Capital cities · Worldwide
Capital is not the biggest city
In 44 of 193 countries the capital is not the biggest city: Canberra not Sydney, Ankara not Istanbul, Washington not New York, Abuja not Lagos.
What is said in this reel
In forty four of one hundred and ninety three countries, the capital is not the biggest city. Australia, Canberra, not Sydney. Brazil, Brazil, not Sao Paulo, Turkey, Ankara, not Istanbul, the United States, Washington, not New York, China, Beijing, not Shanghai, Nigeria, Abuha, not Lagos. Somebody had to be in charge.
Credits and sources
- Data: GeoNames.org, CC BY 4.0
- Map shapes: Natural Earth (public domain)
- Narration: AI-generated voice.
