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Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cities are separated by the River Congo. There are no bridges between the twin capitals; all traffic must travel by ferry. A proposal to build a Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge received funding in 2018. [2] Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
Capital Derivation or etymology; Alsace: Alsace: Alsatian: Elsàss German: Elsass: 42 Strasbourg: Formerly a coalition of free cities in Holy Roman Empire, attached to Kingdom of France in 1648; annexed by Germany from Franco-Prussian war to the end of World War I and briefly during World War II: Aquitaine: Aquitaine: Occitan: Aquitània Basque ...
Bourges (1422–1444), Charles VII was forced to flee from Paris. Tours (1444–1527), Louis XI made the Château de Plessis-lez-Tours his residence. Paris (1528–1589), Francis I had established his court in Paris. Tours (1589–1594), faction of parliamentarians, faithful to King Henry IV sat at Tours. Paris (1594–1682) [citation needed]
Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the Dayton Agreement which politically defined the country's political structure, has most of the city within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while some suburbs are within the boundaries of the other entity, Republika Srpska. Sátoraljaújhely, Austria-Hungary. Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary
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 ...
Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the Paris Region [3] (French: Région parisienne, pronounced [ʁeʒjɔ̃ paʁizjɛn]). Île-de-France is densely populated and retains a prime economic position on the national stage, and it covers 12,012 square kilometres (4,638 square miles ...
Most recently, Romeo Roma also opened its doors on the premises of Palazzo Capponi, a 16th-century Baroque-style structure near Piazza del Popolo. Reimagined by Zaha Hadid Architects, the venue ...
France, [IX] officially the French Republic, [X] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.