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Cities of the world

Major cities profiled by country and region — capitals, megacities, regional hubs, with population, coordinates and the stories behind their names.

Copenhagen

Denmark Pop. 1.4M

Chicago

United States Pop. 2.7M

Casablanca

Morocco Pop. 3.7M

Caracas

Venezuela Pop. 2.9M

Cape Town

South Africa Pop. 4.7M

Cairo

Egypt Pop. 22M

Buenos Aires

Argentina Pop. 3M

Budapest

Hungary Pop. 1.7M

Moscow

Russia Pop. 12.5M

Mexico City

Mexico Pop. 9.2M

Melbourne

Australia Pop. 5M

Marrakesh

Morocco Pop. 1M

Manila

Philippines Pop. 13.5M

Madrid

Spain Pop. 3.3M

Los Angeles

United States Pop. 3.9M

London

United Kingdom Pop. 9.5M

Lisbon

Portugal Pop. 550K

Lima

Peru Pop. 11M

Lagos

Nigeria Pop. 21M

Kyoto

Japan Pop. 1.5M

Kyiv

Ukraine Pop. 3M

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Pop. 8M

Karachi

Pakistan Pop. 17M

Johannesburg

South Africa Pop. 6M