Archive for August, 2009

Shanghai – 10,840,516

Shanghai, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People’s Republic of China and the seventh largest in the world. Widely regarded as the citadel of China’s modern economy, the city also serves as one of the nation’s most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and [...]

Seoul – 10,147,972

Seoul is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the country’s northwest. The city is situated about 50 km (~30 mi) south of the North Korean border, also known as the de-militarised zone (DMZ). Seoul is a city with ancient history, the area of Seoul appears in history as [...]

Delhi – 11,055,365

Delhi sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. Located in northern India on the banks of the River Yamuna, Delhi has the political status of a federally-administered union territory known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). A constitutional amendment in 1991 [...]

Moscow – 10,375,688

Moscow is the capital of Russia and the country’s economic, financial, educational, and transportation centre. It is located on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia. The name of the city is usually pronounced moskow in British English, and either moskva or moskov in American English. Moscow (Moskva) [...]

Karachi – 12,207,254

Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. Located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, north-west of the Indus River Delta, the megacity is the largest city, original capital and cultural, economical, philantropic, educational, and political hub, as well as the largest port of the country.
As Pakistan’s [...]

Bombay – 12,778,721

Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the most populous city in the world. With an estimated population of about 13 million in the city (as of 2007) and 7 million in the suburbs, it forms the world’s fifth most populous metropolitan area. Mumbai is located off [...]