Every country needs a capital city—or at least that’s what most people assume. Capitals are supposed to anchor national ...
This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Quiz: Can You Name the Country From Its Capital City?.
When we think of a country, we often assume it has a capital city—a central hub for government, culture, and economic activity. Nauru, a tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean, is one of the only ...
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Three capitals, one nation: The story behind this country's unique setup
South Africa is the world's only nation with three capitals. Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein share administrative, ...
Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Winter 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. We don’t move state capitals around in this country very often, or at least we haven’t since the 19th ...
When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was partly to find a “neutral ground,” a city not tied to any prominent tribe, region, or coastal chaos; thus, Abuja became the centre of ...
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