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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country recently announced to resume work on Giant Sea Wall to save its sinking capital
A
Malaysia
B
Philippines
C
Maldives
D
Indonesia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, Indonesia’s parliament has passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta to a site 2, 000 kilometres away on jungle-clad Borneo island that will be named “Nusantara".

Detailed explanation-2: -The decision of changing the name of Kazakhstan’s capital from Astana to Nursultan was taken by the Interim President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Nur-sultan means “Sultan of Light” in Kazakh. Nur-sultan Nazarbayev was the 1st President of Kazakhstan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indonesia’s capital is rapidly sinking into the sea : NPR. Indonesia’s capital is rapidly sinking into the sea Now the government is leaving, and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo.

Detailed explanation-4: -As a nation, Indonesia has changed its capital three times, from Batavia (Jakarta), Bandung, and Yogyakarta to Bukittinggi, back to Jakarta, and finally to Nusantara.

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