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 Myanmar
is a republic in Southeast Asia, bordered on the
west by Bangladesh, on the northwest by India's
Assam State, on the northeast by China's Yunnan
Province, on the east by Laos and Thailand, and on
the southwest by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of
Bengal. The longest land border is shared with
China. Myanmar was formerly known as
Burma
until 1989. The English version of the country's
name was changed by the military government that
took over in 1988. Rangoon) was the capital and largest city.
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