With a population of 125,000, the All-America City of Fayetteville ranks as the sixth largest municipality in North Carolina. In 1949, Fayetteville adopted the council/manager form of government. Under this form of government, citizens are both stockholders and customers, the elected body represents the board of directors, and the manager is the paid professional responsible for the daily operations of the corporation.

In southern Tanzania, this pleasant town is the capital of the Mbeya region and an important trading center for tobacco, tea, cocoa and cattle. It is the last railroad stop in the country before entering Zambia

The southernmost island in the crescent-shaped Comoros archipelago. Encircled by a barrier reef, Mayotte is blessed with one of the world's perfect lagoons. In its lush forests, the fragrant yellow flowers of the ylang-ylang tree are picked to extract their perfumed oil. Against a backdrop of waterfalls and volcanic peaks on Mayotte, there is a feeling of rural tranquility.

Çeşme is a coastal town on Turkey’s western Aegean shore, located on a peninsula opposite the Greek island of Chios. Its name means “fountain,” reflecting the numerous historic springs and fountains found around the town. Çeşme combines a busy marina and waterfront with sandy beaches, wind-swept headlands, and villages surrounded by vineyards and olive groves.

Stepantsminda, often still referred to as Kazbegi, is a mountain town in northern Georgia near the border with Russia. It sits in the Terek River valley along the Georgian Military Highway, one of the country’s most important historic roads through the Caucasus Mountains.