Can you name the Largest Non-Capital Cities of the World, By Country? by deej

Country	Largest City
Australia
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
China
Cote d'Ivoire
Ecuador
Gambia
India
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Liechtenstein
Malta
Micronesia
Monaco (Name district)

Country	Largest City
Morocco
Myanmar
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palau
San Marino
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Switzerland
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
United Arab Emirates
USA
Vietnam

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Largest City Isn't the Capital Quiz

by deej

Created Oct 8, 2009 in Geography
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	deej:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 03:11 GMT	4 points
	So you think you're hot because you know all the capitals of the world? Well, that won't help you at all here! These are the 35 counties of the world whose capitals are NOT its most populous city. Can you name the largest city in each country?

	Rom:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 03:22 GMT	0 points
	Just under 50% w/17 out of 35. Really should've gotten Sao Paulo and Hong Kong. I thought that Koror WAS the capital of Palau, but apparently not.

	Emperor_Ziggy:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 03:34 GMT	4 points
	Hong Kong is not a city of the PR of China. It is its own independent entity, whose defense China just happens to be responsible for, and just happens to be geographically, BUT NOT POLITITCALLY, on the Chinese coast.

	deej:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 03:40 GMT	1 point
	zigs: yeah, it's a borderline case, but every city has to belong to SOME country. Hong Kong belongs to China.

	Escaho:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 08:19 GMT	3 points
	If I'm not mistaken, Shanghai is greater in population AND size than both Hong Kong and Beijing.

	EGaffney:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 10:42 GMT	1 point
	Shanghai is the correct answer for China.

	deej:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 11:15 GMT	2 points
	You guys are both right about Shanghai. I was going off a list on Wikipedia that said Hong Kong, and it was simply wrong. The moral of the story is that Wikipedia is sometimes wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_and_second_largest_cities_by_country

	dodsface:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 14:03 GMT	3 points
	Monaco is technically just once city sub divided into three sections, monte carlo is one of those sections, but all the same is not its own city, therefore, i dont think the quiz should include monte carlo Otherwise a good quiz!

	tjconn728:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 21:05 GMT	3 points
	I'm shocked that there are only 35 such countries. I guess since it is pretty common for U.S. state capitals to not be the biggest city I always assumed it was the case with national capitals, but never actually looked into it. Interesting.

	shakescene:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 08:36 GMT	3 points
	Before Katrina and today, there are 17 states whose capital city is also its most populous city. (After Katrina, New Orleans halved in people, while the state capital, Baton Rouge, grew with refugees and became Louisiana's largest city. But New Orleans is once again bigger.)

	drspaceman:	Jan 29th, 2010 at 17:07 GMT	2 points
	Looks like Belize took a page out of Jon Stewart's book. "Can't think of a name for your largest city? Why not try [Your Country's Name] City?"

	Pepikx:	Apr 3rd, 2010 at 17:31 GMT	2 points
	Omdurman is an integrated part of Khartoum - capital of Sudan.

	A_is_for_Addict:	Jul 6th, 2010 at 19:34 GMT	1 point
	Betio is part of South Tarawa - the capital of Kiribati, therefore it cannot be larger than the capital. Likewise with Vaiaku in Funafuti. Be careful with capitals from Oceania, they're occasionally based on landmasses/regions rather than cities/villages.

	FreakyFlyBry:	Jun 10th, 2011 at 07:41 GMT	1 point
	In the Philippines, is Quezon City bigger than Manila or not? That's about the only other one I'd say might belong.