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The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) in Myanmar
Image: Peter Schickert/picture allianceImage: Peter Schickert/picture alliance

Myanmar

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a Southeast Asian country with Naypyitaw as its capital. It has been predominantly ruled by a military junta, except for the brief period from 2015 to 2021.

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