The CIA World Factbook Edition 1997 Government
Capital In 36 editions of 36.
Capital was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1997 edition carries it in 250 entries, in its Government section, under the heading “National capital”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1997 edition
- 250
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1990 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
the entry has the field in that editionnot in that editionthe open editionEach entry below ends in its editions with Capital, 1990 to 2025. Point at a year above to follow it down; choose one in a row to read that edition’s text there.
No entries match. Try a shorter word.
Entries with Capital in each edition
Select a bar to open that edition.
Africa
59 entriesCote d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
note: although Yamoussoukro has been the capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; foreign governments, including the US, maintain official presences 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
3 entriesSouth Georgia and the now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
Arctic Region
3 entriesAsia
23 entriesKazakstan now Kazakhstan
Almaty (according to a September 1995 presidential decree, the capital is to be moved to Aqmola)
Central 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 even after parliament moves in 1999
Middle East
15 entriesIsrael
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
North America
5 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 entriesCite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1997, “Capital”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/capital/1997.