Myanmar (mee-an-mar) or Burma,

as it is known to the rest of the World.

This photo section includes images from Mandalay, Sagaing, Amarapura, Inle Lake, Bagan, Mount Popa and the Shwedagon Paya & Sule Pagoda in Yangon.

The currency is Kyats (chats). The current exchange rate (feb 09) varies between 1000 Kyats and 1070 Kyats to USD $1 depending where you are and who you ask.

The capital is 'officially' Pyinmana and Yangon (Rangoon) being the Capital before November 2005.

To view photos from Myanmar click on one of the side links.