Unjab, state of India, located in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. Punjab in its present form came into existence on November 1, 1966, when most of its predominantly Hindi-speaking areas were separated to form the new state of Haryana.
Gold in Pre-Columbian AmericasLatin America experienced a significant use of gold. In pre-Columbian civilizations, gold enjoyed great prestige but still did not have market value. By association with solar deities, the indigenous populations considered that gold retained the rays of the sun. It ...
Annual silver prices for the past 20 years in British pounds The chart of silver priced in pounds sterling is a bit flatter given the high exchange rate of the GBP. Annual silver sales trends for the past 20 years in British pounds The Y/Y silver price trends in the British Pound shows...
Religions: Roman Catholic 79.5%, Muslim 6%, Iglesia ni Cristo 2.6%, Evangelical 2.4%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.1%, other 7.4%, none <0.1% (2015 est.) Literacy rate: 96.3% (2019) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2020 est.): $871.56 billion; per capita $8,000. Rea...
The Lion Capital of Asoka at Sarnath, is the emblem of India.The Arthashastra talks about the principles of governance and lays down rules of administration. It also discusses in detail the role of the king, his duties, rate of taxation, use of espionage, and laws for governing the ...
In addition, industrialization is at a high rate in South Africa. Historically, South Africa was a settlement for the whites during the colonial period. South Africa's Geography and Location South Africa is located at the southern tip of the African continent. It is bordered by five countries,...
decided on the furnishings and called it “Early Texas” style, a blend of American West and Spanish Colonial. Along the walls were eight antique brass sconces from Spain, and suspended from the ceiling by heavy chains were wrought-iron chandeliers with gold and copper leaf finish, custom-made...
Sangurmath, P., 2003, Detailed Exploration for Epigenetic Gold Deposit: A Case History: Hira- Buddinni Gold Deposit. Hutti-Maski Schist Belt, India. In: A.K. Ghose and L.K. Bose (Eds), Mining in the 21st Century: Quo Vadis? 19th World Mining Congress, p.315-329....
The Bretton Woods Agreement established that the U.S. dollar was the dominant reserve currency and that the dollar was convertible to gold at the fixed rate of $35 per ounce. In 1971, President Nixon terminated the convertibility of the U.S. dollar to gold. ...
The SAR is pegged to the U.S. Dollar at an exchange rate of 3.75 SR to 1 USD. Saudi Arabia's economy is driven by the oil and gas industry and is the world's second-largest producer of oil in the world after the U.S.