Multiple choice

Which of the following sets of countries are referred to as ‘The Golden Crescent’, the largest opium industry in the world?

  1. Myanmar, Laos and Thailand

  2. Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq

  3. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran

  4. Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
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Explanation

The Golden Crescent refers to the triangular region spanning Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, which has been a major illicit opium-producing area since the 1970s. This region, along with the Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), accounts for most of the world's opium production. Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand form the Golden Triangle, not the Golden Crescent.

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