The CIA World Factbook Edition 1995 Government
Capital In 36 editions of 36.
Capital was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1995 edition carries it in 256 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1995 edition
- 256
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1990 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
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Africa
62 entriesCote D'ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
note: although Yamoussoukro has been the capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; foreign governments, including the United States, maintain presence in Abidjan
Nigeria
Abuja
note: on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially moved from Lagos to Abuja; many government offices remain in Lagos pending completion of facilities in Abuja
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
note: some government offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital by the end of the 1990s
Antarctic Region
4 entriesFrench Southern And Antarctic Lands now French Southern and Antarctic Lands
none; administered from Paris, France
Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands now Heard Island and McDonald Islands
none; administered from Canberra, Australia
South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
Arctic Region
4 entriesAsia
23 entriesCentral America and the Caribbean
32 entriesEurope
46 entriesGermany
Berlin
note: the shift from Bonn to Berlin will take place over a period of years with Bonn retaining many administrative functions and several ministries
Middle East
15 entriesIsrael
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, does not recognize this status, and maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
North America
6 entriesOceania
34 entriesMicronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia
Kolonia (on the island of Pohnpei)
note: a new capital is being built about 10 km southwest in the Palikir valley
South America
14 entriesSoutheast Asia
16 entriesAshmore And Cartier Islands now Ashmore and Cartier Islands
none; administered from Canberra, Australia
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1995, “Capital”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/capital/1995.