Major World Cities

The major cities of the world and their appearances in fiction. This page is inspired by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network

Alpha World Cities ++ The percentage of works of fiction that take place in one of these cities is in the double digits.
 * New York City, USA. The Big Applesauce itself.
 * London, UK.

Alpha World Cities +
 * Beijing/Peking, China
 * Hong Kong, China. Formerly a part of British Empire.
 * Paris, France. See also Gay Paree
 * Shanghai, China.
 * Singapore
 * Sydney, Australia. And no, the fish of the surrounding ocean cannot talk
 * Tokyo, Japan. It's the center of the universe, and it explodes all the time.
 * Los Angeles, USA - Note that the above link has Los Angeles rated as an "Alpha World City -".

Alpha World Cities
 * Brussels, Belgium
 * Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 * Madrid, Spain
 * Milan, Italy
 * Moscow, Russia
 * Mumbai, India
 * Seoul, South Korea
 * Toronto, Canada

Alpha World Cities -


 * Amsterdam, Netherlands
 * Athens, Greece
 * Auckland, New Zealand
 * Bangkok, Thailand
 * Budapest, Hungary
 * Caracas, Venezuela
 * Chicago, USA
 * Dublin, Ireland
 * Frankfurt, Germany
 * Jakarta, Indonesia
 * Istanbul, Turkey
 * Mexico City, Mexico
 * Prague, Czech Republic
 * Rome, Italy
 * Santiago, Chile
 * Sao Paulo, Brazil
 * Stockholm, Sweden
 * Taipei, Taiwan
 * Vienna, Austria
 * Warsaw, Poland
 * Zurich, Switzerland

Beta World Cities +


 * Atlanta, USA
 * Barcelona, Spain
 * Berlin, Germany
 * Bogotá, Colombia
 * Bucharest, Romania
 * Cairo, Egypt
 * Copenhagen, Denmark
 * Dubai, UAE
 * Geneva, Switzerland
 * Hamburg, Germany
 * Helsinki, Finland
 * Johannesburg, South Africa
 * Manila, Philippines
 * Melbourne, Australia
 * New Delhi, India
 * Oslo, Norway
 * Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 * San Francisco, USA
 * Tel Aviv, Israel
 * Washington DC, USA

Beta World Cities


 * Bangalore, India
 * Boston, USA
 * Dallas/Fort Worth, USA
 * Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 * Kiev, Ukraine
 * Kuwait
 * Líma, Peru
 * Luxembourg
 * Miami, USA

Beta World Cities -


 * Beirut, Lebanon
 * Bratislava, Slovakia
 * Düsseldorf, Germany
 * Guangzhou, China
 * Karachi, Pakistan
 * Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 * * Houston, USA
 * Montevideo, Uruguay
 * Montreal, Canada
 * Nairobi, Kenya
 * Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus
 * Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
 * Sofia, Bulgaria

Gamma World Cities +
 * Brisbane, Australia
 * Cape Town, South Africa
 * Casablanca, Morocco
 * Chennai (Madras), India
 * Belgrade, Serbia
 * Denver, USA
 * Guetemala City
 * Ljubljana, Slovenia
 * Manama, Bahrain
 * Minneapolis/St Paul, USA
 * Panama City
 * Quito, Ecuador
 * San Jose, Costa Rica
 * Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
 * Seattle, USA
 * Shenzhen, China
 * Stuttgart, Germany
 * Vancouver, Canada
 * Zagreb, Croatia

Gamma World Cities


 * Amman, Jordan
 * Antwerp, Belgium
 * Detroit, USA
 * Guadalajara, Mexico
 * Guayaquil, Ecuador
 * Kolkata, India
 * Lagos, Nigeria
 * Manchester, UK
 * Perth, Australia
 * Philadelphia, USA
 * Portland, USA
 * Riga, Latvia
 * Rotterdam, Netherlands
 * Wellington, New Zealand

Gamma World Cities -


 * Almaty, Kazakhstan
 * Birmingham, UK
 * Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * Doha, Qatar
 * Edinburgh, UK
 * Islamabad, Pakistan
 * Port Louis, Mauritius
 * Porto, Portugal
 * San Salvador, El Salvador
 * Tallinn, Estonia
 * Vilnius, Lithuania

Others:
 * Cleveland, USA
 * Florence, Italy
 * Indianapolis, USA.
 * Kansas City, USA
 * Venice, Italy
 * Jerusalem, Israel
 * Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
 * Las Vegas, USA
 * New Orleans, USA
 * Philadelphia, USA
 * Pittsburgh, USA
 * St. Petersburg, Russia