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is the capital of the Republic of the Congo."},{"text":"Serbia","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Accra","Abu Dhabi","Djibouti","Belgrade"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Belgrade is the capital of Serbia."},{"text":"Italy","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Canberra","Rome","Maputo","Budapest"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Rome is the capital of Italy."},{"text":"Samoa","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Sarajevo","Apia","Tehrān","San Salvador"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Apia is the capital of Samoa."},{"text":"Ireland","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Buenos Aires","Nairobi","Washington, D.C.","Dublin"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Dublin is the capital of Ireland."},{"text":"Afghanistan","correctAnswerIndex":0,"answers":["Kabul","Ouagadougou","Kampala","Basseterre"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan."},{"text":"Tonga","correctAnswerIndex":0,"answers":["Nukuʿalofa","Skopje","Dushanbe","Bratislava"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Nukuʿalofa is 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Cetinje was the historical capital."},{"text":"Uzbekistan","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Porto-Novo","Nay Pyi Taw","Sanaa","Tashkent"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan."},{"text":"Nauru","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Paris","Algiers","Brazzaville","Yaren district"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Yaren district is the site of Nauru’s government offices; Nauru has no official capital."},{"text":"South Korea","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Vilnius","Pristina","Seoul","Tbilisi"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Seoul is the capital of South Korea."},{"text":"South Africa","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Tripoli","Addis Ababa","Kathmandu","Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"South Africa has three de facto capitals: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative)."},{"text":"Dominican Republic","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Vilnius","Moscow","San Salvador","Santo Domingo"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Santo Domingo is the capital of Dominican Republic."},{"text":"Czech Republic","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Copenhagen","Tirana","Kuwait","Prague"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic."},{"text":"El Salvador","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["London","Brazzaville","San Salvador","Malabo"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador."},{"text":"Burkina Faso","correctAnswerIndex":0,"answers":["Ouagadougou","Maseru","Bissau","Algiers"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso."},{"text":"Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)","correctAnswerIndex":0,"answers":["Praia","Quito","Bridgetown","Riga"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Praia is the capital of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)."},{"text":"Morocco","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Berlin","Rabat","Lilongwe","Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator)"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Rabat is the capital of Morocco."},{"text":"Bangladesh","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Ouagadougou","Male","Dhaka","Apia"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh."},{"text":"Mali","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Kampala","Bamako","Doha","Gaborone"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Bamako is the capital of Mali."},{"text":"Peru","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Palikir","Madrid","P''yŏngyang","Lima"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Lima is the capital of Peru."},{"text":"Moldova","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Saint George''s","Chișinău","Amsterdam","Bairiki, Ambo, and Betio"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Chișinău is the capital of Moldova."},{"text":"Egypt","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Rome","Asmara","Cairo","Madrid"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Cairo is the capital of Egypt."},{"text":"Palau","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Kuala Lumpur","Ankara","Ngerulmud capitol complex in Melekeok on Babelthuap","Santo Domingo"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Melekeok on Babelthuap is the site of the Ngerulmud capitol complex, which serves as the capital of Palau."},{"text":"North Macedonia","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Lomé","Skopje","Kingston","Santiago"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia."},{"text":"Malawi","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Freetown","Nukuʿalofa","Lilongwe","Abuja"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi."},{"text":"Papua New Guinea","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Hanoi","Port Moresby","San Marino","Luxembourg"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea."},{"text":"Albania","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Asmara","Tirana","Tunis","Muscat"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Tirana is the capital of Albania."},{"text":"New Zealand","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Saint John''s","Wellington","Port Moresby","Moroni"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Wellington is the capital of New Zealand."},{"text":"Ghana","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Phnom Penh","Amsterdam","Dakar","Accra"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Accra is the capital of Ghana."},{"text":"Cyprus","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Pristina","Brussels","Nicosia","Santiago"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Lefkosia (conventional Nicosia) is the capital of the Republic of Cyprus; 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(Legislative bodies meet in Valparaíso.)"},{"text":"Saudi Arabia","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Saint John''s","Honiara","Riyadh","Sarajevo"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia."