Boston (pronounced )'s the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and's one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston's considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and's sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England". Boston city proper had a 2007 estimated population of 608,352, making it the twenty-first largest in the country. Boston's also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area cal… (More on Boston)