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Capital</font></b><br>(Country profile category: Government)</td></TR></TABLE>
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<p><b>Afghanistan:</b>
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<br>
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Kabul
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<p><b>Albania:</b>
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<br>
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Tirana
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<p><b>Algeria:</b>
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<br>
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Algiers
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<p><b>American Samoa:</b>
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<br>
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Pago Pago
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<p><b>Andorra:</b>
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<br>
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Andorra la Vella
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<p><b>Angola:</b>
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<br>
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Luanda
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<p><b>Anguilla:</b>
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<br>
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The Valley
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<p><b>Antigua and Barbuda:</b>
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<br>
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Saint John's
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<p><b>Argentina:</b>
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<br>
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Buenos Aires
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<p><b>Armenia:</b>
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<br>
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Yerevan
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<p><b>Aruba:</b>
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<br>
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Oranjestad
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<p><b>Australia:</b>
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<br>
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Canberra
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<p><b>Austria:</b>
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<br>
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Vienna
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<p><b>Azerbaijan:</b>
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<br>
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Baku (Baki)
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<p><b>Bahamas, The:</b>
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<br>
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Nassau
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<p><b>Bahrain:</b>
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<br>
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Manama
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<p><b>Bangladesh:</b>
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<br>
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Dhaka
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<p><b>Barbados:</b>
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<br>
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Bridgetown
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<p><b>Belarus:</b>
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<br>
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Minsk
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<p><b>Belgium:</b>
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<br>
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Brussels
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<p><b>Belize:</b>
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<br>
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Belmopan
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<p><b>Benin:</b>
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<br>
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Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government
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<p><b>Bermuda:</b>
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<br>
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Hamilton
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<p><b>Bhutan:</b>
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<br>
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Thimphu
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<p><b>Bolivia:</b>
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<br>
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La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary)
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<p><b>Bosnia and Herzegovina:</b>
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<br>
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Sarajevo
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<p><b>Botswana:</b>
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<br>
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Gaborone
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<p><b>Brazil:</b>
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<br>
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Brasilia
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<p><b>British Virgin Islands:</b>
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<br>
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Road Town
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<p><b>Brunei:</b>
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<br>
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Bandar Seri Begawan
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<p><b>Bulgaria:</b>
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<br>
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Sofia
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<p><b>Burkina Faso:</b>
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<br>
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Ouagadougou
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<p><b>Burma:</b>
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<br>
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Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon)
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<p><b>Burundi:</b>
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<br>
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Bujumbura
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<p><b>Cambodia:</b>
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<br>
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Phnom Penh
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<p><b>Cameroon:</b>
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<br>
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Yaounde
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<p><b>Canada:</b>
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<br>
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Ottawa
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<p><b>Cape Verde:</b>
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<br>
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Praia
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<p><b>Cayman Islands:</b>
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<br>
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George Town
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<p><b>Central African Republic:</b>
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<br>
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Bangui
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<p><b>Chad:</b>
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<br>
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N'Djamena
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<p><b>Chile:</b>
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<br>
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Santiago
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<p><b>China:</b>
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<br>
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Beijing
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<p><b>Christmas Island:</b>
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<br>
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The Settlement
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<p><b>Cocos (Keeling) Islands:</b>
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<br>
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West Island
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<p><b>Colombia:</b>
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<br>
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Bogota
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<p><b>Comoros:</b>
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<br>
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Moroni
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<p><b>Congo, Democratic Republic of the:</b>
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<br>
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Kinshasa
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<p><b>Congo, Republic of the:</b>
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<br>
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Brazzaville
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<p><b>Cook Islands:</b>
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<br>
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Avarua
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<p><b>Costa Rica:</b>
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<br>
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San Jose
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<p><b>Cote d'Ivoire:</b>
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<br>
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Yamoussoukro
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<br><i>note:</i>
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although Yamoussoukro has been the capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
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<p><b>Croatia:</b>
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<br>
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Zagreb
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<p><b>Cuba:</b>
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<br>
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Havana
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<p><b>Cyprus:</b>
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<br>
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Nicosia
