The table below lists capitals serving as administrative divisions by country.
| Country | Capital city | Divisional unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native term | Translation or equivalent | ||
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | ciudad autónoma | autonomous city |
| Armenia | Yerevan | kaghak | city |
| Austria | Vienna | land | state |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | şəhər | city |
| Belarus | Minsk | horad | municipality |
| Belgium | Brussels | région / gewest | region |
| Brazil | Brasília | distrito federal | federal district |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | oblast | province |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | krong | autonomous municipality |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | commune autonome | autonomous commune |
| Chad | N'Djamena | région | region |
| China | Beijing | zhíxiáshì | direct-controlled municipality |
| Colombia | Bogotá | distrito capital | capital district |
| DR of the Congo | Kinshasa | ville neutre | neutral city |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | capital district | |
| Croatia | Zagreb | grad | town/city |
| Cuba | Havana | municipio especial | special municipality |
| Czech Republic | Prague | hlavní město | |
| Djibouti | Djibouti City | ville | town/city |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | distrito nacional | national district |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | āstedader | administration |
| France | Paris | département | department |
| Gambia | Banjul | independent city | |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | k'alak'i | city |
| Germany | Berlin | land | state |
| Guinea | Conakry | zone spéciale | special zone |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | sector autónomo | autonomous sector |
| Hungary | Budapest | föváros | capital city |
| India | Delhi | Rajdhani | National Capital Territory |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | daerah khusus ibukota | Capital Territory |
| Japan | Tokyo | to | metropolis |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | qalalar | city |
| Kenya | Nairobi | national capital area | |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | chikhalsi | directly governed city |
| South Korea | Seoul | teukbyeolsi | special city |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | shaar | city |
| Laos | Vientiane | kampheng nakhon | prefecture |
| Latvia | Riga | lielpilsēta | city |
| Libya | Tripoli | shabiyah | district |
| Maldives | Malé | city | |
| Mali | Bamako | district | |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | district | |
| Mexico | Mexico City | distrito federal | federal district |
| Moldova | Chişinău | municipiu | municipality |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | khot | municipality |
| Mozambique | Maputo | cidade | city |
| Niger | Niamey | communauté urbaine | capital district |
| Nigeria | Abuja | capital territory | |
| Norway | Oslo | fylke | county |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | capital territory | |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | capital district | |
| Paraguay | Asunción | distrito capital | capital district |
| Peru | Lima | provincia | province |
| Philippines | Manila | capital region | |
| Romania | Bucharest | municipiu | municipality |
| Russia | Moscow | federalny gorod | federal city |
| Rwanda | Kigali | mairie | town council |
| Serbia | Belgrade | grad | city |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | capital district | |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | Taipei | shì | special municipality |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | independent city | |
| Thailand | Bangkok | maha nakhon | municipality |
| Turkmenistan | Aşgabat | independent city | |
| Ukraine | Kiev | misto | city |
| Uganda | Kampala | city council | |
| United Kingdom | London | region | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | federal district | |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | shahar | autonomous city |
| Venezuela | Caracas | distrito capital | capital district |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | thu do | municipality |
| Yemen | Sana'a | municipality | |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | province | |
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list, serving, divisions and/or country:
“The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (18411935)
“My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.”
—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)
“We are all serving a life-sentence in the dungeon of self.”
—Cyril Connolly (19031974)
“Nothing does more to activate Christian divisions than talk about Christian unity.”
—Conor Cruise OBrien (b. 1917)
“And we may be led, then, upward through more
Powerful forms of poetry, past columns
With peeling posters on them, to the country of indifference.
Meanwhile if the swell diapasons, blooms
Unhappily and too soon, the little people are nonetheless real.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)