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Myanmar Quiz

How much do you know about Myanmar?

* What is the background of Myanmar?

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The second paragraph is the correct answer. (The first paragraph is based on Bangladesh; the third on Thailand; the last on Vietnam.)
* Which of these is the flag of Myanmar?

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Three equal horizontal stripes of yellow, green and red with white star reviving the tri-band colors used by Burma from 1943-45, during the Japanese occupation
* What is the currency in Myanmar?

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kyat
* The United States celebrates its Independence Day, 4 July (1776). When does Myanmar celebrate its nationhood?

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Myanmar commemorates Independence Day and Union Day
* United States population is 318,892,103 (July 2014 estimate). What is the population of Myanmar?

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Higher than España but lower than la France
* The traditional Burmese units of measurement are still in everyday use in Myanmar. Burmese units of measurement include:

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See photo to left for clue. Note: the Ministry of Commerce announced that Myanmar was preparing to officially adopt SI
* In the United States, the adult prevalence of obesity rate is 33% (2008). What is the rate in Liberia?

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About the same as Liberia. You already took the Liberia quiz and remembered the answer, right?
* Literacy in the United States (age 15 and over can read and write) is for the total population 99% - male: 99% and female: 99% (2003 estimate). What is literacy like in Myanmar? (2011 estimate)

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92.7% (according to CIA - The World Factbook)
* In the United States, the chief of state is President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009); the president is both chief of state and head of government. Who is chief of state in Myanmar?

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The president is both chief of state and head of government
* What is the capital city of Myanmar?

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Please consider joining the effort to educate Americans on the merits of SI - the International System (known as the Metric System until 1960). The answer is Yangon

Naypyidaw (Nay Pyi Taw)

Naypyidaw (Nay Pyi Taw)

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