MYANMAR / BURMA
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Main Facts About the Geography of Myanmar / Burma
- Called two different names, depending on the source: Burma or Myanmar
- Is the largest country (in terms of land area) in Southeast Asia and sits at the far West of the region
- Has a coastline on its bottom half which meets the Bay of Bengal on the Southwest side and the Andaman Sea on the Southeast side
- Similar in shape to India, although at a much smaller scale
- Mountains line the top half of the border, while lowlands form the central region extending Southward to the coast