List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions

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The table below lists capitals serving as administrative divisions by country.

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Countries where the capital is a first-level subdivision

CountryCapital cityDivisional unitTypical term for first-level divisions
Native termTranslation or equivalentNative termTranslation or equivalent
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland [1] Mariehamn kommun
kunta
municipality [2] kommun
kunta
municipality [2]
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Algiers wilayah (ولاية) province wilayah (ولاية) province
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Andorra la Vella parròquiaparishparròquia parish
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla [3] The Valley district
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires ciudad autónomaautonomous cityprovincia province
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan N/A [4] marz (մարզ) province
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Canberra federal territory state
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna bundeslandstatebundesland state
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku şəhərcityrayon district
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Nassau N/A [5] district
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Manama muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah (محافظة العاصمة) capital governorate muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk horad (горад)
gorod (город)
cityvoblasć (вобласць)
oblast (область)
region
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels région capitale
hoofdstedelijk gewest
capital regionrégion
gewest
region
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Cotonou [6] département department département department
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda [3] Hamilton city parish
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Gaborone city district
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília distrito federal federal district estado state
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Sofia grad oblast (градска област) city province oblast (област) province
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma Naypyidaw [7] pyi taung hcu naalmyay (ပြည်တောင်စုနယ်မြေ) union territory tinedaysakyee (တိုင်းဒေသကြီး) region
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Bujumbura [8] mairie province town hall province province
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Phnom Penh krong (ក្រុង)citykhaet (ខេត្ត) province
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Praia concelho municipality [9] concelho municipality [9]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Caribbean Netherlands [10] [11] Kralendijk openbaar lichaam public body openbaar lichaam public body
Oranjestad public body
The Bottom public body
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands [3] George Town district
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Bangui commune autonome
kôta-gbata
autonomous communepréfecture
kodoro kômanda-kôta
prefecture
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad N'Djamena minṭaqah (منطقة)
région
regionminṭaqah (منطقة)
région
region
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Santiago [12] región metropolitana metropolitan region región region
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing zhíxiáshì (直辖市) direct-controlled municipality shěng (省) province
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Bogotá distrito capitalcapital districtdepartamento department
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Brazzaville départementdepartmentdépartement department
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Zagreb gradcityžupanija county
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana provinciaprovinceprovincia province
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague hlavní městocapital citykraj region
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Kinshasa ville-provincecity province province
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copenhagen region hovedstaden capital region region
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Djibouti villecityrégionregion
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Roseau parish parish
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Santo Domingo distrito nacional national district provincia province
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Oyala [13] ciudad administrativa administrative city provincia province
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Addis Ababa astedader (አስተዳደር)administration [14] kilil (ክልል) region
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands [15] Tórshavn kommunur municipality [2] kommunur municipality [2]
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Banjul city region
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tbilisi k'alak'i (ქალაქი)citymkhare (მხარე) region
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin [16] Stadtstaat [17] city-stateLand state
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Accra region region
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland [15] Nuuk kommune municipality [2] kommune municipality [2]
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada St. George's parish parish
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam [18] Hagåtña village [19]
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey [3] Saint Peter Port parish parish
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Conakry gouvernoratgovernoraterégion administrative administrative region
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Bissau sector autónomoautonomous sectorregião region
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest fővároscapital citymegye county
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Reykjavík Sveitarfélög municipality Sveitarfélög municipality
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi rāṣṭrīya rājadhānī kṣetra (राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र) national capital territory rājya (राज्य) state
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta daerah khusus ibu kotaspecial capital regionprovinsi province
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Baghdad muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dublin chathaircitycontae county
