Strange, Unique & Interesting Capital Cities
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Plymouth in Montserrat(British Overseas Territory) is the only capital city with a population of 0 due to a volcano eruption in the 1990s. Most of the island’s population is in Brades which is the de facto capital
Interesting
Montserrat is not a country
Bruh, he literally said it's a British Overseas Territory.
@@martychisnall read the article again sweetie
@@martychisnall capitals does not limit to countries
The Netherlands only have one capital which is Amsterdam. The Hague is the city were the government resides, but doesn't have the status of capital.
I think he means that The Hague is the "de facto" capital of The Netherlands. Obviously Amsterdam is the official capital, but all usual functions of a capital, like housing the government, embassies, judiciary etc., are all in The Hague, making it the "de facto" capital. A bit like Bern in Switzerland, it might not officially be the capital, but it is the "de facto" capital.
Great video. I've waited all the video for Jerusalem and it's complicated situation, but when I think about it, it probably need a video of its own. Very interesting city. Please consider making a video on it.😊
I feel like Turkmenistan’s capital is way more strange than Pyongyang
You mentioned New Zealand moving its capital from Auckland to the more central Wellington. But that was the second move. They previously moved from Russell to Auckland.
Bratislava is the only capital that borders two other countries. Kinshasa and Brazzaville are the closest capitals
Not including Rome and Vatican City, the distance between them is 0
@@XiongBearTravel The distance between Kinshasa and Brazzaville is also 0.
@@nvkeerthana760No, there's a river between them
Did Kazakhstan also move its capital? I thought it was Alma-Ata/Almaty, but did they then move it to Astana? I used to have them all memorized, but there are so many changes!
And recently, they also changed the name of Astana to Nur-Sultan, but then change it back to Astana.
Yes. They moved capital in 1996.
12:20 “Russia apparently moved its capital to Moscow to be more western”.
Actually, Moscow as a capital succeeded Vladimir due to Mongol invasions.
Yet, lately there is another capital which was build on swamps to take control of the baltic, legitimate Russian occupation in the area and defend the empire against Swedes in the beginning of the 18th century, the city where I was born : St Petersburg.
This city was intended to be more western.
Good work buddy, enjoyed it.
The part about the Swiss and your comments were hillarious.
Ty
You forgot the most interesting part of "moved capital cities" : Iran
Iran has moved its capital almost 70 times during different dynasties and you can even make a whole separate video about it :)
such an amazing and informative video! Thank you for your research and good content
Nairobi is the only capital with a national park in it, with all the big five fenced ofcourse.....and yes lions and only lions do escape to the suburbs.
4:44 Cape Town has a pretty nice backdrop to be fair
Nah
Guinea-Bissau added its capital to its name to separate itself from neighboring Guinea. When it was Portuguese, it was just called Província Portuguesa de Guiné or the Portuguese (overseas) province of Guinea. Bissau in turn comes from the name of a clan N'nssassun, in its plural form Bôssassun. Intchassu (Bôssassu) was the name given to the nephew of King Mecau-the first sovereign of the island of Bissau. Pyongyang is that way because it's a transit city, with four tram lines, two Metro lines, and twelve trolleybus lines. Not to mention people who bike!
And regarding Sejong, originally it WAS gonna be the new national capital replacing Seoul. ROK president Roh Moo-hyun, who was president from February 2003 to 2008, proposed moving the national capital of the ROK from Seoul to Sejong. But because of backlash from his opposition as well as a court ruling that Seoul MUST remain the national capital under the constitution, the Roh administration was forced to modify the project to relocate the majority of government ministries and institutions to Sejong. And it would become a special self-governing city in 2012, and eventually an administrative capital. Sejong was named in honor of King Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty
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Amazing video! Kudos from Baku!)
For Malabo it also has to do with colonial history. The island of Bioko was a hub for slave trading. In 1642, the Dutch East India Company established trade bases on the island without Portuguese consent. It temporarily centralized from there its slave trade in the Gulf of Guinea. The Portuguese appeared again on the island in 1648, replacing the Dutch Company with one of their own. Bioko and the rest of what's now Equatorial Guinea became Spanish in 1778. The British set up a base on Bioko in 1821, and Malabo was founded seven years later as Port Clarence (renamed to Santa Isabel in 1844 and then Malabo in 1973. Quite simply, the colonials opted to develop the island instead of the mainland.
Palau's capitol building looking like the US Capitol does make a lot of sense considering Palau was once under an UN trusteeship controlled by the US from 1947 until 1994 and are part of the Compact of Free Association with the US, so there's a lot of American influence. However, the building was actually completed thanks to the Taiwanese! Basically, planning for it began in the late 1980s but progress for it was slow because a lot had to be imported and they lacked engineers. Then in the early 2000s, the Taiwanese sent a 20-million-dollar loan which secured Palau's recognition of Taiwan and thus construction truly began and was completed in 2006.
the so-called "boring city" pictured is just the arboretum in the less populated part of Canberra, the south. also, its basically a museum of trees from around the world
4:43 - santiago, chile
Amazing content, so much new info to learn! I was in an anticipation that Cyprus would be in the video for having a divided capital but I guess it is bit of a complicated matter.
Thank you for a well-researched video. Although your mispronunciation of Malaysia's administrative city (not the capital; the parliament, courts and palace are still in KL) Putrajaya as 'Putrajava' may cause a little stir due to its meaning, but I'm sure it was unintentional.
What's the meaning???
Had to laugh when the picture over the intro when you said "some are downright boring" was of Canberra
1:07 I have made a map on r/maps "countries that are connected to mainland continent but capital is on an island" : Denmark and Eq. Guinea
it got over 1k up votes and made in to a Drew Durnil's map video 😎
You missed an opportunity to talk about Djibouti's strategic location on the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, which is the gateway between the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. A path in which many ships travel, to save time, by navigating through the Suez Canal. And in a time of war, any and every country will want to be able to control this choke point and that is why there are several foreign military bases in Djibouti. This includes the U.S., China, Japan, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the U.K.
I’m waiting for Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar. It is coldest capital also Ulaanbaatar itself change locations 28 times
It's also the coldest city and the only capital with permafrost within its city limits
Great video! London, England, UK is a great example of a strange and unique capital city as it comprising two cities stuck together. The City of London, the original Roman settlement with its own police force and laws, and then the second city of Westminster. What is weird is that the City of London is one of the smallest cities in the UK and yet London is the one of the most populated urban areas in Europe. The City of London is tiny, but its population is massive during Monday to Friday yet miniscule on the weekends....
interesting, never knew that!
One edit for the capital name section. Managua is capital of Nicaragua which sounds similar
I like how you used a rectangular swiss flag when you said "it is one of three that isn't a rectangle"
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates is also an islands.
Canberra has the national literally everything! (live the national museum, gallery, library, and the museum of Australian democracy. (old parliament house.))
India moved its capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911
While this is a state capital and not a national one, it's worth noting that Montpelier, Vermont is not only the least populous US state capital, but also the only one without a McDonald's
Narrator: “Some capital cities are boring” at 0:40seconds.
***Shows a landscape shot of Canberra, the capital city of Australia (my home country).
Me: (And all Australians collectively) Absolutely Correct!
Malabo in my language means "unclear".
tagalog
putang ina.
panama, guatemala and mexico really lazy on naming their capital since they're not microcountry or city statt, especially mexico, they're giant in both area and population
The capital of Mexico used to be called "Distrito Federal" up until 2016 when the government changed it's name to "Mexico City" due to political and administrative reasons. According to a poll conducted in the city that same year, most of it's inhabitants were not happy with the new name
The capital city was not named by Mexico, Mexico city existed before the Spanish and Mexicans, it was funded by the Mexicas/Aztecs and it was a city-state called “Meshico Tenochtitlan” the Spanish conquered the state and started calling the new capital “Mexico” the revolution happened and the country Mexico was named after the capital city. The city named the country essentially, its the oldest city and capital in North America
Imagine China renaming Beijing "China City "
One more interesting capital fact. Brasilia the Capital of Brazil was named a Unescos heritage site for its unique and revolutionary architecture
Equatorial Guineas capital is on an island. (continues video) I win.
