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What is the Capital of Timor-Leste? Dili
Dilli is the capital of East Timor, on the north coast of the island of Timor. The city has 281,000 residents (2018), a strong growth from only 51,700 residents in 2004. Preparations for oil operations are underway. Main export item is coffee; moreover, copra, cloves and cocoa. The city has an airport. History Dili was…
What is the Capital of Liechtenstein? Vaduz
Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein. The city has 5197 residents (2017). The town was first mentioned in 1150. It is located in the Rhine Valley. The city is the country’s political and cultural center and an important trade center. In 2017, 69,000 foreign tourists visited Vaduz. The industrial activities include metalworking and manufacturing of…
What is the Capital of Mauritania? Nouakchott
Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, on the western outskirts of the Sahara, on a plateau approx. 4 km from the Atlantic coast; 558,200 residents (2002) with suburbs. Some industry, including sugar refining. Crude oil and copper export port. International Airport. University (1981), National Museum, two large mosques. The town was founded in 1903 along the…
What is the Capital of South Sudan? Juba
Juba, the capital and largest city in South Sudan. The city is located on a hill on the west bank of Bahr al-Jabal (name of the White Nile from the border with Uganda to Lake Nos), approx. 125 kilometers north of the border with Uganda. The city has approx. 250,000 residents (2008). The city is…
What is the Capital of Kosovo? Pristina
Pristina is the capital of Kosovo and the country’s political, administrative and cultural center. The city has 204 725 residents (2016). With suburbs, the population is about 550,000. Ethnic composition 97.8 percent of Pristina’s residents are Albanians. The largest minority group is Turks with one percent of the population. Prior to the conflict in Kosovo…
What is the Capital of Uganda? Kampala
Kampala is the capital and largest city in Uganda, near the northern shore of Lake Victoria, 1220 meters above sea level. The city has 3,298,000 residents (2020). Kampala is centrally located in a very rich agricultural district, and accounts for a significant portion of the country’s exports of goods such as coffee, cotton and tea,…
What is the Capital of Vietnam? Hanoi
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country’s cultural and political center. The city is located by Song Hong, the ‘Red River’, 90 kilometers west of Hai Phong and 130 kilometers from Tonking Bay. Hanoi is the country’s second largest city (after Ho Chi Minh City) and has 3,642,131 residents in the metropolitan area….
What is the Capital of Uruguay? Montevideo
Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on the north side of the wide estuary of Río de la Plata; 1.3 million calls (2004). Montevideo is Uruguay’s dominant port city and communications center, and accounts for the majority of foreign trade. The town has large slaughterhouses, freezers and canning factories, tanneries, soap, shoes and wool industry. Montevideo is…
What is the Capital of Yemen? Sanaa
Sana, the largest city in Yemen, 300 km northwest of Aden, located in a fertile valley 2350 meters above sea level. The metropolitan area has 2,962,000 residents (estimate for 2015, UN Population Division). The city is a trade center with textile industry (cotton) and crafts. Islamic University (1970), International Airport. Road connection to Al-Hudaydah on…
What is the Capital of Turkmenistan? Ashgabat
Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan. The city is close to the Iranian border and has 605,000 residents (1999). Ashgabat is located in a fertile oasis on the outskirts of the Karakum desert with vineyards and orchards. The city has significant textile and mechanical workshops, as well as film industry. The university was founded in…
What is the Capital of Zimbabwe? Harare
Harare is Zimbabwe ‘s capital. The city is one of the country’s 10 provinces, and geographically located in Mashonaland, in the northeastern part of the country. In 2006, the population was estimated at 1.6 million. The city has a pleasant temperate climate. The average temperature is approx. 18 o C. The relatively low average temperature…
What is the Capital of Zambia? Lusaka
Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. It is estimated that Lusaka and nearby urban areas have 2.5 million residents (2019). The city is 1280 meters above sea level and has a temperate climate. History Lusaka has been named after a village and a chief who lived in the same area. During the construction…
What is the Capital of Tunisia? Tunis
Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia, and is located northeast of the country near the Mediterranean at the Gulf of Tunis. The city has 767,000 residents, while the metropolitan area has a population of about 2.4 million (2010). Tunis is Tunisia’s administrative center, as well as the main hub for politics, economy,…
What is the Capital of Turkey? Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey, in the middle of Asia Minor, 850 meters above sea level. The metropolitan area has 5 112 800 residents (2019). According to the UN, the population will increase to 5,868 million by 2030. Business and transport Ankara is a management, finance and trade center. The city has a number…
What is the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago? Port-of-Spain
Port of Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago, on the west coast of Trinidad, 38,000 in (2000). Important port and trade city, international airport. Fleet station, shipyard. Varied industry, including production of rooms, beer, cigarettes, plastics, textiles and canned goods. University. Botanical garden, beautiful parks and buildings, among others. the Anglican Cathedral of 1823 and…
What is the Capital of Venezuela? Caracas
Caracas is the capital of Venezuela, with a population of 2,934,600 people (2018). The settlement is located partly in the federal district of Caracas (1930 square kilometers) and partly in the state of Miranda, and extends about 15 kilometers north-south and almost 30 kilometers east-west. Caracas is located in a fertile valley just over 900…
What is the Capital of Vanuatu? Port Vila
Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu. It is located on the south coast of the island of Efate and has 29,356 residents (1999). Port Vila is Vanuatu’s most important port and center of the country’s trade. Bauerfield International International Airport is also located here.
