The CIA World Factbook Edition 2005 Government
Capital In 36 editions of 36.
Capital was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2005 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2005 edition
- 235
- 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 official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center;
- the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
Nigeria
- Abuja;
- note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja;
- most federal government offices have now moved to Abuja
South Africa
Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center
Tanzania
- Dar es Salaam;
- note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital;
- the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis
Arctic Region
3 entriesAsia
22 entriesCentral America and the Caribbean
31 entriesMontserrat
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
Europe
47 entriesEuropean Union
Brussels, Belgium
note: the Council of the European Union meets in Brussels, the European Parliament meets in Strasbourg, France, and the Court of Justice of the European Communities meets in Luxembourg
Middle East
17 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
25 entriesSouth America
14 entriesSoutheast Asia
14 entriesMalaysia
Kuala Lumpur
note: Putrajaya is referred to as administrative center not capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2005, “Capital”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/capital/2005.