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Capitals Furthest from the Border

Can you guess the capital cities with the greatest distance from their country's borders, the sea or international lakes?
Thanks to scambigol for the idea
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georgekotz
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First submittedSeptember 23, 2017
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km
Capital
874
Brasília
402
Moscow
397
Addis Ababa
366
Khartoum
362
Riyadh
358
Abuja
340
Bogotá
336
Dodoma
321
Sucre
288
Astana
277
New Delhi
263
Windhoek
247
Mexico City
246
Madrid
213
Pretoria
196
Ulaanbaatar
186
Ankara
180
Harare
177
Naypyidaw
176
Yamoussoukro
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70 Comments
scambigol
+12
Level 80
Sep 23, 2017
Thanks for the quiz and thanks for the mention!
KoljiVriVoda
+4
Level 81
Sep 23, 2017
Like it :)
skukka
+4
Level 57
Sep 24, 2017
Great quiz!
georgekotz
+7
Level 80
Sep 26, 2017
Thanks! I appreciate your feedback! :)
jpcol
+1
Level 56
Nov 28, 2017
Damn good quiz
Jeremy
+1
Level 79
Nov 29, 2017
This is great. It really should be featured!
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Dec 6, 2017
nice quiz, georgios
georgekotz
+3
Level 80
Dec 7, 2017
Efharisto, kal! :)
stubart409
+4
Level 69
Feb 26, 2018
Great quiz. I missed 3 in Africa. I thought Canberra would be on here but it turns out its only about 110km inland.
blizzrd33
+1
Level 81
Jun 26, 2018
150 km actually, but still not far enough to make this quiz.
Findlay
+4
Level 80
Jun 26, 2018
I make it 105 km to the mouth of the Clyde River at Bateman's Bay.
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
Nov 18, 2020
Oops, I accidentally forgot that Abuja, not Lagos, is the capital of Nigeria :P
jmellor13
+3
Level 68
Nov 18, 2020
Same. That's the only I missed. I even tried Lagos, even though I know it's right by the water.
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
Oct 12, 2022
I forgot South Africa had more than one capital, so I forgot Pretoria. I tried Cape Town even though, as its name suggests, it's by the ocean...
orangeajgreen
+4
Level 55
Feb 26, 2018
Can you accept Ullan Bataar?
ArcherM1
+10
Level 28
May 25, 2018
And Dhelli and Brassalia?
TurkeyCookTime
+23
Level 85
Nov 17, 2019
And Mmosscssckchkhaoouww?
wiifly
+8
Level 65
Nov 19, 2020
I mean That's actually a reasonable request (Ullan Bataar) because Ulaanbaatar is the normal spelling, sometimes with 2 as at the end or 1 a in either of the spots, it can be spelled as anything like this: Ulaanbaatar, Ulaan Baatar, Ulaanbaator, Ulaan Baator, Ulaanbator, Ulaan Bator, Ulanbaatar, Ulan Baatar

Ulanbaator, Ulan Baator, Ulanbator, Ulan Bator. So I think adding an extra l isn't so unreasonable as adding an extra l to dheli or s to brasilia. (brasilia not brasalia).

Ptcairn
+3
Level 68
May 20, 2024
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JoanSR
+2
Level 74
Jun 17, 2018
challenging one! Pretoria was a tricky one
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 89
Jun 26, 2018
Nice quiz! Good challenge level.
supermuys
+4
Level 49
Jun 26, 2018
ah, i went for La Paz instead of Sucre
InuitSlim
+2
Level 25
Jun 26, 2018
It is the capital in all but name. The parliament, government and central administration are all in La Paz. Only the Supreme Court is in La Paz.
Findlay
+15
Level 80
Jun 26, 2018
You might want to edit that. I assume you mean Sucre in the second sentence.
wiifly
+9
Level 65
Nov 19, 2020
We consider them both the capital, not just sucre. It's just that Sucre is further in than La Paz, which is near the border.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Jun 26, 2018
Good quiz, interesting idea. Just getting into the swing of things as my time ran out.
Zefyrinus
+5
Level 74
Jun 26, 2018
How far are Yamoussoukro, Harare, Naypyidaw and Ankara from anything?
georgekotz
+16
Level 80
Jun 26, 2018
Those are all near misses, with distances in the 180-190 km range, from the Gulf of Guinea, Mozambique, Thailand and the Black Sea respectively.
Zefyrinus
+5
Level 74
Oct 11, 2022
Thanks for checking! :)
Sifhraven
+5
Level 76
Aug 19, 2025
love the 4 year later thank you :) only on jetpunk
Capistrano
+2
Level 81
Jun 26, 2018
Sucks to miss both countries that (technically) have multiple capitals because you guessed the wrong one. Oh, well. Next time.
Findlay
+2
Level 80
Jun 26, 2018
In my head Tehran was much deeper inside Iran than it actually is (less than 100 km from the Caspian coast). Was surprised Ankara didn't make it, but I see it's a near miss.
blizzrd33
+3
Level 81
Jun 11, 2019
Astana has changed its name to Nur-Sultan
fateofnate
+5
Level 71
Oct 13, 2022
It had been called Astana, then switched to Nur-Sultan, but on September 17th of this year it was changed back to Astana. Fun fact: Astana means capital city in Kazakh.
HarshJha
+1
Level 57
Dec 10, 2019
cape town is nearer to water bodies it is also the capital of south africa
dunkinggandalf2
+7
Level 72
Nov 18, 2020
Saying that Cape Town is "near" to a body of water, while technically true, feels like a bit of an understatement!
bn9043
+7
Level 63
Sep 14, 2023
Jesus Christ was born over 10 years ago
Ptcairn
+2
Level 68
May 20, 2024
World War 1 happened over a year ago
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Nov 18, 2020
Awesome quiz!
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Nov 19, 2020
Can you specify that it may use capitals in countries with multiple capitals?
batery99
+1
Level 26
Dec 7, 2020
From Ankara's city center it is 195 km away from the nearest coast. I don't know the methodology used but i think it should be added.
georgekotz
+3
Level 80
Dec 9, 2020
I used Google Earth's circle tool to measure the distance. After rechecking with Google Maps' distance tool, I get a distance of 186 km to the sea near Alapli, Zonguldak Province.
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 66
Jul 28, 2021
Only missed pretoria
BigFloppa
+1
Level 62
Dec 3, 2021
Could've sworn Windhoek was on the coast

