Capital region

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A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding the country's capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exist for either national or subnational capitals.

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First-level administrative country subdivisions

English nameLocal nameCountry
Australian Capital Territory N/A, since English is main languageFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Brussels-Capital Region Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestRégion de Bruxelles-CapitaleFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National Capital Region Canada's Capital RegionRégion de la capitale nationaleFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Capital Economic Zone 首都圈 (Shǒudū quān)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Capital Region of Denmark Region HovedstadenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Capital Region of Helsinki HuvudstadsregionenPääkaupunkiseutuFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Capital Region HöfuðborgarsvæðiðFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
National Capital Region (NCR) राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्रFlag of India.svg  India
Special Capital Region of Jakarta Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota JakartaFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
National Capital Region 首都圏 (Shuto-ken)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala LumpurFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Federal Capital Territory Babban Birnin TarayyaAgbègbè Olú-ìlú Ìjọba Àpapọ̀Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Islamabad Capital Territory وفاقی دارالحکومتاسلام آبادFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
National Capital Region Kalakhang Maynila (Metro Manila)Pambansang Punong Rehiyon [1] Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Seoul Capital Area 수도권 (首都圈 Sudo-gwon)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Capital Metropolitan Area 都會區 (Dūhùi qū)Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
United States Capital Region Washington metropolitan areaFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Hanoi Capital Region Vùng thủ đô Hà NộiFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

Second-level administrative country subdivisions

Capital region nameLocal nameSubnational entityCountry
Edmonton Capital Region Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Capital Regional District Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Winnipeg Capital Region Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
National Capital Capitale-NationaleFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mariehamn Capital Region Mariehamns stadFlag of Aland.svg  Åland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ రాజధాని ప్రాంతంFlag of India.svg  Andhra Pradesh Flag of India.svg  India
Chandigarh Capital Region Flag of India.svg  Chandigarh Flag of India.svg  India
Capital District Flag of New York.svg  New York Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Cardiff Capital Region Prifddinas-Ranbarth CaerdyddFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

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