IDU Sister City Program

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In order to promote stronger ties between International Democratic Union communities, the IDU created the IDU Sister City Program. Villages, cities, towns, and even large metropolitan centers are paired with other geographically and politically distinct cities. Different terms are used to describe the paired cities, including sister city, twin city, exchange city, and partnered city. Paired cities often (though not always) have similar demographics or some other characteristics.

The program, in concept, is a "pen pal" system, where the pals are entire cities or towns. However, in practice twinning arrangements often lead to student exchange programs, as well as economic and cultural collaborations. The exact nature of the pairing between two cities is left up to the cities themselves. In some cases, signs in popular tourist destinations in a twinned city will be in both the local language and the language of the city's twin.

Though the original program was designed to enhance the relations of IDU member states, IDU cities are not prohibited from participating in larger international programs. The program has been successful in increasing tourism within the IDU.

List of Sister Cities

IDU Nations

The following is a list of IDU cities that are paired with other IDU cities.

City Sister City
Kelseflagmini.PNG Ajaccio, Kelse STmini.png Moineville, Sober Thought
SCmini.png Amshlay, Saidercray Antriumminiflag.PNG Sivaris, Antrium
Antriumminiflag.PNG Anvàln, Antrium baranxtuflagmini.jpg Milhaē, Baranxtu

Kelseflagmini.PNG Ville de Montréal, Kelse

MKT Brig, Mikitivity STmini.png Potato Island, Sober Thought
STmini.png Chapeauxdix, Sober Thought baranxtuflagmini.jpg Leiris, Baranxtu
Antriumminiflag.PNG Corico, Antrium Malabraflagmini.PNG Mishba District, Malabra
Antriumminiflag.PNG Devros, Antrium baranxtuflagmini.jpg Deioprañi Make, Baranxtu

STmini.png Sax-Caughburgh, Sober Thought

STmini.png Drewburgh, Sober Thought baranxtuflagmini.jpg Misma, Baranxtu
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Eisha, Baranxtu STmini.png Kolashek, Sober Thought
Gnejsmini.png Finntorp on Ecpatia, Gnejs SCmini.png Hampmouth on Sea, Saidercray

Malabraflagmini.PNG Yoasameaa, Malabra

Ceoflagmini.png Fjord City, Ceorana Antriumminiflag.PNG Port Spitz, Antrium
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Gil, Baranxtu STmini.png Sax-Caughburgh, Sober Thought
SCmini.png Hampmouth on Sea, Saidercray Gnejsmini.png Finntorp on Ecpatia, Gnejs
STmini.png Hochelaga, Sober Thought Antriumminiflag.PNG Marime, Antrium

Kelseflagmini.PNG Saint-Monica, Kelse

baranxtuflagmini.jpg Inar, Baranxtu STmini.png Moineville, Sober Thought
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Kimesa, Baranxtu Antriumminiflag.PNG Orlesk, Antrium
STmini.png Kolashek, Sober Thought baranxtuflagmini.jpg Eisha, Baranxtu

Antriumminiflag.PNG Port Spitz, Antrium

baranxtuflagmini.jpg Leiris, Baranxtu STmini.png Chapeauxdix, Sober Thought

Antriumminiflag.PNG Marinik, Antrium

baranxtuflagmini.jpg Leu, Baranxtu STmini.png Mont Royaume, Sober Thought
STmini.png Longueoreille, Sober Thought Kelseflagmini.PNG Villeneuve, Kelse
Antriumminiflag.PNG Marime, Antrium STmini.png Hochelaga, Sober Thought
Antriumminiflag.PNG Marnezjalis, Antrium baranxtuflagmini.jpg Pnema, Baranxtu
Antriumminiflag.PNG Marinik, Antrium baranxtuflagmini.jpg Leiris, Baranxtu
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Milhaē, Baranxtu Antriumminiflag.PNG Anvàln, Antrium
Malabraflagmini.PNG Mishba District, Malabra Antriumminiflag.PNG Corico, Antrium
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Misma, Baranxtu STmini.png Drewburgh, Sober Thought
STmini.png Moineville, Sober Thought Kelseflagmini.PNG Ajaccio, Kelse

baranxtuflagmini.jpg Inar, Baranxtu

STmini.png Mont Royaume, Sober Thought baranxtuflagmini.jpg Leu, Baranxtu

Kelseflagmini.PNG Ville de Montréal, Kelse

baranxtuflagmini.jpg Naïaž, Baranxtu STmini.png Worthington, Sober Thought
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Nei, Baranxtu STmini.png Schweindorf, Sober Thought
Antriumminiflag.PNG Orlesk, Antrium baranxtuflagmini.jpg Kimesa, Baranxtu
MikitivitySmallFlag.gif Ossendorf, Mikitivity Malabraflagmini.PNG Yoasameaa, Malabra
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Pnema, Baranxtu Antriumminiflag.PNG Marnezjalis, Antrium
STmini.png Potato Island, Sober Thought MKT Brig, Mikitivity
Antriumminiflag.PNG Port Spitz, Antrium Ceoflagmini.png Fjord City, Ceorana

STmini.png Kolashek, Sober Thought

Kelseflagmini.PNG Saint-Monica, Kelse STmini.png Hochelaga, Sober Thought
STmini.png Sax-Caughburgh, Sober Thought Antriumminiflag.PNG Devros, Antrium

baranxtuflagmini.jpg Gil, Baranxtu

STmini.png Schweindorf, Sober Thought baranxtuflagmini.jpg Nei, Baranxtu

Antriumminiflag.PNG Sivaris, Antrium

Antriumminiflag.PNG Sivaris, Antrium SCmini.png Amshlay, Saidercray

STmini.png Schweindorf, Sober Thought
baranxtuflagmini.jpg Ān-Baranxiž, Baranxtu

Kelseflagmini.PNG Ville de Montréal, Kelse Antriumminiflag.PNG Anvàln, Antrium

STmini.png Mont Royaume, Sober Thought

Kelseflagmini.PNG Villeneuve, Kelse STmini.png Longueoreille, Sober Thought
Malabraflagmini.PNG Yoasameaa, Malabra Gnejsmini.png Finntorp on Ecpatia, Gnejs

MikitivitySmallFlag.gif Ossendorf, Mikitivity

baranxtuflagmini.jpg Ān-Baranxiž, Baranxtu Antriumminiflag.PNG Sivaris, Antrium

External links

IDU Sister City Program Announcement Post your requests to be paired here