Abidjan.Trade a port in Côte d’Ivoire, on the Gulf of Guinea: the legislative capital (Yamoussoukro became the administrative capital in 1983). Pop: 3 516 000
Accra.Trade
the capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea: built on the site of three 17th-century trading fortresses founded by the English, Dutch, and Danish. Pop: 1 970 000
Alexandria.Trade
the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc). Pop: 3 760 000
Algiers.Trade
the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000
Auckland.Trade
the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300
Baltimore.Trade
a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670
Bangkok.Trade
the capital and chief port of Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River: became a royal city and the capital in 1782. Pop: 6 604 000
Basra.Trade
a port in SE Iraq, on the Shatt-al-Arab. Pop: 1 187 000
Benghazi.Trade
a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra. Pop: 1 080 500
Bergen.Trade
a port in SW Norway: chief city in medieval times. Pop: 237 430
Bilbao.Trade
a port in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: the largest city in the Basque Provinces: famous since medieval times for the production of iron and steel goods: modern buildings include the Guggenheim Art Museum (1997). Pop: 353 567
Boulogne.Trade
a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 45 036
Bristol.Trade
a port and industrial city in SW England, mainly in Bristol unitary authority, on the River Avon seven miles from its mouth on the Bristol Channel: Pop: 420 556
Buenos-Aires.Trade
the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary Pop: 13 349 000
Busan.Trade
a port in SE South Korea, on the Korea Strait: the second largest city and chief port of the country; industrial centre. Pop: 3 527 000
Callao.Trade
a port in W Peru, near Lima, on Callao Bay: chief import centre of Peru. Pop: 813 264
CapeTown.Trade
the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 740 026
Cebu.Trade
a port in the Philippines, on E Cebu island. Pop: 796 000
Chittagong.Trade
a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000
Colombo.Trade
the administrative capital and chief port of Sri Lanka, on the W coast, with one of the largest artificial harbours in the world. Pop: 653 000
Conakry.Trade
the capital of Guinea, a port on the island of Tombo. Pop: 1 465 000
Dakar.Trade
the capital and chief port of Senegal, on the SE side of Cape Verde peninsula. Pop: 2 313 000
DarEsSalaam.Trade
the chief port of Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean: Pop: 2 683 000
Durban.Trade
a port in E South Africa, in E KwaZulu/Natal province on the Indian Ocean: resort and industrial centre, with oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 595 061
EastLondon.Trade
a port in S South Africa, in S Eastern Cape province. Pop: 135 560
Freetown.Trade
the capital and chief port of Sierra Leone: founded in 1787 for slaves freed and destitute in England. Pop: 1 007 000
Gothenburg.Trade
a port in SW Sweden, at the mouth of the Göta River: the largest port and second largest city in the country; Pop: 481 523
Guayaquil
a port in W Ecuador: the largest city in the country and its chief port. Pop: 2 387 000
Havana.Trade
the capital of Cuba, a port in the northwest on the Gulf of Mexico: the largest city in the Caribbean. Pop: 2 192 000
Helsinki.Trade
the capital of Finland, a port in the south on the Gulf of Finland: founded by Gustavus I of Sweden in 1550; replaced Turku as capital in 1812, while under Russian rule; university. Pop: 559 330
Izmit.Trade
a port in W Turkey, on the Gulf of Izmir: the third largest city in the country; Pop: 2 500 000
Jacksonville.Trade
a port in NE Florida: the leading commercial centre of the southeast. Pop: 773 781
Jeddah.Trade
a port in W Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea: the diplomatic capital of the country. Pop: 3 807 000
Karachi.Trade
a port in S Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea: chief port: commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 11 819 000
Kingston.Trade
the capital and chief port of Jamaica, on the SE coast: University of the West Indies. Pop: 574 000
Kobe.Trade
a port in S Japan, on S Honshu on Osaka Bay: formed in 1889 by the amalgamation of Hyogo and Kobe; a major industrial complex, producing ships, steel, and rubber goods. Pop: 1 478 380
Kolkota.Trade
a port in E India, capital of West Bengal state, on the Hooghly River: former capital of the country, major commercial and industrial centre; many universities. Pop: 4 580 544
KuwaitCity.Trade
the capital of Kuwait: a port on the Persian Gulf. Pop: 1 225 000
Lagos.Trade
the former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin: first settled in the sixteenth century; a slave market until the nineteenth century; ceded to Britain (1861); university (1962). Pop: 20 135 000
LaGuaira.Trade
the chief seaport of Venezuela, on the Caribbean. Pop: 26 669
Lisbon.Trade
the capital and chief port of Portugal, in the southwest on the Tagus estuary: Pop: 1 892 891
Liverpool.Trade
city in NW England, in Liverpool unitary authority, Merseyside, on the Mersey estuary: one of the largest seaports in Great Britain Pop: 469 017
LondonUK.Trade
the capital of the United Kingdom, a port in S England on the River Thames near its estuary on the North Sea
Los-Angeles.Trade
city in SW California, on the Pacific: the second largest city in the US, having absorbed many adjacent townships; industrial centre and port, with several universities. Pop: 3 819 951
Luanda.Trade
the capital of Angola, a port in the west, on the Atlantic: founded in 1576; oil refining. Pop: 2 839 000
Manaus.Trade
a port in N Brazil, capital of Amazonas state, on the Rio Negro 19 km (12 miles) above its confluence with the Amazon: chief commercial centre of the Amazon basin. Pop: 1 673 000
