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World Class Cities (BOLD CAPS
= SISTER CITY IN SL)
| Rank |
City |
| Alpha ++ |
New York City,
LONDON |
| Alpha + |
Hong Kong,
PARIS,
Singapore,
Sydney,
Tokyo,
Shanghai,
Beijing |
| Alpha |
Milan,
Madrid,
Seoul,
MOSCOW,
Brussels,
Toronto,
Mumbai,
Buenos Aires,
Kuala Lumpur |
| Alpha - |
Warsaw,
Jakarta,
São Paulo,
ZURICH,
Mexico City,
DUBLIN,
Amsterdam,
Bangkok,
Taipei,
ROME,
Istanbul,
LISBON,
Chicago,
Frankfurt,
Stockholm,
Vienna,
Budapest,
Athens,
Prague,
Caracas,
Auckland,
Santiago |
| Beta + |
Melbourne,
BARCELONA,
Los Angeles,
Johannesburg,
Manila,
Bogota,
New Delhi,
Atlanta,
Washington D.C.,
Tel Aviv,
BUCHAREST,
San Francisco,
Helsinki,
BERLIN,
Dubai,
Oslo,
Geneva,
Riyadh,
Copenhagen,
Hamburg,
Cairo |
| Beta |
Bangalore,
Jeddah,
Kuwait,
LUXEMBOURG,
MUNICH,
Kiev,
Dallas,
Lima,
Boston,
Miami |
| Beta - |
Sofia,
Dusseldorf,
Houston,
Beirut,
Guangzhou,
Nicosia,
Karachi,
Montevideo,
Rio De Janeiro,
Nairobi,
Bratislava,
Montreal,
Ho Chi Minh City |
| Gamma + |
Panama City,
Casablanca,
Chennai,
Brisbane,
Quito,
Stuttgart,
Denver,
Vancouver,
ZAGREB,
Guatemala City,
Cape Town,
San Jose,
Ljubliana,
Minneapolis,
Santo Domingo,
Seattle,
Manama,
Shenzhen |
| Gamma |
Guadalajara,
Antwerp,
ROTTERDAM,
Lagos,
Philadelphia,
Perth,
Amman,
Manchester,
Riga,
Detroit,
Guayaquil,
Wellington,
Portland |
| Gamma - |
Edinburgh,
Porto,
Tallinn,
San Salvador,
St. Petersburg,
Port Louis,
SAN DIEGO,
Calgary,
Almaty,
Birmingham,
Islamabad,
Doha,
Vilnius,
Colombo |
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A
world class city
(also called a global city) is a
city ranked to be an important node in the global economic system.
Characteristics include:
. International, first-name familiarity
. Active influence on and participation in international events and world
affairs
. A fairly large population at least one million, typically several million
. A major international airport that serves as an established hub for
several international airlines
. An advanced transportation system that includes several highways and/or a
large mass transit network offering multiple modes of transportation
. Several international cultures and communities
. Cities which attract large foreign businesses and related expatriate
communities
. International financial institutions, law firms, corporate headquarters,
international conglomerates, and stock exchanges
. An advanced communications infrastructure on which modern trans-national
corporations rely, such as fiber optics, Wi-Fi networks, cellular phone
services, and other high-speed lines of communications
. World-renowned cultural institutions, such as museums and universities
. A lively cultural scene, including film festivals, premieres, a thriving
music or theatre scene, an orchestra, an opera company, art galleries, and
street performers
. Several powerful and influential media outlets with an international reach
. A strong sporting community, including major sports facilities, home teams
in major league sports, and the ability and historical experience to host
international sporting events |