guess i was wrong

AlexThirkell
+11
Level 74
Oct 14, 2022
"Windhoek" actually translates as "Capital city with the greatest distance from the country's borders, the sea, or international lake" in Namibian.
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
May 18, 2024
I know the above is a joke, but for those that whish to know what it actually means it is wind(y) corner.
Kiwigeokid2007
+4
Level 63
Jan 24, 2022
Did anyone else type countries? It took my 3 minutes to figure out that I had to type capitals. I was so confused as to why countries like Brazil weren’t working.
Liam315
+1
Level 72
Oct 13, 2022
Yep, I couldn't believe that none of my answers were correct.
Lilibalgin
+3
Level 69
Oct 11, 2022
Just found out Nursultan is actually called Astana. Pretty interesting...
Arkus
+1
Level 68
Oct 11, 2022
Same here. I thought it was a mistake at first lol
fateofnate
+5
Level 71
Oct 13, 2022
It had been called Astana, then switched to Nur-Sultan, but on September 17th of this year it was changed back to Astana.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Aug 19, 2025
Next it will be called Sultana ;) a mix of the two
FreeStater
+1
Level 81
Mar 30, 2026
The guy it was renamed for, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is still alive. Imagine having a city named after you, just to see it changed back three years later…
Gabisolarboy
+2
Level 50
Oct 11, 2022
When I picked the wrong South African capital 😭
danitheresa
+3
Level 35
Oct 11, 2022
I was guessing the countries instead of the capitals. After trying 10 countries I gave up and realised I'm stupid. Great quiz!!
Junzhi
+1
Level 56
Aug 11, 2023
I did the same thing
pankake
+1
Level 49
May 17, 2024
Really enjoyed this one. Simple but got me thinking
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
May 17, 2024
I liked it but could you put the spelling assistance on? I should know how to spell better, and I ended up missing quite few because of it.
KiloNova
+1
Level 61
May 18, 2024
OHHHH you're supposed to guess the capitals, I knew that.
cyceryx
+1
Level 61
May 20, 2024
12/16, very happy i remembered windhoek :3
ProbablyANerd
+2
Level 46
Dec 2, 2025
Sucre but not La Paz?
mrputter
+1
Level 90
Feb 25, 2026
La Paz is quite close to the border with Peru - on the order of 75km. (Or about 50km from the shore of Lake Titicaca, which per the quiz description should count.)

Unless you mean Ciudad de La Paz*, which is about 55km from the border with Gabon.

* (Yeah, I know you didn't mean that. Just being silly.)

TurkeyCookTime
+5
Level 85
Feb 24, 2026
Bloemfontein is only about 95 km from the border with Lesotho, it should NOT be here.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Feb 25, 2026
Very sorry about that. My mistake. Thank you @georgekotz for the fix.
mrputter
+1
Level 90
Feb 25, 2026
Aha! I was wondering what could have possibly changed to cause this quiz to have gotten a recent update!
Tisco
+1
Level 67
Feb 25, 2026
Bloemfontein is a mistake! Please fix.
ooftownroad
+2
Level 70
Mar 4, 2026
Surprised that Antananarivo isn't there. Madagascar is a big island and Antananarivo is right in the middle
Qikiq
+1
Level 89
Mar 25, 2026
Took the entire quiz without noticing the color coding.
TheJoshVerse
+1
Level 42
Mar 31, 2026
I got Mexico City first and it took me an embarassingly long time to realize I had to type the capital name.
bryceesbeck
+1
Level 34
Apr 14, 2026
I spent this whole quiz typing countries
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