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man [3] Douglas balleytownskeerey parish
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast [20] Yamoussoukro district autonomeautonomous district district
Abidjan
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo to (都)metropolisken (県) prefecture
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey [3] [21] Saint Helier parish parish
Saint Saviour
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Amman muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah (محافظة العاصمة) capital governorate muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana qala (қала)
gorod (город)
cityoblıs (облыс)
oblast (область)
province [22]
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Nairobi kaunti county kaunti county
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Pristina komunë
opština
(општина)
municipalitykomunë
opština
(општина)
municipality
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwait City muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah (محافظة العاصمة) capital governorate muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek şaarı (шаары)
gorod (город)
cityoblastı (областы)
oblast (область)
region
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Vientiane nakhônlouang (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ)capital city [23] khoeng (ແຂວງ) province
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Riga republikas pilsētarepublican city [24] pašvaldība municipality
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Beirut muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Tripoli šaʿbiyya (شعبية) district šaʿbiyya (شعبية) district
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Vaduz gemeindemunicipality [2] gemeinde municipality [2]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [25] Kuala Lumpur wilayah persekutuan federal territory negeri state
Putrajaya
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Malé šaharu (ޝަހަރު)cityatholhu (އަތޮޅު) atoll
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Bamako districtrégion region
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Valletta lokalitàlocalitylokalità locality
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands Majuro municipality municipality
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Port Louis district district
Flag of France.svg  Mayotte [26] Mamoudzou commune
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mexico City ciudadcityestado state
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Chișinău municipiumunicipalityraion district
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar khot (хот)municipalityaimag (аймаг) province
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Maputo cidadecapital cityprovíncia province
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Niamey communauté urbainecapital districtrégion region
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Abuja capital territory state
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Pyongyang chikhalsi (직할시) direct-administered city to (도) province
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Skopje grad (град)cityopština (општина) municipality
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Oslo fylkecountyfylke county
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Islamabad vafāqī dār-alhakūmat (وفاقی دارالحکومت‎) capital territory province
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Port Moresby capital district province
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Asunción distrito capitalcapital districtdepartamento department
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lima provincia province región region
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Manila rehiyonregionrehiyon region
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bucharest municipiumunicipalityjudeț county
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow federalny gorod (федеральный город) federal city subyekt federatsii (субъект федерации) federal subject
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Kigali mairietown councilintara province
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Belgrade gradcityokrug district
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Honiara capital district province
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Mogadishu gobol region gobol region
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [27] Seoul teukbyeolsi (특별시) special city to (도) province
Sejong teukbyeol-jachisi (특별자치시) special self-governing city
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Paramaribo district district
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan (Republic of China) Taipei zhíxiáshì (直轄市) special municipality shěng (省) province [28]
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe şahri mustaqil (шаҳри мустақил)independent cityviloyat (вилоят) region
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Dar es Salaam [29] mkoa region mkoa region
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok maha nakhon (มหานคร)special administrative areachangwat (จังหวัด) province
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg  Transnistria [30] Tiraspol municipiu
munitsipalitet (муниципалитет)
municipalityraion
rayon (район)
district
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain municipality region
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Aşgabat şäherindependent citywelayat region
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Kampala town council district
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv misto (місто)cityoblasti (області) oblast
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [31] London region county
Belfast district district
Edinburgh council area council area
Cardiff dinas city prif ardal principal area
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. federal district state
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent shaharindependent cityviloyat region
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Caracas distrito capitalcapital districtestado state
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi thành phố trực thuộc trung ươngmunicipalitytỉnh province
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Sana'a amanah (أمانة)municipalitymuḥāfaẓah (محافظة) governorate
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Harare city province

