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Sydney
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Melbourne
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Canberra
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Brisbane
Canberra was purpose-built as a compromise capital in 1913 because Sydney and Melbourne couldn't agree on which should win.
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New York City
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Washington D.C.
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Boston
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Philadelphia
New York City was actually America's first capital, but Washington D.C. took over permanently in 1800.
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Wellington
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Christchurch
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Queenstown
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Auckland
Wellington became New Zealand's capital in 1865, even though Auckland is the country's largest and most famous city.
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Salvador
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Rio De Janeiro
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São Paulo
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Brasília
Brasília was carved out of jungle and built from scratch, officially becoming Brazil's capital in 1960 to shift power inland.
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Johannesburg
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Durban
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Cape Town
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Pretoria
South Africa actually has three capitals — Pretoria is the executive one, but Cape Town hosts Parliament and Bloemfontein handles the courts.
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Ottawa
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Montreal
3
Vancouver
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Toronto
Ottawa was chosen as capital in 1857 partly because Queen Victoria picked it — it sat safely between English Toronto and French Montreal.
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Valencia
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Seville
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Madrid
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Barcelona
Many people guess Barcelona, but Madrid has been Spain's capital since 1561 when King Philip II moved the royal court there.
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Zurich
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Geneva
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Basel
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Bern
Zurich and Geneva are far more famous worldwide, but tiny Bern has quietly served as Switzerland's federal capital since 1848.
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Mumbai
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Chennai
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Kolkata
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New Delhi
Mumbai is India's financial powerhouse and most recognized city globally, but New Delhi has been the official capital since 1911.
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Hiroshima
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Osaka
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Tokyo
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Kyoto
Kyoto was Japan's imperial capital for over a thousand years before Tokyo took over in 1869 — and Kyoto's name literally means 'Capital City.'
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Guadalajara
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Cancún
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Monterrey
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Mexico City
Mexico City sits on the ruins of the ancient Aztec capital Tenochtitlán, founded in 1325.
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Honiara
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Suva
3
Apia
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Port Moresby
Port Moresby became Papua New Guinea's capital at independence in 1975 and sits on a stunning natural harbor.
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Berlin
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Frankfurt
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Hamburg
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Munich
Berlin was reunified as Germany's capital in 1990 after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
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Edinburgh
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Manchester
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London
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Birmingham
London has been a capital city for nearly 2,000 years, first established by the Romans as Londinium.
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Kano
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Ibadan
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Lagos
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Abuja
Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991 to create a more central, neutral location for all citizens.
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Córdoba
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Buenos Aires
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Rosario
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Mendoza
Buenos Aires literally means 'good winds' in Spanish, named by sailors grateful for favorable sailing conditions.
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Izmir
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Bursa
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Ankara
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Istanbul
Ankara replaced Istanbul as Turkey's capital in 1923 when Mustafa Atatürk chose it to symbolize a fresh modern start.
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Shanghai
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Guangzhou
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Chengdu
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Beijing
Beijing means 'northern capital' in Chinese, and the city has served as China's capital for over 700 years.
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Luxor
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Aswan
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Cairo
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Alexandria
Cairo is Africa's largest city and sits just miles from the Great Pyramids of Giza, built over 4,500 years ago.
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Rome
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Venice
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Naples
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Milan
Rome became the capital of unified Italy in 1871 and contains an entire separate country, Vatican City, within its borders.
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Nice
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Marseille
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Lyon
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Paris
Paris has been France's capital since 987 AD and is home to over 2 million people inside the city limits.
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Novosibirsk
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Moscow
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Vladivostok
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St. Petersburg
Moscow reclaimed its capital status in 1918 — St. Petersburg actually served as Russia's capital for about 200 years before that.
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Athens
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Heraklion
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Thessaloniki
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Corfu
Athens is one of the world's oldest capitals, with recorded history stretching back over 3,400 years.
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Galway
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Limerick
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Cork
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Dublin
Dublin sits at the mouth of the River Liffey and its name comes from an old Irish phrase meaning 'black pool.'
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Bandung
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Surabaya
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Bali
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Jakarta
Jakarta has served as Indonesia's capital since 1945 and remains the seat of government today.
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Amsterdam
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The Hague
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Rotterdam
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Utrecht
Amsterdam is the official capital by constitution, though The Hague hosts the government and parliament — a famously confusing split.
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Islamabad
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Lahore
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Peshawar
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Karachi
Islamabad was purpose-built as Pakistan's capital in the 1960s — Karachi was the original capital but was considered too hot and crowded.
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Uppsala
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Stockholm
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Malmö
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Gothenburg
Stockholm is built across 14 islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea, earning it the nickname 'Venice of the North.'
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Mombasa
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Dar Es Salaam
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Kampala
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Nairobi
Nairobi started as a simple railroad camp in 1899 and grew into one of Africa's largest and most vibrant capital cities.
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Arequipa
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Machu Picchu
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Lima
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Cusco
Many people guess Cusco because it was the Inca Empire's capital, but Lima has been Peru's capital since Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro founded it in 1535.
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Porto
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Lisbon
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Braga
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Faro
Lisbon is one of Europe's oldest capitals and sits on seven hills along the Tagus River.
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Vienna
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Innsbruck
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Salzburg
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Graz
Vienna was once the heart of the Habsburg Empire and still hosts more UN offices than almost any other city.
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Chiang Mai
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Bangkok
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Pattaya
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Phuket
Bangkok's full ceremonial name is the longest city name in the world, with 168 characters in Thai.
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Havana
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Varadero
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Santiago
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Trinidad
Havana was founded by the Spanish in 1519 and is famous for its colorful vintage American cars still cruising the streets.
