GeoDataset name: Cities
Shapefile name: wCities.shp
Path: ESRI Data & Maps 1 (CD) \world
GeoDataset type: Cities is an ESRI shapefile with point features.
GeoDataset lineage: World Cities was derived from ESRI's ArcWorld database and 
    supplemented with other data from the Rand McNally New International 
    Atlas, 2nd printing, revised. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1991.
Coordinate system: Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees.
Datum Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 datum.
Coordinate precision: Double.

Useful display scales:
    For the entire world:  1:200,000,000
    For individual continents:  1:100,000,000
    For regions of the world:  1:50,000,000
The density of city points is important in determining the largest and 
smallest useful display scales.

World Cities contains locations of major cities around the world. The cities 
include national capitals for each of the countries in World Countries 1998 as 
well as major population centers and landmark cities.

Cities -- World Cities
606 points, 4 descriptive fields. Describes major world cities.
Fields:
Name -- The city name. Spellings are based on Board of Geographic Names 
    standards and commercial atlases. (String)
Country -- An abbreviated country name. (String)
Population -- Total population for the entire metropolitan area. Values are 
    from recent census or estimates. Attributes of -99 are null values (data 
    not available). (Number)
Capital -- Indicates whether a city is a national capital (Y/N). (String)