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* Nauru | |||
** an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, second smallest nation in the world | |||
* Switzerland | |||
** Bern is considered a "de facto" (in fact) capital, as it is the primary location for the national government, including the legislature and national courts | |||
** however, the Swiss constitution does not stipulate (name) a capital, so de jure (in law) there is no capital | |||
** the Swiss call Bern the "federal city" | |||
** Bern is the 5th most populous city in Switzerland | |||
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*** the | * countries with multiple capitals and/or official seats of government | ||
*** the Hague is considered "the seat" of the government | ** some countries have official capitals | ||
** others have an official capital and another city that serves as a prominent "seat" of the government | |||
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* Bolivia | |||
** two official capitals: La Paz and Sucre | |||
** the branches of government are divided between them | |||
* Chile | |||
** the official capital is Santiago | |||
** the legislature is in Valparaiso | |||
* Georgia | |||
** official capital is Tbilisi | |||
** the legislature is in Kataisi | |||
Honduras | |||
* official capital: Comayagüela | |||
* seat of government is in Tegucigalpa | |||
* Malaysia | |||
* official capital: Kuala Lumpur | |||
* administrative seat and judiciary: Putrajaya | |||
* Montenegro | |||
** official capital: Podgorica | |||
** honorary or historical capital: Cetinje | |||
* Netherlands | |||
** the legal capital is Amsterdam, but the Hague is considered "the seat" of the government | |||
** national administrative offices and the official workplace of the Dutch king, Noordeinde Palace, are located there | |||
* South Africa | |||
** three official capitals: Cape Town (legislative branch), Bloemfontein (judicial branch), and Pretoria (executive branch) | |||
* South Korea | |||
** official capital: Seoul | |||
** secondary administrative seat: Sejong City | |||
* Sri Lanka | |||
** official capital: Colobmo | |||
** legislative seat: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | |||
* Swaziland | |||
** official seat of government: Lobamba | |||
** administrative capital: Mbabne | |||
* Tanzania | |||
** historic capital: Dar es Salaam (also location of most foreign embassies) | |||
** administrative capital: Dodoma | |||
* see | |||
** [[https://online.seterra.com/en/p/countries-with-two-capitals Countries with two capitals (seterra.com)]] | |||
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