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Burma (Country of southern Asia)

a country of southern Asia, bounded on the N. by Assam and Tibet, by on the E. by Chinese territory and Siam, elsewhere mainly by the Bay of Bengal; area, about 230,000 square miles. It is country-Rangoon, Bassein, Moulmein, Akyab, etc. The Irrawaddy is of great value as a highway of communication and traffic, being navigable beyond Bhamo, near the Chinese frontier, or 1 Hugl 25 H A 90。 Chomto Dong L. ப Tha-kang TUMLONGA TAK Mt.Chamalhari 23,920 PUNAKHA Tawana B Darjiling Jalpaiguri Ba B MB Chona Jong Tasgong Taklung Jong BHUTANI Tezpuro Baka Sidli (Kuch Beharo Dimlah Dhubril Rangpur 6 Jatrapur Dinaipur Hilli Bogra Sultanpur Pabna Ganges I Diwangiri o Gerua 95° Nizam Ghat Sadiya Talap Makum Jo Maku Dibrugarb Lakhimpur Gohpur Biswanath 8 R Bijn Barpeta Hajo Brahmaputra Jorhat Goalpara- • Nowgong Gauhati Dobaka Golaghat T Mandum Tszku 15,010 R Mt.Daphapum 15,010 Chaukon Pass Jaipur Khallak Watan Sibsagar Adalara Jirang Joypu Jirang Dimapur Wokha Tura Kohima Maingwe Shillong Lunding Jowai Dumchara Nong-stain R. Cherra Punji Sylhet Silchar Nurgapuro?

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