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The current flag design dates to Jan. 4, 1974. Its 14 stars, for the states and divisions of Myanmar, form a circle around a cogwheel, for industrial workers, and ears and leaves of rice, symbolizing the peasantry. Blue is for truthfulness and strength; red for bravery, unity, and determination; and white for truth, purity, and steadfastness. |
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Official name: Naingngandaw (Union of Myanmar).
Form of government: military regime.
Head of state and government: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council.
Population (1998): 47,305,000.
Population projection: (2000) 48,852,000; (2010) 56,573,000.
Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1997): 17.5 (world avg. 15.7).
Gross national product (1996): U.S.$119,334,000,000 (U.S.$2,610 per capita).
Land use (1994): forested 49.3%; meadows and pastures 0.5%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 15.3%; other 34.9%. |
