It was New Year's Eve 1999. While Russians were preparing for the dawn of a new millennium, their president was preparing a surprise announcement. I have contemplated this long and hard, Boris Yeltsin announced on TV. The man Boris Yeltsin chose to succeed him was his Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin.
Mumbai is a city found in Maharashtra, India. It is located 19.07 latitude and 72.88 longitude and it is situated at elevation 8 meters above sea level. Mumbai has a population of 12,691,836 making it the biggest city in Maharashtra. It operates on the BURT time zone.
Along with the neighbouring regions of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world and the seÑond most populous metropolitan area in India, with a population of 20.7 million as of 2011. Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour.In 2009, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It is also the wealthiest city in India, and has the highest GDP of any city in South, West, or Central Asia.umbai lies at the mouth of the Ulhas River on the western coast of India, in the coastal region known as the Konkan. It sits on Salsette Island (Sashti Island), which it partially shares with the Thane district. Mumbai is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west.