Name a largest city in population that isn't a capital of a country

[mvd]

I'll start with New York City. Largest in the U.S., but Washington D.C. is the capital.

[JohnLocke]

1. Miami, Florida.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. São Paulo, Brazil

[JohnLocke]

3. Los Angles, California.

[ForrestGump]

4. Shanghai, PRC

[JohnLocke]

5. Tel Aviv, Israel

[bigbillhaywood]

16. I thought it was the capital, or is this a subtle political statement? n/t

[JohnLocke]

26. No, Jerusalem is. (nt)

[Spider Jerusalem]

42. Or so say the Israelis, anyway...

however, Jerusalem is not recognised as the capital of Israel by any other nation,due to the fact that Israel's claim to East Jerusalem is in dispute.

[mobuto]

43. The United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital

And has for several years.

[Spider Jerusalem]

45. Not officially.

Otheriwse the US Embassy would be in Jerusalem, and not Tel Aviv. Jerusalem is recognised as the de facto capital of Israel. Which is not the same thing as being recognised as the official capital of Israel.

[mobuto]

46. The US Embassy is Moving to Jerusalem

Congress appropriated monies to move the Embassy, orderered the State Department to move it, and the State Department has so far not done so. But they will, eventually.

[bigbillhaywood]

47. Thank AIPAC for that. A way for Israel to unilaterally exercise

sovereignty over the enire city (moving the Embassy is bascially the US giving Israel the thumbs up to lay claim to the entire city).

[JohnLocke]

56. kick

[MAlibdem]

27. It isn't

Jerusalem is the capital. The US just has its embassy in Tel Aviv.

[bigbillhaywood]

29. Pardon my ignorance. Seriously, of all people I should know better. n/t

[truhavoc]

6. Bombay (Mumbai) India

[fishnfla]

7. largest in SIZE? (vs pop)

jacksonville FL is the largest city in the US

[mvd]

17. I edited the topic - I meant population

:hi:

[MaineDem]

8. Sydney, Australia (nt)

[Donkeyboy75]

9. Sydney, Australia

I took the easy one.

[flamingyouth]

10. Toronto, Canada n/t

[Donkeyboy75]

11. Bern, Switzerland

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. Bern IS the capital

You probably meant Zurich.

[Donkeyboy75]

15. Christ, you're right.

Crossed brain wires there.

[Endangered Specie]

12. Rotterdam is almost (25,000 out of 1,100,000) larger than Amsterdam

[greatauntoftriplets]

57. The Hague is capital of the Netherlands.

Not Amsterdam.

[LDS Jock]

14. Auckland, NZ

capital Wellington

[LDS Jock]

18. Katowice Poland

pop 3,487,000 with Warsaw only 2,269,000

[Donkeyboy75]

19. Istanbul, Turkey

[LDS Jock]

20. Lagos Nigeria

capital moved to Abuja

[Mamma Mia]

21. Bombay

now known as Mumbai.

[terrya]

22. Rio.

[KamaAina]

37. Bzzzzt! Sao Paulo is larger (and is also not the capital)

http://www.demographia.com/db-brasil-city96.htm

Brasil (Brazil):
Cities (Municipalities)
Over 100,000 Population: 1996

Rank City State (or DF) Population: 1996
1 São Paulo Sao Paulo 9,839,066
2 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 5,551,538 ...

[LDS Jock]

23. Casablanca Morocco

capital Rabat

[LDS Jock]

24. Karachi Pakistan

capital is Islamabad

[Endangered Specie]

25. Charlotte, NC (as opposed to Raleigh, the capital)

[LDS Jock]

28. Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

capital Hanoi

[DemoTex]

41. AKA "Saigon."

It is still Saigon to me.

[Canuckistanian]

30. Quezon City, Phillipines

[Philosophy]

31. Definitely Mumbai according to this

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762524.html

Rank City Population
1. Mumbai (Bombay), India 12,383,100
2. Buenos Aires, Argentina 12,116,400
3. Karachi, Pakistan 10,537,200
4. Manila, Philippines 10,232,900
5. Delhi, India 10,203,700
6. Sao Paulo, Brazil 10,195,000
7. Seoul, South Korea 9,630,600
8. Istanbul, Turkey 9,419,000
9. Shanghai, China 9,005,600
10. Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,942,300
11. Jakarta, Indonesia 8,827,900
12. Mexico City, Mexico 8,681,400
13. Moscow, Russia 8,368,200
14. Lagos, Nigeria 8,349,700
15. Tokyo, Japan 8,240,100
16. Lima, Peru 8,113,000
17. New York City, U.S. 8,084,316
18. Cairo, Egypt 7,937,700
19. Teheran, Iran 7,893,700
20. London, United Kingdom 7,417,700

[Rowdyboy]

32. Chicago, Illinois and Houston, Texas

[mvd]

33. Well, I meant of a country and not a state, but..

I don't mind largest cities in states being mentioned. It is informative. :hi:

[Rowdyboy]

39. Sorry, seeing Los Angeles CA and Charlotte NC earlier

threw me off!

[UrbScotty]

34. Geneva

Switzerland

[UrbScotty]

35. Antwerp

Belgium

[UrbScotty]

36. Barcelona

Spain

[Kellanved]

52. *BZZZZZZT* incorrect

Madrid is three times at large as Barcelona.
:hi:

[UrbScotty]

53. Largest city that ISN'T a capital

;-)

[KamaAina]

38. Johannesburg, South Africa

In fact South Africa has three offical capitals, none of which are Jo'burg!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

40. Shanghai, China, and in several of the United States...

:-)

Minneapolis, Minnesota (St. Paul is the capital)

Portland, Oregon (Salem is the capital)

Seattle, Washington (Olympia is the capital)

Houston, Texas (Austin is the capital)

Las Vegas, Nevada (Carson City is the capital)

Cleveland, Ohio (Columbus is the capital)

New Orleans, Louisiana (Baton Rouge is the capital)

[Zero Gravitas]

44. Sao Paulo (pop. 15,000,000)

I would guess its Sao Paulo, Brazil. Its HUGE.

[Sufi Marmot]

48. Almaty, Kazakstan

They moved the capital to Astana, which, I'm pretty sure is smaller...

[mouse7]

49. Mos Eisley, Tatooine

It's a sunbaked, barren, wretched hive of scum and villiany... but it's a dry heat.

[SmileyBoy]

50. Almaty, Kazakhstan

[SmileyBoy]

51. DUH, New York NY!!!

[UrbScotty]

54. Mentioned in the original post

;-)

[Rabrrrrrr]

55. Duh, that was the chioce of the original poster

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