1) Population of Capital Cities

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Source: Figure for Tokyo is an estimate as of May 1, 2003 from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government; other figures are taken from the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Sekai no tokei (World Statistics), 2003.
2) Estimated Population of Edo

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Note: Figures for Edo, London, and Paris refer to 1800.
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Government.