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Geography - note Burma (Myanmar), in 30 editions.

The entry for Burma (Myanmar) published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
4
the first edition with it
1996
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).

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2025 edition

Same as 2024

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The same text in 10 editions, 2016 to 2025.

Entry published as “Burma”.

  • strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes;
  • the north-south flowing Irrawaddy River is the country's largest and most important commercial waterway

strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes lanes; the north-south flowing Irrawaddy River is the country's largest and most important commercial waterway

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Burma (Myanmar): Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/burma/geography-note.

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