50 Interesting Facts About Capital Cities

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[@marcosettembre]

San Marino is not an enclave of Rome

[@jessturner6886]

San Marino is all that remains of the Roman Empire. It is Rome.

[@mavadelo]

It is not even on the same side of Italy, weird mistake.

[@user-kf9xr6od4c]

Wdym

[@no6odys8fe90]

It is

[@mavadelo]

@@no6odys8fe90 it is not.

[@XiongBearTravel]

Sana’a, capital of Yemen, is actually located over 2200 meters above sea level, making it the 2nd highest elevation capital city in Asia, which I find really fascinating

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

Wait really, its even higher than Kathmandu?

[@user-vf1kn5qj2e]

​@@ramtailthebattlertr2066 I think so

[@Hugo_Mendez]

@@ramtailthebattlertr2066It said 2nd, not 1st and in Asia, not in the world

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

@@Hugo_Mendez yeah, but Thimpu is the highest, so Sana'a being second meams its higher that Kathmandu. And Sana'a IS in Asia

[@MatejVeres1233]

Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia, is situated in Central Europe and it is located in the extreme south-west within Slovakia. The city borders Austria in the west and Hungary in the south making it the only national capital in the world to border two foreign countries.

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have lawlessness in Ukraine, the government has attacked the people, help  

[@MateoQuixote]

San Marino is not only not an enclave of Rome it's also not really anywhere near Rome

[@jessturner6886]

San Marino is literally the last remaining vestige of the Roman Empire. So you’re very wrong LOL.

[@mavadelo]

@@jessturner6886 You are veryy confidentally incorrect!! San Marino is on the North Eastern coast of Italy on the east side of the Apennines, Rome is on the South western coast of Italy. They are 320km apart. San Marino is NOT an Enclave of Rome nor is it anywhere near Rome. Do you actually know what an Enclave is? ... uh...LOL

[@mavadelo]

@MathieuVutton37 come to think of it, can Vatican City and San Marino even be considered Enclaves? Technically they are not "part of a Country completely surrounded by another Country", (part being the key word here) they are the entire country.

[@diegobosquejrz]

Mexico City is the most populated capital in North America, the Americas in general and the whole western hemisphere, it’s also the most populated Spanish speaking capital and city in general. 🇲🇽

[@wardarcade7452]

Not to mention that Mexico City had been founded in the 1300's as Tenochtitlan - the capital city of the Aztec Empire with at least 100,000 citizens living there in the early 1500's in this extraordinary metropolis with many pyramids, palaces, temples, plazas, marketplaces,etc. built on islands in a lake connected by causeways to the lake shore. Although it was conquered by the Spanish in 1521 (and would be somewhat altered in appearance ), the Spanish made it the capital city of their Viceroyalty of New Spain then ,after independence in 1821, it became the capital of the nation of Mexico. IOW, this is the ONLY capital city in North or South America that has continuously functioned AS a capital city before and after European colonization!

[@highbrass7563]

Tokyo almost has more people than all of Canada

[@maximilianodelrio]

Tokyo metro yeah, even though the city proper is like 1/3 the population, but city proper is kinda meaningless with big urban areas like that

[@ojascooladventures]

Metro New Delhi has 38 million people

[@RoCkY-zk4dw]

@@ojascooladventures ok

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

​@@ojascooladventures 34 Million

[@wardarcade7452]

16:27- Singapore is comprised of one main island and dozens of smaller islands. In any case, its namesake capital city sits on the main island which is separated from country of Malaysia (and Asian mainland) via the Johore Strait- a body of water! Hence one cannot WALK from Lisbon to Singapore without crossing at least one body of water!

[@john.smith12]

^

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

He probably meant without taking a boat, because you can't even get to Johor without crossing like 100 rivers at least

[@john.smith12]

@@ramtailthebattlertr2066 good point

[@highbrass7563]

Helll yeah! Thanks a ton for this upload. Im super interested in this style of video! Please keep uploading for your fans. Cheers from Hamilton , Ontario, Canada

[@SupernovaCentral]

Excellent video. Thank you!

[@cat_luver16]

My favorite capital city is Canberra Australia just because of its funny history, it was basically just created from nothing in the middle of nowhere where about an equal distance between Sydney and Melbourne because those two city’s couldn’t decide who should be the capital after Australia gained independence 😂😂

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have lawlessness in Ukraine, the government has attacked the people, help

[@shape816]

Very interesting and informative video, even with the San Marino mistake and a few other minor ones

[@fb7876]

@34: How about Djibouti?

