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A planned capital, Islamabad, was then designated, and in 1958, as an interim measure, the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi, near to the future capital. Islamabad became capital in 1967 when its construction was completed. Jakarta (de facto) Indonesia: The capital will soon be moved to Nusantara on Borneo. See also: Capital of Indonesia.
List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of capitals outside the territories they serve; List of national capitals by latitude; List of countries and dependencies by population; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; List of population concern organizations; List of national capitals; List of national ...
List of national capitals; List of national capitals by latitude; List of national capitals by population; List of national capitals by area; List of capital cities by elevation; List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions; List of former national capitals; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city
La Paz is the de facto capital with the seat of government; it is in Bolivia's second most populous metropolitan area. Brazil: Brasília: 3,500,000: São Paulo: 12,252,023: 4.25: Brasília is a planned city and has been the capital city since its inauguration in 1960. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1763 until 1960. Brasília is the third ...
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
Northernmost capital of an independent sovereign state in the world. 64.18 Nuuk: Greenland: Self-governing territory of the Danish Realm. Northernmost capital of a constituent state in the world. 78.22 Longyearbyen: Svalbard: Longyearbyen is the administrative center of Svalbard, a Norwegian Arctic unincorporated area.
Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date.
De facto capital until 1944 when it became the primary capital Rome: De jure capital until 1944 when it was liberated by the Allies Laos: 1947–1975 Vientiane: Administrative capital Luang Prabang: Royal capital Libya: 1951–1963 Tripoli: One of two official capitals of the Kingdom of Libya, then Bayda became the capital of Libya from 1963 to ...