Wonderful Cities

           The world is full of wonderful cities. For examples, Pairs, Beijing , Stockholm. These cities lead their countries to civilization and development. They are the most famous cities around the world. Although Pairs, Beijing, Stockholm have something in common , there are differences such as location , size , population , temperature and weather.

          There are similarities between Pairs, Beijing, Stockholm. To begin with, they all considered capitals of the most famous countries in the world. Pairs is the capital of Franc; Beijing is the capital of China; Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. In addition, all of them have an ancient history. To explain, Pairs was founded by the Romans and called it Lutetia, but at the end of the Roman empire, the city was named Pairs. Similarly, Beijing was founded over 2,000 years old and it has been the heart of China's history for centuries. Likewise, Stockholm dates from the 13^th century but it did not become the capital of the country until the 16^th century. Last but not least, they all depend on tourism for most of their income. To illustrate, Pairs is the most visited city in the world as it has lots of interesting places to visit such as Notre Dame Centre, the Louver museum, Effile Tower and lots of nice cafes and restaurants. Similarly, Beijing is famous of its great palaces, temples, and huge stone walls and gates. Like Pairs and Beijing, Stockholm is one of the most crowded museum-cities in the world about 100 museums visited by millions of people every year.

        On the other hand there are differences between the three cities. First of all, their location is different. Pairs is located on the River Seiene in the north of the country. Unlike Pairs, Beijing is located in the north of the country. Different from Pairs and Beijing, Stockholm is located by the Lake Malaren on the east coast of Sweden.

In addition, the second difference lies in their size .For example, Pairs occupies 1.2000 square kilometer. Different from Pairs and Stockholm, Beijing has an area of 1,377 square kilometer. On the contrary, Stockholm has an area of 375.25 square kilometer. In other words, Stockholm is bigger in size than Pairs and Beijing.

                                                                                                                    

       Moreover, the population rates of the three cities are not the same. To illustrate, Pairs has a population of 9.93 million people in its urban area while Beijing has 8.5 million inhabitants in its urban area. In contrast, Stockholm's population is 1.2 million people.

       Nevertheless, weather is different from one country to another. Pairs's climate can be described as mild and moderately wet. Summer days are usually warm and rain falls all the year. . In contrast, Beijing has a humid continental climate influenced by the monsoon and summer is the rainy season. Unlike the formers, Stockholm's winters are quite cold and summers are much warmer.

       Finally, the last difference is temperature. In Pairs, the average lowest  temperature is 24c in July and August; the city's average yearly precipitation is 641.6mm. Unlike Pairs, Beijing's lowest temperature is -7c in January while the highest temperature is 26c in July; the annual precipitation is over 600 mm . In contrast, Stockholm's temperature is as low as -7c .The highest temperature is25c; the annual precipitation is539mm.

       In conclusion, Pairs, Beijing  , Stockholm are interesting and modern  in the world. It is clear that their differences in location, size, population, temperature and weather give each city its own advantages. They also are similar in some points.