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The major cities of the world and their appearances in fiction. This page is inspired by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network
Alpha World Cities ++ The percentage of works of fiction that take place in one of these cities is in the double digits.
Alpha World Cities +
- Beijing/Peking, China
- Hong Kong, China. Formerly a part of British Empire.
- Dubai, UAE
- Paris, France. See also Gay Paree
- Shanghai, China.
- Singapore
- Sydney, Australia. And no, the fish of the surrounding ocean cannot talk
- Tokyo, Japan. It's the center of the universe, and it explodes all the time.
- Los Angeles, USA - Note that the above link has Los Angeles rated as an "Alpha World City -" - it's listed here because it just punches that much higher above its weight class in media.
Alpha World Cities
Alpha World Cities -
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Athens, Greece
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Budapest, Hungary
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Chicago, USA
- Dublin, Ireland
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Rome, Italy
- Santiago, Chile
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Vienna, Austria
- Warsaw, Poland
- Zurich, Switzerland
Beta World Cities +
- Atlanta, USA
- Barcelona, Spain
- Berlin, Germany
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Bucharest, Romania
- Cairo, Egypt
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Hamburg, Germany
- Helsinki, Finland
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Manila, Philippines
- Melbourne, Australia
- New Delhi, India
- Oslo, Norway
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- San Francisco, USA
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Washington DC, USA
Beta World Cities
Beta World Cities -
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Guangzhou, China
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Houston, USA
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Montreal, Canada
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Sofia, Bulgaria
Gamma World Cities +
- Brisbane, Australia
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Chennai (Madras), India
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Denver, USA
- Guetemala City
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Manama, Bahrain
- Minneapolis/St Paul, USA
- Panama City
- Quito, Ecuador
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Seattle, USA
- Shenzhen, China
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Vancouver, Canada
- Zagreb, Croatia
Gamma World Cities
- Amman, Jordan
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Detroit, USA
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Kolkata, India
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Manchester, UK
- Perth, Australia
- Philadelphia, USA
- Portland, USA
- Riga, Latvia
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- St. Louis, USA
- Wellington, New Zealand
Gamma World Cities -
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Birmingham, UK
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Doha, Qatar
- Edinburgh, UK
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Port Louis, Mauritius
- Porto, Portugal
- San Salvador, El Salvador
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Vilnius, Lithuania
Others:
- Baltimore, USA
- Cleveland, USA
- Florence, Italy
- Indianapolis, USA.
- Kansas City, USA
- Venice, Italy
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Las Vegas, USA
- New Orleans, USA
- Pittsburgh, USA
- St. Petersburg, Russia
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