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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 | ||
click EXPAND for | click EXPAND for a few countries with multiple capitals: | ||
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* Bolivia | * Bolivia | ||
** | ** constitutional capital and seat judicial seat Sucre | ||
** | ** 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 | ||
Honduras | Honduras | ||
* official capital: Comayagüela | * official capital: Comayagüela | ||
* seat of government is in Tegucigalpa | * seat of government is in Tegucigalpa | ||
* 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) | ||
** official seat of government: Lobamba | ** official seat of government: Lobamba | ||
** administrative capital: Mbabne | ** administrative capital: Mbabne | ||
* | * for full list see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_multiple_capitals List of countries with multiple capitals (wiki)]] | ||
* see also: ** [[https://online.seterra.com/en/p/countries-with-two-capitals Countries with two capitals (seterra.com)]] | |||
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** [[https://online.seterra.com/en/p/countries-with-two-capitals Countries with two capitals (seterra.com)]] | |||
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