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Afghanistan | Kabul | Kabul |
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Akrotiri | Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia | - |
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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 (Antigua) | 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 (government 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 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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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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Dhekelia | Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri | - |
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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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East Timor | Dili | - |
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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 | Asmara (formerly Asmera) |
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Estonia | Tallinn | Tallinn |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa |
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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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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Stanley | Stanley |
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Faroe Islands | Torshavn | Torshavn |
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Fiji | Suva (Viti Levu) | 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 | Pyongyang | 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 | Skopje | - |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | Skopje |
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Madagascar | Antananarivo | Antananarivo |
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Malawi | Lilongwe | Lilongwe |
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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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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 (Distrito Federal) | 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 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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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; note - located on Curacao, the largest of the islands | 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 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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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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Serbia and Montenegro | Belgrade | - |
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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 | 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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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 (Efate) | 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 |
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Zambia | Lusaka | Lusaka |
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Zimbabwe | Harare | Harare |