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The interesting thing is that the equivalent is actually true for Japan and South Korea. The metro populations of Tokyo and Seoul are enormous relative to natio
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
The interesting thing is that the equivalent is actually true for Japan and South Korea. The metro populations of Tokyo and Seoul are enormous relative to national population.
- makeitdouble 5y agoYes. This trend is also true on a global scale. Looking at the stats[0] for 240 countries, 70+ have 20% of their population in the capital city, 41 of them having above 30% of the population. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_capitals_by_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_capitals_by_p...
- krallja 5y agoNew York City isn’t even the capital city of New York State.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 5y agoCapitals in the US are often not the most populous city.