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[[File:LosSantos-GTASA-sunrise.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] at sunrise in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].]]
==Cities==
'''Cities''' in [[Grand Theft Auto]] games are large population centres. Many GTA games (or levels) contain only one city, but [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] contain multiple.
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[[Image:GtaUsaMap.jpg|240px|right|thumb|Comparison map of Liberty City (upper right), Vice City (lower right), and San Andreas (left), all to scale.]]
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===Fictional===
==Cities of Grand Theft Auto Universe==
*''[[Liberty City]]'' = [[wikipedia:New York City| New York City]] and [[wikipedia:Portland| Portland]] (''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]'', and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'')
**''[[Portland]]''
**''[[Staunton Island]]''
**''[[Shoreside Vale]]''
*''[[Vice City]]'' = [[wikipedia:Miami, Florida|Miami]] (''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'')
*''[[San Andreas (City)| San Andreas]] = [[wikipedia:San Francisco| San Francisco]]'' (''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'')<!--Please note that the GTA1 version of San Andreas is significantly different with the GTA:SA version: One is a city, the other is a state. Thus, they both exist as separate entities-->
*''[[San Andreas (State)| San Andreas]]'' = A state based upon [[wikipedia:California| California]] and [[wikipedia:Nevada| Nevada]] (''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'').
**''[[Los Santos]]'' = [[wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]
**''[[San Fierro]]'' = [[wikipedia:San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
**''[[Las Venturas]]'' = [[wikipedia:Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]
*''Anywhere City'' = Unknown (''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]'')
*''Carcer City'' = Most likely [[wikipedia:Newark, New Jersey| Newark, New Jersey]] or [[wikipedia:Detroit| Detroit]]. Said to be neighboring Liberty City (''[[wikipedia:Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]'' takes place in Carcer City; mentioned in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'')


===Non-fictional===
GTA games are replete with fictional cities, many of which are based on real-life locations:
*''[[London]]'' = (''[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961]]'')
;Liberty State
{{also|[[Liberty City in GTA 1]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era]] and [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era]]}}
'''[[Liberty City]]''' is based on [[wp:New York City|New York City]] in the [[GTA 1 Era]], [[GTA III Era]] and [[GTA IV Era]]. Liberty City is the most used city so far, but each are slightly rendered in each game and Era.


==Towns in the state of San Andreas (in ''GTA:SA'')==
;[[Alderney]]
[[Alderney]] is technically a separate state to [[Liberty City]] in the [[GTA IV Era]], containing '''[[Alderney City]]''' ([[wp:Jersey City|Jersey City]] and [[wp:Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]).


*''[[Dillimore]], San Andreas'' (Red County)
;[[United Kingdom]]
*''[[Palmino Creek]], San Andreas'' (Red County)
*'''[[London]]''' is a rendition of the real city in ([[Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969|GTA London 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961|GTA London 1961]])
*''[[Montgomery]], San Andreas'' (Red County)
*'''[[Manchester]]''' is a  UK city in [[Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961|GTA London 1961]]
*''[[Blueberry]], San Andreas'' (Red County)
*''[[Angel Pine]], San Andreas'' (Whetstone)
*''[[Bayside]], San Andreas'' (Tierra Robada)
*''[[El Quebrados]], San Andreas'' (Tierra Robada)
*''[[Las Barrancas]], San Andreas'' (Tierra Robada)
*''[[Las Payasdas]], San Andreas'' (Bone County)
*''[[Fort Carson]], San Andreas'' (Bone County)


===Ghost Towns===
;[[State of Florida]]
*''[[Aldea Malvada]], San Andreas'' (Tierra Robada)
{{also|[[Vice City in GTA 1]] and [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]}}
*''[[Las Brujas]], San Andreas'' (Bone County)
*'''[[Vice City]]''' is a counterpart to [[:wp:Miami, Florida|Miami]] ([[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] and [[GTA III Era]]).
*'''[[Cottonmouth]]''' in [[Manhunt 2]] is likely based on [[:wp:Tampa, Florida|Tampa, Florida]] and have various references to other GTA Cities.


{{Grand Theft Auto series}}
;San Andreas
[[San Andreas in GTA 1|San Andreas]] in [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] is based on [[:wp:San Francisco|San Francisco]], while in [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]] is an entire state comprised of three major cities:
*'''[[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]]''' ([[wp:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]])
*'''[[San Fierro]]''' ([[wp:San Francisco, California|San Francisco]])
*'''[[Las Venturas]]''' ([[wp:Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]])
 
;Los Santos
Both [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] in GTA San Andreas and [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]] in the upcoming [[Grand Theft Auto V]] are based on [[:wp:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].
 
;New Hampshire'
'''[[Bullworth]]''' is the setting for [[Bully]]. It is located somewhere in [[wp:New England|New England]] and has various references to the GTA series.
 
;Other
*'''[[Anywhere City]]''' in [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]] is not based on any specific city.
*'''Capital City''' is a city mentioned in the miles traveled stats of [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]. It is possibly based on [[wp:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] (United States Capital) or [[wp:Albany, NY|Albany, NY]] (New York's Capital).
*'''[[Carcer City]]''' is most likely [[wp:Detroit|Detroit]], and is said to be neighboring Liberty City. Whilst not featured in any game, it is mentioned in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]]; and is the setting for [[wp:Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]].
 
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