Innovation Cities™ Index 2018 : Global


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City innovation 11th annual cities classifications & city rankings from the Innovation Cities™ Index.

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This city rankings includes tech, smart, startups and other aspects of a good city to live, work and play based on economic opportunity for innovators. The Innovation Cities™ Indexes measure each cities potential as an innovation economy at the current time, since 2007.

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162 City Indicators

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RankChangeCity NameCountryStateRegionSubregionClassificationIndex ScoreCityID
12TokyoJapanTokyoASIAJAPAN1 NEXUS561361
2-1LondonUnited KingdomEUROPEUK1 NEXUS56737
31San Francisco - San JoseUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS551557
4-2New YorkUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS55901
51Los AngelesUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS55740
61SingaporeSingaporeSingaporeASIAASIA PAC1 NEXUS541240
7-2BostonUnited StatesMassachusettsAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS53167
80TorontoCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA1 NEXUS531370
90ParisFranceIle-de-FranceEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS531002
104SydneyAustraliaNSWASIAANZ1 NEXUS531300
119ChicagoUnited StatesIllinoisAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS53264
12-1SeoulSouth KoreaSeoulASIAASIA PAC1 NEXUS521218
133Dallas-Fort WorthUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS52325
143BerlinGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS51142
156SeattleUnited StatesWashingtonAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS511215
169MelbourneAustraliaVICASIAANZ1 NEXUS51811
175HoustonUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS51525
18-6AmsterdamNetherlandsEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS5043
19-9ViennaAustriaViennaEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS491439
20-2AtlantaUnited StatesGeorgiaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS4979
21-6MunichGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS49863
22-3MontrealCanadaQuebecAMERICASCANADA1 NEXUS49853
2313San DiegoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS491160
243Washington DCUnited StatesDistrict of ColumbiaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS491471
25-1VancouverCanadaBritish ColumbiaAMERICASCANADA1 NEXUS491426
260MiamiUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS48822
278Hong KongChinaHong KongASIACHINA1 NEXUS48522
283StockholmSwedenEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS481279
2918AustinUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS4887
30-17BarcelonaSpainEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS48105
3111DenverUnited StatesColoradoAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS48334
322PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS481027
33-5DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST1 NEXUS47353
3411ManchesterUnited KingdomEUROPEUK1 NEXUS47782
35-3ShanghaiChinaShanghaiASIACHINA1 NEXUS471227
363OsloNorwayEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS47978
37-7BeijingChinaBeijingASIACHINA1 NEXUS47125
38-15MadridSpainEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS47766
39-6CopenhagenDenmarkEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS46302
40-11MilanItalyEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS46825
417PortlandUnited StatesOregonAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS461053
42-2HamburgGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS46483
4312OaklandUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS46944
44-7Tel AvivIsraelEUROPEMID-EAST1 NEXUS451337
455OsakaJapanOsaka (excludes Kobe)ASIAJAPAN1 NEXUS452112
460HelsinkiFinlandEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS45497
474RomeItalyEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS451117
48-5MoscowRussiaMoscowEUROPERUSSIA1 NEXUS45858
490DublinIrelandEUROPEEURO CONT1 NEXUS45354
5011OrlandoUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS45972
5115Las VegasUnited StatesNevadaAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS45713
5213BaltimoreUnited StatesMarylandAMERICASUSA1 NEXUS4597
