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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	19.49	Per 1000 Inhabitants	100	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	8.23	Per 1000 Inhabitants	101	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	50.76	Per 1000 Live Births	50	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	64.52	Years	167	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	1.10	Percent	119	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.28	Born per Woman	106	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	6286	Gigawatt hour	104	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	3850	1 Mil. Cubic metre	67	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	12400	1 Mil. Cubic metre	40	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	1.80	Percent	82	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	1100	Dollar	208	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	57490	Million dollar	86	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	0.20	Percent	71	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	7.70	Percent	175	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	41	1000 Barrel per day	101	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	22.12	1000 Barrel per day	73	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	4.90	Percent	45	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	676578	Square kilometer	40			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.70	Percent	64			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	25000		18			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	240000		28			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	53414374		24			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	correspondent
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention	signatory
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation	to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation	observer
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
ASEAN Regional Forum	to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation	to foster socio-economic cooperation among members
Colombo Plan	to promote economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
East Asia Summit	to promote cooperation in political and security issues;to promote development, financial stability, energy security, economic integration and growth;to eradicate poverty and narrow the development gap in East Asia, and to promote deeper cultural understanding
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names (5)

Burma : Name
Union of Burma : Longname
Myanma Naingngandaw : Name
- Local
Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar) : Longname
- Local
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma : Name
- Former
reified by Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma

Description

Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony;independence from the Commonwealth was attained in 1948. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In September 1988, the military deposed NE WIN and established a new ruling junta. Despite multiparty legislative elections in 1990 that resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory, the junta refused to hand over power. NLD leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient AUNG SAN SUU KYI, who was under house arrest from 1989 to 1995 and 2000 to 2002, was imprisoned in May 2003 and subsequently transferred to house arrest. After the ruling junta in August 2007 unexpectedly increased fuel prices, tens of thousands of Burmese marched in protest, led by prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks. In late September 2007, the government brutally suppressed the protests, killing at least 13 people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations. Since then, the regime has continued to raid homes and monasteries and arrest persons suspected of participating in the pro-democracy protests. The junta appointed Labor Minister AUNG KYI in October 2007 as liaison to AUNG SAN SUU KYI, who remains under house arrest and only recently gained the opportunity for limited communication with NLD leaders. Burma in early May 2008 was struck by Cyclone Nargis which official estimates claimed left over 80,000 dead and 50,000 injured. Despite this tragedy, the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote in Burma since 1990, setting the stage for the 2010 parliamentary elections. AUNG SAN SUU KYI's house arrest was due to end in May 2009, but was extended for eighteen months after she was convicted for violating the terms of her house arrest.