- Doha, Qatar
1 Jan '18
“Doha is the capital of Qatar, and has more people than the rest of Qatar
combined, with a population of 2,382,000 in 2018. The city is located on the
coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and
south of Al Khor. It is Qatar’s fastest growing city, with over 80% of the
nation’s population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs. It is the
political and economic center of the country.”
- Copenhagen, Denmark
22 Aug '15
“Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark.”
- Stockholm, Sweden
22 Sep '13
“Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest
urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the
municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the
metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake
Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the
coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been
settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a
city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of
Stockholm County.”
- Crete, Greece
20 Aug '13
“Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest
island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea,
after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about 160 km (99 mi)
south of the Greek mainland, and about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Anatolia.
Crete has an area of 8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi) and a coastline of 1,046 km (650
mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete to
the north and the Libyan Sea to the south.”