Manila.Trade
the chief port of the Philippines, on S Luzon on Manila Bay: capital of the republic Pop: 10 677 000
Maputo.Trade
the capital and chief port of Mozambique, in the south on Delagoa Bay: the nearest port to the Rand gold-mining and industrial region of South Africa. Pop: 1 316 000
Marseille.Trade
a port in SE France, on the Gulf of Lions: second largest city in the country and a major port; oil refining. Pop: 860 363 (2007)
Melbourne.Trade
port in SE Australia, capital of Victoria, on Port Phillip Bay: the second largest city in the country. Pop: 4 246 345 (2012)
Mogadishu.Trade
the capital and chief port of Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. Pop: 1 257 000
Mombasa.Trade
Largest Port in Africa. A port in S Kenya, on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean: the chief port for Kenya, Uganda, and NE Tanzania. Pop: 828 000
Montevideo.Trade
the capital and chief port of Uruguay, in the south on the Río de la Plata estuary: the largest city in the country. Pop: 1 378 707
Naples.Trade
a port in SW Italy, capital of Campania region, on the Bay of Naples: the third largest city in the country; Pop: 1 004 500
Nassau.Trade
the capital and chief port of the Bahamas, on the NE coast of New Providence Island: resort. Pop: 229 000
New-Orleans.Trade
a port in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi River, about 172 km (107 miles) from the sea: the largest city in the state and the second most important port in the US; a major commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. Pop: 469 032
New-York.Trade
city in SE New York State, at the mouth of the Hudson River: the largest city and chief port of the US; the country’s leading commercial and industrial city. Pop: 8 085 742
Odessa.Trade
a port in S Ukraine on the Black Sea: the chief Russian grain port in the 19th century; industrial centre and important naval base. Pop: 1 010 000
Osaka.Trade
a port in S Japan, on S Honshu on Osaka Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): the third largest city in Japan Pop: 2 484 326
Ostend.Trade
a port and resort in NW Belgium, in West Flanders on the North Sea. Pop: 68 273
PhnomPenh.Trade
the capital of Cambodia, a port in the south at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers: capital of the country Pop: 1 174 000
Piraeus.Trade
a port in SE Greece, adjoining Athens: the country’s chief port; founded as the port of Athens. Pop (municipality): 181 933
Port-au-Prince.Trade
the capital and chief port of Haiti, in the south on the Gulf of Gonaïves. Pop: 2 439 775
PortElizabeth.Trade
a port in S South Africa, on Algoa Bay: motor-vehicle manufacture, fruit canning; Pop: 312 392
Portland.Trade
an inland port in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River: the largest city in the state; shipbuilding and chemical industries. Pop: 538 544
Port-Louis.Trade
the capital and chief port of Mauritius, on the NW coast on the Indian Ocean. Pop: 146 876
Recife.Trade
a port at the easternmost point of Brazil on the Atlantic: capital of Pernambuco state; built partly on an island, with many waterways and bridges. Pop: 3 527 000
RioDeJaneiro.Trade
a port in SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay: the country’s chief port and former capital. Pop: 11 469 000
Rotterdam.Trade
a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: the second largest city of the Netherlands and one of the world’s largest ports; oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 600 000
SanDiego.Trade
port in S California, on the Pacific: naval base; Pop: 1 266 753
SanFrancisco.Trade
port in W California, situated around the Golden Gate; a major commercial centre and one of the world’s finest harbours. Pop: 751 682
SanJuan.Trade
the capital and chief port of Puerto Rico, on the NE coast; manufacturing centre. Pop: 433 733
SantoDomingo.Trade
the capital and chief port of the Dominican Republic, on the S coast: the oldest continuous European settlement in the Americas, founded in 1496; university (1538). Pop: 1 920 000
Seattle.Trade
a port in Washington, on the isthmus between Lake Washington and Puget Sound: the largest city in the state and chief commercial centre of the Northwest; Pop: 569 101
SingaporeIsland.Trade
a major international port
Takoradi.Trade
the chief port of Ghana, in the southwest on the Gulf of Guinea: 335 000
Tallin.Trade
the capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland: Pop: 384 000
Tampa.Trade
Port and resort in W Florida, on Tampa Bay (an arm of the Gulf of Mexico). Pop: 317 647
GreaterTokyo.Trade
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, a port on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): part of the largest conurbation in the world (the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area) of over 35 million people; major industrial centre and the chief cultural centre of Japan. Pop (city): 8 025 538
Tunis.Trade
the capital and chief port of Tunisia, in the northeast on the Gulf of Tunis (an inlet of the Mediterranean): dates from Carthaginian times, the ruins of ancient Carthage. Pop: 2 063 000
Veracruz.Trade
the chief port of Mexico, in Veracruz state on the Gulf of Mexico. Pop: 410 000
Vigo.Trade
a port in NW Spain, in Galicia on Vigo Bay (an inlet of the Atlantic. Pop: 292 566
Vishakhapatnam.Trade
a port in E India, in NE Andhra Pradesh on the Bay of Bengal: shipbuilding and oil-refining industries. Pop: 969 608
Yangon.Trade
the largest city and chief port of Myanmar, an industrial city and transport centre. Pop: 4 082 000
Yokohama.Trade
a port in central Japan, on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay: a major port and the country’s second largest city situated in the largest and most populous industrial region of Japan. Pop: 3 433 612
