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List of largest urban areas by country

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Largest urban areas, by country Per The World Factbook:

Afghanistan 4.589 million KABUL (capital) (2023)

Albania 520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023)

Algeria 2.854 million ALGIERS (capital); 922,000 Oran (2022)

American Samoa 49,000 PAGO PAGO (capital) (2018)

Andorra 23,000 ANDORRA LA VELLA (capital) (2018)

Angola 9.292 million LUANDA (capital), 959,000 Lubango, 905,000 Cabinda, 809,000 Benguela, 783,000 Malanje (2023)

Anguilla 1,000 THE VALLEY (capital) (2018)

Antigua and Barbuda 21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018)

Argentina 15.490 million BUENOS AIRES (capital), 1.612 million Cordoba, 1.594 million Rosario, 1.226 million Mendoza, 1.027 million San Miguel de Tucuman, 914,000 La Plata (2023)

Armenia 1.095 million YEREVAN (capital) (2023)

Aruba 30,000 ORANJESTAD (capital) (2018)

Australia 5.235 million Melbourne, 5.121 million Sydney, 2.505 million Brisbane, 2.118 million Perth, 1.367 million Adelaide, 472,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2023)

Austria 1.975 million VIENNA (capital) (2023)

Azerbaijan 2.432 million BAKU (capital) (2023)

Bahamas, The 280,000 NASSAU (capital) (2018)

Bahrain 689,000 MANAMA (capital) (2022)

Bangladesh 23.210 million DHAKA (capital), 5.380 million Chittagong, 955,000 Khulna, 962,000 Rajshahi, 969,000 Rangpur, 964,000 Sylhet, 906,000 Bogra (2023)

Barbados 89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018)

Belarus 2.049 million MINSK (capital) (2022)

Belgium 2.110 million BRUSSELS (capital); 1.053 million Antwerp (2022)

Belize 23,000 BELMOPAN (capital) (2018)

Benin 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.189 million Abomey-Calavi; 709,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2022)

Bermuda 10,000 HAMILTON (capital) (2018)

Bhutan 203,000 THIMPHU (capital) (2018)

Bolivia 1.908 million LA PAZ (capital); 1.784 million Santa Cruz; 1.369 million Cochabamba; 278,000 Sucre (constitutional capital) (2022)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 344,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2022)

Botswana 269,000 GABORONE (capital) (2018)

Brazil 22.620 million Sao Paulo, 13.728 million Rio de Janeiro, 6.248 million Belo Horizonte, 4.873 million BRASILIA (capital), 4.264 million Recife, 4.212 million Porto Alegre (2023)

British Virgin Islands 15,000 ROAD TOWN (capital) (2018)

Brunei 241,000 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) (2011)

Bulgaria 1.287 million SOFIA (capital) (2022)

Burkina Faso 3.056 million OUAGADOUGOU (capital); 1.074 million Bobo-Dioulasso (2022)

Burundi 1.139 million BUJUMBURA (capital) (2022)

Cabo Verde 168,000 PRAIA (capital) (2018)

Cambodia 2.211 million PHNOM PENH (capital) (2022)

Cameroon 4.164 million YAOUNDE (capital); 3.927 million Douala (2022)

Canada 6.372 million Toronto, 4.308 million Montreal, 3.05 million Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, 1.640 million Calgary, 1.544 million Edmonton, 1.437 million OTTAWA (capital) (2023)

Cayman Islands 35,000 GEORGE TOWN (capital) (2018)

Central African Republic 933,000 BANGUI (capital) (2022)

Chad 1.533 million N'DJAMENA (capital) (2022)

Chile 6.903 million SANTIAGO (capital), 1.009 million Valparaiso, 912,000 Concepcion (2023)

China 29.211 million Shanghai, 21.766 million BEIJING (capital), 17.341 million Chongqing, 14.284 million Guangzhou, 14.239 million Tianjin, 13.073 million Shenzhen (2023)

Colombia 11.508 million BOGOTA (capital), 4.102 million Medellin, 2.864 million Cali, 2.349 million Barranquilla, 1.381 million Bucaramanga, 1.088 million Cartagena (2023)

