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Capitals that aren't the largest city
Name a national capital that is not the largest city in its country. Hopdown accepts 38 answers here. Common answers keep your bunny near the surface; rare ones dig deeper.
Play this topicMost common answers
- CanberraExtremely commonCapital of Australia. Largest city: Sydney.
- OttawaExtremely commonCapital of Canada. Largest city: Toronto.
- Washington, D.C.UncommonCapital of the United States. Largest city: New York City.
- PretoriaUncommonExecutive capital of South Africa. Largest city: Johannesburg.
- BrasíliaUncommonCapital of Brazil. Largest city: São Paulo.
- IslamabadUncommonCapital of Pakistan. Largest city: Karachi.
- AbujaUncommonCapital of Nigeria. Largest city: Lagos.
- AnkaraUncommonCapital of Turkey. Largest city: Istanbul.
- New DelhiUncommonCapital of India. Largest city: Mumbai.
- WellingtonUncommonCapital of New Zealand. Largest city: Auckland.
- Cape TownUncommonLegislative capital of South Africa. Largest city: Johannesburg.
- Abu DhabiUncommonCapital of the United Arab Emirates. Largest city: Dubai.
- BeijingUncommonCapital of China. Largest city: Shanghai.
- BernUncommonFederal city and de facto capital of Switzerland. Largest city: Zurich.
- HanoiUncommonCapital of Vietnam. Largest city: Ho Chi Minh City.
Rare answers
- NaypyidawRareCapital of Myanmar. Largest city: Yangon.
- La PazRareSeat of government of Bolivia. Largest city: Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
- ManilaRareCapital of the Philippines. Largest city: Quezon City.
- SucreRareConstitutional capital of Bolivia. Largest city: Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
- YamoussoukroRareCapital of Ivory Coast. Largest city: Abidjan.
- VallettaRareCapital of Malta. Largest town: St. Paul's Bay.
- DodomaRareCapital of Tanzania. Largest city: Dar es Salaam.
- BloemfonteinVery rareJudicial capital of South Africa. Largest city: Johannesburg.
- BelmopanVery rareCapital of Belize. Largest city: Belize City.
- KhartoumVery rareCapital of Sudan. Largest city: Omdurman.
- Porto-NovoVery rareOfficial capital of Benin. Largest city: Cotonou.
- Port of SpainVery rareCapital of Trinidad and Tobago. Largest municipality: Chaguanas.
- VaduzVery rareCapital of Liechtenstein. Largest town: Schaan.
- City of San MarinoVery rareCapital of San Marino. Largest town: Serravalle.
- MbabaneVery rareAdministrative capital of Eswatini. Largest city: Manzini.
Deep cuts
The answers almost nobody gives.
- Sri Jayawardenepura KotteDeep cutCapital of Sri Lanka. Largest city: Colombo.
- GitegaDeep cutCapital of Burundi. Largest city: Bujumbura.
- PalikirDeep cutCapital of the Federated States of Micronesia. Largest town: Weno.
- NgerulmudDeep cutCapital of Palau. Largest town: Koror.
- LobambaDeep cutLegislative and royal capital of Eswatini. Largest city: Manzini.
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