SortStack #642 — 2028-03-12

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of the Faroe Islands 54K

   Home to more sheep than people and to Europe's most remote capital, Tórshavn.

2. The population of Reykjavík 140K

   The world's northernmost capital heats its streets and pavements with volcanic geothermal water.

3. The population of Brunei 450K

   The Sultan's palace has 1,788 rooms and opens to the public for three days every year.

4. The population of Bhutan 780K

   Measures national success in Gross National Happiness, and is carbon-negative.

5. Paris — the city proper, inside the ring road 2.1M

   Smaller than Houston; the greater metro area holds five times as many people.

6. London — the city proper 8.9M

   Technically the City of London has only about 8,000 residents; the rest is Greater London.

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