Comoros 62,000 MORONI (capital) (2018)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.316 million KINSHASA (capital), 2.892 million Mbuji-Mayi, 2.812 million Lubumbashi, 1.664 million Kananga, 1.423 million Kisangani, 1.249 million Bukavu (2023)

Congo, Republic of the 2.638 million BRAZZAVILLE (capital), 1.336 million Pointe-Noire (2023)

Costa Rica 1.441 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2022)

Côte d'Ivoire 231,000 YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) (2018); 5.516 million ABIDJAN (seat of government) (2022)

Croatia 684,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2022)

Cuba 2.149 million HAVANA (capital) (2023)

Curacao 144,000 WILLEMSTAD (capital) (2018)

Cyprus 269,000 NICOSIA (capital) (2018)

Czech Republic 1.318 million PRAGUE (capital) (2022)

Denmark 1.370 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2022)

Djibouti 591,000 DJIBOUTI (capital) (2022)

Dominica 15,000 ROSEAU (capital) (2018)

Dominican Republic 3.524 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital) (2023)

Ecuador 3.142 million Guayaquil, 1.957 million QUITO (capital) (2023)

Egypt 22.183 million CAIRO (capital), 5.588 million Alexandria, 778,000 Bur Sa'id (2023)

El Salvador 1.116 million SAN SALVADOR (capital) (2023)

Equatorial Guinea 297,000 MALABO (capital) (2018)

Eritrea 1.073 million ASMARA (capital) (2023)

Estonia 452,000 TALLINN (capital) (2022)

Eswatini 68,000 MBABANE (capital) (2018)

Ethiopia 5.461 million ADDIS ABABA (capital) (2023)

Falkland Islands 2,000 STANLEY (capital) (2018)

Faroe Islands 21,000 TÓRSHAVN (capital) (2018)

Fiji 178,000 SUVA (capital) (2018)

Finland 1.328 million HELSINKI (capital) (2022)

France 11.208 million PARIS (capital), 1.761 million Lyon, 1.628 million Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, 1.079 million Lille, 1.060 million Toulouse, 1.000 million Bordeaux (2023)

French Polynesia 136,000 PAPEETE (capital) (2018)

Gabon 857,000 LIBREVILLE (capital) (2022)

Gambia, The 470,000 BANJUL (capital) (2022)

Georgia 1.203 million TBILISI (capital) (2022)

Germany 3.574 million BERLIN (capital), 1.788 million Hamburg, 1.576 million Munich, 1.144 million Cologne, 796,000 Frankfurt (2023)

Ghana 3.630 million Kumasi; 2.605 million ACCRA (capital); 1.035 million Sekondi Takoradi (2022)

Gibraltar 35,000 GIBRALTAR (capital) (2018)

Greece 3.154 million ATHENS (capital); 814,000 Thessaloniki (2022)

Greenland 18,000 NUUK (capital) (2018)

Grenada 39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018)

Guam 147,000 HAGATNA (capital) (2018)

Guatemala 3.095 million GUATEMALA CITY (capital) (2023)

Guernsey 16,000 SAINT PETER PORT (capital) (2018)

Guinea 2.049 million CONAKRY (capital) (2022)

Guinea-Bissau 643,000 BISSAU (capital) (2022)

Guyana 110,000 GEORGETOWN (capital) (2018)

Haiti 2.915 million PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) (2022)

Holy See 1,000 VATICAN CITY (capital) (2018)

Honduras 1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)

Hong Kong 7.643 million Hong Kong (2022)

Hungary 1.775 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2022)

Iceland 216,000 REYKJAVÍK (capital) (2018)

India 32.941 million NEW DELHI (capital), 21.297 million Mumbai, 15.333 million Kolkata, 13.608 million Bangalore, 11.776 million Chennai, 10.801 million Hyderabad (2023)

Indonesia 11.249 million JAKARTA (capital), 3.729 million Bekasi, 3.044 million Surabaya, 3.041 million Depok, 2.674 million Bandung, 2.514 million Tangerang (2023)

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Largest urban areas, by country Per The World Factbook: Afghanistan 4.589 million KABUL (capital) (2023) Albania 520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023) Algeria 2.854 million ALGIERS (capital); 922,000 Oran (2022) American Samoa 49,000 PAGO PAGO (capital) (2018) Andorra 23,000 ANDORRA LA VELLA (capital) (2…

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