Sticking with capitals; what is the only country without a capital city?
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Sticking with capitals; what is the only country without a capital city?
Popeville? :p
It's Nauru. Something I found out while reading more about San Marino ;)
Nauru's capital is Yaren.Quote:
Originally Posted by onemanband
Because I live in Australia and our asylum seeker policies have resulted in deaths on both Manus Island and Nauru, I've learnt this under less than happy circumstances.
October 7, 2014 :angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Me and my excellent memory.....:angel:
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Originally Posted by Rollo
Well, by definition a capital is a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective government. (source: Wikipedia) And obviously every country has a government. The difference is that Yaren is not a city. There are no cities in Nauru.
Again quoting Wikipedia: "Yaren (and sometimes Aiwo) is usually listed as the capital of Nauru though this is incorrect; the republic does not have cities or an official capital. Yaren is accepted by the United Nations as the "main district"."
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Originally Posted by onemanband
Then the answer is also Australia.
https://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/i...g-menzies-walk
Menzies' earlier view of Canberra as a place of exile and isolation mirrored that of many Australians. Canberra was mischievously dismissed as 'a cemetery with lights', 'the ruin of a good sheep station' and 'six suburbs in search of a city'.
Even today Canberra is little more than fifteen roundabouts, 300 people and a chicken called Gary. Canberra is a city?! Get outa here.
Nauru was the answer I was looking for! :uhoh:
Naturally, I'd like to continue with the capital theme.
As we all know (and Rollo pointed out a few posts ago) that some countries' capital is not it's biggest city.
I am asking what country has the smallest capital city compared to the biggest city of the country BY PERCENTAGE or RATIO.
(I must apologize ahead if the question is hard to understand. English not being my first language made it hard for me to phrase the question)
Capital City = X
Largest City = Y
Minimize X/Y
Your English is fine :p: