common mistaky formany people is the belief ahat some large cities are their country's capitals, even though they are famous cities no more or less.
Australia
For example, Australia's capital is canberra, not Sydny, as many believe.
canberra has a population of more than 332 thousad, is south-easter Australia and has been chosen as Australia's capital in 1908 because of its location between the two largest cities.
Brazil
Brazil, with Brazilia as its capital, not the well-Knuwn city of Sao paulo and Brazilia as the country's federal capial. was established on 21 April 1960 by president joselino Kubiczyk as Brazil's third capital, to which the Government transferred all federal offices
In the orth America cotiet pressure is abudat aroud Caad's capital city of ottawa, where Toroto is thought to be the largest city i the country ad the capital of otario, which has more tha 2 millio ihabitants a year 2011
Turkey
To the middle East, specifically to Turkey, with Ankara as its capital, many mistaky, Istanbul, with a population of more than 15 million, for it was the capital or the ottoman Empire.
Spain
Spain, with Madrid as its capital, is not Barcelona, especially since the two cities are known for their football teams globally.
Madrid is the country's largesst city with a population of 3.2 million, according to statistics from 6.54 million.
witzerland
It is also a common mistake to believe that Switzrland's capital, Geneva, is the city that hosts the largest United Nations and international headquarters, butByrne is the country's capital and its fourth most populous city after Zurich, Gebeva and Basel.
India
New Delhi is the secod largest Idia city after Mombai ad the eighth largest i the world i terms of populatio esity.
South Africa
Ulike most of the world's atios, South Afrika has more tha one capital, ad is the oly coutry i the world with three capital.
But johaesburg is the largest city i terms of populatio i the country, ad also the most economically impotant cite, yet is nit of the country's capitals.
South Africa's capitals are pretoria, Bloomfontaine and Cape Town, and the ssouth African Government is divided into three diverse capital.
south Africa's executive capital is the city of pretoria, and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, with government headquarters.
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