5328IstanbulTurkeyEUROPEMID-EAST2 HUB44564
545BrisbaneAustraliaQLDASIAANZ2 HUB44186
5514ShenzhenChinaGuangdongASIACHINA2 HUB441230
56-15FrankfurtGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB44409
57-19StuttgartGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB441285
58-1QuebecCanadaQuebecAMERICASCANADA2 HUB441079
5921SacramentoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA2 HUB441133
6012TaipeiTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA2 HUB441313
616Minneapolis-St PaulUnited StatesMinnesotaAMERICASUSA2 HUB441544
6212AthensGreeceEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB4478
63-10PragueCzech RepublicCentral Bohemian RegionEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB441061
646KyotoJapanKyotoASIAJAPAN2 HUB44700
65-3DusseldorfGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB44363
66-22LyonFranceRhone-AlpesEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB44757
6737Santa Ana-AnaheimUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA2 HUB441173
6810BusanSouth KoreaASIAASIA PAC2 HUB431553
69-1Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST2 HUB438
70-16LeipzigGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB43718
7128TampaUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA2 HUB431327
72-16CologneGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB43290
7311Mexico CityMexicoMexico CityAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2 HUB43821
74-3BudapestHungaryEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB43194
7525PittsburghUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA2 HUB431035
76-12BrusselsBelgiumBrusselsEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB43190
77-19Raleigh-DurhamUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA2 HUB431085
788Kansas CityUnited StatesKS/MOAMERICASUSA2 HUB43614
79-3Sao PauloBrazilSao PauloAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2 HUB431204
80-3DetroitUnited StatesMichiganAMERICASUSA2 HUB43337
81-18PhoenixUnited StatesArizonaAMERICASUSA2 HUB431030
82-22Buenos AiresArgentinaBuenos AiresAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2 HUB43196
832Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUtahAMERICASUSA2 HUB431149
8438NashvilleUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA2 HUB43890
85-33ZurichSwitzerlandEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB431526
86-3CalgaryCanadaAlbertaAMERICASCANADA2 HUB43210
8720NewarkUnited StatesNew JerseyAMERICASUSA2 HUB43902
8810RiversideUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA2 HUB431111
89-2EdinburghUnited KingdomEUROPEUK2 HUB42368
90-17LisbonPortugalEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB42730
915ProvidenceUnited StatesRhode IslandAMERICASUSA2 HUB421067
92-2MumbaiIndiaMaharashtraASIAINDIA2 HUB42862
93-18St PetersburgRussiaSt PetersburgEUROPERUSSIA2 HUB421271
94-3AlbuquerqueUnited StatesNew MexicoAMERICASUSA2 HUB4227
95-2GlasgowUnited KingdomEUROPEUK2 HUB42446
96-7AucklandNew ZealandGreater AucklandASIAANZ2 HUB4281
9729MemphisUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA2 HUB42813
983RichmondUnited StatesVirginiaAMERICASUSA2 HUB421105
99-7Kuala LumpurMalaysiaKuala LumpurASIAASIA PAC2 HUB42689
1008WellingtonNew ZealandWellingtonASIAANZ2 HUB421473
101-7BoulderUnited StatesColoradoAMERICASUSA2 HUB42168
102-14WarsawPolandEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB421470
10333Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA2 HUB42403
10434OportoPortugalEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB42966
105-23PerthAustraliaWAASIAANZ2 HUB421020
10612BangkokThailandBangkokASIAASIA PAC2 HUB42101
107-5IndianapolisUnited StatesIndianaAMERICASUSA2 HUB42548
108-13San AntonioUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA2 HUB421155
10926CharlotteUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA2 HUB42247
110-31The HagueNetherlandsEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB421537
111-6RotterdamNetherlandsEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB421123
11228HonoluluUnited StatesHawaiiAMERICASUSA2 HUB41523
113-16GuangzhouChinaGuangdongASIACHINA2 HUB41468
11451Ann ArborUnited StatesMichiganAMERICASUSA2 HUB4151
1151TallahasseeUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA2 HUB411322
