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Which cities collectively represent the best of development and opportunities? These are the various important capitals of the world, spread across the continents. Here's a description of them, to learn more about these places.

Important Capitals in Asia

1. Tokyo :  Along with London and New York City Tokyo is regarded as one of the major hubs of global economy. It is also regarded as an alpha + world city. In the 2010 Global Cities Index of Foreign Policy it received the third place. The Mercer and Economic Intelligence Unit has also named it as one of the most expensive cities for overseas employees.
   


2. Singapore : 
   Singapore is one of the Four Asian Tigers and is among the wealthiest city-states globally.
   

It is among the top five financial hubs on a global scale. It also has one of the five ports with the highest traffic. The economy is based substantially on service and industrial sectors. It has one of the best per capita GDPs in eastern Asia.

3. Beijing : 
   The Chinese capital city has a glorious history and has been described as one of the greatest cities ever by Encyclopaedia Britannica. The city has also garnered fame over the years because of its palaces, massive stone walls, temples and gates. It is among the best Chinese cities in terms of economic development.
   

Following are some other important capital cities in Asia:

• New Delhi
• Riyadh
• Manila
• Abu Dhabi
• Kuala Lumpur
• Bangkok
• Seoul

Important Capitals in Europe

1. Berlin : 
   Berlin is a global cultural, media, political and scientific hub. Services are the biggest contributors to the German capital's economy and there is a diverse collection of creative industries. The city is also blessed with an eclectic collection of convention venues and media houses.
   
2. Paris : 
   Paris is among the leading names when it comes to culture and business. It also yields significant influence on several spheres - politics, media, education, fashion, entertainment and science. It has been rated as being globally among the most influential and crucial cities. Financial Times has also rated it as being among the top cities in Europe.
   
3. London : 
   London is among the top global cities - it specializes primarily in several sectors such as arts, healthcare, commerce, media, education, professional services, entertainment, research and development, fashion, tourism, finance and transportation. Among European cities it is at the top with regards to GDP and is among the important global financial hub.
   

Some other capital cities in Europe may also be mentioned as below:

• Rome
• Ankara
• Moscow
• Bern
• Madrid
• Warsaw
• Amsterdam

Important Capitals in South America

1. Brasilia : 
   The Brazilian capital houses every arm of the national government. It has tremendous economic importance by virtue of being home to leading enterprises such as Banco de Brasil, Correiros, Caixa Economica Federal and Brasil Telecom. Its urban planning procedures are regarded as exemplary throughout the world. It is a special city as in like its other Brazilian compatriots it does not operate as a municipality.
   
2. Buenos Aires : 
   In 2008 Buenos Aires was rated an Alpha World City by Loughborough University. By virtue of being the national capital it has tremendous political, commercial, financial, cultural and industrial importance. Its port is among the ones in South America that experience the maximum traffic. It also plays an important role in distributional activities.
   
3. Caracas : 
   Caracas is among the Latin American cities with standards of living that are comparable to New York. Its economy is primarily made up of service companies, malls and banks, Services are the biggest contributor to the city's economy. Eminent enterprises such as Petroleos de Venezuela and Caracas Stock Exchange are headquartered in the city.
   

Following are some other important South American capitals.

• Bogota
• Montevideo
• Santiago
• Sucre
• Lima
• Asuncion
• Quito

Important Capitals in North America

1. Ottawa : 
   In 2010 Ottawa was rated 2nd in terms of standards of living among cities in North and South America. It received the 14th spot in a global survey conducted on similar lines by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. As per an eco city rating program by the same organization in 2010 it received the 3rd position.
   
2. Mexico City : 
   Mexico City is one of the financial hubs of North America. It also has tremendous political, educational, cultural and financial importance in a national context. It is regarded as an alpha global city. It also occupies the 8th position globally in terms of economic wealth. In Latin America it is the richest city.
   
3. Washington : 
   As a result of being the national capital every arm of the US Federal Government is present at the district. Most of the famous museums and monuments of USA are there at this region as well. It also houses the World Bank head offices as well as 176 consulates. IMF, Inter-American Development Bank, OAS and PAHO are headquartered at the district as well.
   

Mentioned below are some of the other leading North American capitals:

• Santo Domingo
• San Salvador
• Guatemala City
• Port of Spain
• San Jose
• Tegucigalpa
• Panama City

Important Capitals in Africa

1. Pretoria : 
   By virtue of being South Africa's executive capital Pretoria is home to major ministries and governmental departments. It also houses several diplomatic missions and foreign embassies. It is also important from an industrial and commercial point of view. Iron and steel works, railway carriage making, copper casting, heavy machines making and automobile manufacturing are the major economic sectors.
   
2. Cairo : 
   On a global scale Cairo has one of the highest population densities and has been dubbed The City of a Thousand Minarets because of its distinctively Islamic culture. It is also regionally important from a cultural and political view point. Among the Arabian countries it has one of the older entertainment industries.
   
3. Abuja : 
   Abuja is among the finest purpose built cities in Africa and also has one of the highest expense and wealth levels in the continent. Nigerian National Christian Center and Nigerian National Mosque are the major tourist attractions in this African city. It also houses the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Defense Headquarters.
   

Following are some important capital cities in Africa:

• Algiers
• Khartoum
• Rabat
• Tunis
• Nairobi
• Luanda
• Addis Ababa
• Tripoli

Important Capitals in Oceania

1. Canberra : 
   Canberra is the seat of the national government and houses the High Court and Parliament House along with several other governmental agencies and departments. A number of nationally important cultural and social institutions are also headquartered in this city like Australian War Memorial, National Gallery, Australian National University, National Museum, Australian Institute of Sport and National Library.
   
