The following overpass query returns the list of all cities in Belgium: area[name="België - Belgique - Belgien"];(node[place="city"](area););out; Belgien"];(node\[place="city"\](area););out; You can replace the name with any country (or other administrative level) you want. Areas are explained here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Areas

The following overpass query returns the list of all cities in Belgium: area[name="België - Belgique - Belgien"];(node[place="city"](area););out; You can replace the name with any country (or other administrative level) you want. Areas are explained here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Areas