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The world's 10 largest cities by their population projection for the year 2000, in millions

CITY COUNTRY POPULATION
Tokyo-Yokohama Japan 29,971
Mexico City Mexico 27,872
Sao Paulo Brazil 25,354
Seoul South Korea 21,976
Bombay India 15,357
New York U.S. 14,648
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Japan 14,287
Teheran Iran 14,251
Rio de Janeiro Brazil 14,169
Calcutta India 14,088

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The 10 tallest buildings in New York City

BUILDING YEAR HEIGHT IN FEET
World Trade Center (2 towers) 1973 1,368
Empire State Building 1931 1,414
Chrysler Building 1930 1,046
American International 1932 950
40 Wall Tower 1929 927
Citicorp Center 1977 914
G.E. Building (former RCA) 1933 850
Chase Manhattan Plaza 1960 813
200 Park Ave. 1963 808
Cityspire 1989 802

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North America's Longest Suspension Bridges

BRIDGE LOCATION LONGEST SPAN in feet
Verrazano-Narrows New York, NY 4,260
Golden Gate San Fran. Bay, Cal 4,200
Mackinac Sts. of Mackinac 3,800
George Washington Hudson River, NY-NJ 3,500
Tacoma Narrows Washington 2,800
Transbay San Fran. Bay, Cal 2,310
Bronx-Whitestone New York, NY 2,300
Pierre Laporte Quebec 2,190
Del. Memorial Wilmington, Del 2,150
Walt Whitman Philadelphia Pa 2,000

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