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<br><i>note:</i>
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the Turkish Cypriot area's capital is Lefkosa (Nicosia)
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<p><b>Czech Republic:</b>
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<br>
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Prague
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<p><b>Denmark:</b>
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<br>
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Copenhagen
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<p><b>Djibouti:</b>
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<br>
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Djibouti
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<p><b>Dominica:</b>
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<br>
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Roseau
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<p><b>Dominican Republic:</b>
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<br>
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Santo Domingo
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<p><b>Ecuador:</b>
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<br>
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Quito
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<p><b>Egypt:</b>
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<br>
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Cairo
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<p><b>El Salvador:</b>
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<br>
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San Salvador
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<p><b>Equatorial Guinea:</b>
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<br>
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Malabo
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<p><b>Eritrea:</b>
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<br>
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Asmara (formerly Asmera)
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<p><b>Estonia:</b>
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<br>
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Tallinn
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<p><b>Ethiopia:</b>
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<br>
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Addis Ababa
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<p><b>Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):</b>
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<br>
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Stanley
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<p><b>Faroe Islands:</b>
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<br>
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Torshavn
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<p><b>Fiji:</b>
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<br>
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Suva
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<p><b>Finland:</b>
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<br>
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Helsinki
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<p><b>France:</b>
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<br>
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Paris
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<p><b>French Guiana:</b>
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<br>
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Cayenne
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<p><b>French Polynesia:</b>
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<br>
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Papeete
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<p><b>Gabon:</b>
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<br>
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Libreville
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<p><b>Gambia, The:</b>
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<br>
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Banjul
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<p><b>Georgia:</b>
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<br>
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T'bilisi
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<p><b>Germany:</b>
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<br>
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Berlin
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<p><b>Ghana:</b>
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<br>
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Accra
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<p><b>Gibraltar:</b>
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<br>
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Gibraltar
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<p><b>Greece:</b>
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<br>
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Athens
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<p><b>Greenland:</b>
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<br>
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Nuuk (Godthab)
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<p><b>Grenada:</b>
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<br>
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Saint George's
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<p><b>Guadeloupe:</b>
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<br>
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Basse-Terre
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<p><b>Guam:</b>
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<br>
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Hagatna (Agana)
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<p><b>Guatemala:</b>
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<br>
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Guatemala
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<p><b>Guernsey:</b>
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<br>
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Saint Peter Port
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<p><b>Guinea:</b>
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<br>
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Conakry
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<p><b>Guinea-Bissau:</b>
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<br>
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Bissau
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<p><b>Guyana:</b>
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<br>
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Georgetown
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<p><b>Haiti:</b>
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<br>
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Port-au-Prince
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<p><b>Holy See (Vatican City):</b>
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<br>
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Vatican City
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<p><b>Honduras:</b>
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<br>
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Tegucigalpa
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<p><b>Hungary:</b>
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<br>
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Budapest
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<p><b>Iceland:</b>
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<br>
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Reykjavik
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<p><b>India:</b>
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<br>
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New Delhi
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<p><b>Indonesia:</b>
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<br>
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Jakarta
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<p><b>Iran:</b>
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<br>
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Tehran
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<p><b>Iraq:</b>
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<br>
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Baghdad
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<p><b>Ireland:</b>
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<br>
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Dublin
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<p><b>Israel:</b>
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<br>
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Jerusalem
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<br><i>note:</i>
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Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
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<p><b>Italy:</b>
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<br>
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Rome
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<p><b>Jamaica:</b>
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<br>
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Kingston
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<p><b>Japan:</b>
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<br>
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Tokyo
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<p><b>Jersey:</b>
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<br>
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Saint Helier
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<p><b>Jordan:</b>
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<br>
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Amman
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<p><b>Kazakhstan:</b>
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<br>
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Astana
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<br><i>note:</i>
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the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998
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<p><b>Kenya:</b>
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<br>
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Nairobi
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<p><b>Kiribati:</b>
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<br>
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Tarawa
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<p><b>Korea, North:</b>
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<br>
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P'yongyang
