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Nov 6, 2026 17 min

Why Do Some Countries Only Have One Big City?

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Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with my code BEAUTIFUL10 will get the first month for free at: https://planetwild.com/r/citybeautiful/joinIf you want to get to know them better first, check out their project about fungi: https://planetwild.com/r/citybeautiful/m28Some countries only have one major city—the city where just about everyone lives. This city can dominate the cultural and economic landscape of that country. Urban geographers refer to them as "primate cities." Can they tell us anything about urban planning? Are they a good thing?Link to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate_cityProduced by Dave Amos and the fine folks at Nebula Studios.Written by Dave Amos.Select images and video from Getty Images.Black Lives Matter.Trans rights.

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