2. Wellington : 
   In 2008 Loughborough University's World Cities Study categorized Wellington as a Gamma World City. In 2010 it received the 10th position in a Quality of Living Survey conducted by Mercer. Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2011 has given it the 4th spot in its top 10 travel list. It has also been dubbed as being among the finest capitals on a global scale.
   
3. Suva : 
   Besides being the national capital and biggest city Suva is also home to more than 50% of the national population. In the Southern Pacific region it is the biggest city and also regarded as one of the more cultured cities. It also has immense regional importance as well.
   

Following are some other important capitals in Oceania:

• Port Vila
• Nuku'alofa
• Honiara
• Tarawa
• Apia

African Country and Capital

Country Capital City Algeria Algiers Angola Luanda Benin Porto-Novo Botswana Gaborone Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Burundi Bujumbura Cameroon Yaounde Cape Verde Praia Central African Republic Bangui Chad N'Djamena Comoros Moroni Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa Congo, Republic of Brazzaville Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Yamoussoukro Djibouti Djibouti Egypt Cairo Equatorial Guinea Malabo

Country Capital City Eritrea Asmara Ethiopia Addis Ababa Gabon Libreville Gambia Banjul Ghana Accra Guinea Conakry Guinea-Bissau Bissau Kenya Nairobi Lesotho Maseru Liberia Monrovia Libya Tripoli Madagascar Antananarivo Malawi Lilongwe Mali Bamako Mauritania Nouakchott Mauritius Port Louis Morocco Rabat Mozambique Maputo Namibia Windhoek

Country Capital City Niger Niamey Nigeria Abuja Rwanda Kigali Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Senegal Dakar Seychelles Victoria Sierra Leone Freetown Somalia Mogadishu South Africa Pretoria South Sudan Juba Sudan Khartoum Eswatini(Swaziland) Mbabane Tanzania Dodoma Togo Lome Tunisia Tunis Uganda Kampala Zambia Lusaka Zimbabwe Harare

Note : - Cote d'Ivoire : -Yamoussoukro is the official political capital and administrative capital city of Cote d'Ivoire, while the economic capital of the country is Abidjan.
South Africa has three official capitals. Pretoria is the executive capital, Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, and Cape Town is the legislative capital.

Asian Country and Capital

Country Capital City Afghanistan Kabul Armenia Yerevan Azerbaijan Baku Bahrain Manama Bangladesh Dhaka Bhutan Thimpu Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Cambodia Phnom Penh China Beijing Cyprus Nikosia East Timor (Timor-Leste) Dili Georgia Tbilisi India New Delhi Indonesia Jakarta Iran Teheran Iraq Baghdad

Country Capital City Israel Jerusalem Japan Tokyo Jordan Amman Kazakhstan Astana Korea, North Pyongyang Korea, South Seoul Kuwait Kuwait City Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Laos Vientiane Lebanon Beirut Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Maldives Male Mongolia Ulan Bator Myanmar Naipyidaw Nepal Kathmandu Oman Muscat Pakistan Islamabad

Country Capital City Palestine Ramallah Philippines Manila Qatar Doha Russia Moscow Saudi Arabia Riyadh Singapore Singapore Sri Lanka Colombo Syria Damascus Taiwan Taipei Tajikistan Dushanbe Thailand Bangkok Turkey Ankara Turkmenistan Ashgabat U.A.E. Abu Dhabi Uzbekistan Tashkent Vietnam Hanoi Yemen Sanaa

European Country and Capital

Country Capital City Albania Tirana Andorra Andorra la Vella Austria Vienna Belarus Minsk Belgium Brussels Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Bulgaria Sofia Croatia Zagreb Cyprus Nicosia Czech Republic Prague Denmark Copenhagen Estonia Tallinn Finland Helsinki France Paris Germany Berlin

Country Capital City Greece Athens Hungary Budapest Iceland Reykjavik Ireland Dublin Italy Rome Kazakhstan Astana Latvia Riga Liechtenstein Vaduz Lithuania Vilnius Luxembourg Luxembourg Malta Valletta Moldova Chisinau Monaco Monaco Montenegro Podgorica Netherlands Amsterdam and Hague Norway Oslo

Country Capital City Poland Warsaw Portugal Lisbon Republic of Macedonia Skopje Romania Bucharest Russia Moscow San Marino San Marino Serbia Belgrade Slovakia Bratislava Slovenia Ljubljana Spain Madrid Sweden Stockholm Switzerland Bern Ukraine Kiev United Kingdom London Vatican City Vatican City

North American Country and Capital

Country Capital City Antigua and Barbuda St. John's Bahamas Nassau Barbados Bridgetown Belize Belompan Canada Ottawa Costa Rica San Jose Cuba Havan Dominican Republic Santo Domingo

Country Capital City Dominica Roseau El Salvador San Salvador Grenada St. George's Guatemala Guatemala City Haiti Port-au-Prince Honduras Tegucigalpa Jamaica Kingston Mexico Mexico City Nicaragua Mananga

Country Capital City Panama Panama City St Kitts and Nevis Basseterre St Lucia Castries St Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain United States Washington DC

Australian Area Country and Capital   Country Capital City Australia Canberra Fiji Suva Kiribati Tarawa Marshall Islands Majuro Micronesia Palikir Nauru Yaren New Zealand Wellington Palau Koror Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Samoa Apia Solomon Islands Honiara Tonga Nuku'alofa Tuvalu Funafuti Vanuatu Port Vila

South American Country and Capital   Country Capital City Argentina Buenos Aires Bolivia Sucre Brazil Brasilia Chile Santiago Colombia Bogota Ecuador Quito Guyana Georgetown Paraguay Asuncion Peru Lima Suriname Paramaribo Uruguay Montevideo Venezuela Caracas

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