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<p><b>Korea, South:</b>
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<br>
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Seoul
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<p><b>Kuwait:</b>
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<br>
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Kuwait
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<p><b>Kyrgyzstan:</b>
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<br>
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Bishkek
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<p><b>Laos:</b>
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<br>
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Vientiane
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<p><b>Latvia:</b>
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<br>
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Riga
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<p><b>Lebanon:</b>
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<br>
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Beirut
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<p><b>Lesotho:</b>
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<br>
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Maseru
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<p><b>Liberia:</b>
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<br>
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Monrovia
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<p><b>Libya:</b>
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<br>
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Tripoli
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<p><b>Liechtenstein:</b>
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<br>
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Vaduz
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<p><b>Lithuania:</b>
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<br>
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Vilnius
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<p><b>Luxembourg:</b>
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<br>
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Luxembourg
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<p><b>Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:</b>
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<br>
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Skopje
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<p><b>Madagascar:</b>
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<br>
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Antananarivo
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<p><b>Malawi:</b>
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<br>
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Lilongwe
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<p><b>Malaysia:</b>
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<br>
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Kuala Lumpur
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<p><b>Maldives:</b>
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<br>
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Male
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<p><b>Mali:</b>
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<br>
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Bamako
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<p><b>Malta:</b>
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<br>
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Valletta
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<p><b>Man, Isle of:</b>
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<br>
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Douglas
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<p><b>Marshall Islands:</b>
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<br>
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Majuro
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<p><b>Martinique:</b>
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<br>
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Fort-de-France
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<p><b>Mauritania:</b>
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<br>
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Nouakchott
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<p><b>Mauritius:</b>
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<br>
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Port Louis
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<p><b>Mayotte:</b>
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<br>
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Mamoutzou
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<p><b>Mexico:</b>
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<br>
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Mexico
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<p><b>Micronesia, Federated States of:</b>
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<br>
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Palikir
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<p><b>Midway Islands:</b>
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<br>
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none; administered from Washington, DC
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<p><b>Moldova:</b>
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<br>
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Chisinau
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<p><b>Monaco:</b>
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<br>
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Monaco
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<p><b>Mongolia:</b>
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<br>
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Ulaanbaatar
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<p><b>Montserrat:</b>
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Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
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<p><b>Morocco:</b>
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<br>
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Rabat
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<p><b>Mozambique:</b>
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<br>
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Maputo
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<p><b>Namibia:</b>
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<br>
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Windhoek
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<p><b>Nauru:</b>
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<br>
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no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
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<p><b>Nepal:</b>
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<br>
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Kathmandu
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<p><b>Netherlands:</b>
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<br>
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Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government
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<p><b>Netherlands Antilles:</b>
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<br>
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Willemstad
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<p><b>New Caledonia:</b>
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<br>
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Noumea
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<p><b>New Zealand:</b>
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<br>
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Wellington
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<p><b>Nicaragua:</b>
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<br>
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Managua
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<p><b>Niger:</b>
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<br>
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Niamey
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<p><b>Nigeria:</b>
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<br>
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Abuja
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<br><i>note:</i>
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on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially moved from Lagos to Abuja; many government offices remain in Lagos pending completion of facilities in Abuja
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<p><b>Niue:</b>
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<br>
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Alofi
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<p><b>Norfolk Island:</b>
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<br>
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Kingston
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<p><b>Northern Mariana Islands:</b>
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<br>
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Saipan
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<p><b>Norway:</b>
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<br>
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Oslo
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<p><b>Oman:</b>
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<br>
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Muscat
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<p><b>Pakistan:</b>
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<br>
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Islamabad
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<p><b>Palau:</b>
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<br>
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Koror
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<br><i>note:</i>
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a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror
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<p><b>Panama:</b>
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<br>
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Panama
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<p><b>Papua New Guinea:</b>
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<br>
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Port Moresby
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<p><b>Paraguay:</b>
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<br>
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Asuncion
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<p><b>Peru:</b>
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<br>
