One disastrous scheme in this country (*) involved denominating currency in base 9 rather than base 10, while a wave of protests in this country following the death of a UN secretary general were named for the date on which they took place, August 8, 1988.
It's not Spain, but Pablo Neruda wrote his first poetry while serving as a consul in this country. This country was ruled for years by a military dictator who formerly worked as a mail carrier. One disastrous scheme in this country (*) involved denominating currency in base 9 rather than base 10, while a wave of protests in this country following the death of a UN secretary general were named for the date on which they took place, August 8, 1988. This country was ruled by its namesake "Socialist Programme Party", and one work of literature titled for this country is set in the district of Kyauktada and was written by George Orwell. For ten points, name this country, the home of Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, formerly known as Burma.
It's not Spain, but Pablo Neruda wrote his first poetry while serving as a consul in this country.
Myanmar  (Accept Burma before end of question)