Worth knowing
Myanmar
The kings of Bagan are thought to have built more than 10,000 temples, pagodas and monasteries between the 11th and 13th centuries. Over 2,000 of them survive, spread across a plain beside the Irrawaddy River.
Where its story happens
Bagan, at 21.17°N, 94.86°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Myanmar
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Myanmar, in Southeast Asia, between Bangladesh and Thailand, south of China. See Myanmar on a map.
- Its largest city is Yangon, and the country is also known as Burma.
- More than 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas, built 800 to 1,000 years ago, still stand on one plain here.
- Fishermen on one of its lakes row standing up, with one leg wrapped around the oar.
- For centuries, many of the world's most prized rubies have come from a single valley in this country.