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NORTHERN
AMERICA (000) (000) (000)
Bermuda Hamilton 1 Greenland Nuuk (Godthåb) 15 United States of America Washington, D.C.
4,238
Canada Ottawa-Gatineau 14 1,156 Saint-Pierre-et-
Miquelon Saint-Pierre 5
OCEANIA (000) (000) (000)
American Samoa Pago Pago 55 Nauru Nauru 14 Solomon Islands Honiara 1,320
Australia Canberra 381 New Caledonia Nouméa 149 Tokelau 18
Cook Islands Rarotonga 15 13 New Zealand Wellington 346 Tonga Nuku’alofa 25
Fiji Greater Suva 219 Niue Alofi 1 Tuvalu Funafuti 5
French Polynesia Papeete 130 Northern Vanuatu Port Vila 36
Guam Hagåtña 144 Mariana Islands Saipan 17 75 Wallis and Futuna Matu-Utu 1
Kiribati Tarawa 16 47 Palau Koror 14 Islands
Marshall Islands Majuro 27 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 289
Micronesia Palikir 7 Pitcairn Adamstown 0
(Fed. States of) Samoa Apia 4
Sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2006
Notes:
Table presents data on population of capital cities of countries as well as areas that are included in the World Urbanization Prospects.
(1) Porto-Novo is the constitutional capital; Cotonou is the seat of government.
(2) Yamoussoukro is the capital, Abidjan is the seat of government.
(3) Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.
(4) Mbabane is the administrative capital, Lobamba is the legislative capital.
(5) As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
(6) As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
(7) The capital is New Delhi, included in the urban agglomeration of Delhi. The population of New Delhi was estimated at 294,783 in the year 2001.
(8) Kuala Lumpur is the financial capital, Putrajaya is the administrative capital.
(9) Colombo is the commercial capital, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the administrative and legislative capital.
(10) Amsterdam is the capital, The Hague is the seat of government.
(11) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(12) La Paz is the capital and the seat of government; Sucre is the legal capital and the seat of the judiciary.
(13) Due to volcanic activity, Plymouth was abandoned in 1997. The government premises have been established at Brades Estate.
(14) The capital is Ottawa.
(15) The capital is Avarua, located on the island of Rarotonga; the estimated population refers to the island of Rarotonga. Population estimates for Avarua have not been made available.
(16) The capital is Bairiki, located on the island of Tarawa; the estimated population refers to the island of South Tarawa. Population estimates for Bairiki have not been made available.
(17) The capital is Garapan, located on the island of Saipan; the estimated population refers to the island of Saipan. The population of Garapan was estimated at 3,588 in the year 2000. Government offices are located in Capitol
Hill.
(18) There is no capital in Tokelau. Each atoll (Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu) has its own administrative centre.