Same
So is Denmark’s
The US moved its capital from NYC to DC
Yess watched video
-28 m below sea level Baku also the largest city in Caucasus which is Europe's mountainous region
Yerevan's view over Mt. Ararat is amazing!, in Arabic, Tunisia and Algeria have the same capital name, it differs in english tho!
watched till end! well done. if anyone knows capitals of sri lanka, please let me know. thank you
Colombo and Sri Jawerdanakotte
11:15 “Bloom fonn tine”
Painful South African noises
That picture of Tokyo with Mt Fuji behind is fake and it annoys me 🤣 You can never see Fuji that clearly. Most days you can’t see it at all
The US has moved capitals more than once: the original capital was Philadelphia, then it was New York, then DC.
I know, glad someone else knew that !
Lisbon never been officially declared capital of Portugal. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
Technically UK is the strangest. Each country that is part of the UK has its own capital (London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast). But even London itself is in reality TWO cities (in a similar fashion to Sri Lanka) the City of Westminster (government/royall) and the City of London (Financial)
Turkey changed it’s capital from Istanbul to Ankara in 1923 following the fall of the Ottoman Empire
Noah's own mountain, Mount Ararat, rises above Yerevan, capital of Armenia. Fun fact -- it's Armenia's national symbol but is actually in Turkey.
I am planning a trip to the Caucasus and was trying to decide between Yerevan, Tbilisi and Baku. Being lame in one leg makes a package tour with emphasis on hiking difficult, but choosing between the three cities was tough. However, although you mention Baku in this video, my heart is set on seeing Mt Ararat. I'm unlikely to see Fuji or the Andes, but Ararat is relatively accessible.
I do not understand Celsius. Can you use Fahrenheit and Celsius so I can understand what temperatures you are taking about
Do Mexico City, Guatemala City, Panama City, etc really count as being synonymous with the country, though, like Singapore or Monaco? They do have "City" in their name after all.
similar name
MANAGUA - NICARAGUA
Coldest capital is Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
and i think thats cool
Montenegro only has 1 capital, the city of Cetinje is just a former royal capital, and it just has a special treatment because of history, but politically and geographically, its simply just another regular city
Cape town backdrop
Legally and Constitutionally speaking, the United Kingdom doesn't have a capital city. London is the de facto capital as it is the political, economic and cultural center of its most dominant constituent country, England, but there is no established legal status that indicates that London itself is an official capital city.
8:21 Bro I live in New Cairo it has been here since 2000 . What you’re referring to is the yet to be named New Administrative Capital , east of New Cairo
New Cairo is not the same city as the New Administrative Capital (which is yet to be named). It's simply a satellite city of Cairo, part of the metropolitan area.
It's Santo DomINGO, not Santo Domenico ;)
Santo Flamingo?
There is also one fun fact that I now about capitals. There are just two capitals' titles that means "capital" in their languages. This is Astana in Kazakhstan and Seoul in South Korea (Fix me if you know more examples)
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4:40 nah, Yerevan is even more scenic with Mount Ararat
Forgot to mention the two closest capital cities in the world, Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), located facing each other across a river 😁
I watch Jacksucksatlife etc so I know abt equatiorial guinea
Is it sad that I was so excited to get the Malabo question right??
Copenhagen must have one of the most peculiar places to have a capital city since it practically borders Sweden. It's not very strategic.. or is it?
The southernmost parts of Sweden used to be Danish territory, so back then Copenhagen was a good central location.
Swiss flag is LITERALLY a rectangle lol
2:22 This building is so out of place. Literally a massive palace in the middle of the Pacific in a country with less than 20 thousand inhabitants. Someone in the government is WAY too into neoclassical architecture.
Brazzaville for Congo-Brazzaville
Trinidad and Tobago capital is the only capital that is named after another country
Guinea Bissau added its capital name to its name to separate it self from neighboring Guinea, similar to Doctor. Congo 🇨🇩 and republic of Congo🇨🇬 ( Congo Kinshasa, Congo Brazzaville)
Democratic Republic of Congo=>D.R Congo=> Doctor Congo
Doctor Congo 😂😂
democratic people's republic of congo.
I was going to suggest that maybe you left out China. Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China before it became the People’s Republic of China so I wasn’t sure if that fit your criteria.
The closest capital cities are (I believe) Brazzaville and Kinshasa of Rep. Congo and DR Congo, respectively, as they are right across the Congo river from one another. Bratislava in Slovakia also sits on the border of two countries, Austria and Hungary.
India also moves it's capital from Calcutta (now kolkata) to New Delhi in 1911
you forgot, São Tomé and Príncipe in Africa. named mainly after its Capital, Sao tome.
