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US Members - How many countries capitals do you know and why
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PtolemyGoatherd
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a fair number with good geographic distribution too, but i'm a student of IR, so it makes sense i suppose?
Managua, Port-au-Prince, Kingston, Caracas, Lima, Montevideo, Brussels, Bucharest, Helsinki, Monrovia, Algiers... you get the point, i guess
Managua, Port-au-Prince, Kingston, Caracas, Lima, Montevideo, Brussels, Bucharest, Helsinki, Monrovia, Algiers... you get the point, i guess
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
Too many to bother wasting my time typing. Here's a few I found interesting.
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Thoughtful Thug
Deity
Why would you be living in Japan? I have to say you are lucky if you do. Would be the first place overseas to visit for me. But I would rather go to old Medieval Castle sight seeing than be bothered with the hustle and bustle of a busy city like Tokyo.
Y U NO MAEK THREAD 4 NON US MEMBARS!!!
This would take a long-ass time. I expect I don't remember a few in the Lesser Antilles, but outside of that I can school your country ass in terms of capitals, large cities, major geographical features, etc., because I'm
Everybody should know Bujumbura because of George of the Jungle and Gustave. Lilongwe sucks more and is less notable, I agree.
Bestbank Tiger
Deity
This would be a good Sporcle quiz.
Unlike the U.S., there are more than 50 countries in the world (USA #1 
), so I couldn't be arsed to type them all. I'll do a little though:
I think that's a pretty good amount. I know I know a bit more than that, it just seems like a lot of them were just on the tip of my tongue, and I just wasn't able to nail them down.
), so I couldn't be arsed to type them all. I'll do a little though:Spoiler :
I think that's a pretty good amount. I know I know a bit more than that, it just seems like a lot of them were just on the tip of my tongue, and I just wasn't able to nail them down.
Shadowbound
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Legally, Switzerland doesn't have a capital. It's a confederation.
Turkey is Ankara, Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.
Turkey is Ankara, Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.
Fugitive Sisyphus
Escape Artist
I know still know most of them because I was really bored in 6th grade geography. I don't think this has an ounce of usefulness though. I don't even know how to pronounce them properly.
Yes, technically. But usually the de facto capital is recognised.
Either way: It's not Zürich.
They actually had some disagreement about that, too. So, even though they use that as part of their nations title, i'd be cautious about what exactly it means.
Mango Elephant
Deity
I listed about 50 of them, got bored and stoped.
mangxema
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Also, for me at least, there were several lesser known ones that all got mixed up in my head. *cough*Balkans*cough*
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
Japan's castles offer very few employment opportunities.
Yo, mang, French Guiana ain't a country, you misspelled "Leopoldville" "Kinshasa", and it's kinda debatable as to whether Jerusalem or Tel Aviv is the capital of Israel (it's probably most diplomatic to use Tel Aviv).
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