United Nations

            Department of Economic and Social Affairs

                       Population Division

                    Urban and Rural Areas 1996



                                  Population of the largest urban
                                      agglomerations in 1995
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                                                           As percentage
                                              Population   of urban
Country or area              Agglomeration    (thousands)  population
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Northern America              
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Bermuda                       Hamilton                 1         1.5
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Canada                        Toronto               4319        19.2
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Greenland                     Godthaab (Nuuk)         13        27.5
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St. Pierre and Miquelon       St. Pierre               6       100.0
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United States of America      New York             16332         8.0
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