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Borders · Lists & data
Central America has a familiar seven-country list, but statistical sources can show eight. The paired maps make that difference visible before you compare the totals.Seven countries, with an…
United States · Borders · Map guides
Use the labeled map to locate a state, the alphabetical table to identify its capital, or the blank PDF for a geography exercise. Two-letter codes keep the national…
Missouri · Borders · Map guides
A two-letter address code can identify a state without explaining where it is. Missouri is easiest to place by its neighbors and the two major rivers that shape…
Cities & capitals · Explainers
An urban heat island is an urban area that is warmer than its surrounding reference area. Built surfaces, reduced vegetation, building geometry and human-generated heat can all contribute.…
Cities & capitals · Comparisons
Urbanization is an increase in the share of a population living in urban areas; urban growth is an increase in the number of urban residents. They often occur…
Cities & capitals · Quizzes
Test your understanding of cities and settlements with this urban geography quiz: 20 questions on urban boundaries, land use, networks and neighborhood change. Work through realistic scenarios, check…
Cities & capitals · Place guides
A capital can sit near one edge of a country while millions of residents live closer to a capital across a border—or across the sea. Turning that observation…
Kabul · Cities & capitals · Place guides
Kabul is one of those cities that people often search for as a quick fact, but the useful answer goes a step further. Yes, it is the capital…
Cities & capitals · Lists & data
Here is the complete alphabetical list of world capital cities by country, built for fast lookup on a phone or desktop. It follows the common 195-country convention and…
Bolivia · Cities & capitals · Place guides
Most countries pick one big capital city and put almost everything there.But a small group — from South Africa to Bolivia and the Netherlands — deliberately split power…
Georgia · Cities & capitals · Explainers
Gori sits in the middle of Georgian history in a way few cities do. It is a fortress town, a transport hinge, a place shaped by invasion and…
Bolivia · Cities & capitals · Place guides
Cable cars are no longer confined to mountain resorts or sightseeing routes. In several national-capital areas, suspended cabins carry daily passengers over steep slopes, dense neighborhoods, rivers, or…