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Most populous country and city in every subregion

Name the most populous countries and urban areas in every continental subregion of the world (using the United Nations geoscheme, link below)
Regions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme#Alternative_groupings
New Zealand will be included in Australia and New Zealand and not Polynesia for this quiz
Overseas territories are included
Quiz by LordDanBed
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Last updated: April 29, 2022
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First submittedAugust 10, 2020
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Region
Country
Northern Asia
Russia
Western Asia
Turkey
Central Asia
Uzbekistan
South Asia
India
Southeastern Asia
Indonesia
Eastern Asia
China
Northern Africa
Egypt
Western Africa
Nigeria
Middle Africa
D.R Congo
Eastern Africa
Ethiopia
Southern Africa
South Africa
Northern America
United States
Central America
Mexico
Caribbean
Haiti
South America
Brazil
Micronesia
United States (Guam)
Melanesia
Papua New Guinea
Australia and New Zealand
Australia
Polynesia
France (French Polynesia)
Northern Europe
Sweden
Western Europe
Germany
Eastern Europe
Russia
Southern Europe
Italy
Region
Urban Area
Northern Asia
Novosibirsk
Western Asia
Istanbul
Central Asia
Tashkent
South Asia
Delhi
Southeastern Asia
Jakarta
Eastern Asia
Guangzhou
Northern Africa
Cairo
Western Africa
Lagos
Middle Africa
Kinshasa
Eastern Africa
Dar es Salaam
Southern Africa
Johannesburg
Northern America
New York City
Central America
Mexico City
Caribbean
Santo Domingo
South America
Sao Paulo
Micronesia
Saipan or Chuuk
Melanesia
Port Moresby
Australia and New Zealand
Sydney
Polynesia
Papeete
Northern Europe
Stockholm
Western Europe
London
Eastern Europe
Moscow
Southern Europe
Madrid
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Level 79
Aug 10, 2020
Great Quiz!
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Level 56
Aug 10, 2020
Thanks
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Level 45
Aug 10, 2020
Great Quiz!
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Level 56
Aug 10, 2020
Thank you
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Level 75
May 12, 2021
Can I ask how you decided the subregions? Some things don't make sense. For example, Algeria is the largest country of Africa and yet it isn't included in any African region. The Dominican Republic is also larger than Haiti and the fact that you included Santo Domingo means that you should include that instead. Also Cuba is in the Caribbean and larger than either one. There are also numerous other problems.
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Level 57
May 12, 2021
It is by population, not country size, so Haiti is more populous than the Dominican Republic and Cuba, Santo Domingo is the most populous city in the Caribbean, and Egypt is more populous than Algeria.
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Level 56
May 13, 2021
Well, I agree some of these might be wrong, but I used the source that I added in the info section of the quiz
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Level 56
May 13, 2021
Also, it's about the population size and not by area
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Level 57
May 12, 2021
Nominated!
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Level 56
May 13, 2021
Thanks :)
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Level 64
May 13, 2021
Nice quiz, but I think the UK is included in Northern Europe under this UN geoscheme, also on the map you provided it is part of Northern Europe. So Stockholm should be replaced by London and biggest city in Western Europe would be Paris.
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Level 46
Apr 28, 2022
Amazing quiz! Could you add 30-60 secs more please
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Level 56
Apr 29, 2022
Will be done :)
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Level 43
Jul 16, 2022
Great quiz! Although I'm pretty sure Honolulu is the most populated urban area in Polynesia.
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Level 56
Jul 28, 2022
Well, you're not wrong :P I'll check it up later and eventually fix it :)
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Level 70
May 12, 2023
I don't believe Honolulu should be added, since this quiz is about UN geoschemes rather than physical geography, and so Hawaii is grouped with the rest of the US. In fact, I am sceptical that Northern Asia should be here, even (because no other countries are divided into parts).
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Level 39
Oct 15, 2022
Great quiz 5/5stars
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Level 62
Nov 4, 2022
Fun quiz! One nitpick may be Polynesia. In the source provided both New Zealand and Hawaii are included in Polynesia, so surely New Zealand/USA and Honolulu should trump French Polynesia?
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Level 54
Nov 4, 2022
In the map you cited as your source, there is no region called Northern Asia. If you want to divide the european and asian part of Russia, make your own map with subdivisions. In the map UK (68 million) is included in Northern Europe, but you put Sweden (10 million) as the biggest country. Same with Stockholm and London.
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Level 61
Nov 4, 2022
got Chuuk but missed London :|
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Level 63
Nov 7, 2022
Mexico should be categorized as North America, in my opinion. US would hold population, Mexico would hold the city.
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Level 70
May 12, 2023
It's according to the UN, which is why the regions differ from convention.
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Level 70
May 12, 2023
Fun quiz! It forces us to conceptualise each region of the world a little more :)
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Level 64
Dec 16, 2023
Fun! However New Zealand is definitely a part of Polynesia, as is Hawaii…

If usa counts in Micronesia, they should definitely count in Polynesia, and Auckland should definitely be the largest city for Polynesia. Other than that, great quiz

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Level 79
Dec 16, 2023
Official UN Geoscheme puts New Zealand and Australia in its own category. The USA "counts" for Micronesia because that's where the UN puts Guam.

You can check out the site yourself, if you'd like.