What is the Capital of Uzbekistan? Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, in the northeast of the country, near the border with Kazakhstan. The city has 2.39 million residents (2016) and is the second largest city in Central Asia after the Afghan capital of Kabul. The name Tashkent comes from the Turkish words tash (stone) and kend (village). Business and culture…
What is the Capital of Tuvalu? Vaiaku
Funafuti, atoll in Tuvalu, consists of approx. 30 smaller islands and islets with a total of 2.8 km2 landmass with 4500 bb (2002). Funafuti holds the country’s capital. Tourism.
What is the Capital of United Arab Emirates? Abu Dhabi
Capital of the Sheikh Abu Dhabi, and temporary capital of the United Arab Emirates; 540,000 residents (2000). Located on a small island in the Persian Gulf. Has undergone rapid modernization and growth since the 1960s. Light industry, oil refinery by Umm an-Nar (1976). Norwegian Embassy. International Airport.
What is the Capital of Palau? Ngerulmud
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What is the Capital of Ukraine? Kiev
Kiev, capital of Ukraine, on both sides of the Dnieper River; 2,611,000 residents (2002). The country’s largest city and most important industrial center. Particularly important are the electrical, fine mechanical and chemical industries, but also the mechanical, rubber, food and food and wood industries. Road and rail junction. Dnieper is passable for approx. nine months…
What is the Capital of Sweden? Stockholm
Stockholm is Sweden’s capital and largest city, on the border between the provinces of Uppland and Södermanland, at the mouth of Lake Mälaren in Saltsjön (the Baltic Sea). The municipality of Stockholm has an area of 188 km2 and 974 145 residents (2019). Stockholm city comprises a total of 19 islands and islets, including Stadsholmen,…
What is the Capital of Swaziland? Mbabane
Mbabane, capital and largest city in Swaziland, farthest west, 1140 m asl; about. 70,000 residents (2003). trade; food industry. Tourism. Mining in the area. Founded in 1902.
What is the Capital of Tajikistan? Dushanbe
Dušanbe, Tajikistan Capital, 820,600 in. (2016). Dushanbe is the largest city in Tajikistan. The name originally comes from a large market held in the area on Mondays, hence the name Dusjanbe, which means “Monday”. Dushanbe is an important transport and industrial center. There are cotton and silk spinners there, as well as the food and machinery…
What is the Capital of Taiwan? Taipei
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. The town is located north of the island, on a plain about seven meters above sea level. The capital city itself has 2 646 204 million residents (2019), while the metropolitan area has a population of about 6.7 million. The town is in the Taipei basin on the east…
What is the Capital of Tonga? Nuku’alofa
Nukualofa, the capital and main port city of Tonga, is located on the north side of the island of Tongatapu; 23,600 in. (2005). Business is mainly related to the export of bananas, vanilla and copra. Sale of traditional handicraft products. Royal Palace (1865-67) and Chapel (1862).
What is the Capital of Pakistan? Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. The city constitutes a federal metropolitan area, furthest north in the province of Punjab, with an area of 906 square kilometers. The city has 1,014,800 residents, the metropolitan area about 4 million (2017). Islamabad is an administrative city and has several universities and research institutes. One of the world’s…
What is the Capital of Switzerland? Bern
Bern is the federal capital of Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Bern. It is located on the river Aare, 542 meters above sea level. and has 133,115 residents (2017), 415,500 including suburbs (the Bern Agglomeration). Business and transport Bern is primarily a management center and commercial city, but also has some industry,…