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SCIENCE / DEMOGRAPHY
List: Top Ten Largest Metropolitan Areas in the Europe Union by Population
Date: 2007
Source: ESPON: "Study on Urban Functions"
Base: All countries within the European Union
Notes: The ESPON project defines cities according to the concept of a functional urban area (core urban area defined morphologically on the basis of population density, plus the surrounding labour pool defined on the basis of commuting).
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Metropolitan Area
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Country
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Population
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Greater London
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England
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13,709,000
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Paris metropolitan area
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France
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11,175,000
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Ruhr (Essen - Bochum - Dortmund)
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Germany
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5,376,000
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Madrid metropolitan area
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Spain
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5,263,000
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Milan metropolitan area
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Italy
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4,136,000
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Barcelona metropolitan area
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Spain
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4,082,000
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Berlin
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Germany
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4,016,000
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Athens
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Greece
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3,761,000
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West Midlands (Birmingham)
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England
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3,683,000
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Rome metropolitan area
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Italy
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3,190,000
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