|   |   | Capital (2001) | Capital (2001) | 
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				Afghanistan | 
				Kabul | 
				Kabul | 
				
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				Albania | 
				Tirana | 
				Tirana | 
				
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				Algeria | 
				Algiers | 
				Algiers | 
				
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				American Samoa | 
				Pago Pago | 
				Pago Pago | 
				
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				Andorra | 
				Andorra la Vella | 
				Andorra la Vella | 
				
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				Angola | 
				Luanda | 
				Luanda | 
				
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				Anguilla | 
				The Valley | 
				The Valley | 
				
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 
				Saint John's | 
				Saint John's | 
				
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				Argentina | 
				Buenos Aires | 
				Buenos Aires | 
				
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				Armenia | 
				Yerevan | 
				Yerevan | 
				
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				Aruba | 
				Oranjestad | 
				Oranjestad | 
				
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				Australia | 
				Canberra | 
				Canberra | 
				
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				Austria | 
				Vienna | 
				Vienna | 
				
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				Azerbaijan | 
				Baku (Baki) | 
				Baku (Baki) | 
				
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				Bahamas, The | 
				Nassau | 
				Nassau | 
				
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				Bahrain | 
				Manama | 
				Manama | 
				
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				Bangladesh | 
				Dhaka | 
				Dhaka | 
				
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				Barbados | 
				Bridgetown | 
				Bridgetown | 
				
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				Belarus | 
				Minsk | 
				Minsk | 
				
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				Belgium | 
				Brussels | 
				Brussels | 
				
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				Belize | 
				Belmopan | 
				Belmopan | 
				
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				Benin | 
				Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government | 
				Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government | 
				
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				Bermuda | 
				Hamilton | 
				Hamilton | 
				
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				Bhutan | 
				Thimphu | 
				Thimphu | 
				
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				Bolivia | 
				La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) | 
				La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) | 
				
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 
				Sarajevo | 
				Sarajevo | 
				
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				Botswana | 
				Gaborone | 
				Gaborone | 
				
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				Brazil | 
				Brasilia | 
				Brasilia | 
				
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				British Virgin Islands | 
				Road Town | 
				Road Town | 
				
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				Brunei | 
				Bandar Seri Begawan | 
				Bandar Seri Begawan | 
				
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				Bulgaria | 
				Sofia | 
				Sofia | 
				
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				Burkina Faso | 
				Ouagadougou | 
				Ouagadougou | 
				
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				Burma | 
				Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) | 
				Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) | 
				
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				Burundi | 
				Bujumbura | 
				Bujumbura | 
				
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				Cambodia | 
				Phnom Penh | 
				Phnom Penh | 
				
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				Cameroon | 
				Yaounde | 
				Yaounde | 
				
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				Canada | 
				Ottawa | 
				Ottawa | 
				
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				Cape Verde | 
				Praia | 
				Praia | 
				
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				Cayman Islands | 
				George Town | 
				George Town | 
				
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				Central African Republic | 
				Bangui | 
				Bangui | 
				
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				Chad | 
				N'Djamena | 
				N'Djamena | 
				
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				Chile | 
				Santiago | 
				Santiago | 
				
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				China | 
				Beijing | 
				Beijing | 
				
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				Christmas Island | 
				The Settlement | 
				The Settlement | 
				
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 
				West Island | 
				West Island | 
				
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				Colombia | 
				Bogota | 
				Bogota | 
				
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				Comoros | 
				Moroni | 
				Moroni | 
				
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 
				Kinshasa | 
				Kinshasa | 
				
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				Congo, Republic of the | 
				Brazzaville | 
				Brazzaville | 
				
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				Cook Islands | 
				Avarua | 
				Avarua | 
				
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				Costa Rica | 
				San Jose | 
				San Jose | 
				
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 
				Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan | 
				Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan | 
				
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				Croatia | 
				Zagreb | 
				Zagreb | 
				
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				Cuba | 
				Havana | 
				Havana | 
				
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				Cyprus | 
				Nicosia | 
				Nicosia | 
				
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				Czech Republic | 
				Prague | 
				Prague | 
				
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				Denmark | 
				Copenhagen | 
				Copenhagen | 
				
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				Djibouti | 
				Djibouti | 
				Djibouti | 
				
