This is a list of national capitals, ordered according to total area. Capitals of dependent territories and disputed territories are marked in italics. The area of the capital city only includes the area occupied by the city and not the wider urban/metropolitan district or administrative division created solely for the city.
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References
- ↑ "Doing Business in China – Survey". Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Burma's new capital stages parade". BBC News. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2006-06-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 One of the few countries with more than 1 capital. See more.
- 1 2 The city of Tokyo includes the entire of the prefecture of Tokyo, without including the Greater Tokyo Metropolis.
- 1 2 The official capital of Yemen is Sana'a. However, due to the Yemeni Civil War, its temporary capital is Aden.
- ↑ The Jerusalem Law states that "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel" and the city serves as the seat of the government, home to the President's residence, government offices, supreme court, and parliament. The United Nations and most countries do not accept the Jerusalem Law (see Kellerman 1993, p. 140) and maintain their embassies in other cities such as Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Herzliya (see the CIA Factbook and Map of Israel) The Palestinian Authority sees East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state and the city's final status awaits future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (see "Negotiating Jerusalem", University of Maryland Archived 2006-05-14 at the Wayback Machine). See Positions on Jerusalem for more information.
- ↑ Figures do not include East Jerusalem, disputed with the State of Palestine.
- ↑ Switzerland has no de jure capital. Bern is referred to as "federal city" (German: Bundesstadt, French: ville fédérale, Italian: città federale). Swiss law does not designate a capital as such, but the federal parliament and government are located in Bern, while the federal courts are located in other cities.
- ↑ Nauru has no de jure capital. Yaren District contains most of Nauru's government and administrative buildings.
- ↑ The official and de jure capital is Plymouth. However, due to the eruption of Soufrière Hills, a volcano, Plymouth was destroyed and the de facto capital and main administration is in Brades.
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External links
- List of all national capitals – GeographyFieldWork.com
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