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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Seat of government of a country or subnational division "Capital cities" redirects here. For the capital city of a county, see county seat. For other uses, see Capital City (disambiguation). Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and the most populous metropolitan area in the world A capital city ...
The new capital city was built on the Sciberras Peninsula between 1566 and 1571, and was named for the Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette. Washington United States: 1800 In 1800, the capital of the United States was moved here from its temporary capital in Philadelphia, after years of construction in the federal District of Columbia.
Kabul [a] is the capital city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into 22 municipal districts. In 2025 its population is estimated to be 6.74 million people.
Belize City was the capital of Belize's predecessor, British Honduras. Berlin Germany: Europe: Bonn was the capital of West Germany and remained the seat of government for reunified Germany until 1999, and is still the primary seat of six ministries. See also Capital of Germany. Bern (de facto) Switzerland: Bishkek Kyrgyzstan: Asia: Bissau ...
The border partly runs through the Danube, but swings west to include rural areas on the right bank of the river in Bratislava. There are multiple rail and road links to both Austria and Hungary. Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa: Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cairo (/ ˈ k aɪ r oʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah, Egyptian Arabic: [el.qɑ(ː)ˈheɾɑ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. [5]
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
Copenhagen [8] (Danish: København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] ⓘ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area. [9] [10] The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait.