The complexities of national identity are starkest in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine (formerly Arakan) state in western Myanmar, bordering Bangladesh.

• 这种国家认同感的复杂性在缅甸西部若开邦（以前叫阿拉干，与孟加拉接壤）的首府实兑表现得最突出了。