[@gerardwebb3832]

absolutely brilliant make more

[@mysteriousDSF]

15:25 wrong, Burundi moved it's capital from Bujumbura to Gitega in 2019

[@severinburghart9071]

The territory of western Sahara has also a capital city beginning with the letter „e“. Its El Aaiún. Great Video

[@ht14]

1.It's written "Laayoune" not "El Aaiun" 2."Western Sahara doesn't control it , they only claim it as their capital , it's administered by Morocco and the people there recognise themselves as Moroccan (I myself lived there for 10 years)

[@severinburghart9071]

True you right. In German the capital is called El Aaiun so i thought its the same in English. I just mentioned it because Scotland isnt an own country either. But thanks for the information.

[@mehrcat1]

The most egregious mistake here is that Singapore is an island. You'd be going over a bridge. Lots of other mistakes too.

[@bnthern]

well presented

[@TawanMomo]

i haven’t watched the video yet, but i’m guessing bangkok having the longest capital city name in the world is mentioned in this video

[@TawanMomo]

called it 😂

[@Baconcatboy]

Here in America we ask each other what the capital of Taiwan is before proceeding to hit each other in the balls yelling, "Bangkok!"

[@ianodonoghue7299]

@@Baconcatboy Thailand?

[@Baconcatboy]

@@ianodonoghue7299 yes my bad. Just showed my American mix up of two countries 🤣.

[@wardarcade7452]

The capital city of Seoul in South Korean means literally 'capital city' in Korean!

[@neversarium]

Same with Astana, Kazakhstan

[@robthetraveler1099]

14:38 Was in both Wellington and Madrid within a month of each other last year.

[@IsabelBeatriceJones]

For fact 40, Equatorial Guinea is building a new capital in the middle of its main area of land called Ciudad de la Paz. It is being built to replace Malabo so that it can be more centrally located.

[@pond_people]

Very interesting, but Isn't Monte Carlo the capital of Monaco?

[@NotEvenATim]

3:19 im really glad that you mentioned the city that i was born in! 🎉

[@JohnJoannou-xq5rq]

Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is the only capital in the world which is split into two. The southern part is in the Republic of Cyprus, which is recognised by the UN, and the northern part, which is in the TRNC(Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), which is a De-Facto nation only recognised by Turkey. Since 1974

[@jimcajfeldt1739]

Port Louis is my favourite. It's safe, clean and small enough to walk around.

[@21st_Century_Music]

100 capital city facts next 👇

[@JulesHeylen-qo7tk]

Gitega became the official political capital of Burundi. So it is newer than Juba but Bujumbura did not lose its title as economical capital.

[@TheGlobalAtlas]

12:11 Djibouti

[@Phantom-un2ox]

It's name is Djibouti City. He already mentioned an equivalent in Panama. Panama's capital is Panama City.

[@bharath2508]

No place in the world can come close to namma Bengaluru.

[@deaglaniosua]

Fascinating video, bravo! Slight correction, if I may. X is not the only letter with no capital city. There's no capital city of a UN recognised nation state beginning with E either. Edinburgh is not a sovereign Independent state, rather a devolved region of the UK

[@mavadelo]

14:44 I saw that and thought "surely it should be something like Oslo, or Ottawa, something way more north. But it is actually correct. Shows how a standard world map skews your sense of distance. You could have mentioned as fact that Amsterdam for a large part is build on wooden poles and animal hides.

[@alistaircampbell]

Edinburgh the capital of Scotland is my favourite city but that's because I'm Scottish and live in Edinburgh, but it is a beautiful city.!

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have lawlessness in Ukraine, the government has attacked the people, help

[@user-ig8qn2en8y]

I want video about australia ❤❤❤

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have lawlessness in Ukraine, the government has attacked the people, help

[@abhishekmaurya6352]

New Delhi🇮🇳❓

[@wardarcade7452]

After Canadian colonial legislators in Ontario and Quebec failed to come to an agreement over which locale would be considered the capital of the Canadian colonies, they left the issue up to the British Queen Victoria who selected Ottawa to be the capital in 1857- the somewhat remote settlement on the Ontario/Quebec border between the major cities of Toronto and Montreal.

[@LaNiBlackLight]

Guessing Buenos Aires to be around 15th and the most populated SA capital is one of my proudest moments

[@abdi540]

Thank you for showing Hargeisa as the capital of Somaliland 12:56

[@homonaledi5024]

Cape Town, Bloemfontein & Pretoria 🇿🇦

[@pavelarsen48]

South America has 13 or 14 capitals. 2 capitals in Bolivia makes 13 in total + French Guyana

[@tdyerwestfield]

When I studied Geography, I found human geography so boring so in turn I don't like cities. I agree with your assessment of Costa Rica. I have the same sentiment with all countries, natural geography is far more attractive than artificial/manufactured geography.

[@eduardoescalante4633]

Similar to your fact regarding the most populated French speaking capital, the most populated Spanish speaking capital is Mexico City.

