Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national
capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was
renamed. This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date. Where a city name has changed, the name of the city when it was a capital is listed first, followed by its modern name in brackets.
Africa
Northern Africa
Western Africa
Central Africa
Eastern Africa
Southern Africa
Asia
Northern Asia
Central Asia
Southwest Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Southeastern Europe
Central Europe
Oceania
Notes
North America
South America
See also
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List of capitals of Burma
The current capital of Myanmar (Burma) is Nay Pyi Taw. The following is a list of political capitals of notable states in Burmese history from the 9th century to the present. The list is generally organised in dynastic and chronological orders ...
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Historical capitals of China
This is a list of historical capitals of China.
Four Great Ancient Capitals
There are traditionally four major historical capitals of China referred to as the "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" (). The four are Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and X ...
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List of current and former capitals of subdivisions of China
This is a list of the current and former capital city, capitals of the country subdivisions of China. The history of China and its administrative divisions is long and convoluted; hence, this chart will cover only capitals after the completion o ...
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List of historical capitals of Egypt
The current capital of Egypt is Cairo. Over the course of history, however, Egypt's capital has changed.
List of Egyptian capitals
*Thinis: (3150 BC – 2686 BC) – I and II dynasties
* Memphis: (2686 BC – 2160 BC) – III dynasty to VIII ...
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List of capitals of France
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Capital of Germany
The capital of Germany is the city state of Berlin. It is the seat of the President of Germany, whose official residence is Schloss Bellevue. The Bundesrat ("federal council") is the representation of the Federal States (''Bundesländer'') of ...
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List of capitals of India
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Historical capitals of Norway
A list of the historic capitals of Kingdom of Norway.
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List of capitals in the United States
This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals.
Washington has been the federal capital of the United States ...
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Institutional seats of the European Union
The seven institutions of the European Union (EU) are seated in four different cities, which are Brussels (Belgium), Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and Strasbourg (France), rather than being concentrated in a single capital ...
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List of former sovereign states
A historical sovereign state is a Sovereign state, state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, country, countries, nations, or empires that have c ...
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List of sovereign states by date of formation
Below is a list of sovereign states with the dates of their formation (date of their independence or of their constitution), sorted by continent.
This list includes the List of sovereign states, 195 states which are currently full member states ...
References
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National
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...