Capital (2005) | Capital (2001) | ||
Akrotiri | Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia | - | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's (Antigua) | Saint John's | |
Burma | Rangoon (government refers to the capital as Yangon) | Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) | |
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 | |
Dhekelia | Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri | - | |
East Timor | Dili | - | |
Eritrea | Asmara | Asmara (formerly Asmera) | |
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 | |
Jordan | 'Amman | Amman | |
Korea, North | Pyongyang | P'yongyang | |
Macedonia | Skopje | - | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | Skopje | |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur
note: Putrajaya is referred to as administrative center not capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur | |
Mexico | Mexico (Distrito Federal) | Mexico | |
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) | |
Netherlands Antilles | Willemstad; note - located on Curacao, the largest of the islands | Willemstad | |
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 | |
Serbia and Montenegro | Belgrade | - | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Grand Turk | Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk) | |
Tuvalu | Funafuti; note - administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet | Funafuti | |
Vanuatu | Port-Vila (Efate) | Port-Vila | |
Yugoslavia | - | Belgrade |