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.
Mumbai is a âmega cityâ and the largest metropolitan region in India. The MMR extends over an area of 4,355 km2 and comprises the Municipal Corporations of Greater Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Navi Mumbai, Ulhasnagar, Mira Bhayander and Vasai-Virar; 15 municipal towns; 7 non-municipal urban centers; and 995 villages.angrove forest. Mumbai is the gateway of India and the financial and commercial capital of India and thus the powerhouse of the country. With a total population of over 19 million (2001), it is the sixth largest city in the world after Tokyo, New York, Seoul, Mexico City and Sau Paulo and the largest city in India.