The world has never had a good definition of liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in need of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing.
The official English name was changed by the country's government from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar in 1989, and still later to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, which since then has been the subject of controversies and mixed incidences of adoption.
Source: Boundaries-Ministry of Health 2001, modified by UN. RC's Office 2004; Place names-Ministry of Home Affairs (GAD) and Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (SLRD) translated by MIMU; Population-Govt of Myanmar, adjusted by FAO and CIESEN 2000; Elevation-SRTM 90 meter resolution from NASA/USGS.