 Moscow Russia's most intense human aspirations, be they artistic, religious or political, have always found their most passionate expression in Moscow. Accordingly, the capital of Russia has had, over time, a complex relationship with not only the outer world but also with its own people. Unlike the country's other great city, St. Petersburg, Moscow developed over the centuries in a rather helter... |  Paris Paris is France's capital and largest city, and a leading cultural, business, and political center of Europe. Nicknamed "The City of Light" (la Ville Lumière) since the 19th century, Paris also has a reputation as a "romantic" city. Paris is also capital of France's Île-de-France région and one of eight départements in that region, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs.
Economy... |  Mexico City Mexico City is the Capital of the country and has been described as the "biggest" city in the world. In reality, with over 20 million population and an area covering approximately 600 square miles it is probably one of the most densely populated. Regardless, Mexico City is truly one of the great capitals of the world.
Its origin goes back to around the year 1325 when a nomad tribe of warriors... |  Madrid Madrid is the capital of Spain, and is located in the heart of the peninsula and right in the center of the Castillian plain 646 meters above sea level, has a population of over three million. A cosmopolitan city, a business center, headquarters for the Public Administration, Government, Spanish Parliament and the home of the Spanish Royal Family, Madrid also plays a major role in both the... |  Venice Venice is the capital of the region of Veneto in Italy.
Venice is included, with Padua (Padova), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area. The city stretches across numerous small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers.
Venice is more... |  Bucharest Bucharest is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country, and lies on the banks of the Dambovita River.
Bucharest was first mentioned in 1459 and became the capital of Romania in 1862. Since then, it has gone through a variety of changes and has become the centre of the Romanian mass media, cultural and arts scene. Its... |  Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region of northeastern France.
Strasbourg is an important centre of manufacturing and engineering, as well as of road, rail and river communications.
Strasbourg is the seat of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights and it hosts a seat of the European Parliament, together with Brussels.
Strasbourg is a city... |  Roman Abramovich Roman Abramovich was born on October 24, 1966 in Saratov on the Volga River in Southern Russia. He is a Russian oil billionaire and the main owner of private investment company Millhouse Capital, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs.
Biography and Career :
His mother died when he was 18 months old and his father was killed in a construction accident when Roman was age 4.
Roman... |  Berlin Berlin is the capital city and a single state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the country's largest city by size and population, and the second most populous city in the European Union.
Berlin is one of the most influential centers in European politics and culture. The city serves as an important crossroads for the eastern EU members and is a main junction of national and... |  Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its Latium region. It is located across the confluence of the Tiber and Aniene rivers. The Vatican City, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the home of the Pope.
Rome is the largest city and comune in Italy and it also is the largest among European capital cities, with an area of 1,290 square kilometers. The commune... |  Kiev Kiev is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. As of 2005, Kiev officially had 2,660,401 inhabitants, although the large number of unregistered migrants would probably raise this figure to about three million.
Kiev is a national-level subordinated municipality, independent from surrounding Kiev Oblast. Kiev is an... |  Budapest Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation center.
Budapest has approximately 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the amalgamation in 17 November 1873 of right-bank Buda (Ofen in German) and Obuda... |  Minsk Minsk is the capital and a major city of Belarus with a population of 1,780,000 ( in 2006 ). Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. As a capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the capital of Minsk voblast (province) and Minsk raion. Minsk is situated by the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk's area is 266,8 sq km; highest point... |  Warsaw Warsaw is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula river roughly 370 km from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2004 was estimated at 1,692,900, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,760,000. The city area amounts to 516.9 sq km, with an agglomeration of 6100.43 sq km.
Warsaw, also the capital of Masovian... |  Belgrade Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe, first settled in the 3rd century BC by the Celts before becoming the Roman settlement of Singidunum. The name Beograd (Belgrade) was first mentioned in 878 AD. It has been the capital of Serbia since 1404, and was the capital of Yugoslavia from 1918 until 2003.
Belgrade lies at the confluence of the... |  Vienna Vienna is Austria's primate city; with a population of about 1.6 million (2.2 million within the metro area), Vienna is by far the largest city in Austria as well as its cultural, economic and political centre.
Vienna is situated on both sides of the River Danube, and only 60 kilometers off Austria's Eastern border, it lies on the South East corner of Central Europe and in close reach to the... |  Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated on the Vltava river in central Bohemia, it is home to approximately 1.2 million people.
Prague was founded has been settled since the Paleolithic Age. Around 200 BCE the Celts had a settlement in the south called Závist, but later they were replaced (either expelled or assimilated) by Germanics.The Slavs conquered the site... |  Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1,376,742 (15 February 2006 calculations). It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country.
The history of Sofia dates back to the 7th century BC, when Thracians established a settlement there. It has... |  Kazan Kazan is the capital city of Tatarstan and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture.
Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga (Idel) and Kazanka (Qazansu) rivers in central European Russia.
In 1552, the city was conquered by Russia under Ivan the Terrible. During the governorship of... |  Ufa Ufa is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Population: 1,036,026 (as of January 1, 2005; as of 2002 census: 1,042,437).
Ufa is one of the industrial centres in the Western Urals area, and is situated at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers. Industries include electrical and mining equipment, oil refining, petrochemicals, synthetic rubber, and processed foods.
Ufa... |  Donetsk Donetsk is a city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the Donets Basin region, or Donbass.
Donetsk has 1,131,700 inhabitants (2005) and the metropolitan area has 1,566,000 inhabitants (2004). It is currently the fourth-largest city in Ukraine.
Donetsk was founded in... |  Zagreb Zagreb is the capital city of Croatia. Zagreb's population was 973,667 in 2005. Zagreb is situated between the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain and the northern bank of the Sava river at an elevation of 120 m above sea level.
Zagreb's favourable geographic position in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin, which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric, Adriatic and Pannonic regions,... |  Riga Riga, the capital of Latvia, was officially founded in 1201. Riga is divided into six administrative districts: Centra, Kurzeme, Ziemedu, Latgale, Vidzeme and Zemgale districts.
Riga is located along the Baltic Sea at the southern coast of the Gulf of Riga, on the Rigava coastal plain. The historical core of Riga is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, about 10 kilometers from... |  Athens Athens is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. Modern Athens is a bustling cosmopolitan metropolis, home to some 3.2 million people. The Athens metropolitan area is currently growing both northwards and eastwards across Attica and it constitutes the dominant center of economic, financial, industrial, cultural and political life in... |
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