national capital
Government's home city
A national capital is the city where a country's central government is located.
It typically houses the legislature, executive offices, and supreme court: Washington, D.C. is the national capital of the United States.
Some countries split governmental functions across cities, but one is usually designated the official capital.
- city centerUrban area's main district
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- embassiesForeign government offices abroad
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- diplomatic missionsOfficial foreign state offices
diplomatic quarter · ministries · federal district · central bank · Canberra · square · seat of government · government buildings · legislative assembly · Ottawa · supreme court · heritage sites · treaties · Washington D.C. · sovereignty · palace · national monument · head of state
- Capital RegionsWashington DC, Greater London, Ile-de-France, federal district
- capital sitegovernment seat, administrative center
- hubshub, regional hub, commercial hub, financial hub, economic hub
- territoriesprovince, state, region, country, colony
national capitalprovincial capital
Chief city of province
state capital · regional capital · county seat · municipal center · village
national capitalhinterland
Remote area beyond settlements
periphery · backwater · provinces · the sticks · outpost
national capitalcommercial capital
City leading in trade
financial capital · economic hub · cultural capital · industrial center · port city