The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements. GAAP are a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information.
Share. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of the larger cities in Western Europe. Many hail the city of Edinburgh as the cultural center of Scotland (though others might make a case for Glasgow).
The largest and most known would of course be Istanbul, Turkey located in Europe and Asia. The others include Atyrau, â¦ Kazakhstan (Europe/Asia), Orenburg, Russia (Europe/Asia), and Suez, Egypt (Africa/Asia).  Instanbul is located in southeast Europe, although Turkey (the  country in which it is located) is mainly in Asia.    Istanbul includes part of the Bosphorus strait in its urban area.  The Bosphorus divides Europe from Asia and by crossing the  Bosphorus bridge you can cross from one continent to another.