| ![Belgrade](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/belgrade_thumb.jpg) Belgrade Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe, first settled in the 3rd century BC by the Celts before becoming the Roman settlement of... |
![Hamburg](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/hamburg_thumb.jpg) Hamburg Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with Hamburg Harbour, its principal port, Hamburg is also the second largest port city in the European Union. A large part of the port... |
![Warsaw](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/warsaw_thumb.jpg) Warsaw Warsaw is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula river roughly 370 km from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as... | ![Minsk](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/minsk_thumb.jpg) Minsk Minsk is the capital and a major city of Belarus with a population of 1,780,000 ( in 2006 ). Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. As a capital, Minsk... |
![Kiev](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/kiev_thumb.jpg) Kiev Kiev is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. As of 2005, Kiev officially had 2,660,401 inhabitants, although... | ![Rome](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/rome_thumb.jpg) Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its Latium region. It is located across the confluence of the Tiber and Aniene rivers. The Vatican City, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the... |
![St Petersburg](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/st_petersburg_thumb.jpg) St Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city located in northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. It is informally known as Питер... | ![Berlin](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/berlin_thumb.jpg) Berlin Berlin is the capital city and a single state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the country's largest city by size and population, and the second most populous city in the European... |
![Boston](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/boston_thumb.jpg) Boston Boston is the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. It is the largest city and unofficial capital of the region known as New England. Boston is one of the... | ![Las Vegas](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/las_vegas_thumb.jpg) Las Vegas Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, United States. The city is the largest to be founded in the 20th century, and is a major vacation, shopping, and gambling... |
![Strasbourg](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/strasbourg_thumb.jpg) Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region of northeastern France.
Strasbourg is an important centre of manufacturing and engineering, as well as of road,... | ![Venice](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/venice_thumb.jpg) Venice Venice is the capital of the region of Veneto in Italy.
Venice is included, with Padua (Padova), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area. The city stretches across numerous small islands... |
![Ireland](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/ireland_thumb.jpg) Ireland Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean and it is composed of the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), a state which covers five sixths... | ![Bucharest](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/bucharest_thumb.jpg) Bucharest Bucharest is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country, and lies on the banks of the Dambovita River.
Bucharest... |
![Canada](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/canada_thumb.jpg) Canada Canada with it's capital Otawa became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown, being a land of vast distances and rich natural resources.
Canada... | ![Craiova](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/craiova_thumb.jpg) Craiova Craiova is a Romanian city, the capital of the county of Dolj, situated near the left bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia (the political center of which it was for long), at approximately... |
![Dubai](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/dubai_thumb.jpg) Dubai Dubai is the second largest emirate in the U.A.E. Its total area is around 1000 square miles.
Dubai is divided by the famous Dubai creek or Khor. This natural harbour, and Dubai's... | ![Iran](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/iran_thumb.jpg) Iran Iran, the second largest country in the Middle East, has 5,000 years of fascinating history.
Iran , officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2005 est. pop. 68,018,000), 636... |
![India](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/india_thumb.jpg) India India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of the... | ![Barcelona](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/barcelona_thumb.jpg) Barcelona Barcelona is positionned on the northeastern coast of the Iberian peninsula and the shores of the Mediterranean and is the second largest city in Spain in both size and population.... |
![Mexico City](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/mexico_city_thumb.jpg) Mexico City Mexico City is the Capital of the country and has been described as the "biggest" city in the world. In reality, with over 20 million population and an area covering approximately... | ![Moscow](http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/regions/moscow_thumb.jpg) Moscow Russia's most intense human aspirations, be they artistic, religious or political, have always found their most passionate expression in Moscow. Accordingly, the capital of Russia has... |