},{"text":"Algeria","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Bridgetown","Algiers","Caracas","Kuala Lumpur"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Algiers is the capital of Algeria."},{"text":"Norway","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Nicosia","Tehrān","Oslo","Port Louis"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Oslo is the capital of Norway."},{"text":"Côte d’Ivoire","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Kingstown","Yamoussoukro","Brussels","Dublin"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Yamoussoukro is the capital of Côte d’Ivoire, though Abidjan is its de facto capital."},{"text":"Cameroon","correctAnswerIndex":0,"answers":["Yaoundé","Brussels","Kyiv","Quito"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon."},{"text":"Belarus","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Dili","Doha","Minsk","Belmopan"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Minsk is the capital of Belarus."},{"text":"Niger","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Colombo","Niamey","Mexico City","Skopje"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Niamey is the capital of Niger."},{"text":"Bosnia and Herzegovina","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Bogotá","Taipei","Sarajevo","Santiago"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina."},{"text":"Madagascar","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Tokyo","Muscat","Antananarivo","Paramaribo"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar."},{"text":"Kosovo","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Khartoum","Gaborone","Port-Vila","Pristina"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Pristina is the capital of Kosovo, which declared itself independent in 2008."},{"text":"Guinea-Bissau","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Malabo","Riga","Bissau","Male"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau."},{"text":"Equatorial Guinea","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Castries","Andorra la Vella","Malabo","Bridgetown"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea."},{"text":"Finland","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Dhaka","Nursultan","Seoul","Helsinki"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Helsinki is the capital of Finland."},{"text":"Slovakia","correctAnswerIndex":0,"answers":["Bratislava","Kyiv","Singapore","Athens"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia."},{"text":"Rwanda","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Bujumbura","Sarajevo","Port of Spain","Kigali"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Kigali is the capital of Rwanda."},{"text":"Maldives","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Monaco","Kyiv","Male","Muscat"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Male is the capital of Maldives."},{"text":"Barbados","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Niamey","Yaren district","Roseau","Bridgetown"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados."},{"text":"United States","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Kabul","Moscow","Palikir","Washington, D.C."],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States."},{"text":"Zambia","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Pristina","Lusaka","Beijing","Damascus"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Lusaka is the capital of Zambia."},{"text":"Comoros","correctAnswerIndex":0,"answers":["Moroni","Bern","Beirut","Riga"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Moroni is the capital of Comoros."},{"text":"Romania","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Basseterre","Bucharest","Dili","Monrovia"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Bucharest is the capital of Romania."},{"text":"Togo","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Bangkok","Lisbon","Copenhagen","Lomé"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Lomé is the capital of Togo."},{"text":"Dominica","correctAnswerIndex":2,"answers":["Vientiane","Nicosia","Roseau","Belgrade"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Roseau is the capital of Dominica."},{"text":"Poland","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Kingston","Khartoum","Manila","Warsaw"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"Warsaw is the capital of Poland."},{"text":"India","correctAnswerIndex":3,"answers":["Kuala Lumpur","Manama","Riyadh","New Delhi"],"difficulty":3,"explanation":"New Delhi is the capital of India."},{"text":"San Marino","correctAnswerIndex":1,"answers":["Stockholm","San Marino","Bucharest","Dodoma (designated); 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</dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Montenegro</dt> <dd>Answer: Podgorica is the capital of Montenegro. Cetinje was the historical capital.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Uzbekistan</dt> <dd>Answer: Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Nauru</dt> <dd>Answer: Yaren district is the site of Nauru’s government offices; Nauru has no official capital.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: South Korea</dt> <dd>Answer: Seoul is the capital of South Korea.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: South Africa</dt> <dd>Answer: South Africa has three de facto capitals: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative).</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Dominican Republic</dt> <dd>Answer: Santo Domingo is the capital of Dominican Republic.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Czech Republic</dt> <dd>Answer: Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: El Salvador</dt> <dd>Answer: San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Burkina Faso</dt> <dd>Answer: Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)</dt> <dd>Answer: Praia is the capital of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde).</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Morocco</dt> <dd>Answer: Rabat is the capital of Morocco.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Bangladesh</dt> <dd>Answer: Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Mali</dt> <dd>Answer: Bamako is the capital of Mali.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Peru</dt> <dd>Answer: Lima is the capital of Peru.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Moldova</dt> <dd>Answer: Chișinău is the capital of Moldova.