Places in the world

Find information on all countries and places in the world. Whether you are looking for information on continents, countries and territories or cities and places in a certain country, this website is the right place in the web to start your search.

Search countries by name

Enter the name of the country you are looking for in the search box and click on the button "Search". A few moments later, you will see all related search results of places in the world.

Search countries by first letter

If you prefer you can search any country by first letter. Just click on the respective first letter in the country index. All countries starting with this letter will be listed. Also sometimes the full name of a certain country maybe unknown. Then this search option may also be usefull for searching such countries.

Follow the hierarchy

You can click your way through the hierarchy starting from a continent, over a country, a region to a certain place or city, as all continents, countries, places and cities in the world are linked hierarchically to each other. The actual hierarchy is always displayed in the breadcrumb navigation, so you can always see exactly where you are.

Start your journey around the world right away on this page. Simply click on the continent or country you wish to see information on.

List continents and countries

If you would rather have all continents and countries in the world listed on one page please click here: List all continents or list all countries.

Largest metropolis in the world

There are 74 cities in the world with a population of more than 4,000,000 people.
Largest cities in the world
CityNoCountryPopulationContinent
Shanghai1.China22,315,474Asia
Beijing2.China18,960,744Asia
Shenzhen3.China17,494,398Asia
Guangzhou4.China16,096,724Asia
Lagos5.Nigeria15,388,000Africa
Istanbul6.Turkey14,804,116Asia
Chengdu7.China13,568,357Asia
Mumbai8.India12,691,836Asia
Sao Paulo9.Brazil12,400,232South America
Mexico City10.Mexico12,294,193North America
Karachi11.Pakistan11,624,219Asia
Tianjin12.China11,090,314Asia
Delhi13.India10,927,986Asia
Wuhan14.China10,392,693Asia
Moscow15.Russia10,381,222Europe
Dhaka16.Bangladesh10,356,500Asia
Seoul17.South Korea10,349,312Asia
Dongguan18.China9,644,871Asia
Cairo19.Egypt9,606,916Africa
Xi'an20.China9,600,000Asia
Nanjing21.China9,314,685Asia
Hangzhou22.China9,236,032Asia
Foshan23.China9,042,509Asia
Ho Chi Minh City24.Vietnam8,993,082Asia
London25.United Kingdom8,961,989Europe
New York City26.United States8,804,190North America
Jakarta27.Indonesia8,540,121Asia
Bengaluru28.India8,443,675Asia
Tokyo29.Japan8,336,599Asia
Hanoi30.Vietnam8,053,663Asia
Taipei31.Taiwan7,871,900Asia
Kinshasa32.Democratic Republic of the Congo7,785,965Africa
Lima33.Peru7,737,002South America
Bogota34.Colombia7,674,366South America
Hong Kong35.Hong Kong7,482,500Asia
Chongqing36.China7,457,599Asia
Baghdad37.Iraq7,216,000Asia
Qingdao38.China7,172,451Asia
Tehran39.Iran7,153,309Asia
Shenyang40.China7,050,000Asia
Hyderabad41.India6,809,970Asia
Rio de Janeiro42.Brazil6,747,815South America
Suzhou43.China6,715,559Asia
Ahmedabad44.India6,357,693Asia
Abidjan45.Ivory Coast6,321,017Africa
Lahore46.Pakistan6,310,888Asia
Singapore47.Singapore5,638,700Asia
Johannesburg48.South Africa5,635,127Africa
Dar es Salaam49.Tanzania5,383,728Africa
Saint Petersburg50.Russia5,351,935Europe
Alexandria51.Egypt5,263,542Africa
Harbin52.China5,242,897Asia
Sydney53.Australia5,231,147Oceania
Bangkok54.Thailand5,104,476Asia
Hefei55.China5,050,000Asia
Melbourne56.Australia4,917,750Oceania
Dalian57.China4,913,879Asia
Santiago58.Chile4,837,295South America
Changchun59.China4,714,996Asia
Cape Town60.South Africa4,710,000Africa
Jeddah61.Saudi Arabia4,697,000Asia
Chennai62.India4,681,087Asia
Kolkata63.India4,631,392Asia
Xiamen64.China4,617,251Asia
Surat65.India4,591,246Asia
Yangon66.Myanmar4,477,638Asia
Kabul67.Afghanistan4,434,550Asia
Wuxi68.China4,396,835Asia
Giza69.Egypt4,367,343Africa
Jinan70.China4,335,989Asia
Taiyuan71.China4,303,673Asia
Zhengzhou72.China4,253,913Asia
Riyadh73.Saudi Arabia4,205,961Asia
Kano74.Nigeria4,103,000Africa

View the largest cities in the world with a population of more than 1,000,000 people.