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Akrotiri | Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia | - |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's (Antigua) | Saint John's |
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Burma | Rangoon (government refers to the capital as Yangon) | Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and 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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Dhekelia | Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri | - |
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East Timor | Dili | - |
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Eritrea | Asmara | Asmara (formerly Asmera) |
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European Union | Brussels, Belgium
note: the Council of the European Union meets in Brussels, the European Parliament meets in Strasbourg, France, and the Court of Justice of the European Communities meets in Luxembourg |
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Fiji | Suva (Viti Levu) | Suva |
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Jordan | 'Amman | Amman |
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Korea, North | Pyongyang | P'yongyang |
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Macedonia | Skopje | - |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | Skopje |
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Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur
note: Putrajaya is referred to as administrative center not capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur |
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Mexico | Mexico (Distrito Federal) | Mexico |
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Montserrat | Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, 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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Netherlands Antilles | Willemstad; note - located on Curacao, the largest of the islands | Willemstad |
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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 moved 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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Serbia and Montenegro | Belgrade | - |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | Grand Turk | Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk) |
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Tuvalu | Funafuti; note - administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet | Funafuti |
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Vanuatu | Port-Vila (Efate) | Port-Vila |
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Yugoslavia | - | Belgrade |