Istanbul is NOT the capital of Turkey; the capital is Ankara.

The Great and Powerful Thingorjus

Great and powerful Thingorjus, of course you're right, shame on me. It's just so very difficult to imagine, if you know both cities, that a marvellous & fascinating place like Istanbul could NOT be the capital, and a place like Ankara could be... but that's how it is, unfortunately.
Ok, so I substitute:
Turkey - Ankara - 3

United Kingdom London-8
Ireland Dublin-6
France Paris-8
Germany Berlin-?
Belgium Brussels-?
Netherlands Amsterdam-?
Austria Vienna-6
Switzerland Bern-?
Luxembourg Luxembourg-Ville-?
Iceland Reykjavik-?
Norway Oslo-?
Sweden Stockholm-?
Denmark Copenhagen-?
Finland Helsinki-?
Italy Rome-10
Spain Madrid-10
Portugal Lisbon-10
Malta Valletta-?
Greece Athens-?
Poland Warsaw-?
Czech Republic Prague-?
Slovakia Bratislava-?
Hungary Budapest-8
Slovenia Ljubljana-7
Croatia Zagreb-6
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo-8
Yugoslavia Belgrade-6
Albania Tirana-?
Bulgaria Sofia-7
Romania Bucharest-6
Estonia Tallinn-?
Latvia Riga-?
Lithuania Vilnius-?
Russia Moscow-?
Belarus Minsk-?
Ukraine Kiev-?
Moldova Chisinau-?

United Kingdom London-10
Ireland Dublin-5
France Paris-10
Germany Berlin-8
Belgium Brussels-3
Netherlands Amsterdam-2
Austria Vienna-6
Switzerland Bern-?
Luxembourg Luxembourg-Ville-?
Iceland Reykjavik-?
Norway Oslo-? Going in 2008
Sweden Stockholm-? Going in 2008
Denmark Copenhagen-8
Finland Helsinki-? Going in 2008
Italy Rome-10
Spain Madrid-5
Portugal Lisbon-7
Malta Valletta-?
Greece Athens-7
Poland Warsaw-? (loved krakow and would rate it 9)
Czech Republic Prague-4
Slovakia Bratislava-2
Hungary Budapest-10
Slovenia Ljubljana-?
Croatia Zagreb-?
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo-?
Yugoslavia Belgrade-3
Albania Tirana-?
Bulgaria Sofia-?
Romania Bucharest-6
Estonia Tallinn-?
Latvia Riga-? (going in 2008)
Lithuania Vilnius-?
Russia Moscow-?
Belarus Minsk-?
Ukraine Kiev-?
Moldova Chisinau

Oh, it is OK about Istanbul. I make mistakes all the time. It is hard to be an alcoholic and have a full-time job.

Work is the curse of the drinking class--Oscar Wilde.

United Kingdom London-8
Ireland Dublin-?
France Paris-4
Germany Berlin-8
Belgium Brussels-?
Netherlands Amsterdam-?
Austria Vienna-8
Switzerland Bern-9
Luxembourg Luxembourg-Ville-8
Iceland Reykjavik-7
Norway Oslo-?
Sweden Stockholm-?
Denmark Copenhagen-
Finland Helsinki-?
Italy Rome-10
Spain Madrid-?
Portugal Lisbon-?
Malta Valletta-?
Greece Athens-8
Poland Warsaw-?
Czech Republic Prague-9
Slovakia Bratislava-?
Hungary Budapest-?going in 2008
Slovenia Ljubljana-9
Croatia Zagreb-5 but the rest of the country a big 10
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo-?
Yugoslavia Belgrade-?
Albania Tirana-?
Bulgaria Sofia-?
Romania Bucharest-?going in 2008
Estonia Tallinn-?
Latvia Riga-?
Lithuania Vilnius-?
Russia Moscow-?
Belarus Minsk-?
Ukraine Kiev-?
Moldova Chisinau

Salute, Franco! You know, I didn't even presume to correct (you or most anyone else, for that matter) without my own fact checking, and my world atlas listed Monte Carlo as the ONLY town in Monaco (with about half the population, the rest being "suburbs".) Now to learn there is another town squeezed into those 149 hectares: "Monaco Ville", a place name begging to be immortalized in song.

Quite right, my apologies, Turkey = Ankara, not Istanbul. However Istanbul is the one I'd give a 10 to, if that's of any interest - based on the criteron I already outlined (that they're all a 10 when I'm there, but only a few rate a 10 on the basis of how much I'd like to go back to them).

Had to satisfy my curiosity about Monaco, so went to the official website.

Monaco has only one commune: Monaco, whose area is the same as the principality.

Its coastline is 2.5 miles long, and the distance from coast to inland border ranges from 382 yards to .65 mile.

There are 5 districts or areas:

Monaco-Ville on the Rock is the old fortress city of the Palace, cathedral etc.

Condamine (name means the arable land at the foot of a castle)

Monaghetti (seems to be botanical gardens, etc in only landlocked area?)

Fontvieille, created in the past 25 years with landfill, adding about 25% to Monaco's previous area (total is now 485 acres.)

And Monte Carlo, created in the 19th century, named for Prince Charles III, and famous for its dramatically positioned casino, hotels etc.

Now I want to go. Better send the tux to the cleaners.

France Paris-8
Germany Berlin-7
Belgium Brussels-6
Netherlands Amsterdam-6
Austria Vienna-7
Italy Rome-7
Czech Republic Prague-9
Slovakia Bratislava-4
Hungary Budapest-7

Have never been to the rest.

OK; I'll bite:

United Kingdom London-6
France Paris-8
Germany Berlin-9
Austria Vienna-9
Italy Rome-9
Greece Athens-going in 2008
Poland Warsaw-6
Czech Republic Prague-10
Hungary Budapest-10
Lithuania Vilnius-8

Monaco/Monte Carlo- 7
Turkey Ankara- going in 2008

Here's the averages for the first 30 responses for cities with at least 5 votes:

City | Votes | Average

Italy Rome- 22 9.1
France Paris 26 8.7
Luxembourg Luxembourg-Ville 5 8.6
Sweden Stockholm 9 8.4
Hungary Budapest 13 8.2
Portugal Lisbon 10 8.2
Czech Republic Prague 12 8.2
Denmark Copenhagen 13 8.2
Germany Berlin 16 7.9
Poland Warsaw 5 7.8
United Kingdom London 27 7.7
Finland Helsinki 11 7.7
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo 3 7.7
Ireland Dublin 12 7.6
Spain Madrid 18 7.6
Slovenia Ljubljana 6 7.5
Netherlands Amsterdam 21 7.4
Greece Athens 14 7.4
Austria Vienna 22 7.4
Norway Oslo 9 6.2
Romania Bucharest 6 6.2
Switzerland Bern 11 6.0
Belgium Brussels 20 5.8
Estonia Tallinn 5 5.4