capital - a seat of government

city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"

Windhoek - capital of Namibia in the center of the country

capital of Afghanistan, Kabul - the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan

Albanian capital, Tirana - the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country

Algerian capital, Algiers - an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria

Angolan capital, Luanda - port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola

capital of Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's, St. John's - the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina - capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center

Bulgarian capital, Serdica, Sofia - capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria

Rangoon, Yangon - the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta

Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, Usumbura - the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"

Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, Pnom Penh - the capital and largest city of Kampuchea

capital of Cameroon, Yaounde - the capital of Cameroon

capital of Cape Verde, Cidade de Praia, Praia - the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island

Bangui, capital of Central Africa - the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic

capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo - the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon

capital of Chad, Fort-Lamy, N'Djamena, Ndjamena - the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river

capital of Chile, Gran Santiago, Santiago de Chile, Santiago - the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America

Beijing, capital of Red China, Peiping, Peking - capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

capital of Taiwan, Taipeh, Taipei - the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan

Bogota, capital of Colombia - capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain

Brazzaville - the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa, Leopoldville - the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville

capital of Costa Rica, San Jose - the capital and largest city of Costa Rica

Yamoussukro - capital of the Ivory Coast

capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City - the capital and largest city of Guatemala

Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa - the capital and largest city of Honduras

Salvadoran capital, San Salvador - the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes

capital of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaraguan capital - the capital and largest city of Managua

capital of Panama, Panamanian capital, Panama City - the capital and largest city of Panama

capital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexican capital, Mexico City - the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities