Shimla pronunciation (help·info) [ʃɪmla] (Hindi: िशमला), originally called Simla, is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is also the capital of the state and a municipality within the Shimla district[1]. In 1864 Shimla was declared the summer capital of the erstwhile British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is [...]
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The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world’s smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania and a number of other islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. The neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu [...]