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| France || Paris ||  || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-G7VVZDE7xH6yzhsVYpmTTnu3rtgvadMC7WX9yIJqPc link]
| France || Paris ||  || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-G7VVZDE7xH6yzhsVYpmTTnu3rtgvadMC7WX9yIJqPc link]
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| Germany || Hannover || || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HSNFq2sJiRxarSvY_mHtEOiSIq9fwFAyTh9lA4DfgF4 link]
| Germany || Hannover || 19 || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HSNFq2sJiRxarSvY_mHtEOiSIq9fwFAyTh9lA4DfgF4 link]
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| Greece || Athens || || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RN6YIwDWLgLrultpRt49D83s3UCeAuQErZb4Orriv-Q link]
| Greece || Athens || || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RN6YIwDWLgLrultpRt49D83s3UCeAuQErZb4Orriv-Q link]
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| European Union || Prague || || link
| European Union || Prague || || link
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This approach of finding a centroid seems to give good results. For Belgium there is not a large difference with the geographic centroid, which is expected for a densely populated country. For Norway it is much closer to the population area's.
This approach of finding a centroid seems to give good results. As more cities are added the centroid does not change for most countries.


For small countries, it is clear that the major city should be used as Centroid. Think of Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino.
For small countries, it is clear that the major city should be used as Centroid. Think of Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino.
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* green pins - geographic centroids
* green pins - geographic centroids
* red pins - wikipedia centroids (barycenters)
* red pins - wikipedia centroids (barycenters)
* dots - cities in second place


== Country Remarks ==
== Country Remarks ==
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