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== India == | == India == | ||
'''India''' '''''(Republic of India)''''' is the [[list of countries and dependencies by area|seventh-largest]] country by geographical area and the [[list of countries and dependencies by population|second-most populous]] country with [[demographics of India|over 1.3 billion people]]. The 74th Amendment to the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]] defines a [[metropolitan area]] as an area having a population of 10 Lakh or 1 Million or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area. The important metropolises in India are [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Jaipur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Kochi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Lucknow]], [[Madurai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Patna]], [[Ranchi]], [[Salem]], [[Surat]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Tiruchirapalli]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]. | '''India''' '''''(Republic of India)''''' is the [[list of countries and dependencies by area|seventh-largest]] country by geographical area and the [[list of countries and dependencies by population|second-most populous]] country with [[demographics of India|over 1.3 billion people]]. The 74th Amendment to the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]] defines a [[metropolitan area]] as an area having a population of 10 Lakh or 1 Million or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area. The important metropolises in India are [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Jaipur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Kochi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Lucknow]], [[Madurai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Patna]], [[Ranchi]], [[Salem]], [[Surat]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Tiruchirapalli]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]. | ||
== Metropolis as a mainland area == | |||
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In France, Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, the word ''metropolis'' (''métropole'' (Fr.) / ''metrópole'' (Port.) / ''metrópoli'' (Spa.) / ''metropool'' (Dutch)) designates the mainland part of a country situated on or close to the European mainland; in the case of France, this means France without its [[overseas departments and regions of France|overseas departments]]. For Portugal and Spain during the [[Spanish Empire]] and [[Portuguese Empire]] period, the term was used to designate Portugal or Spain minus its colonies (the ''Ultramar''). In France ''métropole'' can also be used to refer to a large [[urban area|urban agglomeration]]; for example, "La Métropole de Lyon" (the [[Lyon Metropolis]]). | |||
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