According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country contains 1,000,000 inhabitants, the fifth largest city should contain 200,000 inhabitants.

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According to the rank-size rule, the population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank, so the fifth largest city would have 1/5 the population of the largest city, which is 200,000 inhabitants if the largest city has 1,000,000.

According to the Rank-Size Rule, If the Largest City in a Country