11664ColumbusUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA2 HUB41296
117-8GenevaSwitzerlandEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41437
11812Rio De JaneiroBrazilRio De JaneiroAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2 HUB411109
11931New OrleansUnited StatesLouisianaAMERICASUSA2 HUB41900
120-1NagoyaJapanAichiASIAJAPAN2 HUB41877
1217MilwaukeeUnited StatesWisconsinAMERICASUSA2 HUB41827
122-19KarlsruheGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41619
123-10BristolUnited KingdomEUROPEUK2 HUB41187
1240CincinnatiUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA2 HUB41275
1252EdmontonCanadaAlbertaAMERICASCANADA2 HUB41369
1265OttawaCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA2 HUB41983
12729FukuokaJapan Fukuoka PrefectureASIAJAPAN2 HUB41423
12817AachenGermanyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB411
12922LiverpoolUnited KingdomEUROPEUK2 HUB41732
130-16MarseilleFranceProvence-Alpes-Cote d'AzurEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41794
131-16DresdenGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41352
132-7NiceFranceProvence-Alpes-Cote d'AzurEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41907
13313BaselSwitzerlandEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB411538
134-23Mannheim-HeidelbergGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB411558
13563MalmoSwedenEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41777
13645Napoli (Naples)ItalyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41886
137-8St LouisUnited StatesMissouriAMERICASUSA2 HUB411272
138-4DortmundGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB41349
13937BangaloreIndiaKarnatakaASIAINDIA2 HUB40100
140-17EindhovenNetherlandsEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40370
1411MedellinColombiaAntioquiaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2 HUB40809
14226Des MoinesUnited StatesIowaAMERICASUSA2 HUB40336
14311YokohamaJapanKanagawaASIAJAPAN2 HUB401508
144-27IncheonSouth KoreaASIAASIA PAC2 HUB401550
14515SapporoJapanHokkaidoASIAJAPAN2 HUB401546
1466BirminghamUnited KingdomWest MidlandsEUROPEUK2 HUB40152
147-41BilbaoSpainEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40149
148-16EssenGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40386
14923SantiagoChileAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2 HUB401186
15013LeedsUnited KingdomEUROPEUK2 HUB40715
15133GothenburgSwedenEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40453
15217CanberraAustraliaACTASIAANZ2 HUB40219
15311DuisburgGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40357
154-44HannoverGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40489
155-43ToulouseFranceMidi-PyreneesEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB401376
156-17BuffaloUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA2 HUB40197
15748BucharestRomaniaEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40193
1584BochumGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB40159
15934Ventura-OxnardUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA2 HUB401633
16014DaeguSouth KoreaNorth GyeongsangASIAASIA PAC2 HUB401552
16134AlbanyUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA2 HUB401627
16216JacksonvilleUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA2 HUB40580
16314AdelaideAustraliaSAASIAANZ2 HUB4013
164-20TorinoItalyEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB401369
165-32ClevelandUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA2 HUB40284
16651El PasoUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA2 HUB40373
167-9BelfastUnited KingdomEUROPEUK2 HUB40129
168-13RochesterUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA2 HUB401115
1691Norfolk-Virginia BeachUnited StatesVirginiaAMERICASUSA2 HUB40924
17027MadisonUnited StatesWisconsinAMERICASUSA2 HUB40765
17154BernSwitzerlandEUROPEEURO CONT2 HUB401539
172-1Newcastle-upon-TyneUnited KingdomEUROPEUK2 HUB40903
17321FresnoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA3 NODE39413
1741SalzburgAustriaSalzburgEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE391153
175-2LucerneSwitzerlandEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE391540
176-35HartfordUnited StatesConnecticutAMERICASUSA3 NODE39493
17741JakartaIndonesiaJakartaASIAASIA PAC3 NODE39582
