The capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja in 1991. This was because Lagos was located in a coastal location that restricted it and made the city overcrowded and congested. The decision to move the ...

South Africa is the world's only nation with three capitals. Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein share administrative, legislative and judicial power, creating a political system built on regional ...

Scandinavian countries, as well as Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom seem to be performing better at granting those with good ideas more opportunities to finance their plans.

Did you know there are many countries that have more than one capitals? Well, many would guess that usually a country will have one capital city where all the big decisions happen. Interestingly, not ...

Everyone knows Abuja is Nigeria’s capital. But did you know some African countries split their capitals across two or more cities? When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was ...

Most countries chose a single city as their capital. "This is a place where politicians get together to pass laws, where the central administrative apparatus of the country are generally located," ...

ON JANUARY 18th Indonesia announced that its new capital city will be named Nusantara (“archipelago” in Javanese). The country’s president, Joko Widodo, dismissed 80 other options before deciding on ...

The country with 3 capitals is South Africa. The three capitals of South Africa are Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein. South Africa has 3 capitals to balance political power and three branches of ...

Popular for their beauty, landmarks, beautiful architectural buildings, and infrastructures, these cities are well known across the globe. However, they are often mistakenly assumed to be the capital ...