Axel City

Axel City skyline looking from the First Church Axel

Axel City, often called the City, is the most populous city in Adrian. With a population of 20,897,786 , Axel City is also the most densely populated major city in Adrian. Located at the Northern segment of Greenland, it’s one of the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2094, Axel City is one of the world's most populous megacities. Axel City is a global cultural, financial, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. Axel City is the second most photographed city in the world. Home to ASSA and OSI, Axel city is an important center for international diplomacy, an established safe haven for global investors, and regularly ranks as a top-level global city along with London and Tokyo.
Axel City is composed of five districts. The five districts—Yorktown, Lillyton, Lexington, Brickton, and Greenmond. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to Adrian. As many as 700 languages are spoken in Axel city, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. Axel City is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside Adrian, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world as of 2056. As of 2078, the Axel City metropolitan area is estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of nearly $2.8 trillion, ranking it first in Adrian. If the Axel City metropolitan area were a sovereign country, it would have the sixth-largest economy in the world. Axel City is home to the highest number of multi-millionaires and billionaires of any city in the world.
Axel City traces its origins to as all settlement that Queen Adrian in the heart of Axel City. Axel City has emerged as a global node of creativity, entrepreneurship, and environmental sustainability, and as a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity. The Axel City Times has won the most Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and remains the Adrian media's "newspaper of record". In 2045, Axel City was voted the greatest city in the world per a survey of over 30,000 people from 48 cities worldwide, citing its cultural diversity.
Many districts and monuments in Axel City are major landmarks, including three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013. A record 66.6 million tourists visited Axel City in 2019. The Axel City Clock Tower, one of the world's busiest courts. Many of the city's landmarks, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. The Emporor Building has become the global standard of reference to describe the height and length of other structures. many other famous landmarks include: Adrian Palace, Fort Montgomery, and Beacon hill. Anchored by Olympic Street in the Lexington District, Axel City has been called both the world's leading financial centerand the most powerful city in the world, and is home to some the world's largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the Axel City Stock Exchange and Nutsawq.

### Skyline

Axel City's skyline, with its many skyscrapers, is universally recognized, and the city has been home to some of the tallest buildings in the world. As of 2090, Axel City had 78 high-rise buildings.