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:
“I made a list of things I have
to remember and a list
of things I want to forget,
but I see they are the same list.”
—Linda Pastan (b. 1932)
“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 (1903–1974)
“I find myself ... hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“How soon country people forget. When they fall in love with a city it is forever, and it is like forever. As though there never was a time when they didn’t love it. The minute they arrive at the train station or get off the ferry and glimpse the wide streets and the wasteful lamps lighting them, they know they are born for it. There, in a city, they are not so much new as themselves: their stronger, riskier selves.”
—Toni Morrison (b. 1931)