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 Safest Capital Cities
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...]
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...]
Capital Cities Rank Among Top Financial Centers
Thirty-seven of the world’s 92 leading financial centers in 2017 were capital cities, according to the latest Global Financial Centers Index. Published in September 2017 as GFCI 22, the … [Read more...]