Surprisingly, the city with the largest number of Starbucks stores worldwide was found in none of the aforementioned countries. Seoul, in South Korea, had 284 locations as of May 2014. It seems that, for Starbucks, financial success has gone hand-in-hand with global expansion.
The title as âJewel in the Crown, was given to India by the British as they could find some preciousness in this country. In fact they found that India was source of several precious stones like Sapphires, rubies, diamonds, emeralds and many more expensive spices.
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase. JEWEL OF THE EAST BY Nicholas Waddy transports the reader back into the 18th century and the early days of British imperialism. Lady Emily Fitzroy is sailing to Calcutta, India on the Oriental Venture for an arranged marriage with Warren Hastings, the Governor of Bengal.