Countries where the capital is a second-level subdivision

CountryCapital cityDivisional unitTypical term for second-level divisionsFirst-level administration
Native termTranslation or equivalentNative termTranslation or equivalent
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Kabul wuləswāləi (ولسوالۍ)
wuleswali (شهرستان)
district wuləswāləi (ولسوالۍ)
wuleswali (شهرستان)
district Kabul Province
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Tirana bashkimunicipalitybashki municipality Tirana County
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Luanda município municipality município municipality Luanda Province
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Porto-Novo [6] commune Ouémé Department
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Thimphu thromde (ཁྲོམ་སྡེ) urban municipality geok (རྒེད་འོག) village block Thimphu District
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Yaoundé département department département department Centre Region
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa single-tier municipality county Ontario
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica San José cantón canton cantón canton San José Province
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Nicosia dimos (δήμος)municipalitykoinótita (κοινότητα) community Nicosia District
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Quito distrito metropolitano metropolitan district cantón canton Pichincha Province
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador San Salvador municipiomunicipalitymunicipio municipality San Salvador Department
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Malabo [13] municipiomunicipalitymunicipio municipality Bioko Norte
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tallinn linntown [32] vald parish [33] Harju County
Flag of France.svg  France Paris départementdepartmentdépartement department Île-de-France
Flag of France.svg  French Guiana [26] Cayenne commune Arrondissement of Cayenne
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia [26] Papeete commune Windward Islands
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia [34] Palikir municipality municipality Pohnpei State
Kolonia municipality
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Libreville départementdepartmentdépartement department Estuaire Province
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bonn [16] kreisfreie städteurban districtlandkreis rural district North Rhine-Westphalia
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Guatemala City municipiomunicipalitymunicipio municipality Guatemala Department
Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe [26] Basse-Terre commune Arrondissement of Basse-Terre
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Georgetown municipality neighbourhood democratic council Demerara-Mahaica
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Tegucigalpa distrito centralcentral districtmunicipio municipality Francisco Morazán Department
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome città metropolitana metropolitan city provincia province Lazio
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Maseru community council community council Maseru District
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Monrovia district district Montserrado County
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Vilnius miesto savivaldybėcity municipalityrajono savivaldybė district municipality Vilnius County
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg City gemeng
gemeinde
communegemeng
gemeinde
commune Luxembourg
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Antananarivo distrikadistrictdistrika district Analamanga
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique [26] Fort-de-France commune Arrondissement of Fort-de-France
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw miasto na prawach powiatu city/town county powiat county Masovian Voivodeship
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid municipio municipality provincia province Autonomous Community of Madrid

Countries where the capital is a third-level subdivision

CountryCapital cityDivisional unitTypical term for third-level divisionsSecond-level administrationFirst-level administration
Native termTranslation or equivalentNative termTranslation or equivalent
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia [35] Sucre municipiomunicipalitymunicipio municipality Oropeza Province Chuquisaca Department
La Paz municipality Pedro Domingo Murillo Province La Paz Department
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Ouagadougou département department [36] département department [36] Kadiogo Province Centre Region
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Valparaíso [12] comunacommunecomuna commune Valparaíso Province Valparaíso Region
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki kaupunkimunicipalitykunta municipality Helsinki sub-region Uusimaa Region
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens dímoi (δήμοι)municipalitydímoi (δήμοι) municipality Central Athens Regional unit Attica Region
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Port-au-Prince komincommunekomin commune Port-au-Prince Arrondissement Ouest
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel [37] Jerusalem iriya (עיריה) city mo'atza mekomit (מועצה מקומית) local council area none Jerusalem District
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Kathmandu mahānagarpālikāmetropolitan citynagarpālikā municipality Kathmandu District Bagmati Province
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh AmanahmunicipalityAmanah municipality Riyadh Governorate Riyadh Province

