World Facts and Geography

Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity was born in Bethlehem, a small town in Judia, Palestine. Christianity originated in Palestine and later spread into the Roman Empire.

The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East that includes parts of modern-day Egypt, Israel, Palestine, and Iraq, known for its early agricultural development.

The Non-Aligned movement was formally launched at its first summit held in September 1961 at Belgrade in Yugoslavia. It was attended by 25 Afro-Asian and one European country. Three Latin American countries participated as observers.

• NAM has helped in easing of tension between the two power blocs and ultimately in bringing about the end of Cold War.
• NAM acted against the arms race of the superpowers during the Cold War years.
• NAM has supported the cause of International peace, justice, and freedom.

While estimates vary, approximately 17% of the Earth's land surface is classified as arid or desert.

Alexandria was an important port in Egypt. The Arab merchants carried Indian goods up to Alexandia. From there, they were sent to the countries in Europe. Besides Indian goods, the Arabs also conveyed Indian philosophy and science to Europe.

Alexandria was a famous city and port founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt, serving as a crucial link in the trade network between the East and the West.

Borobudur is located in the Magelang Regency of Central Java, Indonesia.

India's largest trading partner in the world is China as India exports approximately 16.34 % of its total exports to China and import approximately 68.08 % of its total imports from China. Therefore the total trade that takes place between China and India comprises of approximately 84.4 % of India's overall trade which in highest with China. 

A MNC is an organisation which has its main headquarters in the home country but has its subsidiaries in two or more countries. Many MNCs are located mostly in America. Hence, home location for most of the world's MNC is at america.

This reluctance was most in evidence shortly after Britian joined the EU in 1973. Two years later, a referendum was held asking voters whether they wanted to remain in the EU. The great majority of members of the Conservative Party were extremely hostile to the EU during the 1990s.

Maastricht Treaty established politico-economic union known as European Union which established in the year 1993.

Iceland, Norway and Switzerland are the countries are the member of the European Free Trade Association but not the member of EU.

The United Kingdom held a referendum in 2016, commonly known as Brexit, in which the electorate voted to leave the European Union.