Countries and Capitals

Identify national seats of government and the geography behind them.

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Which purpose-built inland city is Australia’s national capital?
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Canberra
- Perth
Canada’s Parliament meets in which capital city on the Ottawa River?
- Ottawa
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Montréal
Which planned city replaced Rio de Janeiro as Brazil’s capital in 1960?
- Salvador
- São Paulo
- Belo Horizonte
- Brasília
Which metropolitan prefecture is Japan’s capital and seat of the national government?
- Kyoto
- Tokyo
- Osaka
- Sapporo
Nairobi, whose name is linked to a Maasai phrase for “cool water,” is the capital of which country?
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Kenya
- Rwanda
Türkiye’s capital lies in central Anatolia rather than at its largest city, Istanbul. What is it?
- Ankara
- İzmir
- Bursa
- Antalya
Which city at the southern end of New Zealand’s North Island is the national capital?
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- Wellington
Rabat, on the Atlantic coast near the Bou Regreg river, is the capital of which North African kingdom?
- Tunisia
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Libya
Which city, restored to the name Astana in 2022, is Kazakhstan’s capital?
- Almaty
- Shymkent
- Astana
- Karaganda
Switzerland has no de jure capital. Which “federal city” nevertheless serves as its de facto capital and seat of federal authorities?
- Bern
- Geneva
- Zürich
- Lausanne