According to the primate city rule, the largest settlement has:
A) about the same size as the second ranking settlement
B) slightly more people than the second ranking settlement
C) more than twice as many people as the second ranking settlement
D) about four times the population of the second ranking settlement
E) about ten times the population of the second ranking settlement
Answer: C) more than twice as many people as the second ranking settlement
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