NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of countries that have the name of their capital included in their name

This is a list of countries that have the name of their capital included in their name. Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital â€” although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ...

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Nickname: al-Bahjah Location of Algiers within Algeria Algiers 944 A.D. Area - City 273 kmÂ² Population - City (2003) around 2. ... Andorra la Vella by morning Andorra la Vella (2004 est. ... Bissau, estimated population 355,000 (2004), is the capital of Guinea-Bissau. ... Motto: (Portuguese for Unity, Struggle, Progress) Anthem: Capital Bissau 1 Largest city Official language(s) Portuguese Government President Prime Minister Republic JoÃ£o Bernardo Vieira Aristides Gomes Independence from Portugal - Declared September 24, 1973 - Recognised September 10, 1974 Area - Total - Water (%) 36,120 kmÂ² (133rd) 13,946 sq mi 22. ... BrasÃlia from space, November 1990 Cathedral of BrasÃlia at night BrasÃlia is the capital of Brazil with a population of 2,282,049 [1]. Located in the Brazilian Federal District, the city is famous for its urban planning, daring architecture and rapid population growth. ... Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ... Santo Domingo from space, May 1992 Plaza ColÃ³n Santo Domingo de GuzmÃ¡n, population 2,061,200 (2003), estimated 2,253,437 in 2006, is the capital and the largest city of the Dominican Republic. ... National Palace of Culture Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la AsunciÃ³n; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ... (Spanish: Ciudad de MÃ©xico, MÃ©xico D.F. or simply MÃ©xico, pronounced IPA: ) is the capital city of the nation of Mexico. ... This article is about the capital of Panama. ... SÃ£o TomÃ© (population 53,300 in 2003) is the capital city of SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe and is by far the nations largest town. ... Coordinates: Country El Salvador Department San Salvador Municipality San Salvador Founded 1525 Seat of the Government 1546 Capital of the Nation 1839 Mayor Violeta MenjÃvar Area - City 610 kmÂ² - Urban 514 kmÂ² - Metro 1,522,126 kmÂ² Population - City (2005) 2,233,696 - Density 7,064/kmÂ² Website: http...

Unofficial names

Image of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, taken by NASA. Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River. ... Kinshasa (formerly LÃ©opoldville) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

Former countries

Categories: Incomplete lists | Capitals Chan Santa Cruz is a former name for the town now named Felipe Carrillo Puerto in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, as well as the name of an independent Maya Indian state which the town was the capital of for much of the second half of the 19th century. ... Chan Santa Cruz is a former name for the town now named Felipe Carrillo Puerto in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, as well as the name of an independent Maya Indian state which the town was the capital of for much of the second half of the 19th century. ... For alternative meanings of Gdańsk and Danzig, see Gdansk (disambiguation) and Danzig (disambiguation) The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Napoleonic-era Danzig 19th century map of Duchy of Warsaw and Free City of Danzig The Free City of Danzig, sometimes referred to as the Republic of Danzig, was a semi-independent state established by Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars in years 9 September 1807â€“ 22 January 1813/1815. ... East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... Anthem: Auferstanden aus Ruinen Capital East Berlin, in spite of status as part of an occupied city Language(s) German Government Socialist state Head of State - 1990 Sabine Bergmann-Pohl Head of Government - 1990 Lothar de MaiziÃ¨re Historical era Cold War - Established October 7 1949 - Final Settlement September 25... Rijeka (Fiume in Italian and Hungarian; Rijeka and Fiume both mean river) is the principal seaport of Croatia, located on the Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Latin: ; older English Dantzig also other languages) is the sixth-largest city in Poland, and also its principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Napoleonic-era Danzig 19th century map of Duchy of Warsaw and Free City of Danzig The Free City of Danzig, sometimes referred to as the Republic of Danzig, was a semi-independent state established by Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars in years 9 September 1807â€“ 22 January 1813/1815. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: , YerushalÃ¡yim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds (the Holy); official Arabic in Israel: Ø£ÙˆØ±Ø´Ù„ÙŠÙ… Ø§Ù„Ù‚Ø¯Ø³, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city[1] of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006[2... Official language Latin, French, Italian, and other western languages; Greek and Arabic also widely spoken Capital Jerusalem, later Acre Constitution Various laws, so-called Assizes of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 by the First Crusade. ... Tomb of Kazimierz the Great. ... The Free City of KrakÃ³w (Polish: Wolne Miasto KrakÃ³w), also known as Republic of KrakÃ³w (Rzeczpospolita Krakowska), was a city-state created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and controlled by its three neighbors, Russia, Prussia and Austria until 1846. ... Classification City Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Area 3,500 kmÂ² [1] Population - Total (2005) - Density - Oman calculated rank 646,024 [2] 184. ... Muscat and Oman was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates(UAE). ... Country Italy Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia Province Trieste (TS) Mayor Roberto Dipiazza (since 2001) Elevation 2 m Area 84 kmÂ² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 207,069 - Density 2,480/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Triestini Dialing code 040 Postal code 34100 Frazioni See list... Coat of arms Zone A and Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste Capital Trieste Language(s) Italian, Slovenian, Croatian Government Republic Historical era Cold War - Established September 15 1947 - Partition October 26, 1954 - Treaty of Osimo October 11 1977 Currency Triestine lira The Free Territory of Trieste or... The Opera in Vichy. ... For other uses of Vichy, see Vichy (disambiguation). ... Warsaw (Polish: , , in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Location Official languages Polish Established church Roman Catholic Capital Warsaw Largest City Warsaw Head of state Duke of Warsaw Area about 155,000 kmÂ² Population about 4. ...

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