The 2001 Mar-Apr issue of Metric Today quotes Michael Milstein to the
effect that Liberia and Myanmar have not gone metric. I have tried to find
the situation in these countries through the Internet. My conclusion is
that, although these coungtries can not afford to be members of the Bureau
International des Poids et Mesures, they are going metric as fast as they
can subject to their financial constraints. Travellers to Myanmar report
distance signs in kilometres. Liberia is surrounded by countries that have
been metric for a long time. The statistics that I have found about
Liberia have been entirely metric. My conclusion is that the United States
is the only country holding out against SI.
Joseph B. Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
