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Famous Regions, Cities, Countries and Places of the World - FamousWhy
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | The Adirondack mountains are situated in North East upstate New York. Its highest point is Mount Marcy, which is 1629 m above sea level. Mount Marcy was named after a former governor... | |
 Mauritius (Home of the now Extinct Dodo) is a small Island off the East coast of the African continent. The name was derived from Prince Maurice of Nassau, when three Dutch ships were... | |
 Country : Costa Rica Population : aprox. 100,000 Puntarenas which means "Sandy Point" in Spanish is located on the western side of Costa Rica, 120km west of the capital of San Jose... |  Aruba is an island, situated off the north coast of the South American continent. It forms part of the Dutch Antilles, with amongst others Bonaire and Curacao. The island is 33 km long... |
 Country : Canada Population : aprox. 620.000 Geography : This city is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest, with a total metropolitan area of over 2,800km2, with over 2... |  Valparaiso, literally meaning Paradise Valley in Spanish - Valle Paraiso, was declared as Chile's Cultural Capital, is the port city for the nation's capital of Santiago. It was a vitally... |
 Although most people think Anchorage is the State Capital of Alaska, it is in fact Juneau, and has been since 1906, when it was moved there from Sitka. Juneau is situated on the Gastineau... |  Located in the Southern tip of Africa (not the furthest South), Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa, and has a total population of approximately 3,5 million people. The... |
 Napoli is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. The city has a population of about 1 million. By one count the metropolitan area... |  Madrid is the capital of Spain, and is located in the heart of the peninsula and right in the center of the Castillian plain 646 meters above sea level, has a population of over three... |
 Essen is the sixth largest city in Germany, the second largest city in North-Rhine Westphalia and the largest city in the Ruhr District. Essen's population is 600,000. Essen is the... |  Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation center. Budapest has approximately 1.7 million... |
 New York City is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, allowing it to facilitate one of the most extensive subway and bus systems in the world. It is also famous for... |  Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Dortmund City has a population of 587,830 (in 2005) of inhabitants. About Dortmund... |
 Paris is France's capital and largest city, and a leading cultural, business, and political center of Europe. Nicknamed "The City of Light" (la Ville Lumii¨re) since the 19th century... |  Surface: 10.400 km² Population: over 4,000,000 inhabitants Density of population: 358 inhabitants/km² Capital: Beirut Official language: Arabian Official currency: Lebanon lira Brut... |
 In the fifteenth century Milan was a densely populated city, encircled by canals. The streets radiated into the surrounding countryside from the six main gates and other smaller ones... |  Surface: 28.748 km² Population: 3.301.000 inhabitants Density of population: 115 inhabitants/km² Capital: Tirana (243.000 inhabitants) Official language: Albanian Official currency... |
 Surface: 18.272 km² Population: 746.000 inhabitants Density of population: 40 inhabitants/km² Capital: Suva (77,366 inhabitants + 167,975 inhabitants from Greater Suva urban rgion) Official... |  Surface: 45.215km² Population: 1,324,333 inhabitants Density of population: 35 inhabitants/km² Capital: Tallinn (484.000 inhabitants) Official language: Estonian Official currency... |
 Surface: 48.734 km² Population: 7.313.000 inhabitants Density of population: 150 inhabitants/ km² Capital: Santo Domingo (2.000.000 inhabitants) Official language: Spanish Official... |  Surface: 527.969 km² Population: 12.302.000 inhabitants Density of population: 22 inhabitants/km² Capital: Sanaa Official language: Arabian Official currency: riyal and Yemeni... |
 Surface: 236.040 km² Population: 16.600.000 inhabitants Density of population: 79 inhabitants/km² Capital: Kampala Official language: English and kiswahili Official currency... |  The Arctic Region is an ocean, mostly covered with a permanent stratum of ice. The ocean is limited by islands and North America, Europe and Siberia. Geographical Characteristics The... |