The country is still known as Burma. The name change was done by a military dictatorship after they invalidated a popular election in 1990 (in which Aung San Suu Kyi was overwhelmingly elected as leader of the country; the junta has had her in and out of house arrest ever since). Since this military junta is widely viewed as illegitimate, any action on their part, including their action to change the name of the country, is also viewed as illegitimate.
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/aboutburma/aung_san_suu_kyi.htm Carleton (sorry for getting off topic a bit but this really burns me) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amy Wang Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:48 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:35247] Re: liberia and myanmar Thank you for your responses. To clarify some confusion regarding the question, I mean to ask what Phil suggested--which countries are not primarily using the metric system--since officially, the metric system has been legal in the U.S. in 1866. I have seen the links included in the emails, and what I am looking for is the organization that did the survey to say only three countries are not yet predominantly metric (by the way Myanmar is in Southeast Asia near Thailand, formerly known as Burma). The survey results are quoted often, but the source remains a mystery to me...Any ideas?
