List of national capitals
This is a list of national capitals of the world in alphabetical order. There are also a List of capitals and larger cities by country and a list of capitals of subnational entities. See also the list of historical national capitals.
| Former capital city | Country, empire | Since | Until | Change, reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourn/Sydney | Australia | 1901 | 1908 | alternated as capitals until Canberra became ready |
| St. George | Bermuda (Brit.) | 1815 | moved to Hamilton | |
| Salvador da Baía | Brazil (Portuguese) | 1763 | moved to Rio de Janeiro | |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1960 | moved to Brasilia | |
| Belize City | British Honduras | 1970 | moved to Belmopan | |
| Kingston | Canada | 1841 | 1843 | moved to Montreal |
| Montreal | Canada | 1843 | 1849 | moved to Toronto |
| Toronto | Canada | 1849 | 1859 | moved to Quebec City |
| Quebec City | Canada | 1859 | 1865 | moved to Ottawa
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| Datong | China (Northern Wei Dynasty) | 493 | moved to Luoyang | |
| Nanjing | China (Ming Dynasty) | 15th century | moved to Beijing by Yongle | |
| Anyang | China see: Capital of China | |||
| Chang'an | ||||
| Chongqing City | ||||
| Hangzhou | ||||
| Hao | ||||
| Luoyang
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| Léopoldville | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1960 | 1966 | renamed Kinshasa |
| Large-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | 1893 | 1900 | moved to Bingerville |
| Bingerville | Côte d'Ivoire | 1900 | 1933 | moved to Abidjan |
| Abidjan | Côte d'Ivoire | 1933 | 1983 | moved to Yamoussoukro |
| Ciudad Trujillo | Dominican Republic | 1930 | 1961 | renamed Santo Domingo after the death of Trujillo |
| Memphis | Egypt | |||
| Winchester | England | 3rd century? | 9th century | moved to London |
| Lavuka | Fiji (Brit.) | moved to Suva | ||
| Bonn | Germany | 1949 | 1994 | moved to Berlin |
| Cape Coast | Gold Coast (Brit.) | 1877 | moved to Accra | |
| Nafplion | Greece | 1821 | 1836 | moved to Athens |
| Lahaina | Hawaii (Hawaiian monarchy) | 1840 | moved to Honolulu | |
| Calcutta | India (British) | 1912 | moved to New Delhi | |
| Torino | Italy, Kingdom of | 1861 | 1865 | moved to Florence |
| Florence | Italy, Kingdom of | 1865 | 1871 | moved to Rome |
| Heijo-kyo (Nara) | Japan (Nara period) | 784 | ||
| Kyoto | Japan | 1868 | moved to Tokyo | |
| Alma-Atta | Kazakhstan | 1992 | 1993 | renamed Almaty |
| Almaty (Alma-Atta) | Kazakhstan | 1993 | 1998 | moved to Astana |
| Cetinje | Montenegro | 1946 | moved to Podgorica | |
| Auckland | New Zealand | 1865 | moved to Wellington | |
| Lagos | Nigeria | 1991 | moved to Abuja | |
| Bergen | Norway (medieval) | 1299 | moved to Oslo | |
| Christiana | Norway | 1924 | renamed Oslo | |
| Karachi | Pakistan | 1967 | moved to Islamabad | |
| Quezon City | Philippines | 1948 | 1976 | moved to Manila |
| Guimarães | Portugal, Kingdom of | 1255 | ||
| Saint Petersburg | Russian empire | 1914 | renamed Petrograd | |
| Petrograd | Russia | 1918 | moved to Moscow | |
| Dariyah | Saudi state | 1818 | moved to Riyadh | |
| Tulaghi | Solomon Islands | moved to Honiara | ||
| New York City | United States | 1785 | 1790 | moved to Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1790 | 1800 | moved to Washington, DC |
| Bursa | Ottoman empire | 1335 | 1365 | moved to Edirne |
| Edirne | Ottoman empire | 1365 | 1453 | moved to Constantinople (Istanbul) |
| Constantinople | Ottoman empire | 1453 | 1923 | country ceased to exist |
| Port-of-Spain | West Indies Federation | 1958 | 1962 | country ceased to exist |
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