17846BogotaColombiaCundinamarca DepartmentAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE39160
179-12UtrechtNetherlandsEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE391416
180-21NurembergGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39943
18167TucsonUnited StatesArizonaAMERICASUSA3 NODE391391
182-39Oklahoma CityUnited StatesOklahomaAMERICASUSA3 NODE39955
18324Grand RapidsUnited StatesMichiganAMERICASUSA3 NODE39457
18432CharlestonUnited StatesSouth CarolinaAMERICASUSA3 NODE39246
18519AllentownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA3 NODE3934
186-25BoiseUnited StatesIdahoAMERICASUSA3 NODE39161
18757TulsaUnited StatesOklahomaAMERICASUSA3 NODE391394
1882AntwerpBelgiumFlandersEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE3954
189-3DaejeonSouth KoreaChungnamASIAASIA PAC3 NODE391613
190-42NantesFrancePays de la LoireEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39884
19121ToledoUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA3 NODE391362
192-10BirminghamUnited StatesAlabamaAMERICASUSA3 NODE39151
19340ColumbiaUnited StatesSouth CarolinaAMERICASUSA3 NODE39294
194-3BremenGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39181
195-7ValenciaSpainEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE391421
19641Colorado SpringsUnited StatesColoradoAMERICASUSA3 NODE39293
197-8SavannahUnited StatesGeorgiaAMERICASUSA3 NODE391211
19824Gold CoastAustraliaQLDASIAANZ3 NODE391533
199-14DelhiIndiaDelhiASIAINDIA3 NODE39332
20015ChristchurchNew ZealandSouth islandASIAANZ3 NODE39273
201-5NottinghamUnited KingdomEUROPEUK3 NODE39933
2028HalifaxCanadaNova ScotiaAMERICASCANADA3 NODE39480
2033GreensboroUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA3 NODE39461
2049CardiffUnited KingdomEUROPEUK3 NODE39226
2053HamiltonCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA3 NODE39484
206-85LouisvilleUnited StatesKentuckyAMERICASUSA3 NODE39742
207-50BonnGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39164
20811Baton RougeUnited StatesLouisianaAMERICASUSA3 NODE39119
209-8OdenseDenmarkEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39948
210-1Little RockUnited StatesArkansasAMERICASUSA3 NODE39731
211-45FlorenceItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39396
212-75BordeauxFranceAquitaineEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39165
213-64StrasbourgFranceAlsaceEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE391284
21421BridgeportUnited StatesConnecticutAMERICASUSA3 NODE39184
215-1Corpus ChristiUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA3 NODE39307
216-5SheffieldUnited KingdomEUROPEUK3 NODE391229
217-64GrazAustriaStyriaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE39459
218-39CoventryUnited KingdomEUROPEUK3 NODE39310
21949JerusalemIsraelEUROPEMID-EAST3 NODE39588
22042SuzhouChinaJiangsuASIACHINA3 NODE391297
22157SouthamptonUnited KingdomEUROPEUK3 NODE391260
222-75LuxembourgLuxembourgEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE391548
2234WinnipegCanadaManitobaAMERICASCANADA3 NODE391483
224-21AkronUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA3 NODE3823
22518SyracuseUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA3 NODE381302
22625ModestoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA3 NODE38840
227-40NagasakiJapanNagasakiASIAJAPAN3 NODE38876
228-26CharlottesvilleUnited StatesVirginiaAMERICASUSA3 NODE381543
229-37UlsanSouth KoreaASIAASIA PAC3 NODE381551
230-9MonterreyMexicoNuevo LeonAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE38848
23111BolognaItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE38162
232-49KielGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE38643
2333KnoxvilleUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA3 NODE38662
234-5SpringfieldUnited StatesMassachusettsAMERICASUSA3 NODE381266
23512ReykjavikIcelandEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE381099
23624Green BayUnited StatesWisconsinAMERICASUSA3 NODE38460
2372TallinnEstoniaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE381323
2380OmahaUnited StatesNebraskaAMERICASUSA3 NODE38961
239-19MontpellierFranceLanguedoc-RoussillonEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE38852
24029PortlandUnited StatesMaineAMERICASUSA3 NODE382104
241-18NanjingChinaJiangsuASIACHINA3 NODE38883
242-42GdanskPolandEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE38434
