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A satellite image of the Pearl River Delta area in China. A megalopolis (/ ˌ m ɛ ɡ ə ˈ l ɒ p ə l ɪ s /) or a supercity, [1] also called a megaregion, [2] is a group of metropolitan areas which are perceived as a continuous urban area through common systems of transport, economy, resources, ecology, and so on. [2]
Among the world's 500 largest companies, 54 are based in the Northeast megalopolis. Among the 500 largest U.S.-based companies , 162 are headquartered in the region. [ 15 ] The region is the center of the global hedge fund industry, which is heavily based in New York City and the suburban Connecticut cities of Greenwich and Stamford .
Largest cities (not metropolitan areas or census divisions) in the Great Lakes megalopolis with populations over 100,000 [18] [19] 2020 rank City Region 2020/21 censuses [a] 2010/11 censuses [b] Change Land area 2020 population density 1 Toronto Ontario: 2,794,356 2,615,060 +6.86%: 243.3 sq mi (630.1 km 2) 11,468/sq mi (4,428/km 2) 2 Chicago ...
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This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2024 rankings and other sources. [2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. [ 1 ]
The megaregions of the United States are eleven regions of the United States that contain two or more roughly adjacent urban metropolitan areas that, through commonality of systems, including transportation, economies, resources, and ecologies, experience blurred boundaries between the urban centers, perceive and act as if they are a continuous urban area.
A map of the Taiheiyō Belt showing the Tōkaidō and Sanyō shinkansen routes.. The Taiheiyō Belt (Japanese: 太平洋ベルト, Hepburn: Taiheiyō Beruto, lit. "Pacific Belt"), also known as the Tōkaidō corridor, is the megalopolis in Japan extending from Ibaraki Prefecture in the northeast to Fukuoka Prefecture in the southwest, running for almost 1,200 km (750 mi).
A conglomerate is a combination of multiple business entities operating in entirely different industries under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Conglomerates are typically large and multinational corporations that manage diverse business operations across various sectors.