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				Dominica | 
				Roseau | 
				Roseau | 
				
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				Dominican Republic | 
				Santo Domingo | 
				Santo Domingo | 
				
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				Ecuador | 
				Quito | 
				Quito | 
				
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				Egypt | 
				Cairo | 
				Cairo | 
				
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				El Salvador | 
				San Salvador | 
				San Salvador | 
				
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				Equatorial Guinea | 
				Malabo | 
				Malabo | 
				
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				Eritrea | 
				Asmara (formerly Asmera) | 
				Asmara (formerly Asmera) | 
				
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				Estonia | 
				Tallinn | 
				Tallinn | 
				
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				Ethiopia | 
				Addis Ababa | 
				Addis Ababa | 
				
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 
				Stanley | 
				Stanley | 
				
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				Faroe Islands | 
				Torshavn | 
				Torshavn | 
				
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				Fiji | 
				Suva | 
				Suva | 
				
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				Finland | 
				Helsinki | 
				Helsinki | 
				
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				France | 
				Paris | 
				Paris | 
				
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				French Guiana | 
				Cayenne | 
				Cayenne | 
				
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				French Polynesia | 
				Papeete | 
				Papeete | 
				
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				Gabon | 
				Libreville | 
				Libreville | 
				
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				Gambia, The | 
				Banjul | 
				Banjul | 
				
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				Georgia | 
				T'bilisi | 
				T'bilisi | 
				
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				Germany | 
				Berlin | 
				Berlin | 
				
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				Ghana | 
				Accra | 
				Accra | 
				
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				Gibraltar | 
				Gibraltar | 
				Gibraltar | 
				
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				Greece | 
				Athens | 
				Athens | 
				
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				Greenland | 
				Nuuk (Godthab) | 
				Nuuk (Godthab) | 
				
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				Grenada | 
				Saint George's | 
				Saint George's | 
				
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				Guadeloupe | 
				Basse-Terre | 
				Basse-Terre | 
				
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				Guam | 
				Hagatna (Agana) | 
				Hagatna (Agana) | 
				
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				Guatemala | 
				Guatemala | 
				Guatemala | 
				
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				Guernsey | 
				Saint Peter Port | 
				Saint Peter Port | 
				
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				Guinea | 
				Conakry | 
				Conakry | 
				
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				Guinea-Bissau | 
				Bissau | 
				Bissau | 
				
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				Guyana | 
				Georgetown | 
				Georgetown | 
				
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				Haiti | 
				Port-au-Prince | 
				Port-au-Prince | 
				
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | 
				Vatican City | 
				Vatican City | 
				
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				Honduras | 
				Tegucigalpa | 
				Tegucigalpa | 
				
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				Hungary | 
				Budapest | 
				Budapest | 
				
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				Iceland | 
				Reykjavik | 
				Reykjavik | 
				
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				India | 
				New Delhi | 
				New Delhi | 
				
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				Indonesia | 
				Jakarta | 
				Jakarta | 
				
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				Iran | 
				Tehran | 
				Tehran | 
				
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				Iraq | 
				Baghdad | 
				Baghdad | 
				
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				Ireland | 
				Dublin | 
				Dublin | 
				
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				Isle of Man | 
				Douglas | 
				Douglas | 
				
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				Israel | 
				Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv | 
				Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv | 
				
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				Italy | 
				Rome | 
				Rome | 
				
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				Jamaica | 
				Kingston | 
				Kingston | 
				
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				Japan | 
				Tokyo | 
				Tokyo | 
				
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				Jersey | 
				Saint Helier | 
				Saint Helier | 
				
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				Jordan | 
				Amman | 
				Amman | 
				
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				Kazakhstan | 
				Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 | 
				Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 | 
				
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				Kenya | 
				Nairobi | 
				Nairobi | 
				
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				Kiribati | 
				Tarawa | 
				Tarawa | 
				
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				Korea, North | 
				P'yongyang | 
				P'yongyang | 
				
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				Korea, South | 
				Seoul | 
				Seoul | 
				
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				Kuwait | 
				Kuwait | 
				Kuwait | 
				
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				Kyrgyzstan | 
				Bishkek | 
				Bishkek | 
				
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				Laos | 
				Vientiane | 
				Vientiane | 
				
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				Latvia | 
				Riga | 
				Riga | 
				
