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The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
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Teak is the timber of the teak tree (Tectona grandis), and mainly comes from Myanmar (Burma). Teak is a moderately heavy, hard wood that is easily worked and tends not to shrink, warp or swell. Teak timber is resistant to termites and contains natural oils that retard decaying of the timber.
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A Hmong is a member of a south east Asian highland people. They are predominantly hill farmers, rearing pigs and cultivating rice and grain, and many are involved in growing the opium poppy. Estimates of the size of the
Hmong population vary between 1.5 million and 5 million, the greatest number being in China. Although traditional beliefs remain important, many have adopted Christianity. Their language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family. The Hmong wear distinctive costumes and elaborate silver jewellery. They are relatively recent arrivals on the south east Asian peninsula, many having moved south in order to avoid harassment by Chinese emperors. Today the
Hmong live in China (Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan), Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.
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The Karen are a group of south east Asian peoples, numbering 1.9 million. They live in east Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, and the Irrawaddy delta. Their language belongs to the Thai division of the Sino-Tibetan family.
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The Mon are a minority ethnic group living in the Irrawaddy delta region of lower Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. The Mon language belongs to the Mon- Khmer branch of the Austro-Asiatic family. They are Buddhists, but also retain older animist beliefs.
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The Shan are a people of the mountainous borderlands separating Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), and China. They are related to the Laos and Thais, and their language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family.
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The Tai are the groups of south east Asian peoples who speak Tai languages, all of which belong to the Sino- Tibetan language family. There are over 60 million speakers, the majority of whom live in Thailand. Tai peoples are also found in south-west China, north west Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and north Vietnam.
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The Yao are a people living in south China, north Vietnam, north Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma), and numbering about 4 million. The Yao language may belong to either the Sino-Tibetan or the Thai language family. The Yao incorporate elements of ancestor worship in their animist religion. The
Yao are generally hill- dwelling farmers practising shifting cultivation, growing rice, vegetables, and also opium poppies. Some are nomadic.
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The tical was a silver coin used in Siam (Thailand) and later in Burma (Myanmar). It was roughly equaivalent in value to an Indian rupee.
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MM is an abbreviation for Myanmar
MM is an abbreviation for Maryknoll Missioners
MM is an abbreviation for Maelzel's metronome
MM is an abbreviation for Man-Month
MM is an abbreviation for Manufacturing Methods
MM is an abbreviation for Mariner Mars
MM is an abbreviation for Mass Memory
MM is an abbreviation for Minute-Man
MM is an abbreviation for Mutatis Mutandis
mm is an abbreviation for millimetre or millimetres
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