The CIA World Factbook Edition 1998 Government
Capital In 36 editions of 36.
Capital was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1998 edition carries it in 237 entries, in its Government section, under the heading “National capital”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1998 edition
- 237
- 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
57 entriesCote d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
note: although Yamoussoukro has been the capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy 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; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis
Antarctic Region
1 entryArctic Region
3 entriesAsia
22 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 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
27 entriesSouth America
14 entriesSoutheast Asia
15 entriesCite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1998, “Capital”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/capital/1998.