| LAHORE | Provincial capital in northern Pakistan (pop about 12 million), founded around 1,000 BC (6) |
| ASSISI | Hill town in central Italy (pop about 28,000), founded in 1,000 BC (6) |
| PESHAWAR | Large city in Pakistan (pop over 2.3 million), dating from at least 539 BC (8) |
| PISA | Provincial capital in northern Italy (pop about 30,000), on the River Arno (4) |
| RAVENNA | A provincial capital in northern Italy (pop about 350,000), a UNESCO World Heritage Site (7) |
| RAWALPINDI | City in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern Pakistan (10) |
| PARANA | State in southern Brazil (76,956 sq miles; pop about 12 million) (6) |
| PRAGUE | Capital city in central Europe (pop about 1.3 million), founded around 870 AD (6) |
| WARSAW | European capital city (pop about 1.8 million), founded around 1300 (6) |
| PATRAI | Regional capital in western Greece (pop about 170,000), founded around 300 BC (6) |
| TATALE | Fast-growing regional capital in northern Ghana (pop about 1 million) (5) |
| HARLEM | Provincial capital in the Netherlands (pop about 160,000), granted city status in 1245 (6) |
| RIMINI | Provincial capital in North-east Italy (pop about 150,000, the birthplace of Federico Fellini (6) |
| MILAN | Regional capital in northern Italy (pop about 1.4 million), founded around 600 BC (5) |
| MOSCOW | With a population of approximately 12 million, the capital of Russia (6) |
| THEBES | Ancient city located along the River Nile, founded around 3200 BC (6) |
| BENINESE | Relating to a country in west Africa (43,464 sq miles; pop about 12 million), independent since 1960 (8) |
| OHIO | An US state in the mid-west (44,825 sq miles; pop about 12 million), nicknamed the Buckeye State (4) |
| BELGIUM | Country in north-west Europe (11,787 sq miles; pop about 12 million), a founding member of the EU (7) |
| HAITI | Caribbean country (10,710 sq miles; pop about 12 million), independent since 1904 (5) |
