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• Egypt is a country located in northeastern Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north.
• The Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast.
• The Red Sea to the east.
• Sudan to the south.
• Libya to the west.

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The Great Buddha of Kamakura, also known as the Daibutsu.

It is a large bronze statue of Amitābha Buddha located in Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan.

It is one of the most famous and iconic landmarks in Japan.

It has a popular tourist destination.

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The Kotri Barrage is also known as the Ghulam Muhammad Barrage.

It is located near Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan.

It was completed in 1955.

It is situated on the Indus River between Jamshoro and Hyderabad.

It is with four feeder canals—three on the left and one on the right bank—diverting water, including to Karachi.

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The Indian Ocean lies between Africa on the west and Australia on the east.

The Indian Ocean has a total area of nearly 69 million square kilometers.

It is the third-largest ocean in the world.

It is vital for international trade routes.

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54 nations in Africa are part of the BRI.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is known in China as the One Belt One Road.

In December 2023, 151 countries had joined the BRI by signing a MoU with China.

The BRI countries are distributed as follows:

• 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa
• 34 BRI in Europe & Central Asia
• 25 BRI in East Asia & Pacific (including China)
• 22 BRI in Latin America & the Caribbean
• 19 BRI in the Middle East & North Africa
• 6 in Southeast Asia

This also includes

• 17 countries of the European Union (EU), and
• 8 countries of the G20.

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Explanation

Apple is the world's largest computer company by sales and market capitalization

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company .

Founded: April 1, 1976, Los Altos, California, United States

Headquarters: Cupertino, California, United States

Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne

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History of the Soviet Union

Background

1917–1927: Establishment (founded)

1927–1953: Stalinism

1953–1964: Khrushchev Thaw

1964–1982: Era of Stagnation

1982–1991: Decline and collapse (dissolved)

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The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Capital and largest city: Moscow

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CTBT stands for Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 

It's a multilateral treaty to ban nuclear weapons test explosions for both civilian and military purposes

Signed: 24 September 1996

its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Languages (6)

1. Arabic
2. Chinese
3. English
4. French
5. Russian
6. Spanish

The three countries that have not signed the CTBT are:

• India
• North Korea
• Pakistan

These countries are also among the eight Annex 2 states that have not ratified the treaty.

 The United States was the first nation to sign the treaty.

Signatories:187

Ratifiers: 178

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 Sudan gained independence from British and Egyptian rule on January 1, 1956. 

 Senegal gained independence on August 20, 1960.

 Morocco gained independence on March 2, 1956.