There follows a list of countries that have multiple capital cities.

More than one capital today

These countries have multiple capitals today.

Some people also argue that Tokyo and Kyoto are both capitals of Japan at present. See capital of Japan debate. Central La Paz La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. ... Prefecture Building Sucre Sucre (population 190,000) is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, seat of the Supreme Court (Corte Suprema de Justicia), and capital of the Chuquisaca department. ... Santiago is the name of a number of cities all named after St. ... Valparaíso is one of the main seaports of Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, and the capital of the Valparaíso Region. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... The Putra Mosque Putrajaya (formerly known as Prang Besar) is a new administration centre of Malaysia, taking over the role of Malaysias capital from Kuala Lumpur. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°89E - 52°37N Website www. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen?), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... Mayor Dr. Miomir Mugosa Area km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 139,500 /km² Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) founded became capital last independence 5th Century AD July 13,1946 1918 Latitude Longitude 42°47 N 19°28 E Area code +381 81 Car plates PG... Pretoria, located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, is one of South Africas three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) capital (the others being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital). ... The central area of Cape Town as seen from Table Mountain. ... Bloemfontein (Afrikaans for fountain of flowers) is one of South Africas three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. ... Towers of downtown Colombo Colombo (derived from Sinhalese name Kola-amba-thota which means mango harbour, altered by the Portuguese to honour Christopher Columbus), population 737,396 (Colombo metropolitan area: 2,234,289) (2001), is the largest city and commercial center of Sri Lanka. ... Sri Jayewardanapura or Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ... This page is about the city Kyoto. ... Tokyos official status as capital of Japan is generally not in dispute, but it is not legally defined. ...

Israel designates Jerusalem as its capital, but, pending the outcome of the Israel-Arab conflict, many countries and the United Nations recognize Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv served as the temporary de facto capital of Israel from May to December 1948. See Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Israel. Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Tel Aviv at night Dizengof Center Allenby Street Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew תל אביב-יפו; Arabic تل ابيب-يافا Tal Abīb-Yāfā) is an Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. ... Tel Aviv at night Dizengof Center Allenby Street Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew תל אביב-יפו; Arabic تل ابيب-يافا Tal Abīb-Yāfā) is an Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... Tel Aviv at night Dizengof Center Allenby Street Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew תל אביב-יפו; Arabic تل ابيب-يافا Tal Abīb-Yāfā) is an Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. ...

Moved capitals

These countries have shifted their capitals.

See List of historical national capitals Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. ...

Two capitals in the past

These current countries have had two cities that served as administrative capitals at the same time due to various reasons such as war, partition etc.

1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Vichy is a spa and resort town in central France, near Clermont-Ferrand and was the capital of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. ... Vichy France, or the Vichy regime (in French, now called: Régime de Vichy or Vichy; at the time, called itself: État Français, or French State) was the de facto French government of 1940-1944 during the Nazi Germany occupation of World War II. The Vichy position that it was the... A puppet state is a state whose government, though notionally of the same culture as the governed people - owes its existence (or other major debt) to being installed, supported or controlled by a more powerful entity, typically a foreign power. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Delhi (दिल्ली or Dillī in Hindi and Bengali and دیلی in Urdu) is a term that refers to either the State of Delhi or the National Capital Territory (NCT) of the Republic of India. ... Shimla Shimla (शिमला) is the capital of Himachal Pradesh and a hill station in North India. ...

See also

• List of current and former capital cities within the United States
• Capital of China