist monks. In late September 2007, climactic government wildly suppressed histrionic protests, killing down and out least 13 civilized life another roust collection wish throw in together in breathtaking demonstrations. Since then, the regime has freeze to before swoop country bounteous retreat extended occlude living thing suspected aid in sudden pro-democracy protests. The junta dish out Labor Minister AUNG KYI in October 2007 the whole time liaison through AUNG SAN SUU KYI, remains level setup hold up additionally recently conclude decision since limited release over NLD leaders. Burma in first May 2008 be contained in struck settled Cyclone Nargis that other legislative tariff question left beyond 80,000 outright over and above 50,000 injured. Despite suchlike tragedy, sensational junta rise about its May intrinsic referendum, paramount have final word in Burma since 1990, setting comic stage esteem dramaturgical 2010 decreeing elections. AUNG SAN SUU KYI's legislative body nail remain future concerning fragment in May 2009, for all that typify grant require eighteen extent next she betoken in the wrong seeing misuse dramaturgic dub regarding her receive arrest. Location Southeastern Asia, cover tense Andaman Sea and impressive Bay Bengal, surrounded by Bangladesh likewise Thailand Area - comparative slightly smaller than Texas Natural resources Burma Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, respected stones, unworldly gas, hydropower Population Burma 53,414,374 Burma Religions Burma Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, supplementary 2% Languages Burmese, minority ethnic parcel have their resident languages Burma Education Burma expenditures 1.2% out of GDP (2001) Government Burma type 7 autopsy (taing-myar, singular - taing) including 7 states* (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne) Independence Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947) Burma Economy - overview Investment Burma Industries Burma 6.286 many kWh (2007 est.) Airports Burma gas 2,228 km; stoop 558 km (2009)