Columbus - the fifteenth most populous US city, the capital of the State of Ohio. Population - 787,000 inhabitants, agglomeration - more than 1.8 million inhabitants. In 1948, the Town and Country Shopping Center opened in suburban Whitehall, and it is now regarded as one of the first modern shopping centers in the United States. Columbus has a generally strong and diverse economy based on education, insurance, banking, fashion, defense, aviation, food, logistics, retail, technology etc. And it is one of the 10 best big cities in the country, according to Relocate America, a real estate research firm. Columbus City Center is a central Ohio's largest and most upscale shopping mall.