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Biggest Cities in the World
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Biggest Cities

Name Country Est.
population
(in millions)
1. Tokyo Japan 34.5
2. New York USA 21.4
3. Seoul Korea 20.3
4. Mexico City Mexico 19.3
5. Bombay (Mumbai) India 19.0
6. São Paulo Brazil 18.5
7. Osaka Japan 17.9
8. Los Angeles USA 16.6
9. Cairo Egypt 14.7
10. Manila Philippines 13.8
11. Buenos Aires Argentina 13.4
12. Jakarta Indonesia 13.4
13. Calcutta India 13.2
14. Moscow Russia 13.2
15. Delhi India 12.3
16. London UK 11.8
17. Shanghai China 11.8
18. Rio de Janeiro Brazil 11.2
19. Karachi Pakistan 10.8
20. Istanbul Turkey 10.6
I like big cities. Really big cities. And I live in one. Occasionally, I wondered what the biggest cities in the world are. I found the following statistics online, from Thomas Brinkhoff, Principal Agglomerations and Cities of the World. Web: www.citypopulation.de , May 13, 2001.
The list on the left is sort of vague by nature, since it includes in the population the "surrounding urban agglomeration", which is hard to define.

But even if it's vague, it gives you some idea of the size of these cities.

Here's another list: http://www.geobop.com/World/Facts/Geography/Cities/

Largest Countries (Land Area)

1 Russia 6.6 million mi² (17 million km²)

2 Canada 3.9 million mi² (9.9 million km²)

3 China 3.7 million mi² (9.6 million km²)

4 United States 3.7 million mi² (9.1 million km²)

5 Brazil 3.3 million mi² (8.5 million km²)

6 Australia 3 million mi² (7.6 million km²)

7 India 1.2 million mi² (3 million km²)

8 Argentina 1.1 million mi² (2.7 million km²)

9 Kazakhstan 1,050,000 mi² (2.7 million km²)

10 Sudan 966,000 mi² (2.4 million km²)

This list from http://geography.about.com/library/misc/bllgcountries.htm

Largest Countries (Population)

1 China 1,281,000,000

2 India 1,050,000,000

3 United States 287,000,000

4 Indonesia 217,000,000

5 Brazil 174,000,000

6 Russia 144,000,000

7 Pakistan 144,000,000

8 Bangladesh 134,000,000

9 Nigeria 130,000,000

10 Japan 127,000,000

11 Mexico 102,000,000

12 Germany 82,000,000

13 Philippines 80,000,000

14 Vietnam 80,000,000

15 Egypt 71,000,000

This list from http://www.prb.org//Content/ContentGroups/Datasheets/wpds2002/2002_World_Population_Data_Sheet.htm

There's another list at: http://www.countrywatch.com/@school/largest_countries_pop.htm

Created and maintained by Matthew Weathers. Last updated Apr 20, 2006.

1	Russia	6.6 million mi² (17 million km²)
2	Canada	3.9 million mi² (9.9 million km²)
3	China	3.7 million mi² (9.6 million km²)
4	United States	3.7 million mi² (9.1 million km²)
5	Brazil	3.3 million mi² (8.5 million km²)
6	Australia	3 million mi² (7.6 million km²)
7	India	1.2 million mi² (3 million km²)
8	Argentina	1.1 million mi² (2.7 million km²)
9	Kazakhstan	1,050,000 mi² (2.7 million km²)
10	Sudan	966,000 mi² (2.4 million km²)

1	China	1,281,000,000
2	India	1,050,000,000
3	United States	287,000,000
4	Indonesia	217,000,000
5	Brazil	174,000,000
6	Russia	144,000,000
7	Pakistan	144,000,000
8	Bangladesh	134,000,000
9	Nigeria	130,000,000
10	Japan	127,000,000
11	Mexico	102,000,000
12	Germany	82,000,000
13	Philippines	80,000,000
14	Vietnam	80,000,000
15	Egypt	71,000,000