Wa State

Wa State (Burmese: ဝပြည်နယ်, Wạ Pyine, Chinese: 佤邦, Wă Pāng, Wa: Meung Vax), officially known in Myanmar as the Wa Self-Administered Division (Bumrese: ဝကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရတိုင်း, Wạ Kobaing Okchok Hkwịnyạ Tāing) is an autonomous self-governing region/polity located in eastern Myanmar. It is de-facto independent from the rest of Myanmar, and acts as its own country with its own government and army, the United Wa State Army (UWSA).