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==More than one capital in the past== |
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 24 September 2025
Some countries can be considered to have multiple capitals. In some cases, one city is the capital for some purposes, and one or more others are capital for other purposes, without any being considered an official capital in preference to the others. There are also cases where there is a single legally defined capital, but one or more other cities operate as the seat of government of some or all parts of the national government; in these situations, sources may disagree on whether these other cities are considered additional capital cities.
More than one capital at present
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| Country | Capitals | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Â Benin
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Porto-Novo | Official capital |
| Cotonou | Seat of government; de facto administrative capital | |
 Â Bolivia
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Sucre | Constitutional capital |
| La Paz | Seat of government; de facto executive and legislative capital | |
 Â Burundi
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Gitega | Official political capital |
| Bujumbura | Economic capital[1] (and seat of government [citation needed]) | |
 Â Eswatini
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Mbabane | Administrative capital |
| Lobamba | Legislative capital (parliament) and place of royal residence | |
 Â Ivory Coast
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Yamoussoukro | Official capital |
| Abidjan | De facto administrative capital[2] | |
 Â Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur | Constitutional and legislative capital (parliament), seat of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
| Putrajaya | Administrative centre and judicial seat; variously referred to as the administrative capital[3] | |
 Netherlands
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Amsterdam | Official capital |
| The Hague | Seat of government and de facto administrative capital | |
 Â South Africa
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Pretoria | Administrative and executive capital |
| Bloemfontein | Judicial capital | |
| Cape Town | Legislative capital (parliament) | |
 Â Sri Lanka
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Colombo | Executive, judicial, and commercial[4] capital |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Legislative capital (parliament)
More than one capital in the past[edit] These countries have had two cities that served as administrative capitals at the same time, for various reasons such as war, weather or partition. In some cases, the second capital is considered a temporary capital. |
