Global

Cities

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Global Cities
Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade.

North
M
America L F Asia
T P Europe
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D S
Tropic of Cancer
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MC M
Africa
Equator S

South
America
Tropic of Capricorn
SP
S
Oceania

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Global Cities
Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade.

North
Moscow
America Frankfurt Asia
London
Toronto Paris Europe
Chicago
Madrid Milan
Los Angeles New York Beijing Tokyo

Dubai Shanghai
Tropic of Cancer
Hong Kong
Mexico City Mumbai
Africa
Equator Singapore

South
America
Tropic of Capricorn
Sao Paulo
Sydney
Oceania

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Global Cities
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Global Cities
Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade.

North
Moscow
America Frankfurt Asia
London
Toronto Paris Europe
Chicago
Madrid Milan
Los Angeles New York Beijing Tokyo

Dubai Shanghai
Tropic of Cancer
Hong Kong
Mexico City Mumbai
Africa
Equator Singapore

South
America
Tropic of Capricorn
Sao Paulo
Sydney
Oceania
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Global Cities
Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade.
Norway
Canada Iceland Sweden
Finland
USA
North China
Canada
America UK London Frankfurt
Moscow
Asia
Chicago
Toronto Rep. of Paris Europe
Turkey
Afghanistan
Ireland
Madrid Milan
Bangladesh
Nepal
Beijing Tokyo
Los Angeles USA New York
Austria; Belgium;
Dubai Shangha
Tropic of Cancer
Burkina
Denmark; France;
i Philippines
Mexico City
Gambia
Mali
Haiti
Germany; Italy;
Luxembourg;
Hong Kong
Faso Netherlands;
Africa
Mumbai
Cambodia
Niger Portugal; Spain; Ethiopia
Equator
Mexico Switzerland; Vietnam
Singapor
Uganda
Thailand
Kenya
India
Rwanda
e
South
Tanzania
Malaysia
America
Brazil Malawi Indonesia
Tropic of Capricorn
Sao Paulo South
Lesotho Sydney
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NICs or HICs High Income Countries (HIC)
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