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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | KABUL (capital) 3.097 million |
| AlbaniaAlbania | TIRANA (capital) 419,000 |
| AlgeriaAlgeria | ALGIERS (capital) 2.916 million; Oran 770,000 |
| American SamoaAmerican Samoa | PAGO PAGO (capital) 64,000 |
| AndorraAndorra | ANDORRA LA VELLA (capital) 23,000 |
| AngolaAngola | LUANDA (capital) 5.068 million; Huambo 979,000 |
| AnguillaAnguilla | THE VALLEY (capital) 2,000 |
| Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | SAINT JOHN'S (capital) 27,000 |
| ArgentinaArgentina | BUENOS AIRES (capital) 13.528 million; Cordoba 1.493 million; Rosario 1.231 million; Mendoza 917,000; San Miguel de Tucuman 831,000 |
| ArmeniaArmenia | YEREVAN (capital) 1.116 million |
| ArubaAruba | ORANJESTAD (capital) 37,000 |
| AustraliaAustralia | Sydney 4.429 million; Melbourne 3.853 million; Brisbane 1.97 million; Perth 1.599 million; CANBERRA (capital) 399,000 |
| AustriaAustria | VIENNA (capital) 1.72 million |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | BAKU (capital) 2.123 million |
| BahrainBahrain | MANAMA (capital) 262,000 |
| BangladeshBangladesh | DHAKA (capital) 15.391 million; Chittagong 4.816 million; Khulna 1.636 million; Rajshahi 853,000 |
| BarbadosBarbados | BRIDGETOWN (capital) 122,000 |
| BelarusBelarus | MINSK (capital) 1.861 million |
| BelgiumBelgium | BRUSSELS (capital) 1.892 million; Antwerp 961,000 |
| BelizeBelize | BELMOPAN (capital) 14,000 |
| BeninBenin | COTONOU (seat of government) 924,000; PORTO-NOVO (capital) 314,000 |
| BermudaBermuda | HAMILTON (capital) 11,000 |
| BhutanBhutan | THIMPHU (capital) 99,000 |
| BoliviaBolivia | LA PAZ (capital) 1.715 million; Santa Cruz 1.584 million; Sucre 307,000 |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | SARAJEVO (capital) 389,000 |
| BotswanaBotswana | GABORONE (capital) 202,000 |
| BrazilBrazil | Sao Paulo 19.96 million; Rio de Janeiro 11.836 million; Belo Horizonte 5.736 million; Porto Alegre 4.034 million; BRASILIA (capital) 3.813 million |
| British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. | ROAD TOWN (capital) 10,000 |
| BruneiBrunei | BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) 241,000 |
| BulgariaBulgaria | SOFIA (capital) 1.174 million |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | OUAGADOUGOU (capital) 2.053 million |
| BurmaBurma | RANGOON (capital) 4.259 million; Mandalay 1.009 million; Nay Pyi Taw 992,000 |
| BurundiBurundi | BUJUMBURA (capital) 605,000 |
| CambodiaCambodia | PHNOM PENH (capital) 1.55 million |
| CameroonCameroon | YAOUNDE (capital) 2.432 million; Douala 2.053 million |
| CanadaCanada | Toronto 5.377 million; Montreal 3.75 million; Vancouver 2.197 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.208 million; Calgary 1.16 million |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | PRAIA (capital) 132,000 |
| Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | GEORGE TOWN (capital) 28,000 |
| Central African RepublicCentral Africa | BANGUI (capital) 740,000 |
| ChadChad | N'DJAMENA (capital) 1.079 million |
| ChileChile | SANTIAGO (capital) 6.034 million; Valparaiso 865,000 |
| ChinaChina | Shanghai 16.575 million; BEIJING (capital) 15.594 million; Chongqing 9.401 million; Shenzhen 9.005 million; Guangzhou 8.884 million |
| ColombiaColombia | BOGOTA (capital) 8.744 million; Medellin 3.497 million; Cali 2.352 million; Barranquilla 1.836 million; Bucaramanga 1.065 million |
| ComorosComoros | MORONI (capital) 54,000 |
| Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | BRAZZAVILLE (capital) 1.611 million |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | SAN JOSE (capital) 1.515 million |
| Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | ABIDJAN (seat of government) 4.288 million; YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) 966,000 |
| CroatiaCroatia | ZAGREB (capital) 686,000 |
| CubaCuba | HAVANA (capital) 2.116 million |
| CyprusCyprus | NICOSIA (capital) 253,000 |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | PRAGUE (capital) 1.276 million |
| Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | KINSHASA (capital) 8.798 million; Lubumbashi 1.543 million; Mbuji-Mayi 1.488 million; Kananga 878,000; Kisangani 812,000 |
| DenmarkDenmark | COPENHAGEN (capital) 1.206 million |
| DjiboutiDjibouti | DJIBOUTI (capital) 496,000 |
| DominicaDominica | ROSEAU (capital) 14,000 |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | SANTO DOMINGO (capital) 2.191 million |
| East TimorEast Timor | DILI (capital) 166,000 |
| EcuadorEcuador | Guayaquil 2.634 million; QUITO (capital) 1.622 million |
| EgyptEgypt | CAIRO (capital) 11.169 million; Alexandria 4.387 million |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | SAN SALVADOR (capital) 1.605 million |
| Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | MALABO (capital) 137,000 |
| EritreaEritrea | ASMARA (capital) 649,000 |
| EstoniaEstonia | TALLINN (capital) 399,000 |
| EthiopiaEthiopia | ADDIS ABABA (capital) 2.863 million |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | STANLEY (capital) 2,000 |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | PALIKIR (capital) 7,000 |
| FijiFiji | SUVA (capital) 174,000 |
| FinlandFinland | HELSINKI (capital) 1.107 million |
| FranceFrance | PARIS (capital) 10.41 million; Marseille-Aix-en-Provence 1.457 million; Lyon 1.456 million; Lille 1.028 million; Nice-Cannes 977,000 |
| French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | PAPEETE (capital) 133,000 |
| GabonGabon | LIBREVILLE (capital) 619,000 |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | TBILISI (capital) 1.115 million |
| GermanyGermany | BERLIN (capital) 3.438 million; Hamburg 1.786 million; Munich 1.349 million; Cologne 1.001 million |
| GhanaGhana | ACCRA (capital) 2.269 million; Kumasi 1.773 million |
| GreeceGreece | ATHENS (capital) 3.252 million; Thessaloniki 834,000 |
| GreenlandGreenland | NUUK (capital) 15,000 |
| GrenadaGrenada | SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) 40,000 |
| GuamGuam | HAGATNA (capital) 153,000 |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | GUATEMALA CITY (capital) 1.075 million |
| GuineaGuinea | CONAKRY (capital) 1.597 million |
| Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | BISSAU (capital) 302,000 |
| GuyanaGuyana | GEORGETOWN (capital) 132,000 |
| HaitiHaiti | PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) 2.143 million |
| HondurasHonduras | TEGUCIGALPA (capital) 1 million |
| HungaryHungary | BUDAPEST (capital) 1.705 million |
| IcelandIceland | REYKJAVIK (capital) 198,000 |
| IndiaIndia | DELHI (capital) 21.72 million; Mumbai 19.695 million; Kolkata 15.294 million; Chennai 7.416 million; Bangalore 7.079 million |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | JAKARTA (capital) 9.121 million; Surabaya 2.509 million; Bandung 2.412 million; Medan 2.131 million; Semarang 1.296 million |
| IranIran | TEHRAN (capital) 7.19 million; Mashhad 2.592 million; Esfahan 1.704 million; Karaj 1.531 million; Tabriz 1.459 million |
| IraqIraq | BAGHDAD (capital) 5.751 million; Mosul 1.447 million; Erbil 1.009 million; Basra 923,000; As Sulaymaniyah 836,000 |
| IrelandIreland | DUBLIN (capital) 1.084 million |
| Isle of ManIsle of Man | DOUGLAS (capital) 26,000 |
| IsraelIsrael | Tel Aviv-Yafo 3.219 million; Haifa 1.027 million; JERUSALEM (capital) 768,000 |
| ItalyItaly | ROME (capital) 3.357 million; Milan 2.962 million; Naples 2.27 million; Turin 1.662 million; Palermo 872,000 |
| JamaicaJamaica | KINGSTON (capital) 580,000 |
| JapanJapan | TOKYO (capital) 36.507 million; Osaka-Kobe 11.325 million; Nagoya 3.257 million; Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.809 million; Sapporo 2.673 million |
| JordanJordan | AMMAN (capital) 1.088 million |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Almaty 1.383 million; ASTANA (capital) 650,000 |
| KenyaKenya | NAIROBI (capital) 3.375 million; Mombassa 966,000 |
| KiribatiKiribati | TARAWA (capital) 43,000 |
| KuwaitKuwait | KUWAIT (capital) 2.23 million |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | BISHKEK (capital) 854,000 |
| LaosLaos | VIENTIANE (capital) 799,000 |