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Egypt</dt> <dd>Answer: Cairo is the capital of Egypt.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Palau</dt> <dd>Answer: Melekeok on Babelthuap is the site of the Ngerulmud capitol complex, which serves as the capital of Palau.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: North Macedonia</dt> <dd>Answer: Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Malawi</dt> <dd>Answer: Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Papua New Guinea</dt> <dd>Answer: Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Albania</dt> <dd>Answer: Tirana is the capital of Albania.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: New Zealand</dt> <dd>Answer: Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Ghana</dt> <dd>Answer: Accra is the capital of Ghana.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Cyprus</dt> <dd>Answer: Lefkosia (conventional Nicosia) is the capital of the Republic of Cyprus; Lefkoşa (conventional Nicosia) is the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: East Timor</dt> <dd>Answer: Dili is the capital of East Timor.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Suriname</dt> <dd>Answer: Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Nicaragua</dt> <dd>Answer: Managua is the capital of Nicaragua.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Yemen</dt> <dd>Answer: Sanaa is the capital of Yemen.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Sri Lanka</dt> <dd>Answer: Colombo is the executive and judicial capital of Sri Lanka; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Tanzania</dt> <dd>Answer: Dodoma became the designated national capital of Tanzania in 1974; Dar es Salaam remains the seat of most government functions.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Costa Rica</dt> <dd>Answer: San José is the capital of Costa Rica.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Cuba</dt> <dd>Answer: Havana is the capital of Cuba.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Libya</dt> <dd>Answer: Tripoli is the capital of Libya.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Guyana</dt> <dd>Answer: Georgetown is the capital of Guyana.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Israel</dt> <dd>Answer: Jerusalem is Israel’s seat of government and the country’s proclaimed capital, though the latter status has not been widely recognized internationally.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Chile</dt> <dd>Answer: Santiago is the capital of Chile. (Legislative bodies meet in Valparaíso.)</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Saudi Arabia</dt> <dd>Answer: Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Algeria</dt> <dd>Answer: Algiers is the capital of Algeria.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Norway</dt> <dd>Answer: Oslo is the capital of Norway.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Côte d’Ivoire</dt> <dd>Answer: Yamoussoukro is the capital of Côte d’Ivoire, though Abidjan is its de facto capital.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Cameroon</dt> <dd>Answer: Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Belarus</dt> <dd>Answer: Minsk is the capital of Belarus.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Niger</dt> <dd>Answer: Niamey is the capital of Niger.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Bosnia and Herzegovina</dt> <dd>Answer: Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Madagascar</dt> <dd>Answer: Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Kosovo</dt> <dd>Answer: Pristina is the capital of Kosovo, which declared itself independent in 2008.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Guinea-Bissau</dt> <dd>Answer: Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Equatorial Guinea</dt> <dd>Answer: Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Finland</dt> <dd>Answer: Helsinki is the capital of Finland.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Slovakia</dt> <dd>Answer: Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Rwanda</dt> <dd>Answer: Kigali is the capital of Rwanda.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Maldives</dt> <dd>Answer: Male is the capital of Maldives.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Barbados</dt> <dd>Answer: Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: United States</dt> <dd>Answer: Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Zambia</dt> <dd>Answer: Lusaka is the capital of Zambia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Comoros</dt> <dd>Answer: Moroni is the capital of Comoros.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Romania</dt> <dd>Answer: Bucharest is the capital of Romania.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Togo</dt> <dd>Answer: Lomé is the capital of Togo.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Dominica</dt> <dd>Answer: Roseau is the capital of Dominica.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Poland</dt> <dd>Answer: Warsaw is the capital of Poland.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: India</dt> <dd>Answer: New Delhi is the capital of India.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: San Marino</dt> <dd>Answer: San Marino (the city) is the capital of San Marino (the republic).</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Canada</dt> <dd>Answer: Ottawa is the capital of Canada.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Kenya</dt> <dd>Answer: Nairobi is the capital of Kenya.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Kiribati</dt> <dd>Answer: The capitals of Kiribati are the islet villages of Bairiki (executive), Ambo (legislative), and Betio (judicial) on South Tarawa.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Malaysia</dt> <dd>Answer: Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Iceland</dt> <dd>Answer: Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Gabon</dt> <dd>Answer: Libreville is the capital of Gabon.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Azerbaijan</dt> <dd>Answer: Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Senegal</dt> <dd>Answer: Dakar is the capital of Senegal.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Democratic Republic of the Congo</dt> <dd>Answer: Kinshasha is the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: North Korea</dt> <dd>Answer: P''yŏngyang is the capital of North Korea.