Multi-Capital Countries Trivia Quiz

Answer: Benin

Porto-Novo is the official capital and seat of the legislature, while Cotomao is the de facto seat of government and judicial bodies. Benin, located on the west coast of Africa, is long and narrow and meets the Atlantic Ocean at its southern border. Its estimated population is 10.9 million.

Answer: Côte d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro is recognized as the capital, but most government business is conducted in Abidjan. Côte d'Ivoire has been known also as the Ivory Coast. It lies facing south on the west coast of Africa, with a population of 24.9 million.

Answer: Chile

Santiago is the official capital and home seat of national administrative and judicial bodies, but Valparaíso is the seat of the national legislature. Chile is a long narrow country that borders the Pacific Ocean in southwestern South America. Its population is estimated as 17.6 million.

Answer: Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur is the official and royal capital and hosts the legislature;
Putrajaya is the administrative center and judiciary. Malaysia is part of the Malaysian Peninsula and also includes a potion of northern Borneo. In 1965 Singapore withdrew from Malaysia. Population is estimated as 34 million.

Answer: Sri Lanka

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the administrative capital and national legislature; Colombo is the commercial capital and home to the executive and judicial bodies. Sri Lanka is an island east of India in the Indian Ocean, and was formally named Ceylon. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is actually a suburb of Colombo. Its population is 21.7 million.

Answer: Bolivia

Sucre is the official constitutional capital and the national judiciary;
La Paz contains the national executive, legislative, and electoral bodies. Bolivia was named for Simon Bolivar, who inspired several South American countries to seek independence. It is now landlocked but at one time bordered the Pacific Ocean. Estimated population is 11.4 million.

Answer: South Africa

South Africa has sharp divisions. Pretoria is the administrative and executive capital, Cape Town the legislative, and Bloemfontein the judicial. South Africa is a land of many diverse languages and cultures. South Africa officially recognizes eleven languages and an equal number of regional and tribal languages. Its population is estimated as 57.7 million.

Answer: Netherlands

Under its constitution, Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands but The Hague is the true center of the main branches of its government. This country has worked for years reclaiming land from the sea to accommodate its 17.3 million citizens.

Answer: Myanmar

Myanmar has Naypyidaw as its official capital and site of government but Yangon is considered its commercial capital. Myanmar bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north. My old geography text called it Burma and Yangon was named Rangoon. An estimated 53.5 million people call it home.

Answer: Honduras

Comayagüela and Tegucigalpa are sister cities and share the main functions of government although Tegucigalpa is the constitutional capital. Poverty and unstable government have seen a large number of citizens migrate, leaving a population of around 9.1 million.