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In Turkey, single size beds are usually 90 cm × 190 cm (35 in × 75 in); long single size 90 cm × 200 cm (35 in × 79 in); large single size 100 cm × 200 cm (39 in × 79 in). There is also an intermediate size used for one and a half people [clarification needed] in Turkey: 120 cm × 200 cm (47 in × 79 in).
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full-fledged sea. [2] [3] [4] An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau.
Indian, 20–24 (N= m:113 f:140, SD= m:5.84 cm (2.3 in) f:6.18 cm (2.4 in)) 1.2% [116] Measured: 1996 [117] Malaysia: 163.3 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) 1.08: Other indigenous, 20–24 (N= m:257 f:380, SD= m:6.26 cm (2.5 in) f:5.95 cm (2.3 in)) 0.4% [116] Measured: 1996 [117] Malawi: 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 155.4 cm (5 ...
The United Kingdom has an Indian population of over 1.5 million. Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron described Indian–British relations as the "New Special Relationship" in 2010. [3] [4] According to a 2014 BBC World Service poll, 43% of Indian people view the United Kingdom's influence as positive and 27% view as ...
By the time when the Indian continent and the Asian continent collided, South Tibet has already reached 3–4 km elevation. [29] [30] [31] [33] The compressional force resulted from the Indian-Asian collision further topped up Lhasa block's elevation and triggered crustal thickening in the North Tibet as the Indian continent proceed northwards.
The Indian Standard Time was adopted on 1 January 1906 during the British era with the phasing out of its precursor Madras Time (Railway Time), [2] and after Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. [3]
Indian subcontinent. The Indian subcontinent[ note 7] is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geographically, it spans the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, the British Indian Ocean Territory ( United Kingdom ), India, [ note 1] Maldives ...
Each time zone is defined by a standard offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The offsets range from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00, and are usually a whole number of hours, but a few zones are offset by an additional 30 or 45 minutes, such as in India and Nepal.