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				Lebanon | 
				Beirut | 
				Beirut | 
				
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				Lesotho | 
				Maseru | 
				Maseru | 
				
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				Liberia | 
				Monrovia | 
				Monrovia | 
				
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				Libya | 
				Tripoli | 
				Tripoli | 
				
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				Liechtenstein | 
				Vaduz | 
				Vaduz | 
				
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				Lithuania | 
				Vilnius | 
				Vilnius | 
				
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				Luxembourg | 
				Luxembourg | 
				Luxembourg | 
				
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 
				Skopje | 
				Skopje | 
				
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				Madagascar | 
				Antananarivo | 
				Antananarivo | 
				
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				Malawi | 
				Lilongwe | 
				Lilongwe | 
				
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				Malaysia | 
				Kuala Lumpur | 
				Kuala Lumpur | 
				
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				Maldives | 
				Male | 
				Male | 
				
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				Mali | 
				Bamako | 
				Bamako | 
				
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				Malta | 
				Valletta | 
				Valletta | 
				
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				Marshall Islands | 
				Majuro | 
				Majuro | 
				
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				Martinique | 
				Fort-de-France | 
				Fort-de-France | 
				
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				Mauritania | 
				Nouakchott | 
				Nouakchott | 
				
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				Mauritius | 
				Port Louis | 
				Port Louis | 
				
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				Mayotte | 
				Mamoutzou | 
				Mamoutzou | 
				
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				Mexico | 
				Mexico | 
				Mexico | 
				
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 
				Palikir | 
				Palikir | 
				
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				Moldova | 
				Chisinau | 
				Chisinau | 
				
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				Monaco | 
				Monaco | 
				Monaco | 
				
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				Mongolia | 
				Ulaanbaatar | 
				Ulaanbaatar | 
				
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				Montserrat | 
				Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat) | 
				Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat) | 
				
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				Morocco | 
				Rabat | 
				Rabat | 
				
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				Mozambique | 
				Maputo | 
				Maputo | 
				
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				Namibia | 
				Windhoek | 
				Windhoek | 
				
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				Nauru | 
				no official capital; government offices in Yaren District | 
				no official capital; government offices in Yaren District | 
				
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				Nepal | 
				Kathmandu | 
				Kathmandu | 
				
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				Netherlands | 
				Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government | 
				Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government | 
				
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				Netherlands Antilles | 
				Willemstad | 
				Willemstad | 
				
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				New Caledonia | 
				Noumea | 
				Noumea | 
				
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				New Zealand | 
				Wellington | 
				Wellington | 
				
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				Nicaragua | 
				Managua | 
				Managua | 
				
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				Niger | 
				Niamey | 
				Niamey | 
				
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				Nigeria | 
				Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices have now made the move to Abuja | 
				Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices have now made the move to Abuja | 
				
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				Niue | 
				Alofi | 
				Alofi | 
				
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				Norfolk Island | 
				Kingston | 
				Kingston | 
				
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 
				Saipan | 
				Saipan | 
				
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				Norway | 
				Oslo | 
				Oslo | 
				
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				Oman | 
				Muscat | 
				Muscat | 
				
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				Pakistan | 
				Islamabad | 
				Islamabad | 
				
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				Palau | 
				Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror | 
				Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror | 
				
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				Panama | 
				Panama | 
				Panama | 
				
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				Papua New Guinea | 
				Port Moresby | 
				Port Moresby | 
				
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				Paraguay | 
				Asuncion | 
				Asuncion | 
				
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				Peru | 
				Lima | 
				Lima | 
				
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				Philippines | 
				Manila | 
				Manila | 
				
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				Pitcairn Islands | 
				Adamstown | 
				Adamstown | 
				
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				Poland | 
				Warsaw | 
				Warsaw | 
				
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				Portugal | 
				Lisbon | 
				Lisbon | 
				
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				Puerto Rico | 
				San Juan | 
				San Juan | 
				
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				Qatar | 
				Doha | 
				Doha | 
				
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				Reunion | 
				Saint-Denis | 
				Saint-Denis | 
				
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				Romania | 
				Bucharest | 
				Bucharest | 
				
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				Russia | 
				Moscow | 
				Moscow | 
				
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				Rwanda | 
				Kigali | 
				Kigali | 
				