Countries where the capital is a conglomeration of subdivisions

CountryCapital cityLevel of divisional unitsTerm for divisional unitsNumber of divisional unitsList of divisional unitsSecond-level administrationFirst-level administration
Native termTranslation or equivalent
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 2nd major divisions/areas16 City Centre, Greenbay, Point, Cook's Hill, Gray's Farm, Nut Grove, Kentish, Desouza Road, Browns Avenue, Villa, Radio Range, Sutherlands Development, Upper Fort Road, Micheal's Mount, Princess Margaret, Upper Gamble's [38] none Saint John
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Dhaka 3rdsiṭi karpōrēśana (সিটি কর্পোরেশন) city corporation 2 Dhaka North City Corporation,Dhaka South City Corporation Dhaka District Dhaka Division
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 3rdopština
općina
(опћина)
municipality 4 Centar, Novi Grad, Novo Sarajevo, Stari Grad Sarajevo Canton Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 2ndmukim ward 9 Kianggeh, Berakas A, Berakas B, Gadong A, Gadong B, Kilanas, Kota Batu, Lumapas, Sengkurong none Brunei-Muara District
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma Yangon [7] 3rdmyahoetnaal (မြို့နယ်) township 33 Ahlon, Bahan, Dagon, Kyauktada, Kyimyindaing, Lanmadaw, Latha, Pabedan, Sanchaung, Seikkan, Botataung, Dagon Seikkan, East Dagon, North Dagon, North Okkalapa, Pazundaung, South Dagon, South Okkalapa, Thingangyun, Mingala Taungnyunt, Dala, Dawbon, Seikkyi Kanaungto, Tamwe, Thaketa, Yankin, Insein, Hlaing, Hlaingthaya, Kamayut, Mayangon, Mingaladon, Shwepyitha West Yangon District [39] Yangon Region
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Asmara 2ndni’usi zoba (ንኡስ ዞባ)
dun al'iiqlimia (دون الإقليمية)
subregion 4 North Eastern, North Western, South Eastern, South Western none Central Region
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Kingston 1st parish 2 Kingston, Saint Andrew none
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Nouakchott 1stwilayah (ولاية) region 3 Nouakchott-Nord, Nouakchott-Ouest, Nouakchott-Sud none
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara 2ndilçe district 25 Akyurt, Altındağ, Ayaş, Balâ, Beypazarı, Çamlıdere, Çankaya, Çubuk, Elmadağ, Etimesgut, Evren, Gölbaşı, Güdül, Haymana, Kahramankazan, Kalecik, Keçiören, Kızılcahamam, Mamak, Nallıhan, Polatlı, Pursaklar, Sincan, Şereflikoçhisar, Yenimahalle none Ankara Province

Countries where the capital is not a subdivision

CountryCapital cityThird-level administrationSecond-level administrationFirst-level administration
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa [18] Pago Pago none Maoputasi County Eastern District
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize [40] Belmopan none Cayo District
Belize City Belize District
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros Moroni none Grande Comore
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Suva none Rewa Province Central Division
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran Central District Tehran County Tehran Province
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Lilongwe none Lilongwe District

Countries that have no subdivision

CountryCapital city
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Akrotiri and Dhekelia [3] Episkopi Cantonment
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba [10] Oranjestad
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands [3] Road Town
Flag of Christmas Island.svg  Christmas Island [41] Flying Fish Cove
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg  Cocos (Keeling) Islands [41] West Island
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands [42] Avarua
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao [10] Willemstad
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands [3] Stanley
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati Tarawa

Countries usually considered city-states

Country
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar [3]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [43]
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau [43]
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City [44]

Countries de facto unoccupied

Country
Blank flag.svg  Antarctica [45]
Flag of Norway.svg  Bouvet Island [46]
Flag of the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg  British Indian Ocean Territory [3]
Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.svg  French Southern and Antarctic Lands [26]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Heard Island and McDonald Islands [41]