Why would you show Switzerland and Vatican flags as rectangular on a depiction of "3 countries with non-rectangular and square-shaped flags"?
Mistake humans make them
Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 Capital is the only Capital city named after a country that it is not. Port Of Spain 🇪🇸
Here's some capital cities that I think need to be moved. Mexico City for Mexico 🇲🇽, Kinshasa for the DRC 🇨🇩, Dhaka for Bangladesh 🇧🇩, Buenos Aires for Argentina 🇦🇷, Bangkok for Thailand 🇹🇭, New Delhi for India 🇮🇳, Vilnius for Lithuania 🇱🇹, Kyiv for Ukraine 🇺🇦, Bogota for Colombia 🇨🇴, Lima for Peru 🇵🇪, Manila for the Philippines 🇵🇭, maybe Tehran for Iran 🇮🇷, & maybe Tokyo for Japan 🇯🇵 but I don't think Japan 🇯🇵 needs to move it's capital currently. Let me know about your opinions.
Sorry, can you explain what you mean please?
There are 196 countries, not 193, all UN member states plus Kosovo, Taiwan and Vatican City. Being a UN member state is not a requirement for being a legally recognised country.
And you forgot Palestine.
Ko! So! Vo!
The Republic of Palau 🇵🇼 changed its capital from Koror to Ngerulmud in 2006.
I have been a teacher for almost 40 years. Years ago I had a student from the Netherlands. He insisted they did not have two capitals.
Didn’t Burundi change their capital from Bujumbura to Gitega ?
Yes
Gitega was the king's residence
The Czech Republic has 2 capitals. Prague (administrative) and Brno (judicial).
No it doesn’t
CAPE TOWN HAS THE BEST BACK DROP
I saw you mentioned that the Netherlands have two capitals. I don’t suppose that’s true. Amsterdam is our one and only capital. Yes: our government has been in Den Haag for as long as we can remember but that doesn’t make it the capital. At least, no-one in the Netherlands would call Den Haag our capital, I think. Great video though!
Port Louis, Mauritius 🇲🇺
Switzerland has a capital. Stop saying they don't have one. It is not writen but Bern is the de facto capital.
Guine Bissau was named exactly to include the name of the capital, it is Guinea Bissau, to make it distint from Guinea Conakry.
Montenegro only has one capital. Not sure where you took the idea they have two. Podgorica is the capital, the old capital is Cetinje, old as in no longer the capital.
According with you, Russia moved capital from St. Peterburg to Moscow to be more "western"??!!
Actually Moscow is located South east of St.Pete. I think he rather meant " more central".
Switzerland doesn’t have on de facto doesn’t mean anything
I have never heard anyone describe locations in the southern hemisphere as "minus" so many degrees south. Indeed, I think "minus 34° south" probably means 34 ° North?
11:45 wasn't the country of Mexico named after the city though?
Yes
At federation 1901 Australia capital was Melbourne and Canberra was only set up and arranged in the 1920s like the us it is a specially designed for government employees as well as politicians. The coat of arms at federation only had 6 states this was because both Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory hadn't been gazetted and so Australia has 6 states and 2 territories (or if you include nz another 2 states 😂)
4:39 that's a fake pic of tokyo with fuji background. its 100km away and is visible rarely and appears way tiny.
Northernmost capital: Because of its latitude, 64°11' north, Nuuk is the world's northernmost capital. It's just a few kilometers farther north than Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland
Nope Longyearbyen is more north
@@zach2382He did also specify "not including territories"
Andorra's capital is Andorra la Vela
But what’s the youngest capital in terms of habitation
Wellington, maybe
The one on Palau
Would be better to have more text in the video
You can turn on subtitles
So Western Sahara is a country? And Taipe is chinese?! What is wrong with you?
Equatorial Guinea's capital is not even on its mainland...and Equatorial Guinea is not even on the equator
Similarly Cape Verde (the country) is hundreds of miles from the actual cape (which contains the capital of Senegal).
The capitol of Guatemala is called Guatemala-City, as well 🤗
Where’s Islamabad and New Delhi
You also forgot to mention that South Africa has 2 other capital cities with Lesotho's Maseru and Swaziland's capital within the country
And in the past the capital of Botswana was also within South Africa.