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Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date.

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Africa [edit]

See also List of Egyptian capitals.

Asia [edit]

Central and South-West Asia [edit]

Indian Sub-Continent [edit]

South-East Asia [edit]

East Asia [edit]

Europe [edit]

Northern Europe [edit]

Southern Europe [edit]

Western Europe [edit]

Eastern Europe [edit]

Southeastern Europe [edit]

Central Europe [edit]

Oceania [edit]

Note: Melbourne is sometimes said to have been the inaugural capital of Australia, from 1901 until 1927, when Parliament House, Canberra was opened. This is not so. Section 125 of the Constitution of Australia states that the seat of government is to be within the state of New South Wales but not less than 100 miles from Sydney, and that until that place (Canberra) was built, the Parliament of Australia would meet at Melbourne. That made Melbourne the de facto (but not de jure) seat of government 1901-1927, but it did not amount to Melbourne being declared the capital, and it was never so described in contemporary documents.

North America [edit]

For the historical capitals of the United States, the Confederate States of America, the Republic of Texas, the Vermont Republic, the Kingdom and Republic of Hawaii, as well as various unrecognized nations within the present United States, see Former national capitals in the United States.

For the many capitals of the former Province of Canada, see that article.

South America [edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

See also [edit]

• Capital of Burma
• Historical capitals of China
  • List of current and former capitals of subnational entities of China
• List of Egyptian capitals
• Capital of France
• Capital of Germany
• Capital of India
• List of capitals in the United States
• Location of European Union institutions
• Extinct countries, empires, etc.
• Countries by date of nationhood

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