[@phillippillin96]

I think that the smallest capital city by size would be Vatican City and the next smallest would be Ngerulmud 😃

[@Harsh.Deshpande]

In terms of traffic Delhi, Mumbai and many other cities easily beat london

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have lawlessness in Ukraine, the government has attacked the people, help

[@abelassefa4446]

Addis Ababa weather & the people

[@Hugo_Mendez]

0:04 Ngerulmud (Palau 🇵🇼), because there’s no people living in it.

[@seanscott9040]

Could do with an editor and some second takes mate. At 1:33 you say 'declared it's appendance'

[@general-i15]

0:03 Oslo because HDI

[@glizzzerd]

San José, Costa Rica catching strays 💀

[@issievdhorst]

Cape Town, my beloved city. the most beautiful!!!

[@levth01sct]

Edinburgh does not really count, since the UK's capital is London. Scotland is not a country, its a constituent country of the UK. The UK is a de jure unitary country so Scotland is technically further away from being a country than New York State is, since the US is a federation. The State of New York has more autonomy and power over its territory than the Government Scotland has over its territory.

[@semsem4035]

Kuala Lumpur js my favourite capital ❤

[@Thecreatorshaq]

Cape town south Africa by far a near perfect balance of greenery and urbanization❤.

[@john.smith12]

And homicides.

[@TOm-hr2mb]

Too much crime

[@Vishesh.Trivedi]

I know you are a geography guy, but didn't knew you are a car guy as well 😄 What are your favourite cars?

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have lawlessness in Ukraine, the government has attacked the people, help

[@masfiqratul7559]

Amsterdam

[@FSASDCIRCA]

Capital of Monaco is officially Monaco-Ville

[@levth01sct]

North America has less capital cities than South America, as North America only has two capital cities, Washington DC and Ottawa. Oh you mean North America including Central America? Technically that is correct, as geographically, Central America is part of the North American continent, but that must be specified, as North America generally refers to the US and Canada ONLY, and sometimes Mexico, but Mexico is also considered part of Central America by many, so it doesnt count. The US and Canada are the only two countries that are unequivocally part of North America. Technically, the North American continent also includes most of Denmark, by way of Greenland, and France, by way of St-Pierre-and-Miquelon.

[@ajbico]

Putting London as the most populated capital city in Europe excluding transcontinental countries 😂😂😂🤔🤔🤔🤦🤦. Bro forgot that UK is a transcontinental country itself. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gregconnor7820]

Excluding Antarctica and Australia, wouldn't north america be the continent with the least capital cities with 3??? Anyway, love these videos and cheers from Niagara falls, Ontario, Canada!

[@Chas2751]

No because Central America is not a continent on its own. It is part of North America. So there are dozens of additional countries here.

[@gregconnor7820]

@@Chas2751 did he say "central america" in the video? Central America would be part of South America. North america only includes Canada, USA and Mexico

[@picobello99]

Central America and the Caribbean belong to North America. South America is on a different tectonic plate.

[@ballamko7]

Kuwait City is not the most populated city in Kuwait. Mainly, you will find government offices, corporate entities, old downtown, etc

[@York22]

It is the largest city.

[@elmascavidal1797]

NYC capital of the world 🌎….. 😂😂

[@Ohsayitditto31]

What

[@martinwhalley3286]

The most populated city on Earth, Tokyo

[@levth01sct]

You never bothered to mention the most populous capital city by city proper? Beijing, which is significantly larger than cities like Tokyo and Delhi (14 million and 11 million respectively). Beijing has 22 million people. Also, Delhi is NOT a capital city. The capital of India is New Delhi, and it is technically a municipality within Delhi but is not Delhi, but is Delhi at the same time. New Delhi's status is weird. You never thought to mention that?

[@philphildebeers2075]

7:59 "the capital city that is found furtherest away". There is no such word as 'futherest', it should be furthest. Fact 25 blah, blah, blah about city proper, urban and metro but absolutely no attempt to explain, probably doesn't know himself. Then he goes on to ask us which European capital has the most populous metro area. Monaco being just over 2 sq. km. doesn't have a capital, it just is itself. SINGAPORE IS AN ISLAND SO YOU'D BE CROSSING THE JOHOR STRAIT TO GET THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better stop at the southern tip of Malaysia.

[@ziazys7919]

13:44 Sao Paolo has 24 million, Buenos Aires only has 15 million. Also San Marino is not an enclave of Rome. Besides those though, very nice video! Edit: Sao Paolo is not the capital of Brazil, so Buenos Aires still is the biggest one.

[@poisonbcm5275]

Sao Paulo is not the capital of Brazil

[@ziazys7919]

@@poisonbcm5275 oh right, sorry for my mistake

[@mariatolis4529]

Athens , enjoy their little more affordable.

