What are some large/capital cities that are actually quite reflective of the country as a whole?

I'm sure we all know that when you travel to the largest city or the capital city of a country, locals will often tell you that their capital/largest city is extremely different from the rest of the country and is usually not reflective of the country as a whole. This was the case in nearly every country I've been to (e.g., NYC is very different from the rest of USA, London is very different from the rest of UK, Paris is very different from the rest of France, Berlin is very different from the rest of Germany, and the list goes on)

On the flip side, what are some large/capital cities you've been to that are actually quite representative of the country as a whole? And we'll try not to include micro-states like Singapore or Luxembourg City lol