Friday, April 4, 2014

More than one capital..

WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERY NATION/COUNTRY HAS ONE CAPITAL. BUT HOW MANY OF US KNOW THAT CERTAIN COUNTRIES HAVE MORE THAN ONE CAPITAL?? HERE IS THE LIST:
CountryCapitalsDetails
 BeninPorto-NovoOfficial capital; seat of legislature
CotonouDe facto seat of government; seat of judicial bodies
 BoliviaSucreOfficial (constitutional) capital; seat of national judiciary
La PazSeat of national executive, legislative, and electoral bodies
 ChileSantiagoOfficial capital; seat of national administrative and judicial bodies
ValparaísoSeat of national legislature
 Republic of ChinaNankingOfficial capital
TaipeiDe facto seat of government
 Côte d'IvoireYamoussoukroOfficial capital
AbidjanDe facto seat of government
 GeorgiaTbilisiOfficial capital and seat of executive government and President
KutaisiLegislative Capital
 HondurasTegucigalpaDe facto capital and, with Comayagüela, one of two cities constituting the Municipality of the Central District, which is the official constitutional capital
ComayagüelaWith Tegucigalpa, one of two cities constituting the Municipality of the Central District, which is the official constitutional capital
 MontenegroPodgoricaOfficial capital and seat of government
CetinjeOld royal capital and site of palace of head of state
 Netherlands
AmsterdamOfficial (constitutional) and royal capital
The HagueAdministrative centre, seat of national legislature, and seat of national judiciary
 Palau
MelekeokOfficial capital
NgerulmudSeat of government
 South AfricaPretoriaAdministrative and Executive capital
Cape TownLegislative capital
BloemfonteinJudicial capital
 Sri LankaSri Jayawardenapura KotteOfficial capital and seat of national legislature
ColomboCommercial capital and seat of national executive and judicial bodies
 SwazilandMbabaneAdministrative capital
LobambaLegislative and royal capital
 TanzaniaDodomaOfficial and legislative capital
Dar es SalaamDe facto seat of government; seat of judicial bodies
 Western Sahara(SADR)El AaiúnDeclared capital
Bir LehlouTemporary capital

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