Carafaat Posted July 8, 2012 Benin Porto-Novo Official capital; seat of legislature Cotonou seat of national executive and judicial bodies Bolivia Sucre Official (constitutional) capital; seat of national judiciary La Paz Seat of national executive, legislative, and electoral bodies Chile Santiago Official capital; seat of national administrative and judicial bodies Valparaíso Seat of national legislature Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Official capital Abidjan De facto seat of government Germany Berlin Official capital and seat of national executive and legislative bodies Karlsruhe Seat of national judiciary Bonn "federal city" (Bundesstadt), some ministries are located in Bonn Honduras Tegucigalpa De facto capital and, with Comayagüela one of two cities constituting the Municipality of the Central District, which is the official constitutional capital Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Official and royal capital; seat of national legislature Putrajaya Administrative centre and seat of national judiciary Montenegro Podgorica Official capital Cetinje Old royal capital and site of palace of head of state Nauru Yaren De facto capital; there is no official capital Netherlands Amsterdam Official (constitutional) and royal capital The Hague Administrative centre, seat of national legislature, and seat of national judiciary Palau Melekeok Official capital Ngerulmud Seat of government Peru the Cusco city Historical Capita (in Spanish Capital Histórica) Lima Official seat of goverment South Africa Pretoria Administrative capital Cape Town Legislative capital Bloemfontein Judicial capital Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Official capital and seat of national legislature Colombo Commercial capital and seat of national executive and judicial bodies Swaziland Mbabane Administrative capital Lobamba Legislative and royal capital Tanzania Dodoma Official and legislative capital Dar es Salaam Seat of national executive and judicial bodies Western Sahara El Aaiún Declared capital Bir Lehlou Temporary capital Not a Country: European Union has three administrative centres: Brussels (executive and part legislative) Luxembourg (judiciary) Strasbourg (Parliament) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carafaat Posted July 8, 2012 See also: list of countries who's largest is not their capital. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_whose_capital_is_not_their_largest_city Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalia Posted July 8, 2012 Brazil Brasilia (Capital) Build in 4 years between 1956 and 1960. Sao Paulo (Largest city. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wyre Posted July 8, 2012 Where Is Somaliland Dee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uchi Posted July 8, 2012 Carafat perhaps you can build yourself one of those ghost cities in china, and call it Confused. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalia Posted July 8, 2012 Tatu City, Kenya - Under Construction - $2.5 billion dollars 20 June 2012 Major contracts cover initial construction works The rumbling of bulldozers and trucks accompanied the pomp and colour that marked Tatu City’s first-phase launch ceremony, in mid-May. Against a backdrop dominated by heavy earthmoving equipment, Tatu City director Arnold Meyer, Narendra Hirani, a director at Gibb Africa, and Jatinder S. Mehta, managing director of SS Mehta and Sons, inked a multi-million-shilling deal covering the initial works on Africa’s model city of the future. The ceremony, attended by high-flyers in the public and private sectors, was presided over by the Mugo Kibati, Director General of Kenya’s Vision 2030 initiative. Mr. Kibati hailed the project as an example of how public-private partnerships can transform Africa and address the country’s shortage of housing and infrastructure. “This [Tatu City] is a classic example of what needs to be done to make our country competitive in the global arena,” he said. “I also note that it is one of the largest foreign direct investments in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Tatu City has been identified as a key flagship project under the social pillar of Vision 2030, which seeks to transform the country into a competitive, industrial economy over the next 18 years. Mr. Meyer thanked the Vision 2030 Delivery Board for its support for the Tatu City project, citing the decision to include it among the key flagship initiatives as “a major endorsement by the government.” Gibb Africa and SS Mehta will be involved in the development of Tatu City Central, the project’s first construction phase, which secured approval by the National Environmental Management Authority in February of this year. “Gibb and SS Mehta were awarded the tender after a rigorous tendering process,” said Mr. Meyer. “Gibb has been tasked with the detailed design and supervision of the enabling works contract. SS Mehta has been contracted to undertake the enabling works contract, which is the bulk earthworks for the road corridors within Tatu City Central.” Gibb will also provide a detailed design for the main works, including roads and services reticulation. SS Mehta’s brief also includes site clearance within the first phase and the bulk earthworks for the main electrical intake station and sub-station serving Tatu City Central. The agreements with Gibb and SS Mehta are worth hundreds of millions of Kenyan shillings, covering electrical and civil engineering works. The contract period for the enabling works runs from April to October 2012. Tatu City is a mixed-use residential and commercial development that is expected to be home to 70,000 people and attract 30,000 visitors daily. Located off the Thika Superhighway, the development is a 30-minute drive from the capital, Nairobi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carafaat Posted July 8, 2012 just an idea: Moqadishu: Official capital, Seat of the Goverment Marka: Seat of the Head of State Garowe: Capital of Traditional Guurti Baidoa: Judicial Capital Hargeysa: Legislative Capital Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carafaat Posted April 1, 2013 We need to learn from the past and try to avoid concentrating the economy, public service and political and govermental institutions in one city. Decentralizing or spreading institutions to a number of cities makes sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waranle_Warrior Posted April 1, 2013 Three capitals for Somalia is not practical. Let all the other big cities develop at their own pace but Baraawe and Baraawe only should be the capital of Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedSea Posted April 2, 2013 ^^^No man, baraawe should be little nice gateway destination. We don't want to ruin it by turning that paradise into concrete Jungle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites