Four of the world’s safest cities are Middle Eastern or Asian national capitals, namely Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar, the island-city Singapore and Taipei in Taiwan. … [Read more...]
Capital Cities with the Most Global 500 Companies
Among the 30 cities rated for economic clout in PwC’s international study entitled Cities of Opportunities 7, just over half (16) are country capitals. The number of Global 500 company … [Read more...]
Top 10 Noisiest Capital Cities
Country capitals Cairo, Paris, Beijing and Delhi represent four out of the five cities with the 10 highest scores for noise pollution. Based on World Health Organization (WHO) data, … [Read more...]
World’s Most Welcoming Capital Cities
Just over half (53) of the world’s top 100 most welcoming cities are national capitals according to a comprehensive study published in October 2017 by online tourism firm TravelBird. Six … [Read more...]
Capital City Birthplaces for Richest Billionaires
Sixteen of the world’s 100 richest billionaires were born in a national capital city. That fact gives some credence to the notion that capital cities are well-suited to supporting lifestyles … [Read more...]