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    The Golden Triangle refers to the border region where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet along the Ruak and Mekong rivers. The CIA coined the term "Golden Triangle" to describe this area and the surrounding 950,000 square kilometer region known for opium production since the 1950s. For much of the 20th century, most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle, though Afghanistan is now the largest opium producer.

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    The Golden Triangle refers to the border region where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet along the Ruak and Mekong rivers. The CIA coined the term "Golden Triangle" to describe this area and the surrounding 950,000 square kilometer region known for opium production since the 1950s. For much of the 20th century, most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle, though Afghanistan is now the largest opium producer.

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    The Golden Triangle refers to the border region where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet along the Ruak and Mekong rivers. The CIA coined the term "Golden Triangle" to describe this area and the surrounding 950,000 square kilometer region known for opium production since the 1950s. For much of the 20th century, most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle, though Afghanistan is now the largest opium producer.

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    The Golden Triangle refers to the border region where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet along the Ruak and Mekong rivers. The CIA coined the term "Golden Triangle" to describe this area and the surrounding 950,000 square kilometer region known for opium production since the 1950s. For much of the 20th century, most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle, though Afghanistan is now the largest opium producer.

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    GOLDEN TRIANGLE

    The Golden Triangle is the area where the borders


    of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak
    and Mekong rivers. The name "Golden Triangle"—coined by the CIA—
    is commonly used more broadly to refer to an area of approximately
    950,000 square kilometres (367,000 sq mi) that overlaps the
    mountains of the three adjacent countries.

    Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent, it has been


    one of the largest opium-producing areas of the world, since the
    1950s. Most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle
    until the early 21st century when Afghanistan became the world's
    largest producer.

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