243-12RennesFranceBrittanyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE381096
24471ThessalonikiGreeceEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE381549
24585AnkaraTurkeyAnkaraEUROPEMID-EAST3 NODE3850
246-1SpokaneUnited StatesWashingtonAMERICASUSA3 NODE381264
24732BakersfieldUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA3 NODE3894
24825StocktonUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA3 NODE381281
24922ManchesterUnited StatesNew HampshireAMERICASUSA3 NODE38781
25052RenoUnited StatesNevadaAMERICASUSA3 NODE381097
25123WuppertalGermanyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE381489
25230ChennaiIndiaTamil NaduASIAINDIA3 NODE38255
25342LiegeBelgiumLiegeEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE38723
254-55LilleFranceNord-Pas-de-CalaisEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE38724
25546Winston-SalemUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA3 NODE381484
256-7TianjinChinaTianjinASIACHINA3 NODE381349
257-27GrenobleFranceRhone-AlpesEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE37463
258-12SofiaBulgariaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE371247
2594ChengduChinaSichuanASIACHINA3 NODE37254
260-34HiroshimaJapanHiroshima Prefecture,ASIAJAPAN3 NODE37514
261-33LinzAustriaUpper AustriaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE37728
26238WollongongAustraliaNSWASIAANZ3 NODE371555
263-5AugustaUnited StatesGeorgiaAMERICASUSA3 NODE3783
26420HobartAustraliaTASASIAANZ3 NODE37518
265-145Cape TownSouth AfricaWestern CapeEMERGINGAFRICA3 NODE37223
26617MontgomeryUnited StatesAlabamaAMERICASUSA3 NODE37851
267-14ChattanoogaUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA3 NODE37249
26870Kuwait CityKuwaitEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE37698
269-13GentBelgiumEast FlandersEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE37439
270-20JacksonUnited StatesMississippiAMERICASUSA3 NODE37579
271-19LexingtonUnited StatesKentuckyAMERICASUSA3 NODE37722
272-38DaytonUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA3 NODE37330
273-14AnchorageUnited StatesAlaskaAMERICASUSA3 NODE3747
2742RoanokeUnited StatesVirginiaAMERICASUSA3 NODE371632
275-20RochesterUnited StatesMinnesotaAMERICASUSA3 NODE371114
276-19WichitaUnited StatesKansasAMERICASUSA3 NODE371479
277-36VeniceItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE371433
278-14LondonCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA3 NODE37736
279-7LancasterUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA3 NODE371629
280-40SevilleSpainEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE371224
2815ChongqingChinaChongqingASIACHINA3 NODE37272
282-28LincolnUnited StatesNebraskaAMERICASUSA3 NODE37727
2834Kingston-Upon-HullUnited KingdomEUROPEUK3 NODE37649
28443IzmirTurkeyIzmirEUROPEMID-EAST3 NODE37574
28519XiamenChinaFujianASIACHINA3 NODE371493
28642CuritibaBrazilParanaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE37318
28739ManilaPhilippinesManilaASIAASIA PAC3 NODE37783
288-21KitchenerCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA3 NODE37659
289-9WilmingtonUnited StatesDelawareAMERICASUSA3 NODE372105
2901MalagaSpainEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE37776
2912Cedar RapidsUnited StatesIowaAMERICASUSA3 NODE36241
29222VilniusLithuaniaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361445
29312LimaPeruAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE36725
294-28DohaQatarEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE36344
29528ParmaItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361003
296-4LeuvenBelgiumFlemish BrabantEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361620
29715SpringfieldUnited StatesIllinoisAMERICASUSA3 NODE361265
298-66DijonFranceBourgogne EUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361581
2994HangzhouChinaZhejiangASIACHINA3 NODE36488
3009RigaLatviaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361106
3017LjubljanaSloveniaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE36734
3028WuhanChinaHubeiASIACHINA3 NODE361488
30318SpringfieldUnited StatesMissouriAMERICASUSA3 NODE361267
30418NingboChinaZhejiangASIACHINA3 NODE361683
305-28ReimsFranceChampagne-ArdenneEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361094
306-25KrakowPolandEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE36682
