Can You Identify The Most Populous Cities In The World?

For those that don't travel much, it's easy to forget how truly enormous our world is. While our hometowns or nearby cities might seem relatively large, the size of places like Tokyo, London, and New York City seem almost beyond the grasp of our imagination. But are you well-traveled enough to identify the most populous cities in the world? Only a true globetrotter can ace this quiz!

This Chinese city is the most populous in the country:

This Turkish city was formerly known as Constantinople:

This city is the largest in Russia and also serves as its capital:

This French city features iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe:

The Giza Pyramid Complex is actually visible from this Egyptian city:

A leading world city, this metropolis is the capital of the Catalonia community of Spain:

This bustling metropolis is home to the seat of the Emperor of Japan:

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If you were looking to visit the Cristo Redentor, you'd visit this Brazilian city:

This Mexican city is the capital of the state of Jalisco:

Sometimes called "The Big Apple," this city is the most populous in the United States:

The capital of Bangladesh, this city is the largest in Eastern South Asia:

This Chinese National Central City is ranked among the world's top 100 scientific cities:

Argentina's capital, this city's name translates to "fair winds" or "good airs":

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This city was formerly known as — and is still sometimes called — Saigon:

This Texas city boasts the nicknames "Bayou City" and "Space City":

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The capital of Hungary, this city is the ninth-largest in the EU:

Romanticized as "Peking," this Chinese city is the world's most populous national capital:

This Nigerian city is the third-largest in all of Africa:

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This capital city is located on Java, the most populous island in the world:

Pakistan's industrial and financial center, this city is the twelfth-largest in the world:

This "angelic" city is considered the film capital of the world:

This Peruvian city is one of the largest in the Americas:

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Located in the U.S., this city is often called the "Windy City":

This Malaysian city is home to the Petronas Towers, the world's tallest twin buildings:

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Formerly known as Léopoldville, this city in the DRC is the largest in Africa:

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Following its reconstruction after WWII, this Polish city was nicknamed "Phoenix City":

This Indian city, dubbed the country's "cultural capital," used to be called Calcutta:

This city is the capital of South Korea:

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A major financial center of Japan, this city boasts more than 2.6 million inhabitants:

This Brazilian city is the most populous in the Western and Southern Hemispheres:

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Also known as Bombay, this Indian city is the seventh-most populous in the world:

The capital of Mexico, this city is the most populous in North America:

This Indian city is one of the world's oldest, inhabited since the 6th century BCE:

Thailand's capital, this city is known in Thai as "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon":

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This Iranian capital city is the most populous in Western Asia:

The capital of the Philippines, this city is the world's second-most natural-disaster-afflicted:

If you visit this English city, you might just run into Queen Elizabeth herself:

This Japanese city was the country's former capital for more than a thousand years:

This Canadian city takes its name from the famed Mount Royal:

The capital of Uganda, this African city generates more than half of the country's GDP: