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The international standard is for a country to have one capital that houses all of its government-related entities. However, that's not true across the world. Learn about some cases where this is not the case.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Benin
• Bolivia
• Chile
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Georgia
• Honduras
• Malaysia
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Eswatini
• Western Sahara
• Yemen
• Switzerland
• Nauru
• Amsterdam
• Israel
• Palestine
• Pretoria
• Cape Town
• Bloemfontein
• United States of America
• Checks and balances
• The Hague
• French Empire
• France
• Bern
• Berlin, Germany
• Vienna, Austria
• Jerusalem
• East Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv
• Ramallah
• Donald Trump
• United Nations