Original Thirteen Colonies
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Smallest sovereign state in the world – Vatican City
Vatican city, an enclave in Rome is the smallest sovereign state in the world by area. The Vatican palace is the residence of the pope within the city walls. The Holy See is the name given to thegovernment of the Roman Catholic Church, which is led by the pope as the bishop of Rome. As…
UN – official languages
Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish Currently these are the six official languages of the United Nations. We Indians wish that Hindi should be included as an official language of the World body. Following news item on the Zee News site explains the issue:- New Delhi: India has not made a proposal for introduction of Hindi…
World Population
Continent Area (km²) Area (mi²) Percent of total landmass Population Percent of total population Density People per km² Density People per mi² Most populous city (proper) Asia 43,820,000 16,920,000 29.5% 4,164,252,000 60% 95.0 246 Shanghai, China Africa 30,370,000 11,730,000 20.4% 1,022,234,000 15% 33.7 87 Lagos, Nigeria North America 24,490,000 9,460,000 16.5% 542,056,000 8% 22.1…
India – China border issue
NEW DELHI: India and China will hold their first boundary meet after the Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power on Monday when national security adviser Ajit Doval meets his counterpart Yang Jieche hoping to take the talks forward. Source : Economic Times India’s defence ministry will fund the following Railway projects in Arunachal Pradesh….