> Instead, she said, the United States is left in poor company. Liberia > and Myanmar are the only other countries that lack an official policy to > convert to the metric system. (England and Canada had successfully > converted by the time Americans beat back liters at the pump.) > > Politically, the United States may not opt for the metric system for > some time. Proponents of change note that it is unlikely the Bush > administration is going to call for an end to American tradition in > favor of a measurement system originated by the French. > > > Despite not having any official policy to change to SI, both Burma and Liberia are predominantly metric with km/h speed limits posted on all roads. Even though the speed limit in Burma is not apparent to outsiders, due to their use of their own numbering script instead of the Arabic derived numbers used elsewhere.
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