| LatviaLatvia | RIGA (capital) 711,000 |
| LebanonLebanon | BEIRUT (capital) 1.909 million |
| LesothoLesotho | MASERU (capital) 220,000 |
| LiberiaLiberia | MONROVIA (capital) 882,000 |
| LibyaLibya | TRIPOLI (capital) 1.095 million |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | VADUZ (capital) 5,000 |
| LithuaniaLithuania | VILNIUS (capital) 546,000 |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | LUXEMBOURG (capital) 90,000 |
| MadagascarMadagascar | ANTANANARIVO (capital) 1.816 million |
| MalawiMalawi | Blantyre 856,000; LILONGWE (capital) 821,000 |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | KUALA LUMPUR (capital) 1.493 million; Klang 1.071 million; Johor Bahru 958,000 |
| MaldivesMaldives | MALE (capital) 120,000 |
| MaliMali | BAMAKO 1.628 million |
| MaltaMalta | VALLETTA (capital) 199,000 |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | MAJURO (capital) 30,000 |
| MauritaniaMauritania | NOUAKCHOTT (capital) 709,000 |
| MauritiusMauritius | PORT LOUIS (capital) 149,000 |
| MayotteMayotte | MAMOUDZOU (capital) 6,000 |
| MexicoMexico | MEXICO CITY (capital) 19.319 million; Guadalajara 4.338 million; Monterrey 3.838 million; Puebla 2.278 million; Tijuana 1.629 million |
| MoldovaMoldova | CHISINAU (capital) 650,000 |
| MongoliaMongolia | ULAANBAATAR (capital) 949,000 |
| MontenegroMontenegro | PODGORICA (capital) 144,000 |
| MoroccoMorocco | Casablanca 3.245 million; RABAT (capital) 1.77 million; Fes 1.044 million; Marrakech 909,000; Tangier 768,000 |
| MozambiqueMozambique | MAPUTO (capital) 1.589 million; Matola 761,000 |
| NamibiaNamibia | WINDHOEK (capital) 342,000 |
| NepalNepal | KATHMANDU (capital) 990,000 |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | AMSTERDAM (capital) 1.044 million; Rotterdam 1.008 million; The Hague (seat of government) 629,000 |
| New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | NOUMEA (capital) 144,000 |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | Auckland 1.36 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 391,000 |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | MANAGUA (capital) 934,000 |
| NigerNiger | NIAMEY (capital) 1.004 million |
| NigeriaNigeria | Lagos 10.203 million; Kano 3.304 million; Ibadan 2.762 million; ABUJA (capital) 1.857 million; Kaduna 1.519 million |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | PYONGYANG (capital) 2.843 million |
| Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana | SAIPAN (capital) NA |
| NorwayNorway | OSLO (capital) 875,000 |
| OmanOman | MUSCAT (capital) 634,000 |
| PakistanPakistan | Karachi 13.125 million; Lahore 7.132 million; Faisalabad 2.849 million; Rawalpindi 2.026 million; ISLAMABAD (capital) 832,000 |
| PanamaPanama | PANAMA CITY (capital) 1.346 million |
| Papua New GuineaPapua NG | PORT MORESBY (capital) 314,000 |
| ParaguayParaguay | ASUNCION (capital) 1.977 million |
| PeruPeru | LIMA (capital) 8.769 million; Arequipa 778,000 |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | MANILA (capital) 11.449 million; Davao 1.48 million; Cebu City 845,000; Zamboanga 827,000 |
| PolandPoland | WARSAW (capital) 1.71 million; Krakow 756,000 |
| PortugalPortugal | LISBON (capital) 2.808 million; Porto 1.344 million |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | SAN JUAN (capital) 2.73 million |
| QatarQatar | DOHA (capital) 427,000 |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | SKOPJE (capital) 480,000 |
| RomaniaRomania | BUCHAREST (capital) 1.933 million |
| RussiaRussia | MOSCOW (capital) 10.523 million; Saint Petersburg 4.575 million; Novosibirsk 1.397 million; Yekaterinburg 1.344 million; Nizhniy Novgorod 1.267 million |
| RwandaRwanda | KIGALI 909,000 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | JAMESTOWN (capital) 1,000 |
| Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | BASSETERRE (capital) 13,000 |
| Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | CASTRIES (capital) 15,000 |
| Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | SAINT-PIERRE (capital) 5,000 |
| Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | KINGSTOWN (capital) 28,000 |