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Oslo
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Stavanger
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Bergen
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Trondheim
Oslo was actually called Christiania for nearly 300 years before reclaiming its original Viking-era name in 1925.
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Marrakech
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Rabat
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Fez
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Casablanca
Most people guess Casablanca because of the famous film, but Rabat has been Morocco's capital since 1912.
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Cartagena
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Cali
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Medellín
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Bogotá
Bogotá sits nearly 8,600 feet above sea level, making it one of the highest capital cities on Earth.
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Davao
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Manila
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Quezon City
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Cebu City
Manila was established as a Spanish colonial city in 1571 and is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
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Gdańsk
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Warsaw
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Kraków
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Wrocław
Warsaw was nearly completely destroyed in World War II but was lovingly rebuilt brick by brick from old paintings and photos.
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Naypyidaw
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Bagan
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Yangon
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Mandalay
Myanmar secretly moved its capital from Yangon to the brand-new city of Naypyidaw overnight in 2006, shocking the world.
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Negril
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Ocho Rios
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Montego Bay
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Kingston
Kingston has been Jamaica's capital since 1872 and is the cultural home of reggae music worldwide.
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Shymkent
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Aktobe
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Almaty
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Astana
Most people guess Almaty, but Kazakhstan moved its capital to Astana in 1997 — it was even renamed Nur-Sultan briefly before reverting.
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Da Nang
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Nha Trang
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Hue
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Hanoi
Hanoi has been Vietnam's capital since 1010 AD, making it one of the oldest capitals in Southeast Asia.
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Colombo
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Galle
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Kandy
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Lanka moved its official capital to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte in 1982, though Colombo remains the largest and most famous city.
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Edinburgh
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Dundee
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Glasgow
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Aberdeen
Edinburgh has been Scotland's capital since the 15th century and hosts the famous Royal Mile connecting the castle to Holyrood Palace.
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Haifa
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Jerusalem
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Tel Aviv
4
Nazareth
Israel declared Jerusalem its capital in 1950, though Tel Aviv is so internationally recognized that many countries kept embassies there for decades.
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Kharkiv
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Lviv
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Odesa
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Kyiv
Kyiv, spelled Kiev for most of the 20th century, is one of Europe's oldest cities and was a major medieval capital as far back as 882 AD.
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La Paz
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Cochabamba
3
Santa Cruz
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Sucre
Bolivia actually has two capitals — Sucre is the constitutional capital, while La Paz is the seat of government, confusing travelers for over a century.
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Turku
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Oulu
3
Tampere
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Helsinki
Helsinki became Finland's capital in 1812 when Tsar Alexander I moved it from Turku to keep it closer to St. Petersburg.
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Sharjah
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Abu Dhabi
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Dubai
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Ajman
Almost everyone says Dubai, but Abu Dhabi has been the UAE's capital since the country was founded in 1971 and holds most of its oil wealth.
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Aarhus
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Copenhagen
3
Aalborg
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Odense
Copenhagen has been Denmark's capital since the 15th century and sits on the island of Zealand, not the mainland.
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Brașov
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Bucharest
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Cluj-Napoca
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Timișoara
Bucharest earned the nickname 'Little Paris' in the 1900s for its grand boulevards and French-inspired architecture.
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Debrecen
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Pécs
3
Miskolc
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Budapest
Budapest was formed in 1873 by merging three separate cities — Buda, Óbuda, and Pest — across the Danube River.
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Bruges
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Antwerp
3
Brussels
4
Ghent
Brussels hosts both NATO and the European Union headquarters, making it one of the most politically powerful cities on Earth.
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Valparaíso
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Antofagasta
3
Santiago
4
Concepción
Santiago sits in a valley surrounded by the Andes and is home to nearly half of Chile's entire population.
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Busan
2
Incheon
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Daegu
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Seoul
Seoul has been a capital city for over 600 years and is home to more than 10 million people within its city limits.
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Hawassa
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Gondar
3
Addis Ababa
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Dire Dawa
Addis Ababa means 'New Flower' in Amharic and also serves as the headquarters of the African Union.
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Dar Es Salaam
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Mwanza
3
Arusha
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Dodoma
Tanzania officially moved its capital to Dodoma in 1974, but most government offices stayed in Dar es Salaam for decades.
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Jeddah
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Medina
3
Riyadh
4
Mecca
Riyadh means 'gardens' in Arabic and transformed from a small walled town into a modern metropolis within decades.
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Santo Domingo
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Nassau
3
Bridgetown
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Port-Au-Prince
Port-au-Prince has been Haiti's capital since 1770 and is the most populous city in the Caribbean.
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Nadi
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Honiara
3
Apia
4
Suva
Suva has been Fiji's capital since 1882 and sits on the larger island of Viti Levu.
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Stavanger
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Reykjavik
3
Tromsø
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Bergen
Reykjavik is the world's northernmost capital city and home to nearly two-thirds of Iceland's entire population.
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Caracas
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Maracaibo
3
Valencia
4
Barquisimeto
Caracas sits in a narrow mountain valley and was the birthplace of South American liberator Simón Bolívar in 1783.
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Bratislava
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Wroclaw
3
Krakow
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Prague
Prague's stunning medieval Old Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992 and draws millions of visitors yearly.
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Tunis
2
Casablanca
3
Algiers
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Tripoli
Algiers is nicknamed La Blanche, meaning The White One, for its brilliant white hillside buildings overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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Quito
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Asunción
3
La Paz
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Lima
Quito sits nearly two miles above sea level and was the first city ever declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
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Tainan
2
Taipei
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Kaohsiung
4
Taichung
Taipei's famous 101 Tower was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010 and is shaped like a bamboo stalk.
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