Question: “Nusantara” has been selected as the new capital of which of the following country?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Brunei
(d) Vietnam
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- “Nusantara” has been selected as the new capital of Indonesia.
- Indonesia passed a bill replacing its capital Jakarta with East Kalimantan, situated to the east of Borneo Island. The new capital city of the country will be called Nusantara.
- Indonesian President Joko Widodo had first announced the plan to move the capital city from Jakarta in 2019.
- Widodo had cited increasing environmental issues that Jakarta has been facing along with financial inequality while announcing the plan to change the capital in 2019.
- Jakarta has been the capital of Indonesia since 1949.
BY: AMIT GUPTA