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Lima
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<p><b>Philippines:</b>
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<br>
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Manila
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<p><b>Pitcairn Islands:</b>
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<br>
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Adamstown
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<p><b>Poland:</b>
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<br>
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Warsaw
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<p><b>Portugal:</b>
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<br>
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Lisbon
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<p><b>Puerto Rico:</b>
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<br>
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San Juan
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<p><b>Qatar:</b>
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<br>
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Doha
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<p><b>Reunion:</b>
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<br>
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Saint-Denis
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<p><b>Romania:</b>
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<br>
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Bucharest
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<p><b>Russia:</b>
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<br>
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Moscow
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<p><b>Rwanda:</b>
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<br>
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Kigali
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<p><b>Saint Helena:</b>
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<br>
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Jamestown
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<p><b>Saint Kitts and Nevis:</b>
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<br>
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Basseterre
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<p><b>Saint Lucia:</b>
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<br>
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Castries
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<p><b>Saint Pierre and Miquelon:</b>
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<br>
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Saint-Pierre
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<p><b>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:</b>
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<br>
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Kingstown
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<p><b>Samoa:</b>
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<br>
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Apia
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<p><b>San Marino:</b>
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<br>
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San Marino
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<p><b>Sao Tome and Principe:</b>
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<br>
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Sao Tome
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<p><b>Saudi Arabia:</b>
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<br>
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Riyadh
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<p><b>Senegal:</b>
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<br>
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Dakar
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<p><b>Serbia and Montenegro:</b>
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<br>
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Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica (Montenegro)
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<p><b>Seychelles:</b>
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<br>
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Victoria
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<p><b>Sierra Leone:</b>
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<br>
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Freetown
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<p><b>Singapore:</b>
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<br>
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Singapore
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<p><b>Slovakia:</b>
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<br>
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Bratislava
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<p><b>Slovenia:</b>
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<br>
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Ljubljana
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<p><b>Solomon Islands:</b>
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<br>
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|
Honiara
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<p><b>Somalia:</b>
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<br>
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Mogadishu
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<p><b>South Africa:</b>
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<br>
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Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center
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<p><b>South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:</b>
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<br>
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none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
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<p><b>Spain:</b>
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<br>
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Madrid
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<p><b>Sri Lanka:</b>
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<br>
|
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Colombo
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<p><b>Sudan:</b>
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|
<br>
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Khartoum
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<p><b>Suriname:</b>
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|
<br>
|
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Paramaribo
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<p><b>Svalbard:</b>
|
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<br>
|
|
Longyearbyen
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|
<p><b>Swaziland:</b>
|
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<br>
|
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Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital
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<p><b>Sweden:</b>
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<br>
|
|
Stockholm
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|
<p><b>Switzerland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Bern
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|
<p><b>Syria:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Damascus
|
|
<p><b>Tajikistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Dushanbe
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|
<p><b>Tanzania:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Dar es Salaam
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|
<br><i>note:</i>
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some government offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis
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<p><b>Thailand:</b>
|
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<br>
|
|
Bangkok
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<p><b>Togo:</b>
|
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<br>
|
|
Lome
|
|
<p><b>Tokelau:</b>
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<br>
|
|
none; each atoll has its own administrative center
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<p><b>Tonga:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Nuku'alofa
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<p><b>Trinidad and Tobago:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Port-of-Spain
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|
<p><b>Tunisia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Tunis
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|
<p><b>Turkey:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Ankara
|
|
<p><b>Turkmenistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Ashgabat
|
|
<p><b>Turks and Caicos Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk)
|
|
<p><b>Tuvalu:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Funafuti
|
|
<p><b>Uganda:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Kampala
|
|
<p><b>Ukraine:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Kiev (Kyyiv)
|
|
<p><b>United Arab Emirates:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Abu Dhabi
|
|
<p><b>United Kingdom:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
London
|
|
<p><b>United States:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Washington, DC
|
|
<p><b>Uruguay:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Montevideo
|
|
<p><b>Uzbekistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Tashkent (Toshkent)
|
|
<p><b>Vanuatu:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Port-Vila
|
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<p><b>Venezuela:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Caracas
|
|
<p><b>Vietnam:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Hanoi
|
|
<p><b>Virgin Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
|
<p><b>Wallis and Futuna:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
|
|
<p><b>Western Sahara:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
none
|
|
<p><b>Yemen:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
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Sanaa
|
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<p><b>Zambia:</b>
|
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<br>
|
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Lusaka
|
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<p><b>Zimbabwe:</b>
|
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<br>
|
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Harare
|
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<p><b>Taiwan:</b>
|
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<br>
|
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Taipei
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