307-32KatowicePolandEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE36626
30851MacauChinaMacauASIACHINA3 NODE36760
30927NewcastleAustraliaNSWASIAANZ3 NODE361531
310-14DongguanChinaGuangdongASIACHINA3 NODE36347
311-41WrocławPolandLower SilesianEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361908
312-22GreenvilleUnited StatesSouth CarolinaAMERICASUSA3 NODE361628
3136KagoshimaJapanASIAJAPAN3 NODE36600
314-1Fredericton - St JohnCanadaNew BrunswickAMERICASCANADA3 NODE361556
315-16DalianChinaLiaoningASIACHINA3 NODE36324
31619HyderabadIndiaAndhra PradeshASIAINDIA3 NODE36531
31712HaifaIsraelEUROPEMID-EAST3 NODE36479
3182PadovaItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE36991
319-1VeronaItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361435
320-4Saint-EtienneFranceRhone-AlpesEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE361137
32127KaohsiungTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA3 NODE361610
322-33Bath & NE SomersetUnited KingdomEUROPEUK3 NODE36118
323-58BelgradeSerbiaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE35132
324-36CairoEgyptCairoEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE35208
325-19Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamSouth VietnamASIAASIA PAC3 NODE35517
3268GeelongAustraliaVICASIAANZ3 NODE351530
327-20ColomboSri LankaASIAASIA PAC3 NODE35292
32828GuadalajaraMexicoJaliscoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE35466
329-68ZagrebCroatiaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE351515
330-6BozemanUnited StatesMontanaAMERICASUSA3 NODE35171
331-46SuwonSouth KoreaGyeonggi-doASIAASIA PAC3 NODE351614
33236FargoUnited StatesNorth DakotaAMERICASUSA3 NODE352103
3337ModenaItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE35839
334-2Xi'anChinaShaanxiASIACHINA3 NODE351494
335-38BrnoCzech RepublicSouth Moravian RegionEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE35188
33638JeddahSaudi ArabiaEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE35584
33710QingdaoChinaShandongASIACHINA3 NODE351078
338-40RouenFranceHaute-Normandie EUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE351596
339-2TriesteItalyEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE351383
34029BurlingtonUnited StatesVermontAMERICASUSA3 NODE352100
3413Le HavreFranceHaute-NormandieEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE35714
342-31MonctonCanadaNew BrunswickAMERICASCANADA3 NODE35846
343-26PamplonaSpainEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE35997
34445FuzhouChinaFujianASIACHINA3 NODE351693
345-3AhmedabadIndiaGujaratASIAINDIA3 NODE3517
3466PuneIndiaMaharashtraASIAINDIA3 NODE351076
3474WuxiChinaJiangsuASIACHINA3 NODE351490
34824ZhuhaiChinaGuangdongASIACHINA3 NODE351524
34914KawasakiJapanASIAJAPAN3 NODE35632
350-4LimogesFranceLimousinEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE351584
35159WenzhouChinaZhejiangASIACHINA3 NODE351676
35221SharjahUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE341228
353-59BratislavaSlovakiaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE34176
3541BallaratAustraliaVICASIAANZ3 NODE341528
355-30Belo HorizonteBrazilMinas GeraisAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE34135
3564BendigoAustraliaVICASIAANZ3 NODE341529
357-16GijonSpainEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE34443
358-25CannesFranceProvence-Alpes-Cote d'AzurEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE341535
359-14MetzFranceLorraineEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE341585
3606QueenstownNew ZealandOtagoASIAANZ3 NODE341541
3614BrasiliaBrazilBrasiliaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE34174
362-31Petaling JayaMalaysiaSelangorASIAASIA PAC3 NODE341615
36317SalvadorBrazilAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE341152
364-2Sioux FallsUnited StatesSouth DakotaAMERICASUSA3 NODE341241
36522QuanzhouChinaFujianASIACHINA3 NODE341675
3661RecifeBrazilPernambucoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE341091
36731AntalyaTurkeyEUROPEMID-EAST3 NODE341993
36834BeirutLebanonEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE34126
36922AdanaTurkeyMersin AdanaEUROPEMID-EAST3 NODE341619
37020TainanTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA3 NODE341312
37112RiyadhSaudi ArabiaEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE341112
