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Jamaica's capital, on the island's southern coast, is this city.
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Though Dubai is the UAE's most famous city, the actual capital is this city.
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Ireland's capital, straddling the River Liffey, is this city.
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Iraq's capital, on the Tigris River, is this city.
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Portugal's capital, sitting where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic, is this city.
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This Himalayan peak, straddling Nepal and Tibet, is the tallest mountain above sea level.
EVERESTAfghanistan's capital, in a high mountain valley, is this city.
KABULJapan's capital, the world's most populous metropolitan area, is this city.
TOKYOThis hypersaline lake bordering Israel and Jordan sits at the lowest land elevation on Earth.
DEADSEAChina's capital, home to the Forbidden City, is this city.
BEIJINGThis transcontinental country is the largest in the world by land area.
RUSSIAMozambique's capital, a major Indian Ocean port, is this city.
MAPUTOThis cold, rocky desert spans much of Mongolia and northern China.
GOBIPoland's capital, rebuilt almost entirely after WWII destruction, is this city.
WARSAWThis ocean, spanning roughly a third of Earth's surface, is the largest of the five.
PACIFICNorth Korea's capital, its largest city, is this city.
PYONGYANGGhana's capital, on the Gulf of Guinea, is this city.
ACCRAThis North African country's capital city shares an identical name with the country, just shorter by two letters.
TUNISKazakhstan's capital, which reverted to this original name after a brief renaming, is this city.
ASTANAThough Istanbul is Turkey's largest and most famous city, the actual capital is this smaller city.
ANKARAThough Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's most iconic city, the purpose-built capital since the 1960s is this city.
BRASILIAThis imaginary line at zero degrees latitude divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
EQUATORColombia's capital, high in the Andes, is this city.
BOGOTAThailand's capital, known locally by a much longer ceremonial name, is this city.
BANGKOKGeorgia the country's capital, not to be confused with the U.S. state, is this city.
TBILISIGermany's capital, once divided by a famous wall, is this city.
BERLINBolivia's administrative seat of government is La '_ _ _.'
PAZVenezuela's capital, in a valley near the Caribbean coast, is this city.
CARACASThe capital of France, home to the Eiffel Tower, is this city.
PARISCyprus's capital, divided between Greek and Turkish sections, is this city.
NICOSIAFinland's capital, on the Gulf of Finland, is this city.
HELSINKIThe Dominican Republic's capital is Santo '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
DOMINGOThis Chilean desert is considered the driest non-polar place on Earth.
ATACAMANorway's capital, located at the head of a fjord bearing its own name, is this city.
OSLOThough Johannesburg is South Africa's largest city, one of its three capitals (the executive one) is this city.
PRETORIABoth Israel and Palestine claim this contested city as their capital.
JERUSALEMPeru's capital, once the seat of Spanish colonial power in South America, is this city.
LIMAThe Philippines' capital, on the island of Luzon, is this city.
MANILANigeria's capital, which replaced Lagos in the 1990s, is this purpose-built city.
ABUJASri Lanka's commercial capital and largest city is this.
COLOMBOUganda's capital, on the shores of Lake Victoria, is this city.
KAMPALAIndonesia's most populous island, home to its current capital Jakarta, is called this.
JAVAGreece's capital, birthplace of democracy, is this city.
ATHENSMalta's capital, one of Europe's smallest capital cities, is this.
VALLETTARwanda's capital, known for being unusually clean and orderly, is this city.
KIGALIThe Prime Meridian, marking zero degrees longitude, passes through this London borough.
GREENWICHNamibia's capital, whose name means "windy corner," is this city.
WINDHOEKLibya's capital, on the Mediterranean coast, is this city.
TRIPOLIThis ice-covered island, an autonomous territory of Denmark, has its capital at Nuuk.
GREENLANDDenmark's capital city is Copen'_ _ _ _ _.'
HAGENSudan's capital sits at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile.
KHARTOUMArmenia's capital, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, is this city.
YEREVANThough Sydney is Australia's most famous city, the nation's capital is this purpose-built city.
CANBERRAThough Casablanca is Morocco's most famous city, the country's actual capital is this city.
RABATMongolia's capital is Ulaan'_ _ _ _ _ _.'
BAATARUruguay's capital is titled Monte'_ _ _ _ _.'
VIDEOThis South American river carries more water than any other river on Earth.
AMAZONSouth Korea's capital, on the Han River, is this city.
SEOULThis mountain range, home to Everest and K2, stretches across five Asian countries.
HIMALAYASMalaysia's capital is Kuala '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
LUMPURAzerbaijan's capital, on the Caspian Sea, is this city.
BAKUArgentina's capital is Buenos '_ _ _ _ _.'
AIRESThis walled city-state within Rome is the world's smallest sovereign country.
VATICANThough Toronto and Montreal are Canada's biggest cities, the nation's capital is this smaller Ontario city.
OTTAWAMyanmar's capital, which replaced Yangon in 2005, is this purpose-built city.
NAYPYIDAWBangladesh's capital, on the Buriganga River, is this city.
DHAKAThe deepest known part of the ocean, in the western Pacific, is the Mariana '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
TRENCHThis Egyptian canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, avoiding a trip around Africa.
SUEZThough Karachi is Pakistan's largest city by far, the much smaller official capital is this city.
ISLAMABADKenya's capital, a major East African hub, is this city.
NAIROBIBotswana's capital, near the South African border, is this city.
GABORONEMexico's capital is Mexico '_ _ _ _.'
CITYEgypt's capital sits on the Nile near the Great Pyramids of Giza; it's named this.
CAIROEcuador's capital, named for the equator that gives the country its name, is this city.
QUITOThough Geneva and Zurich are Switzerland's best-known cities internationally, the real capital is this smaller city.
BERNThe Netherlands' constitutional capital, though the seat of government is The Hague, is this city.
AMSTERDAMIndia's capital, distinct from its largest city Mumbai, is this city.
DELHISweden's capital, built across 14 islands, is this city.
STOCKHOLMNepal's capital, in a valley at the foot of the Himalayas, is this city.
KATHMANDUCuba's capital, famous for its classic cars and colonial architecture, is this city.
HAVANAIceland's capital, the world's northernmost national capital, is this city.
REYKJAVIKNew Zealand's official Māori name for the country as a whole is this.
AOTEAROAChile's capital, nestled in a valley below the Andes, is this city.
SANTIAGORussia's capital, seat of the Kremlin, is this city.
MOSCOWThis African river, traditionally cited as the world's longest, flows through Egypt to the Mediterranean.
NILEBelgium's capital, also the de facto capital of the EU, is this city.
BRUSSELSIran's capital, at the foot of the Alborz mountains, is this city.
TEHRANItaly's capital, home to the Colosseum and Vatican City within it, is this city.
ROMEAustria's capital, longtime home of the Habsburg dynasty, is this city.
VIENNAVietnam's capital, in the country's north, is this city.
HANOIThis mountain range is traditionally considered the boundary between Europe and Asia.
URALA famous canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans runs through this Central American country.
PANAMAHaiti's capital is Port-au-'_ _ _ _ _ _.'
PRINCEThis vast desert spans much of North Africa and is the world's largest hot desert.
SAHARAAlgeria's capital, on the Mediterranean coast, is this city.
ALGIERSThis South American mountain range is the longest continental mountain range in the world.
ANDESSaudi Arabia's capital, in the country's interior, is this city.
RIYADHThis semi-arid transitional region stretches across Africa just south of the Sahara.
SAHELSpain's capital, located roughly in the geographic center of the country, is this city.
MADRIDZimbabwe's capital, formerly known as Salisbury, is this city.
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