Prompt 1 of 7
Name a national capital that is not its country's largest city
● One in a Krillion · 2
● Deep Cut · 9
● Rare · 15
● Schooler · 16
● Plankton · 3
One in a Krillion +100 2 answers — tap to reveal
- Ciudad de la Paz Equatorial Guinea's decree made this planned city its capital in January 2026.
- Yaren Nauru names no official capital; Yaren merely hosts the government.
Deep Cut +85 9 answers — tap to reveal
- Bloemfontein
- Gitega Burundi moved its capital here from Bujumbura in 2019.
- Khartoum Omdurman, across the Nile, has long been the bigger city.
- Lobamba
- Mbabane
- Ngerulmud Palau's capital, population a few hundred, smallest seat of government anywhere.
- Palikir
- San Marino
- Valletta Suburban Birkirkara holds four times more people.
Rare +60 15 answers — tap to reveal
- Banjul
- Belmopan
- Dodoma
- Manila
- Naypyidaw
- Port of Spain
- Porto-Novo
- Putrajaya
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
- Sucre
- Taipei Taiwan qualifies here, and neighboring New Taipei City is bigger.
- The Hague Seat of government only; Amsterdam holds the constitutional title.
- Vaduz
- Yamoussoukro
- Yaoundé
Schooler +30 16 answers — tap to reveal
- Abu Dhabi
- Abuja
- Ankara
- Astana
- Beijing
- Bern
- Brasilia
- Cape Town
- Hanoi
- Islamabad
- La Paz
- New Delhi
- Pretoria
- Quito
- Rabat
- Wellington
Plankton +10 3 answers — tap to reveal
- Canberra
- Ottawa
- Washington, D.C.