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''Not'' [[World of Warcraft|Shattrath City]]. Paris, the capital of France. |
''Not'' [[World of Warcraft|Shattrath City]]. Paris, the capital of France. |
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In its administrative area (the 75 postal area, split up into twenty numbered administrative districts called "arrondissements", although these sort of things exist all over France), also known as "downtown Paris", the population is only about 2 million, but the urban sprawl adds another ten million to that (making it the largest urban area in the [[European Union]] and the second-largest in Europe, after [[Moscow]]). The region roughly in a 50 |
In its administrative area (the 75 postal area, split up into twenty numbered administrative districts called "arrondissements", although these sort of things exist all over France), also known as "downtown Paris", the population is only about 2 million, but the urban sprawl adds another ten million to that (making it the largest urban area in the [[European Union]] and the second-largest in Europe, after [[Moscow]]). The region roughly in a 50 km radius around Paris is known as Ile-de-France, and its inhabitants are called "Franciliens". |
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It has four ring roads ([[London Town]] only has two), the inner most being the division between the main city and the very poor suburbs... Or the very rich: the GDP per capita of the "Hauts de Seine" (the rich suburbs to the North West of Paris) is close to the GDP per capita of the district of Columbia, while the GPD per Capita of some parts of the "Seine Saint Denis" (the poorer eastern suburbs) is closer to that of parts of eastern Europe: you can go from the posher parts of the city to the poorer ones in 40 minutes by the subway. People of a prudish disposition should avoid [[Red Light District|Pigalle]]. |
It has four ring roads ([[London Town]] only has two), the inner most being the division between the main city and the very poor suburbs... Or the very rich: the GDP per capita of the "Hauts de Seine" (the rich suburbs to the North West of Paris) is close to the GDP per capita of the district of Columbia, while the GPD per Capita of some parts of the "Seine Saint Denis" (the poorer eastern suburbs) is closer to that of parts of eastern Europe: you can go from the posher parts of the city to the poorer ones in 40 minutes by the subway. People of a prudish disposition should avoid [[Red Light District|Pigalle]]. |
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