It's as strong and dense as teak and it will hold up any roof.

In addition, the Government was currently implementing a programme to redevelop and preserve the Bago mountain range, which contained the best teak species in the country.

Burma s strategic importance reflects, first and foremost, its geographic location between India, China, Thailand, and Southeast Asia. Ringed in the north by the southern ridges of the Himalayas, to the east by foothills of dense teak forests, and to the west and south by the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, Burma s geography has always shaped the country s history and politics.