| Johnk: using wikipedia as my source, Jesusalem IS the largest city proper in Israel...the problem of how to define a city is always hard, but Tel Aviv metro also includes Jaffa...metro areas always skew definitions. For example, Quezon City, the official largest city in the Philippines, is part of Metro Manila. Thanks for your comment anyway.
Spelvout: Don't think so. Kotte is now the administrative capital, while Colombo is regarded as the commercial capital.
Harkinson: OK...will update |