Miami
Miami (pronounced /maɪˈæmi/ or Template:IPA-en) is a major ceety locatit on the Atlantic coast in sootheastren Florida an the coonty seat o Miami-Dade Coonty, the maist populous coonty in Florida, an the aicht-maist populous coonty in the Unitit States, wi a population o 2,500,625.[1] The 42nt lairgest ceety in the Unitit States, wi a population o 433,136, it is the principal, central, an maist populous ceety o the Sooth Florida metropolitan aurie, the maist populous metropolis in the Southeastren Unitit States.[2] Accordin tae Unitit Naitions estimates, the Miami Urbanized Aurie wis the fifth most populous urbanized area in the U.S. in 2000 wi a population o 4,919,036, but in 2008 that number increased tae 5,232,342, makin it the fowert-lairgest urbanized aurie in the Unitit States, ahint New York Ceety, Los Angeles, an Chicago.[3][4] The metropolitan aurie population is 5,547,051 (1 Julie 2009 estimate).
Miami is a major center an a leader in finance, commerce, cultur, media, entertainment, the airts, an internaitional trade.[5][6] In 2010, Miami ranked seivent in the Unitit States in terms o finance, commerce, cultur, entertainment, fashion, education, an ither sectors. It ranked thirtie-third amang global ceeties.[7]
In 2008, Miami wis ranked as "Americae's Cleanest Ceety" accordin tae Forbes Magazine for its year-roond guid air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinkin water, clean streets an ceety-wide recyclin programs.[8] In 2009, UBS study o 73 warld ceeties, Miami wis ranked as the richest ceety in the Unitit States an the warld's fift-richest ceety, in terms o purchasin pouer.[9]
Dountoun Miami an Sooth Florida are hame tae the lairgest concentration o internaitional banks in the Unitit States, an is hame tae mony lairge companies baith naitionally an internaitionally.[10][11]
For well mair than twa decades, the Port o Miami, kent as the "Cruise Caipital o the Warld" is the number ane cruise passenger port in the warld accommodatin some o the lairgest cruise ships in the warld, an operations an is the busiest in baith passenger traffic an cruise lines.[12][13]
[edit] Sister ceeties
Amman, Jordan (syne 1995)[14]
Ankara, Turkey
Bogotá, Colombie (syne 1971)[15]
Buenos Aires, Argentinae (syne 1979)[15]
Cochabamba, Bolivie[16]
Havana, Cuba (syne 1926)
Kagoshima, Japan (syne 1990)[15]
Lima, Peru (syne 1977)[15]
Managua, Nicaragua (syne 1991)[17]
Murcia, Spain[15]
Palermo, Italy (syne 2001)[15]
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (syne 1991)[15]
Qingdao, People's Republic o Cheenae (syne 2005)[15]
Salvador, Brazil (syne 2006)[15]
Santiago, Chile (syne 1986)[15]
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (syne 1987)[15]
Varna, Bulgarie[16]
[edit] References
- ↑ MiamiHerald.com
- ↑ http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/files/2009/CBSA-EST2009-alldata.csv (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau (2009-07-01). Retrieved on 28 Apryle 2010. .
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- ↑ The World According to GaWC 2008. Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network, Loughborough University. Retrieved on 3 Mairch 2009. .
- ↑ Inventory of World Cities. Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network. Retrieved on 1 Dizember 2007. .
- ↑ The Global Cities Index 2010. Retrieved on 8 September 2010. .
- ↑ Van Riper, Tom. "America's cleanest cities", Forbes Magazine, March 17, 2008. Retrieved on 23 Februar 2008..
- ↑ City Mayors: World's richest cities by purchasing power. City Mayors. Retrieved on 19 September 2009. .
- ↑ Nest Seekers International
- ↑ Brickell – Downtown Miami, Florida
- ↑ Miami-Dade.gov Port of Miami
- ↑ Cruise lines departing from the Port of Miami
- ↑ Amman’s Relations with Other Cities.
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 Mayor's International Council Sister Cities Program. City of Miami. Archived from the original on 26 Mey 2007. . Retrieved on 13 Julie 2007. .
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Online Directory: Florida, USA. Sister Cities International. Retrieved on 25 Julie 2008. .
- ↑ Office of the Mayor of Managua, Nicaragua (In Spanish). Office of the Mayor of Managua. Retrieved on 7 November 2009. .
