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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 93. Chapters: Baarle-Hertog, Minneapolis - Saint Paul, East St. Louis, Illinois, Texarkana, Arkansas, Bristol, Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, Calexico, California, Nogales, Arizona, Baarle-Nassau, Texarkana, Texas, Bluefield, West Virginia, North Little Rock, Arkansas, Union City, Ohio, Union City, Indiana, Bluefield, Virginia, Texhoma, Oklahoma, Opis, San Diego-Tijuana, Mexicali, El Paso-Juarez, Rheinfelden, Texarkana metropolitan area, Zeugma, Commagene, Detroit-Windsor, Seleucia, Nogales, Sonora, Apamea, Divided cities, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Theatre Pro Rata, Els Limits, Bruck an der Leitha, Ballybofey, Kalyan-Dombivali, Stranorlar, Le Perthus, Bruckneudorf, Nogales International, Talsinki, Ebenfurth, Ambos Nogales. Excerpt: Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census. The MSA is in turn included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 877,091 in the 2010 census, making it the 47th largest combined statistical area in America. As of the 2010 US Census, Little Rock had a population of 193,524, making it the 118th largest city in America. It is the county seat of Pulaski County. Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called la Petite Roche (French: "the little rock"). The "little rock" was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing. There have been two ships of the United States Navy named after the city, including USS Little Rock (LCS-9). Archeological artifacts provide evidence of Native Americans inhabiting Central Arkansas for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. The early inhabitants...