Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city and is the capital city of East Java province. It is located on the northeastern shore of Java Island, adjacent to the Surabaya Strait.
Zoetermeer is a newly-developed city situated in the center of the country. It is near the Hague and Rotterdam, and is only 45 kilometers away from Amsterdam airport.
Guadalajara was founded in 1531 and is the capital of Jalisco State and the second largest city in Mexico with a population of 1.49 million. It is situated at the left bank of the Grand River at an altitude of 1,567 meters.
Kaunas is located in central Lithuania at the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris. The city is approximately 100 kilometers away from the country's capital, Vilnius.
Penang Island is the third-largest city in Malaysia. Its sub-city, George, is the capital city of Penang State. Penang Island is an important port city, industrial base and economic center in the northern part of Malaysia.
The US city of Baltimore, famous for being the setting of the hit TV series "The Wire", became the fourth sister city of Xiamen, Fujian province, on November 7, 1985.
Aside from Manila, the nation's capital, Cebu is the largest economic center in the Philippines. It contains many rapidly-developing factories catering to the coconut oil, tobacco, sugar, ceramics and beverage industries.
