Facebook YouTube Twitter Instagram. The Latest. What is the Capital of Tanzania? Dodoma Modern Dodoma was founded in by German colonists while the Tanzanian central railway was being constructed. Comments comments. Africa Capital Cities Geography History. July 25, Articles. June 29, Articles. March 9, Articles. Nepal is the only country in the modern world that does not have a rectangular national flag. It is crimson with blue borders and incorporates stylized symbols of the sun and moon.
Hundreds of independent states existed on the Indian subcontinent prior to the period of British control there in the 17th—19th centuries. The most well-known example of a country with two capital cities is Bolivia. The Netherlands. South Africa. Cote D'Ivoire and Benin. List of world capitals. There are a small minority of countries in the world which have more than one capital.
However, the only country in the world to have three capitals is South Africa. The reason that Chile has two capitals is fairly recent and goes back to the end of the reign of dictator and president Augusto Pinochet. Santiago has always been the official capital of Chile, going all the way back to colonial times. Towards the end of Pinochet's regime in , it was decided to move the National Congress of Chile from Santiago to the city of Valparaiso both as a gesture of decentralization and an effort to appease the public to stay in power.
The reason that Georgia has two capital cities is that it can distribute its government's functions between the two cities and also honor the past of both the cities. The city of Tbilisi is the official capital of the country, and it is here where the executive functions of the government are performed.
The city of Kutaisi, on the other hand, is the legislative capital of the government. The Parliament of Georgia is also located here. Both Kutaisi and Tbilisi have storied pasts as being the capitals of past kingdoms and dynasties that have come and gone in Georgia's past, which is why they are both honored by having a role in the government. Tegucigalpa had been the capital of Honduras since when it was designated as the capital.
The catalyst for Honduras' change from a single capital to a two capital country then started in In when Honduras's current constitution was established it was decreed that the Municipality of the Central District would serve as the capital, meaning that both cities where now the capital since they made up the Central District.
The city of Abidjan was declared the capital of the Ivory Coast in when it was still under French rule as a colony and stayed the capital after the country became independent. However, the reason that the Ivory Coast has two capitals is fairly recent and is associated with the country's first president. Getty Images Podgorica is home to the official government and is much more laid-back than Cetinje. Podgorica, Montenegro. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Getty Images The Hague is where the governing takes place and where the King of the Netherlands conducts his annual speech from the throne. The Hague, Netherlands. Cape Town, South Africa. Getty Images Bloemfontein has a chilled, residential vibe and is the judicial capital of South Africa. Getty Images Pretoria has the most beautiful views of jacaranda trees every September and also the home of the executive capital of South Africa.
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Tanzania — Dar es Salaam and Dodoma Although it was announced in that the government would move from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, it took until October to actually do so. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Getty Images Dodoma may have all of the official buildings but a lot of government business still is conducted in Dar es Salaam.
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