37224NanningChinaGuangxiASIACHINA3 NODE341690
373-3ShenyangChinaLiaoning ASIACHINA3 NODE341554
37440KunmingChinaYunnanASIACHINA3 NODE341682
375-36KazanRussiaTatarstanEUROPERUSSIA3 NODE33633
376-1DubrovnikCroatiaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE33355
377-24MontevideoUruguayAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE33850
378-24HanoiVietnamHanoiASIAASIA PAC3 NODE33490
3797KarachiPakistanEMERGINGEURASIA3 NODE33616
380-37JohannesburgSouth AfricaGautengEMERGINGAFRICA3 NODE33591
381-10Porto AlegreBrazilRio Grande do SulAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE331054
382-6BillingsUnited StatesMontanaAMERICASUSA3 NODE33150
383-33KolkataIndiaWest BengalASIAINDIA3 NODE33670
38434YangzhouChinaJiangsuASIACHINA3 NODE331750
385-36GranadaSpainEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE33455
38631JinanChinaShandongASIACHINA3 NODE331677
3878PueblaMexicoPueblaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE331071
388-24Changchun, JilinChinaJilinASIACHINA3 NODE331608
389-8Panama CityPanamaPanama CanalAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE33998
39035NanchangChinaJiangxiASIACHINA3 NODE331678
39131NantongChinaJiangsuASIACHINA3 NODE331689
39228TaiyuanChinaShanxiASIACHINA3 NODE331680
39318JaipurIndiaRajasthanASIAINDIA3 NODE33581
3945FoshanChinaGuangdongASIACHINA3 NODE33406
395-11ZhengzhouChinaHenanASIACHINA3 NODE331611
396-35HarbinChinaHeilongjiangASIACHINA3 NODE33492
397-4Bursa, TurkeyTurkeyBursaEUROPEMID-EAST3 NODE331618
39833TaichungTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA3 NODE332086
3999KievUkraineEMERGINGEURASIA3 NODE33645
4005AlmatyKazakhstanEMERGINGEURASIA3 NODE3235
401-44KosiceSlovakiaEUROPEEURO CONT3 NODE32678
402-44YekaterinburgRussiaSverdlovsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA3 NODE321506
403-3FujiJapanASIAJAPAN3 NODE32416
4043AmmanJordanEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE3241
40533DurbanSouth AfricaKwaZulu-NatalEMERGINGAFRICA3 NODE32361
406-2ValparaisoChileValparaisoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE321425
407-29CordobaArgentinaCordoba ProvinceAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE32304
408-31AlexandriaEgyptAlexandria GovernorateEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE3229
40915QuitoEcuadorPichinchaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE321081
41016BakuAzerbaijanEMERGINGEURASIA3 NODE321616
41118HefeiChinaAnhuiASIACHINA3 NODE321685
41221ZhongshanChinaGuangdongASIACHINA3 NODE322073
41310TehranIranEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE321335
414-35CheyenneUnited StatesWyomingAMERICASUSA3 NODE322102
415-30San Jose, Costa RicaCosta RicaSan JoseAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE321162
416-22NovosibirskRussiaNovosibirsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA3 NODE32940
417-1Yantai-WeihaiChinaShandongASIACHINA3 NODE321609
4189TbilisiGeorgiaTbilisiEMERGINGEURASIA3 NODE321617
41922MuscatOmanEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE31868
420-38CasablancaMoroccoEMERGINGAFRICA3 NODE31235
421-33Nizhny NovgorodRussiaNizhny NovgorodEUROPERUSSIA3 NODE31920
42217ManamaBahrainEMERGINGMID-EAST3 NODE31779
42313FortalezaBrazilCearaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE31405
424-11SuratIndiaGujaratASIAINDIA3 NODE311294
425-33Rostov-na-DonuRussiaRostov-na-DonuEUROPERUSSIA3 NODE311121
426-29KaliningradRussiaKaliningrad OblastEUROPERUSSIA3 NODE31603
4277SamaraRussiaSamara OblastEUROPERUSSIA3 NODE311154
42831CaracasVenezuelaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA3 NODE31224
42931YangonBurmaYangon RegionASIAASIA PAC4 UPSTART301501
430-27TimisoaraRomaniaEUROPEEURO CONT4 UPSTART301352
43133ChittagongBangladeshChittagongASIAASIA PAC4 UPSTART301607
43215LahorePakistanEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART30707
43318Guatemala CityGuatemalaGuatemalaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART30472
434-6SkopjeMacedoniaEUROPEEURO CONT4 UPSTART301243
43517Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainEUROPEEURO CONT4 UPSTART301178
436-4VolgogradRussiaVolgograd OblastEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART301459
437-2Santo Domingo, DRDominican RepublicAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART301191
43819BandungIndonesiaWest JavaASIAASIA PAC4 UPSTART301612
439-24VladivostokRussiaPrimorsky KraiEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART301457
440-21PermRussiaPerm KraiEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART301019
441-20OmskRussiaOmsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART30963
442-12LucknowIndiaUttar PradeshASIAINDIA4 UPSTART30749
443-31KrasnoyarskRussiaKrasnoyarsk KraiEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART30685
44417Al-AinUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST4 UPSTART2924
445-3PretoriaSouth AfricaEMERGINGAFRICA4 UPSTART291065
446-45TiranaAlbaniaEUROPEEURO CONT4 UPSTART291353
447-7DhakaBangladeshDhaka DivisionASIAASIA PAC4 UPSTART29338
4488KanpurIndiaUttar PradeshASIAINDIA4 UPSTART29613
449-4ShantouChinaGuangdongASIACHINA4 UPSTART291674
45013CaliColombiaValle del CaucaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART29211
451-42San SalvadorEl SalvadorSan Salvador departmentAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART291168
45217MaduraiIndiaTamil NaduASIAINDIA4 UPSTART291545
453-47NairobiKenyaEMERGINGAFRICA4 UPSTART29880
454-4GuimaraesPortugalNorteEUROPEEURO CONT4 UPSTART292081
455-12ChisinauMoldovaEUROPEEURO CONT4 UPSTART291621
456-19SaratovRussiaSaratov OblastEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART291208
4578MinskBelarusEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART291527
4589OdessaUkraineOdessa OblastEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART29949
459-1KharkovUkraineKharkiv OblastEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART29639
46012AstanaKazakhstanEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART2874
4619AjmanUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST4 UPSTART2819
462-18TomskRussiaTomsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART281366
4633San JuanArgentinaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART282108
464-15SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaEUROPEEURO CONT4 UPSTART281206
46510AlgiersAlgeriaEMERGINGAFRICA4 UPSTART2831
466-12IzhevskRussiaUdmurt RepublicEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART28573
467-21BarnaulRussiaAltai KraiEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART28109
468-15LvivUkraineLviv OblastEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART28756
4692GuayaquilEcuadorGuayasAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART27473
4708CartagenaColombiaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART27231
471-3RabatMoroccoEMERGINGAFRICA4 UPSTART271082
4729Phnom Penh, CamCambodiaPhnom PenhASIAASIA PAC4 UPSTART271028
473-25OrenburgRussiaOrenburg OblastEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART27971
474-19TolyattiRussiaSamara OblastEUROPERUSSIA4 UPSTART271365
475-13BishkekKyrgyzstanEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART27153
4763LagosNigeriaEMERGINGAFRICA4 UPSTART26706
477-1KingstonJamaicaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART26648
478-5NassauBahamasAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART262106
479-5DnepropetrovskUkraineDnipropetrovsk OblastEMERGINGEURASIA4 UPSTART26343
4802UlaanbaatarMongoliaASIAASIA PAC4 UPSTART251407
48114HavanaCubaHavanaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART25494
4821La PazBoliviaLa Paz DepartmentAMERICASLATIN AMERICA4 UPSTART25702
483-6TunisTunisiaEMERGINGAFRICA241395
4842TegucigalpaHondurasAMERICASLATIN AMERICA241334
485-5Port LouisMauritiusEMERGINGAFRICA241547
486-2DonetskUkraineDonetsk OblastEMERGINGEURASIA24346
487-2AsuncionParaguayAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2376
4880Port of SpainTrinidad and TobagoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA232107
489-2SevastopolUkraineSevastopolEMERGINGEURASIA231222
4901ZaporozhyeUkraineZaporizhia OblastEMERGINGEURASIA231518
4911SimferopolUkraineCrimeaEMERGINGEURASIA231237
4926LuandaAngolaEMERGINGAFRICA21744
493-3Dar es SalaamTanzaniaEMERGINGAFRICA21329
4940Addis AbabaEthiopiaAddis AbabaEMERGINGAFRICA2112
495-6DakarSenegalEMERGINGAFRICA20323
4960Port HarcourtNigeriaEMERGINGAFRICA201050
4970DoualaCameroonEMERGINGAFRICA20350
498-5DushanbeTajikistanEMERGINGEURASIA20362
4990KhartoumSudanEMERGINGAFRICA18640
5000KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaEMERGINGAFRICA16650

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