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In Isaac Asimov's science fact article in the June '88 issue of Fantasy
and Science Fiction, this table of the 16 largest cities in the world
was offered along with some observations.

Asimov says before WWII, London was first with 8 million and New York second
at 7m.  London has actually decreased due to growth in its suburbs, while
NY has maintained its numbers.

 1. Mexico City, Mexico		13,000,000
 2. Sao Paulo, Brazil		12,600,000
 3. Shanghai, China		12,000,000
 4. Cairo, Egypt		12,000,000
 5. Seoul, South Korea	 	9,600,000
 6. Peking, China		 9,300,000
 7. Calcutta, India		 9,200,000
 8. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	 9,000,000
 9. Tokyo, Japan		 8,500,000
10. Bombay, India		 8,300,000
11. Moscow, U.S.S.R		 8,000,000
12. Tientsin, China		 7,900,000
13. Jakarta, Indonesia	 	7,700,000
14. New York, U.S.A		 7,200,000
15. Canton, China		 6,800,000
16. London, U.K.		 6,700,000

He also says NY is still the richest large city, and the large cities in
non-industrial counties tend to include many square miles of small shacks
where people live in very poor conditions (which other city dwellers may
not recognize as a city).
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				Dave Newkirk, ihnp4!ihlpm!dcn