When we think of a country, we often assume it has a capital city—a central hub for government, culture, and economic activity. Nauru, a tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean, is one of the ...

The capital city in many countries is often the largest and most well-known. However, there are several notable exceptions ...

An Iranian government spokesperson announced that the country is moving its capital city to the south by the coast, inciting both support and backlash.

Nestled in the Pacific, a capital city with grandiose buildings and a mere 390 residents is the only remainder of a failed ...

The country’s capital, Andorra la Vella, holds the title of the highest capital city in Europe, sitting at 1,023 metres (3,356 feet) above sea level. And despite its remote location ...

Many shops in the capital were shuttered ... Syria’s largest, and the central city of Hama, the country’s fourth-largest city. Opposition activists said Saturday that a day earlier, insurgents ...

Rwanda-backed rebels aiming to gain power have already captured Goma, a key city in eastern DRC. They have vowed to advance ...