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				Saint Helena | 
				Jamestown | 
				Jamestown | 
				
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 
				Basseterre | 
				Basseterre | 
				
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				Saint Lucia | 
				Castries | 
				Castries | 
				
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 
				Saint-Pierre | 
				Saint-Pierre | 
				
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
				Kingstown | 
				Kingstown | 
				
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				Samoa | 
				Apia | 
				Apia | 
				
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				San Marino | 
				San Marino | 
				San Marino | 
				
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 
				Sao Tome | 
				Sao Tome | 
				
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				Saudi Arabia | 
				Riyadh | 
				Riyadh | 
				
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				Senegal | 
				Dakar | 
				Dakar | 
				
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				Seychelles | 
				Victoria | 
				Victoria | 
				
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				Sierra Leone | 
				Freetown | 
				Freetown | 
				
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				Singapore | 
				Singapore | 
				Singapore | 
				
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				Slovakia | 
				Bratislava | 
				Bratislava | 
				
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				Slovenia | 
				Ljubljana | 
				Ljubljana | 
				
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				Solomon Islands | 
				Honiara | 
				Honiara | 
				
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				Somalia | 
				Mogadishu | 
				Mogadishu | 
				
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				South Africa | 
				Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center | 
				Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center | 
				
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				Spain | 
				Madrid | 
				Madrid | 
				
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				Sri Lanka | 
				Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital | 
				Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital | 
				
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				Sudan | 
				Khartoum | 
				Khartoum | 
				
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				Suriname | 
				Paramaribo | 
				Paramaribo | 
				
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				Svalbard | 
				Longyearbyen | 
				Longyearbyen | 
				
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				Swaziland | 
				Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital | 
				Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital | 
				
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				Sweden | 
				Stockholm | 
				Stockholm | 
				
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				Switzerland | 
				Bern | 
				Bern | 
				
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				Syria | 
				Damascus | 
				Damascus | 
				
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				Taiwan | 
				Taipei | 
				Taipei | 
				
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				Tajikistan | 
				Dushanbe | 
				Dushanbe | 
				
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				Tanzania | 
				Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis | 
				Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis | 
				
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				Thailand | 
				Bangkok | 
				Bangkok | 
				
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				Togo | 
				Lome | 
				Lome | 
				
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				Tokelau | 
				none; each atoll has its own administrative center | 
				none; each atoll has its own administrative center | 
				
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				Tonga | 
				Nuku'alofa | 
				Nuku'alofa | 
				
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 
				Port-of-Spain | 
				Port-of-Spain | 
				
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				Tunisia | 
				Tunis | 
				Tunis | 
				
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				Turkey | 
				Ankara | 
				Ankara | 
				
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				Turkmenistan | 
				Ashgabat | 
				Ashgabat | 
				
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 
				Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk) | 
				Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk) | 
				
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				Tuvalu | 
				Funafuti | 
				Funafuti | 
				
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				Uganda | 
				Kampala | 
				Kampala | 
				
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				Ukraine | 
				Kiev (Kyyiv) | 
				Kiev (Kyyiv) | 
				
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				United Arab Emirates | 
				Abu Dhabi | 
				Abu Dhabi | 
				
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				United Kingdom | 
				London | 
				London | 
				
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				United States | 
				Washington, DC | 
				Washington, DC | 
				
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				Uruguay | 
				Montevideo | 
				Montevideo | 
				
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				Uzbekistan | 
				Tashkent (Toshkent) | 
				Tashkent (Toshkent) | 
				
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				Vanuatu | 
				Port-Vila | 
				Port-Vila | 
				
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				Venezuela | 
				Caracas | 
				Caracas | 
				
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				Vietnam | 
				Hanoi | 
				Hanoi | 
				
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				Virgin Islands | 
				Charlotte Amalie | 
				Charlotte Amalie | 
				
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				Wallis and Futuna | 
				Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) | 
				Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) | 
				
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				Western Sahara | 
				none | 
				none | 
				
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				Yemen | 
				Sanaa | 
				Sanaa | 
				
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				Yugoslavia | 
				Belgrade | 
				Belgrade | 
				
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				Zambia | 
				Lusaka | 
				Lusaka | 
				
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				Zimbabwe | 
				Harare | 
				Harare |