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** some countries have official capitals
** some countries have official capitals
** others have an official capital and another city that serves as a prominent "seat" of the government
** others have an official capital and another city that serves as a prominent "seat" of the government
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* Bolivia
* Bolivia
** two official capitals: La Paz and Sucre
** constitutional capital and seat judicial seat Sucre
** the branches of government are divided between them
** executive and legislative seat: La Paz
* Chile
* Chile
** the official capital is Santiago
** the official capital is Santiago
** the legislature is in Valparaiso
** the legislature is in Valparaiso
* Georgia
** official capital is Tbilisi
** the legislature is in Kataisi
Honduras
Honduras
* official capital: Comayagüela
* official capital: Comayagüela
* seat of government is in Tegucigalpa
* 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
* Netherlands
** the legal capital is Amsterdam, but the Hague is considered "the seat" of the government
** the legal capital is Amsterdam, but the Hague is considered "the seat" of the government
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* South Africa
* South Africa
** three official capitals: Cape Town (legislative branch), Bloemfontein (judicial branch), and Pretoria (executive branch)
** 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
** official seat of government: Lobamba
** administrative capital: Mbabne
** administrative capital: Mbabne
* Tanzania
* for full list see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_multiple_capitals List of countries with multiple capitals (wiki)]]
** historic capital: Dar es Salaam (also location of most foreign embassies)
* see also: ** [[https://online.seterra.com/en/p/countries-with-two-capitals Countries with two capitals (seterra.com)]]
** administrative capital: Dodoma
* see
** [[https://online.seterra.com/en/p/countries-with-two-capitals Countries with two capitals (seterra.com)]]
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