Why in the news?
- The Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic group in Myanmar, pledged to block elections in areas it controls, rejecting polls the military junta has touted as a way of ending the nation’s civil war.
- Location: It is a country in northwest Southeast Asia.
- Capital: Naypyidaw
- Border Countries: Bangladesh, India , China, Thailand, and Laos.
- Bordering Waterbodies: Bay of Bengal.
- Indian States Bordering Myanmar : Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
- International Groupings: Myanmar is a member of the East Asia Summit, Non-Aligned Movement, ASEAN, and BIMSTEC.
- Major River: Irrawaddy river flow from north to south known for Irrawaddy dolphins.