| SamoaSamoa | APIA (capital) 36,000 |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | SAO TOME (capital) 60,000 |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | RIYADH (capital) 4.725 million; Jeddah 3.234 million; Mecca 1.484 million; Medina 1.104 million; Ad Dammam 902,000 |
| SenegalSenegal | DAKAR (capital) 2.777 million |
| SerbiaSerbia | BELGRADE (capital) 1.115 million |
| Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | BELGRADE (capital) 1.115 million |
| SeychellesSeychelles | VICTORIA (capital) 26,000 |
| Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | FREETOWN (capital) 875,000 |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | BRATISLAVA (capital) 428,000 |
| SloveniaSlovenia | LJUBLJANA (capital) 260,000 |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | HONIARA (capital) 72,000 |
| SomaliaSomalia | MOGADISHU (capital) 1.353 million |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | Johannesburg 3.607 million; Cape Town 3.353 million; Ekurhuleni (East Rand) 3.144 million; Durban 2.837 million; PRETORIA (capital) 1.404 million |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | SEOUL (capital) 9.778 million; Busan (Pusan) 3.439 million; Incheon (Inch'on) 2.572 million; Daegu (Taegu) 2.458 million; Daejon (Taejon) 1.497 million |
| South SudanSouth Sudan | JUBA (capital) 250,000 |
| SpainSpain | MADRID (capital) 5.762 million; Barcelona 5.029 million; Valencia 812,000 |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | COLOMBO (capital) 681,000 |
| SudanSudan | KHARTOUM (capital) 5.021 million |
| SurinameSuriname | PARAMARIBO (capital) 259,000 |
| SwazilandSwaziland | MBABANE (capital) 74,000 |
| SwedenSweden | STOCKHOLM (capital) 1.279 million |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | Zurich 1.143 million; BERN (capital) 346,000 |
| SyriaSyria | Aleppo 2.985 million; DAMASCUS (capital) 2.527 million; Hims 1.276 million; Hamah 854,000 |
| TajikistanTajikistan | DUSHANBE (capital) 704,000 |
| TanzaniaTanzania | DAR ES SALAAM (capital) 3.207 million |
| ThailandThailand | BANGKOK (capital) 6.902 million |
| The BahamasThe Bahamas | NASSAU (capital) 248,000 |
| The GambiaThe Gambia | BANJUL (capital) 436,000 |
| TogoTogo | LOME (capital) 1.593 million |
| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) 57,000 |
| TunisiaTunisia | TUNIS (capital) 759,000 |
| TurkeyTurkey | Istanbul 10.378 million; ANKARA (capital) 3.846 million; Izmir 2.679 million; Bursa 1.559 million; Adana 1.339 million |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | ASHGABAT (capital) 637,000 |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ | GRAND TURK (capital) 6,000 |
| UgandaUganda | KAMPALA (capital) 1.535 million |
| UkraineUkraine | KYIV (capital) 2.779 million; Kharkiv 1.455 million; Dnipropetrovsk 1.013 million; Odesa 1.009 million; Donetsk 971,000 |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | ABU DHABI (capital) 666,000 |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | LONDON (capital) 8.615 million; Birmingham 2.296 million; Manchester 2.247 million; West Yorkshire 1.541 million; Glasgow 1.166 million |
| United StatesUnited States | New York-Newark 19.3 million; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 12.675 million; Chicago 9.134 million; Miami 5.699 million; WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) 4.421 million |
| UruguayUruguay | MONTEVIDEO (capital) 1.633 million |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | TASHKENT (capital) 2.201 million |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | CARACAS (capital) 3.051 million; Maracaibo 2.153 million; Valencia 1.738 million; Barquisimeto 1.159 million; Maracay 1.04 million |
| VietnamVietnam | Ho Chi Minh City 5.976 million; HANOI (capital) 2.668 million; Haiphong 1.941 million; Da Nang 807,000 |
| Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) 54,000 |
| Western SaharaWestern Sahara | Laayoune 237,000 |
| YemenYemen | SANAA (capital) 2.229 million |
| ZambiaZambia | LUSAKA (capital) 1.413 million |
| ZimbabweZimbabwe | HARARE (capital) 1.606 million |
