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Countries Whose Capital is Not The Most Populated City

These nations have a city that has a higher population than their capital! - Territories included
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Capital < Most Populous City
Country
Manila < Quezon City
Philippines
Pago Pago < Tafuna
American Samoa
Technically no cities
Caribbean Netherlands
West Island < Bantam Village
Cocos Islands
Yamoussoukro < Abdijan
Cote d'Ivoire
Distrito Nacional < Santo Domingo Este
Dominican Republic
Palikir < Weno
Federated States of Micronesia
Basse-Terre < Les Abymes
Guadeloupe
Astana < Almaty
Kazakhstan
Vaduz < Schaan
Liechtenstein
Brades < Lookout
Montserrat
Wellington < Auckland
New Zealand
Jamestown < Half Tree Hollow
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Philipsburg < Lower Prince's Quarter
Saint Martin/Sint Maarten
Pretoria/Cape Town/Bloemfontein < Johannesburg
South Africa
Cockburn Town < Providenciales
Turks and Caicos Islands
Bern < Zürich
Switzerland
Port of Spain < Chaguanas
Trinidad and Tobago
Abu Dhabi < Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Washington D.C. < New York City
United States of America
Ottawa < Toronto
Canada
Porto-Novo < Cotonou
Benin
Gitega < Bujumbura
Burundi
Rabat < Casablanca
Morocco
Abuja < Lagos
Nigeria
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Islamabad < Karachi
Pakistan
Jerusalem/Ramallah < Gaza City
Palestine
Hanoi < Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Yaounde < Douala
Cameroon
Dodoma < Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Banjul < Serekunda (Serrekunda)
The Gambia
Belmopan < Belize City
Belize
Hamilton < St. George's
Bermuda
La Paz/Sucre < Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivia
Quito < Guayaquil
Ecuador
Hagåtña < Dededo
Guam
Canberra < Sydney
Australia
New Delhi < Delhi
India
Naypyidaw < Yangon (Rangoon)
Myanmar
Brasilia < São Paulo
Brazil
Beijing < Chongqing
China
Taipei < New Taipei City
Taiwan
Ankara < Istanbul
Türkiye
Valletta < San Pawl il-Baħar (St. Paul's Bay)
Malta
Ngerulmud < Koror
Palau
Ciudad de la Paz < Bata
Equatorial Guinea
Kingston < Burnt Pine
Norfolk Island
Yaren < Denigomodu
Nauru
San Marino < Serravalle
San Marino
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