To be named "world capital" of something is both a badge of honor, yet also something of a badge of shame, writer George Pendle tells NPR's Robert Siegel. It means your city revolves entirely ...

This article delves into the unique phenomenon of nations with multiple capital cities, highlighting countries like South ... more than one capital city? The world has undergone numerous wars ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Asia is one of the continents in the world with a large area and a fairly dense population ... Each region on the Asian continent consists of several countries complete with their ...

A country's capital city is the economic and political hub of the nation, attracting millions of people to live and work there. But while in most countries the title of capital is reserved for ...

Another weird revelation: The population size of a country's capital city says a lot about the type of government entrenched there. In many countries ... about cities around the world.

In December the government held its first cabinet meeting in the as-yet-unnamed new administrative capital, a city being built some 49km east of Cairo. Why do countries change their capital cities?