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Capital: New Delhi
Population: 1,095,351,995 (July 2006 est.)
Religion: Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh
1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Fact: Mumbai is also known as Bombay
 Mumbai
Slums (Runs: 2:33)
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PURPLE
Capital: Brasilia
Population: 188,078,227
Religion: Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%,
Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified
0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census) 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified
0.1% (2001 census)
Fact: Brazil's second largest city, Rio
de Janeiro is home to the popular retreats Copacabana and
Ipanema.
Brazil (Runs:
1:26) |
PURPLE
Capital: Washington, DC
Population: 298,444,215 (July 2006 est.)
Religion: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish
1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
Fact: Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death
Valley the lowest point on the continent |
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Capital: Moscow
Population: 142,893,540 (July 2006 est.)
Fact: The longest possible journey on one
train can be taken between Moscow and Vladivostok in Russia,
on the Trans-Siberian Express. The journey is 9,297 kilometres
(5,857 miles) long. |
PURPLE
Capital: Mexico City
Population: 107,449,525 (July 2006 est.)
Fact: Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time
since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that the opposition defeated
the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary
Party (PRI). |
PURPLE
Capital: Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its
capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries,
maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Population: 6,352,117 (July
2006 est.)
Religion: Jewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%, Arab Christians
1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2003)
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PURPLE
 Capital:
Canberra
Population: 20,264,082 (July 2006 est.)
Fact: Australia
is the world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country
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PURPLE
 Capital: Nairobi
Population: 34,707,817 (July 2006 est.)
Refugees and internationally
displaced persons: refugees (country
of origin): 153,627 (Somalia) 12,595 (Ethiopia) 67,556 (Sudan)
IDPs: 360,000
(KANU attacks on opposition tribal groups in 1990s) (2005)
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PURPLE
Capitol: Victoria
Population of B.C.: 3, 907,738 (2001
census)
Vancouver Population:
Metro Vancouver 1,986,965 (2001 census)
City of Vancouver 545,674
(2001 census)
The World Council of Cities ranked Vancouver second
in the
world for quality of life, and 'Outside' magazine voted it
one of the ten best cities in the world to live in.
Learning
from Lotusland (Runs: 5:31) |
GRAY
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Originally
aired on The National in May of 2006, Don Murray takes us back
to post apartheid South Africa to show us the new face of white
poverty living along with the continuing misery of blacks in slums
like Soweto. South
Africa Whites (Runs:
3:46) |
GRAY
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Canada
is one of the most urbanized nations on earth, our cities drive
our economy, it’s where the majority of us live, but
there are problems. The formal Liberal government thought it had
come up with solutions: a New Deal for Cities. In January
of 2004, Brian Stewart took an in-depth look at the crisis in this
Nation and the promises of the then new Canadian Government.
Lost
Colonies Part One (Runs:
16:40)
Lost
Colonies Part Two (Runs: 5:38)
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 In 1997, Hana Gartner sat down with urban planner
Jane Jacobs to talk about her career, her life and her passion.
Here is that interview. Jane
Jacobs (Runs:
14:13)
On April 25th, 2006
Jane Jacobs passed away in her home town of Toronto. An urban planner
and writer, Jane Jacobs was a pioneer in her field. Here is a look
back on her long and productive career. Jane
Jacobs (Runs:
2:26) |
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Earlier this spring, Shelagh, who has been living in Vancouver for
the last year and a half, rants about the virtues of Toronto.  Shelagh's
rant (Runs:
1:35) |
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Christina DeMarco's contest entry was produced
for the cityspace on CBC Newsworld. See what Christina has to say
about her
favorite
city space
in Vancouver. Christina
DeMarco (Runs: 1:46) 2006 |
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Paddy Harrington's contest entry was produced
for the cityspace on CBC Newsworld. See what Paddy has to say
about his
favorite
city space
in Toronto. Paddy Harrington (Runs: 1:12) 2006 |
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Jen McDonald's contest entry was produced for
the cityspace on CBC Newsworld. See what Jen has to say about her
favorite
city space
in Montreal. Jen
McDonald (Runs: 22:01) 2006 |
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Paul Falvo's contest entry was produced for cityspace on
CBC Newsworld. See what Paul has to say about his city space in
Yellowknife. Paul
Falvo (Runs:
1:27) 2006 |
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Jeffrey Olegary's contest entry was produced for cityspace on
CBC Newsworld. See what Jeffrey has to say about his city space in
Ontario. Jeffrey Olegary (Runs:
1:15) 2006 |
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Michelle
Van Der Merwe's contest entry was produced
for cityspace on
CBC Newsworld. See what Michelle has to say about her city space
on Granville Island in Vancouver, B.C. Michelle
Van Der Merwe (Runs:
1:06) 2006 |
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CBC's
Eric Rankin looks at one of the poorest cities in South America
that
has managed to make itself a world leader. Curitiba (Runs:
4:52) |
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CBC's
Ian Hanomansing takes us to Mexico City to look at the challenges
facing
a city that was once an island and now faces a tremendous
water crisis. Mexico
Water (Runs:
9:49) |
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CBC's
Adrienne Arsenault takes us through Jerusalem, one of the worlds
most beautiful and volatile cities. Jerusalem (Runs:
6:15) |
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CBC's
David McGuffin looks at a new language shaping the city of Nairobi. Nairobi (Runs:
5:19) |
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