Countries With More Than One Capital

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26 May 2024

A nation, state, province, or other administrative region's capital is the municipality that holds principal status there and typically serves as the seat of government

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A capital is usually a city that houses the administrative centres and legislative buildings

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Most countries have one capital, however, there are nations with two or more capitals. Here is a list

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South Africa has three capital cities. Pretoria is the administrative and executive capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is its judicial capital

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Sri Lanka's administrative capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and Colombo is its commercial and judicial capital

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In Chile, Santiago is considered the official capital and Valparaiso is considered to be its legislative capital

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Kuala Lumpur is the official capital of Malaysia, while Putrajaya is ts administrative capital

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Amsterdam is the official and royal capital of the Netherlands, whereas The Hague serves as the administrative capital and seat of the National legislature

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Other countries in the list include Benin, Bolivia, Cote D' Ivory, Georgia, Swaziland, Yemen and Tanzania

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