Footnotes

  1. Territory of Finland.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Also translated as commune.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Territory of the United Kingdom.
  4. Yerevan has no official term for its status as a first-level division.
  5. Nassau is under direct control of the Bahamian government and is not part of any district.
  6. 1 2 Porto-Novo is the official capital and houses the National Assembly. However, the rest of the Beninese government, along with twenty-one embassies, are located in Cotonou.
  7. 1 2 Naypyidaw is the official capital since 2006 and houses the entire Myanma government. However, because this transfer was completely unknown until it had already occurred, forty-one embassies remain in the former capital, Yangon.
  8. Gitega is the official capital since January 16, 2019. However, the National Assembly, the twenty embassies, along with rest of the Burundian government, are currently located in the former capital, Bujumbura. All branches of the Burundian government are expected to relocate to Gitega in about three years.
  9. 1 2 Also translated as municipality.
  10. 1 2 3 Territory of the Netherlands.
  11. De facto three separate entities.
  12. 1 2 Santiago is the official capital and houses most of the Chilean government and sixty-nine embassies. However, since 1990 the National Congress of Chile have been meeting in Valparaíso.
  13. 1 2 Malabo is the official and current capital and houses twenty-one embassies. However, the Equatorial Guinean government is currently in the process of transferring to the future capital, Oyala.
  14. Usually translated as chartered city.
  15. 1 2 Territory of Denmark.
  16. 1 2 Berlin is the official capital since 1990 and houses most of the German government and 150 embassies. However, at least six federal government ministries and five embassies remain in the former West German capital, Bonn.
  17. Also referred to as stadtstaat (city-state).
  18. 1 2 Territory of the United States.
  19. Also referred to as municipality.
  20. Yamoussoukro is the official capital since 1983. However, this status has been on paper only, as the entire Ivorian government, as well as forty-seven embassies, remain in the Ivory Coast's former capital, Abidjan.
  21. Saint Helier is the official capital and houses most of the Jerseyan government. However, the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor is in nearby Saint Saviour.
  22. Also translated as either region or oblast.
  23. Also translated to as prefecture.
  24. Also referred to as pilsēta (city).
  25. Kuala Lumpur is the official capital and houses the Parliament of Malaysia, the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and ninety-six embassies. However, the rest of the Malaysian government are located in Putrajaya.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Territory of France.
  27. Seoul is the official capital and houses most of the South Korean government and 110 embassies. However, at least nine ministries have moved to what was supposed to be the future capital, Sejong.
  28. Nominally active. Provincial governments have been suspended since 2019.
  29. Dodoma is the official capital since 1974 and houses the National Assembly. However, because most of the original design for the capitol complex in Dodoma was never fulfilled, many government offices and embassies refuse to relocate to Dodoma. As a result of this, sixty embassies remain in Tanzania's former capital, Dar es Salaam.
  30. Also known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Transnistria is an unrecognised state that is viewed by the UN as an autonomous territory of Moldova.
  31. Countries of the United Kingdom.
  32. Usually translated as urban municipality.
  33. Usually translated as rural municipality.
  34. Palikir is the official capital and houses the entire Micronesian government and one embassy. However, three embassies remain in the former capital, and current capital of the Pohnpei State, Kolonia.
  35. Sucre is the official capital since 2009 and houses the Supreme Tribunal of Justice. However, the rest of the Bolivian government, along with thirty-one embassies, remain in Bolivia's former capital, La Paz.
  36. 1 2 Also referred to as commune.
  37. Jerusalem is the official capital and houses the entire Israeli government. However, because Israel's claim over Jerusalem is unrecognized, eighty-six embassies are instead located in Tel Aviv.
  38. https://statistics.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Antigua-and-Barbuda-CPA-Main-Report-Vol-I.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  39. Yangon is spread out to include townships from North, South and East Yangon in addition to the entirety of West Yangon.
  40. Belmopan is the official capital since 1970 and houses the entire Belizean government and seven embassies. However, six embassies remain in Belize's former capital, Belize City.
  41. 1 2 3 Territory of Australia.
  42. Non-UN member sovereign state. In free association with New Zealand.
  43. 1 2 Territory of China.
  44. Non-UN member sovereign state. Has observer status.
  45. Sections claimed by at least eight countries. De facto a condominium.
  46. Territory of Norway.