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Japan</dt> <dd>Answer: Tokyo is the capital of Japan.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Philippines</dt> <dd>Answer: Manila is the capital of the Philippines.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Somalia</dt> <dd>Answer: Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Estonia</dt> <dd>Answer: Tallinn is the capital of Estonia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Kuwait</dt> <dd>Answer: Kuwait is the capital of Kuwait.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Bahrain</dt> <dd>Answer: Manama is the capital of Bahrain.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Benin</dt> <dd>Answer: Porto-Novo is Benin''s official capital; it was established under the constitution and is the seat of the legislature. The president and most government ministers reside in Cotonou.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Malta</dt> <dd>Answer: Valletta is the capital of Malta.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Liechtenstein</dt> <dd>Answer: Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Angola</dt> <dd>Answer: Luanda is the capital of Angola.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Burundi</dt> <dd>Answer: Gitega is the capital of Burundi.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Saint Lucia</dt> <dd>Answer: Castries is the capital of Saint Lucia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Liberia</dt> <dd>Answer: Monrovia is the capital of Liberia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Djibouti</dt> <dd>Answer: Djibouti is the capital of Djibouti.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: United Arab Emirates</dt> <dd>Answer: Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Thailand</dt> <dd>Answer: Bangkok is the capital of Thailand.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Honduras</dt> <dd>Answer: Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</dt> <dd>Answer: Kingstown is the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Seychelles</dt> <dd>Answer: Victoria is the capital of Seychelles.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Germany</dt> <dd>Answer: Berlin is the capital of Germany.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Nigeria</dt> <dd>Answer: Abuja is the capital of Nigeria.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Tunisia</dt> <dd>Answer: Tunis is the capital of Tunisia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Belgium</dt> <dd>Answer: Brussels is the capital of Belgium.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Sweden</dt> <dd>Answer: Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Antigua and Barbuda</dt> <dd>Answer: Saint John''s is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Tajikistan</dt> <dd>Answer: Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Saint Kitts and Nevis</dt> <dd>Answer: Basseterre is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Austria</dt> <dd>Answer: Vienna is the capital of Austria.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Guatemala</dt> <dd>Answer: Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Netherlands</dt> <dd>Answer: Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is its seat of government.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: The Bahamas</dt> <dd>Answer: Nassau is the capital of The Bahamas.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Australia</dt> <dd>Answer: Canberra is the capital of Australia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Jamaica</dt> <dd>Answer: Kingston is the capital of Jamaica.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Bulgaria</dt> <dd>Answer: Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: United Kingdom</dt> <dd>Answer: London is the capital of the United Kingdom.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Venezuela</dt> <dd>Answer: Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Andorra</dt> <dd>Answer: Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Iraq</dt> <dd>Answer: Baghdad is the capital of Iraq.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: China</dt> <dd>Answer: Beijing is the capital of China.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Uganda</dt> <dd>Answer: Kampala is the capital of Uganda.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Ecuador</dt> <dd>Answer: Quito is the capital of Ecuador.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Turkmenistan</dt> <dd>Answer: Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Turkey</dt> <dd>Answer: Ankara is the capital of Turkey.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Brunei</dt> <dd>Answer: Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of Brunei.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Paraguay</dt> <dd>Answer: Asunción is the capital of Paraguay.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Jordan</dt> <dd>Answer: Amman is the capital of Jordan.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Argentina</dt> <dd>Answer: Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Mauritius</dt> <dd>Answer: Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Tuvalu</dt> <dd>Answer: Funafuti is the capital of Tuvalu.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Hungary</dt> <dd>Answer: Budapest is the capital of Hungary.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Namibia</dt> <dd>Answer: Windhoek is the capital of Namibia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Portugal</dt> <dd>Answer: Lisbon is the capital of Portugal.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Armenia</dt> <dd>Answer: Yerevan is the capital of Armenia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Georgia</dt> <dd>Answer: Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Mauritania</dt> <dd>Answer: Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Central African Republic</dt> <dd>Answer: Bangui is the capital of the Central African Republic.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Trinidad and Tobago</dt> <dd>Answer: Port of Spain is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: France</dt> <dd>Answer: Paris is the capital of France.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Bolivia</dt> <dd>Answer: La Paz is Bolivia''s administrative capital; 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