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Vietnam's capital, in the country's north, is this city.
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Cyprus's capital, divided between Greek and Turkish sections, is this city.
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Myanmar's capital, which replaced Yangon in 2005, is this purpose-built city.
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This Egyptian canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, avoiding a trip around Africa.
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North Korea's capital, its largest city, is this city.
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This vast desert spans much of North Africa and is the world's largest hot desert.
SAHARAPeru's capital, once the seat of Spanish colonial power in South America, is this city.
LIMAPoland's capital, rebuilt almost entirely after WWII destruction, is this city.
WARSAWThough Johannesburg is South Africa's largest city, one of its three capitals (the executive one) is this city.
PRETORIASudan's capital sits at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile.
KHARTOUMThis mountain range is traditionally considered the boundary between Europe and Asia.
URALGreece's capital, birthplace of democracy, is this city.
ATHENSRussia's capital, seat of the Kremlin, is this city.
MOSCOWThough Geneva and Zurich are Switzerland's best-known cities internationally, the real capital is this smaller city.
BERNBotswana's capital, near the South African border, is this city.
GABORONEThis cold, rocky desert spans much of Mongolia and northern China.
GOBIThough Toronto and Montreal are Canada's biggest cities, the nation's capital is this smaller Ontario city.
OTTAWAIndonesia's most populous island, home to its current capital Jakarta, is called this.
JAVAGeorgia the country's capital, not to be confused with the U.S. state, is this city.
TBILISISpain's capital, located roughly in the geographic center of the country, is this city.
MADRIDAfghanistan's capital, in a high mountain valley, is this city.
KABULThe Dominican Republic's capital is Santo '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
DOMINGOIreland's capital, straddling the River Liffey, is this city.
DUBLINThis Chilean desert is considered the driest non-polar place on Earth.
ATACAMAThis transcontinental country is the largest in the world by land area.
RUSSIADenmark's capital city is Copen'_ _ _ _ _.'
HAGENAzerbaijan's capital, on the Caspian Sea, is this city.
BAKUThis ocean, spanning roughly a third of Earth's surface, is the largest of the five.
PACIFICBoth Israel and Palestine claim this contested city as their capital.
JERUSALEMIceland's capital, the world's northernmost national capital, is this city.
REYKJAVIKVenezuela's capital, in a valley near the Caribbean coast, is this city.
CARACASPortugal's capital, sitting where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic, is this city.
LISBONMalaysia's capital is Kuala '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
LUMPURMalta's capital, one of Europe's smallest capital cities, is this.
VALLETTAEgypt's capital sits on the Nile near the Great Pyramids of Giza; it's named this.
CAIROSri Lanka's commercial capital and largest city is this.
COLOMBOMexico's capital is Mexico '_ _ _ _.'
CITYNorway's capital, located at the head of a fjord bearing its own name, is this city.
OSLOBolivia's administrative seat of government is La '_ _ _.'
PAZUganda's capital, on the shores of Lake Victoria, is this city.
KAMPALAKenya's capital, a major East African hub, is this city.
NAIROBIThis South American river carries more water than any other river on Earth.
AMAZONUruguay's capital is titled Monte'_ _ _ _ _.'
VIDEOMozambique's capital, a major Indian Ocean port, is this city.
MAPUTOThis imaginary line at zero degrees latitude divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
EQUATORNew Zealand's official Māori name for the country as a whole is this.
AOTEAROAThough Dubai is the UAE's most famous city, the actual capital is this city.
ABUDHABIEcuador's capital, named for the equator that gives the country its name, is this city.
QUITOA famous canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans runs through this Central American country.
PANAMAThis hypersaline lake bordering Israel and Jordan sits at the lowest land elevation on Earth.
DEADSEAAlgeria's capital, on the Mediterranean coast, is this city.
ALGIERSGermany's capital, once divided by a famous wall, is this city.
BERLINRwanda's capital, known for being unusually clean and orderly, is this city.
KIGALISweden's capital, built across 14 islands, is this city.
STOCKHOLMThis walled city-state within Rome is the world's smallest sovereign country.
VATICANSouth Korea's capital, on the Han River, is this city.
SEOULThough Karachi is Pakistan's largest city by far, the much smaller official capital is this city.
ISLAMABADThis semi-arid transitional region stretches across Africa just south of the Sahara.
SAHELIraq's capital, on the Tigris River, is this city.
BAGHDADAustria's capital, longtime home of the Habsburg dynasty, is this city.
VIENNAThough Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's most iconic city, the purpose-built capital since the 1960s is this city.
BRASILIAJamaica's capital, on the island's southern coast, is this city.
KINGSTONThailand's capital, known locally by a much longer ceremonial name, is this city.
BANGKOKGhana's capital, on the Gulf of Guinea, is this city.
ACCRANamibia's capital, whose name means "windy corner," is this city.
WINDHOEKSaudi Arabia's capital, in the country's interior, is this city.
RIYADHThis mountain range, home to Everest and K2, stretches across five Asian countries.
HIMALAYASThough Sydney is Australia's most famous city, the nation's capital is this purpose-built city.
CANBERRAThough Istanbul is Turkey's largest and most famous city, the actual capital is this smaller city.
ANKARAThis Himalayan peak, straddling Nepal and Tibet, is the tallest mountain above sea level.
EVERESTIran's capital, at the foot of the Alborz mountains, is this city.
TEHRANNigeria's capital, which replaced Lagos in the 1990s, is this purpose-built city.
ABUJAColombia's capital, high in the Andes, is this city.
BOGOTAThough Casablanca is Morocco's most famous city, the country's actual capital is this city.
RABATThe Netherlands' constitutional capital, though the seat of government is The Hague, is this city.
AMSTERDAMItaly's capital, home to the Colosseum and Vatican City within it, is this city.
ROMEArmenia's capital, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, is this city.
YEREVANBangladesh's capital, on the Buriganga River, is this city.
DHAKAThe Philippines' capital, on the island of Luzon, is this city.
MANILACuba's capital, famous for its classic cars and colonial architecture, is this city.
HAVANAThis ice-covered island, an autonomous territory of Denmark, has its capital at Nuuk.
GREENLANDArgentina's capital is Buenos '_ _ _ _ _.'
AIRESThis South American mountain range is the longest continental mountain range in the world.
ANDESHaiti's capital is Port-au-'_ _ _ _ _ _.'
PRINCEThe deepest known part of the ocean, in the western Pacific, is the Mariana '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
TRENCHThis African river, traditionally cited as the world's longest, flows through Egypt to the Mediterranean.
NILEThe capital of France, home to the Eiffel Tower, is this city.
PARISBelgium's capital, also the de facto capital of the EU, is this city.
BRUSSELSChina's capital, home to the Forbidden City, is this city.
BEIJINGThis North African country's capital city shares an identical name with the country, just shorter by two letters.
TUNISChile's capital, nestled in a valley below the Andes, is this city.
SANTIAGOZimbabwe's capital, formerly known as Salisbury, is this city.
HARAREThe Prime Meridian, marking zero degrees longitude, passes through this London borough.
GREENWICHMongolia's capital is Ulaan'_ _ _ _ _ _.'
BAATARKazakhstan's capital, which reverted to this original name after a brief renaming, is this city.
ASTANAFinland's capital, on the Gulf of Finland, is this city.
HELSINKILibya's capital, on the Mediterranean coast, is this city.
TRIPOLIIndia's capital, distinct from its largest city Mumbai, is this city.
DELHINepal's capital, in a valley at the foot of the Himalayas, is this city.
KATHMANDUJapan's capital, the world's most populous metropolitan area, is this city.
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