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Burundi originated in the 16th century as a small kingdom in the African Great Lakes region. After European contact, it was united with the Kingdom of Rwanda, becoming the colony of Ruanda-Urundi - first colonised by Germany and then by Belgium. The colony gained independence in 1962, and split once again into Rwanda and Burundi. It is one of the few countries in Africa to be a direct territorial continuation of a pre-colonial era African state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belmopan</span> Capital city of Belize

Belmopan is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. In addition to being the smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, Belmopan is the third-largest settlement in Belize, behind Belize City and San Ignacio. Founded as a planned community in 1970, Belmopan is one of the newest national capital cities in the world. Since 2000, Belmopan has been one of two settlements in Belize to hold official city status, along with Belize City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dodoma</span> Capital of Tanzania

Dodoma, officially Dodoma City, is the capital of Tanzania and the administrative capital of both Dodoma Municipal Council and the entire Dodoma Region, with a population of 765,179. In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that Tanzania's federal capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma for social and economic reasons and to centralise the capital within the country. It became the official capital in 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Capital city</span> Seat of government of a country or subnational division

A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, different branches of government are in different settlements, sometimes meaning multiple official capitals. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is in another place.

The seat of government is "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sylvestre Ntibantunganya</span> 6th president of Burundi (1994–96)

Sylvestre Ntibantunganya is a Burundian politician. He was President of the National Assembly of Burundi from 23 December 1993 to 30 September 1994, and President of Burundi from 6 April 1994 to 25 July 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gitega</span> Capital of Burundi

Gitega, formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly 62 kilometres (39 mi) east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital, Gitega is the country's fourth largest city and former royal capital of the Kingdom of Burundi until its abolition in 1966. In late December 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economic capital and centre of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move in over three years.

A capital district, capital region, or capital territory is normally a specially designated administrative division where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in a federal model of government, no state or territory has any political or economic advantage relative to the others because of the national capital lying within its borders. A capital territory can be a specific form of federal district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Administrative divisions of Lithuania</span>

Lithuania is now a country in the Baltic region of Europe.

A temporary capital or a provisional capital is a city or town chosen by a government as an interim base of operations due to some difficulty in retaining or establishing control of a different metropolitan area. The most common circumstances leading to this are either a civil war, where control of the capital is contested, or during an invasion, where the designated capital is taken or threatened.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naypyidaw</span> Capital of Myanmar

Naypyidaw, is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities in that it is an entirely planned city outside of any state or region. The city, then known only as Pyinmana District, officially replaced Yangon as the administrative capital of Myanmar on 6 November 2005; its official name was revealed to the public on Armed Forces Day, 27 March 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tourism in Burundi</span>

Tourism in Burundi refers to tourism in Burundi. Bujumbura, the largest city and former capital of Burundi, is a major tourist attraction of the country. In addition to this, Lake Tanganyika is a popular tourist attraction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burundi</span> Country in East Africa

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital city is Gitega and the largest city is Bujumbura.

Burundi ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol in May 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burundian nationality law</span>

Burundian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Burundi, as amended; the Nationality Code of Burundi, and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Burundi. The legal means to acquire nationality, formal legal membership in a nation, differ from the domestic relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship. Burundian nationality is typically obtained under the principle of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth in Burundi or abroad to parents with Burundian nationality. It can be granted to persons with an affiliation to the country, or to a permanent resident who has lived in the country for a given period of time through naturalization.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ikiza</span> 1972 mass killings of Hutus in Burundi

The Ikiza, or the Ubwicanyi (Killings), was a series of mass killings—often characterised as a genocide—which were committed in Burundi in 1972 by the Tutsi-dominated army and government, primarily against educated and elite Hutus who lived in the country. Conservative estimates place the death toll of the event between 100,000 and 150,000 killed, while some estimates of the death toll go as high as 300,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belize–Spain relations</span> Bilateral relations

Belize has an embassy and honorary consulates in Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca. Spain has a non-resident embassy for Belize in Guatemala, and an honorary consulate in Belize City.