World Capitals

Capital cities of countries around the world

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United States	Washington, D.C. Federal district on the Potomac; national capital since 1800.
Canada	Ottawa On the Ottawa River; chosen to balance English and French Canada.
Mexico	Mexico City Largest city and political center; on the Valley of Mexico plateau.
Brazil	Brasília Planned inland capital inaugurated in 1960, replacing Rio de Janeiro.
Argentina	Buenos Aires Port city on the Río de la Plata; cultural and political hub.
United Kingdom	London On the River Thames; seat of Parliament and government.
France	Paris On the Seine; capital since the 10th century.
Germany	Berlin Reunified capital since 1990; government moved from Bonn.
Italy	Rome Capital since unification in 1871; seat of Italy’s government.
Russia	Moscow Largest city and political center; on the Moskva River.
Turkey	Ankara Inland capital since 1923, replacing Istanbul.
China	Beijing Northern capital; seat of the central government.
India	New Delhi Planned capital within Delhi, inaugurated in 1931.
Japan	Tokyo De facto capital and seat of government since the Meiji era.
South Korea	Seoul Largest city and political, economic, and cultural center.
Indonesia	Jakarta On Java; national capital while a new capital at Nusantara is built.
Australia	Canberra Chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh Inland capital in the Najd region; royal and administrative seat.
South Africa	Pretoria Executive capital; Cape Town and Bloemfontein hold other branches.
Spain	Madrid Central capital on the Manzanares River.
Netherlands	Amsterdam Constitutional capital; government sits in The Hague.
Nigeria	Abuja Purpose-built capital since 1991, replacing Lagos.
Egypt	Cairo On the Nile; political center of Egypt and the Arab world.
Pakistan	Islamabad Purpose-built capital since the 1960s, replacing Karachi.
Vietnam	Hanoi Northern capital; historic seat of Vietnamese dynasties.