In this June 14, 2013 photo, passengers, including a Buddhist monk, travel atop a public transport passing a toll-gate in the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Online car sales may also be booming. There’s no official data, but over a dozen such websites are operating. There’s huge room for growth in a country of over 60 million with only 38 vehicles per 1,000 people Because of the abysmal state of public transport in Yangon, a city of 5 million, those who can afford to drive, do. Those who can’t cram into ancient buses perched precariously on huge tires or hitch rides on pickups outfitted with benches and makeshift roofs. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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