Best City for a World Capital

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

Such dumb suggestions here, it's Katkovo.

[Hammer Britannia]

Such dumb suggestions here, it's Katkovo.

Which One?

[Aattllaannttiiss]

We came from Africa, so lets choose an African city. Peripheries aren't the best ideas, lets go in the center of the continent. The nation of Central Africa has Bangui as capital, its attached to the Congo River. The position is perfect, the geography is perfect, the only problem is the poverty that it is affecting Central Africa or just Africa in general. Geographically its in the middle of the planet stand to most maps used outside the US.

[Kalaascovy]

How about somewhere in Ethopia if you want to go for one of the oldest nations on earth

[Communalist Northumbria]

York.

[Pepsi Co]

I'll have you know I'm at a healthy top 7% in both the world and my region.

So?

Nationstates is like being part of the 1%. The lower your percentage, the better you are than everybody else.

[Farnhamia]

So?

Nationstates is like being part of the 1%. The lower your percentage, the better you are than everybody else.

Why are you two arguing IC stuff in NSG? This place is 300% OOC.

[Pepsi Co]

Nationstates is like being part of the 1%. The lower your percentage, the better you are than everybody else.

Why are you two arguing IC stuff in NSG? This place is 300% OOC.

Sorry, got carried away. Also believe it or not but that was OOC. Getting back on topic now.

I kind of like the Geneva suggestion, anyone other ideas?

[San Lumen]

Why are you two arguing IC stuff in NSG? This place is 300% OOC.

Sorry, got carried away. Also believe it or not but that was OOC. Getting back on topic now.

I kind of like the Geneva suggestion, anyone other ideas?

I think Geneva is a great idea considering several international agencies are there such as the WHO. London would be a good choice as well in addition to New York considering the UN is there.

[Greed and Death]

I'm thinking New York city because of it (as far as I know) is the city with the greatest GDP and historical has represented many of the world's cultures. Admittedly I have no idea what other criteria to consider or what other cities qualify, so where do you think it should be?

No city that piles its garbage in plastic bags on the sidewalks can be a world Capital. there are reasons the Legislature meets in Albany the smell of NYC is one.

[Kalaascovy]

Realistically doing this someone inland would be best and somewhere that isn't near a fault line.

[San Lumen]

Realistically doing this someone inland would be best and somewhere that isn't near a fault line.

Such as where?

[Kalaascovy]

Realistically doing this someone inland would be best and somewhere that isn't near a fault line.

Such as where?

Geneva works. I’m just saying, for a world’s capital you don’t want tsunamis or earth quakes killing you

[San Lumen]

Such as where?

Geneva works. I’m just saying, for a world’s capital you don’t want tsunamis or earth quakes killing you

Well if your going to limit it to areas where earthquakes, tsunamis or other natural disasters are uncommon or unlikely you dont have many options.

[Valrifell]

Such as where?

Geneva works. I’m just saying, for a world’s capital you don’t want tsunamis or earth quakes killing you

Or do we...

[Cetacea]

We came from Africa, so lets choose an African city. Peripheries aren't the best ideas, lets go in the center of the continent. The nation of Central Africa has Bangui as capital, its attached to the Congo River. The position is perfect, the geography is perfect, the only problem is the poverty that it is affecting Central Africa or just Africa in general. Geographically its in the middle of the planet stand to most maps used outside the US.

to be fair, Bangui has had some substantial infrastructure investment in the past couple of years and is developing despite the chaotic situations outside the city proper. The investment required to establish the World Capital would go a very long way to accelerating the development oportunities especialy if it was also matched by cancelation of debt and the relocation of Banks from the west to Africa.

I stil think Nul Island of the coast of Ghana would be a better site however

[FutureAmerica]

It will be Beijing, unless Democracies rally against China.

[Gim]

It will be Beijing, unless Democracies rally against China.

Too polluted. You can't even see each other there. I oppose.

[Anexora]

Why not make a new city ?

[Gim]

Why not make a new city ?

Where, in your opinion?

[Anexora]

Where, in your opinion?

Considering the current climate, and the effects this scenario would have on continuing of climate change, I'd say the best choice would be Central Europe.

A fair balance of mostly cold weather but an absence of snow, just about no natural disasters like earth quakes or tornadoes, and the last flood was in 2004.
Plenty of flat terrain to work with, enough space to link the City with highways.
And if you head a super-highway straight up or down you will actually be able to connect with a harbor, other than that you still got plenty of air corridors.

There is sufficient land to establish agriculture and the pollution levels are zero, with the only exception present in light pollution, you won't find smog around that much unless you live right next to it...
Natural resources are plenty for both green and fossil industries, both with large rivers and open fields with high wind speeds or mountains full of ore and a strong presence of Uranium...

[Gim]

Where, in your opinion?

Considering the current climate, and the effects this scenario would have on continuing of climate change, I'd say the best choice would be Central Europe.

A fair balance of mostly cold weather but an absence of snow, just about no natural disasters like earth quakes or tornadoes, and the last flood was in 2004.
Plenty of flat terrain to work with, enough space to link the City with highways.
And if you head a super-highway straight up or down you will actually be able to connect with a harbor, other than that you still got plenty of air corridors.

There is sufficient land to establish agriculture and the pollution levels are zero, with the only exception present in light pollution, you won't find smog around that much unless you live right next to it...
Natural resources are plenty for both green and fossil industries, both with large rivers and open fields with high wind speeds or mountains full of ore and a strong presence of Uranium...

Building structures and infrastructures would be quite costly. Why don't we select a city that is in Central Europe like Prague or Budapest?

[Tengania]

There should be one per continent, and the leaders of said continents could visit in any of the five cities, therefore making it harder to eliminate the world counsel as a whole, and giving a bigger sense of unification because placing the world capital in one country would bias towards that country, reducing the feeling of it being a "World Capital". It would also make it next to impossible to threaten the capital by a military force, because you'd have to threaten five of them, thinning your military.

North America: New York, U.S.A.
South America: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Europe: London, U.K.
Asia: Tokyo, Japan or Shanghai, China.
Oceania: Sydney, Australia.

[Gim]

There should be one per continent, and the leaders of said continents could visit in any of the five cities, therefore making it harder to eliminate the world counsel as a whole, and giving a bigger sense of unification because placing the world capital in one country would bias towards that country, reducing the sense of unification. It would also make it next to impossible to threaten the capital by a military force, because you'd have to threaten five of them, thinning your military.

North America: New York, U.S.A.
South America: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Europe: London, U.K.
Asia: Tokyo, Japan or Shanghai, China. Seoul, Korea
Oceania: Sydney, Australia.

Fixed that for you.

[Anexora]

Building structures and infrastructures would be quite costly. Why don't we select a city that is in Central Europe like Prague or Budapest?

I've thought about a few existing cities but their problems were that they are not "Fit" enough for the implications of this event.

Most cities around Central Europe hold more historic value than actual value due to the preservation acts which are in place.
We need to place down "a ruling coalition" which holds more power than any other one has had so far...

We need to establish a city specifically to accommodate our needs which will be rapid-transit roads for commerce, prioritized safety for the CEO building, adapted RCI zoning to apply the new society functions.
And a city like Prague for instance is the whole opposite...

Prague is overly clogged and has improvised infrastructures which are the result of years upon years of adding roads next to roads. On several occasions the presidential palace was breached by people who actually accidentally walked upon it and once even intentionally when they pulled down the national banner and put up GIANT RED TROUSERS there.
And as a result of the city being so old, RCI is poorly zoned out and that leads to people being stuck in traffic jams just to get to work in the same square.