[@richardbersaky]

You gave Damascus two mentions and didn't bother to mention something about Beirut. (Which appeared in the 2nd mention of Damascus). You also fail to ever mention Lebanon in any of your videos. Feels bad.

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have no law in Ukraine and the government has instructed the police to beat and kidnap people, HELP 

[@2LargeHounds]

Ease up on the "on Earth" reference. It gets tedious. We know you're not talking about Mars or Jupiter.

[@planetarystargazer]

What If Europe and Australia 🇦🇺 switched places

[@ZiraRisasi]

Asmara

[@DickieLeeD]

The capital of Kazakstan is Astana again, no longer Nur Sultan.

[@Atlas_21]

MonteVIDEO?? Come on man, you didn't pause here and thought, hmm, I wonder if that is the way to pronounce it? Or you just don't give a f?

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have no law in Ukraine and the government has instructed the police to beat and kidnap people, HELP

[@levth01sct]

It is NOT Nur Sultan, it is ASTANA. It was reverted back to its original name as capital, Astana, back in September 2022. For a so called Geography bible, you sure make a lot of mistakes, on basic stuff too. Unacceptable.

[@josuaerick9670]

Didn't expect London to be the capital with the worst traffic, thought it'd be Jakarta

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

I'd expect Manila. Myanmars capital has the least traffic tho

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

We have no law in Ukraine and the government has instructed the police to beat and kidnap people, HELP 

[@platonique]

Why don't people know that capitol and capital are not the same? It's "capitol" when talking about the building or city that is the head of a country.

[@joshuataylor3550]

Edinburgh is not really a capital

[@York22]

Yes it is.

[@poisonbcm5275]

@@York22 then literally every single semi autonomous regions capital counts

[@lzombietiger9200]

@@poisonbcm5275but they do count as capitals. Just because they’re not countries doesn’t mean they don’t have capitals

[@levth01sct]

According to this video, Cape Town is the world's most dangerous city in terms of murder rate yet its ranked 12th in the world in terms of murder rate according to this same video. Well which one is it? Is it Cape Town or Colima? Contradiction anyone? Oh you mean most dangerous CAPITAL city in the world in terms of murder rate? Thats not what you said, you said most dangerous city. Next time be a little more diligent with your video editing. You are good at making videos but you made a mistake in this one, and this is not allowed. Sorry, rules are rules. I dont make the rules, I just know them.

[@clemente111]

Nairobi only capital having almost half of the city as a national park roaming with the big five.

[@philphildebeers2075]

0:17 shows the Elizabeth Tower while Big Ben is a bell, not a building. Imagine that, San Jose, a capital city being full of roads, cars and trucks! What did you expect, zip lines horses and camels? Tokyo is his 'favorite capital city on earth'. Will he tell us his favourite extra terrestrial capital city? Juba is a city, not a person so it's 'which became' not 'who became'. La Paz is the 'highest capital city on earth in terms of elevation from sea level'. Is there any other way apart from elevation from sea level to be high? Smoking drugs maybe? Monte VIDEO is not pronounced like that. 'Around 1.3% of all views have came.........' Have COME! Learn some English!! I'm only at 20, will correct the rest tomorrow.

[@Atlas_21]

I love this comment. People want to present themselves as experts on a topic and make such horrendous mistakes. MonteVIDEO 😭

[@lzombietiger9200]

I looked at all your comments on this channel. You made a few mistakes in your English. Learn some English!!

[@philphildebeers2075]

@@lzombietiger9200 I'm always willing to learn, unlike the presenter of this channel. Show me my mistakes. BTW You repeated the word 'English' in 4 words, maybe not a hanging crime but very bad form. He's always talking about kilometers squared when he really means square kilometers. (There is one HELL of a difference.) He always says populated when he means populous and his pronunciation is atrocious. I feel sorry for the non-native English speakers, and geography students for that matter, who think he's some kind of authority.

[@philphildebeers2075]

@@Atlas_21 He's always talking about kilometers squared when he really means square kilometers. (There is one HELL of a difference.) He always says populated when he means populous and his pronunciation is atrocious. I feel sorry for the non-native English speakers, and geography students for that matter, who think he's some kind of authority. I finished off the 50 facts. He made a right howler about walking to Singapore, which is an island.

[@lzombietiger9200]

⁠@@philphildebeers2075Singapore is country made out of 64 islands. Also there are two bridges connecting Malaysia and Singapore.

[@emem2756]

Edinburgh is not a capital of a country

[@bigbootros4362]

Again, Kinshasa has many many poor people who don't speak french. It's like saying all Indians speak English. Many poor people do not. So this Kinshasa thing that KZbinrs always mention is false.

[@highbrass7563]

Helll yeah! Thanks a ton for this upload. Im super interested in this style of video! Please keep uploading for your fans. Cheers from Hamilton , Ontario, Canada

[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

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[@user-xc6ww9hm8f]

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