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Top 50 Capitals by Population

Guess the top 50 capitals by their metropolitan populations; Primary source: https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/largest-cities-by-population; There is a map error with Greece, Zambia, and North Korea's capitals (Greece's should be bigger and Zambia's & North Korea's should be switched);
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Country
Metro Pop.
Answer
Japan
37.2M
Tokyo
India
32.9M
Delhi
Bangladesh
23.2M
Dhaka
Mexico
22.3M
Mexico City
Egypt
22.2M
Cairo
China
21.8M
Beijing
D.R.C.
16.3M
Kinshasa
Argentina
15.5M
Buenos Aires
Philippines
14.7M
Manila
Russia
12.7M
Moscow
Colombia
11.5M
Bogotá
Indonesia
11.2M
Jakarta
France
11.2M
Paris
Peru
11.2M
Lima
Thailand
11.1M
Bangkok
South Korea
10M
Seoul
U.K.
9.6M
London
Iran
9.5M
Tehran
Angola
9.3M
Luanda
Malaysia
8.6M
Kuala Lumpur
Iraq
7.7M
Baghdad
Saudi Arabia
7.7M
Riyadh
Chile
6.9M
Santiago
Spain
6.7M
Madrid
Sudan
6.3M
Khartoum
Country
Metro Pop.
Answer
Singapore
6.1M
Singapore
U.S.A.
5.5M
Washington D.C.
Ethiopia
5.5M
Addis Ababa
Turkey
5.4M
Ankara
Kenya
5.3M
Nairobi
Vietnam
5.3M
Hanoi
South Africa
4.9M
Cape Town
Brazil
4.9M
Brasilia
Afghanistan
4.6M
Kabul
Cameroon
4.5M
Yaoundé
Taiwan
4.5M
Taipei
Italy
4.3M
Rome
Madagascar
3.9M
Antananarivo
Uganda
3.8M
Kampala
Nigeria
3.8M
Abuja
Greece
3.8M
Athens
Germany
3.5M
Berlin
Dominican Republic
3.5M
Santo Domingo
Paraguay
3.5M
Asunción
Senegal
3.4M
Dakar
Kuwait
3.3M
Kuwait City
Yemen
3.3M
Sana'a
Burkina Faso
3.2M
Ouagadougou
Zambia
3.2M
Lusaka
North Korea
3.2M
Pyongyang
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Level 60
Oct 11, 2023
Why is Taipe accepted for Taipei? I would remove it as a type-in because it causes an extra 'i' to be left over. (This happens with Riyadh too, but that one is a standard type-in, so I think it's fine as is.)