World Geography and Capitals

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria, having replaced Lagos in 1991.

The seventh ministerial conference of the WTO was held in Geneva in 2009.

Geneva is the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is the primary venue for most major trade and agricultural negotiations.

Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights. Its international secretariat is located in London, United Kingdom.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has its permanent headquarters located in Vienna, Austria.

The 8th G-15 summit was held in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2004.

The first WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Singapore in December 1996.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and is located at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.

The World Economic Forum is famously held annually in the Swiss mountain resort town of Davos. Zurich, Berne, and Geneva are major Swiss cities, but they do not host this specific event.

Abuja became the capital city of Nigeria in 1991, replacing Lagos.

Ramallah serves as the administrative center and de facto headquarters of the Palestinian Authority.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has its headquarters in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. ASEAN is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, while SAARC is in Kathmandu, Nepal, and APEC is in Singapore.

The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) was established in Laxenburg, near Vienna, Austria, in 2010.

The 5th WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Cancun, Mexico, in 2003. Cancun is a major tourist city located on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

The 1955 Bandung Conference in Indonesia was the first large-scale Afro-Asian conference and the birthplace of the Panchsheel principles.