Burma is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. This reflects its strategic position between the borders of modern-day Bangladesh, India, Tibet, China, Laos and Thailand. Throughout history settlers from many different ethnic backgrounds have migrated across the mountains that surround the central Irrawaddy river- plain. Today ethnic minority groups are estimated to make up at least one third of Burma’s population of 45 million and to inhabit half the land area.
Open the door to the faces of Burma…