Many capital city claim to be smallest capital city, read on:
It may be the smallest capital city in the world, but Nuuk has a great deal to offer. If you like wilderness and you can stand the long journey – all flights into Greenland start in Copenhagen – then you’ll love Nuuk. However techincally Greenland is not a country it is dependency of Denmark.
Maldives
Situated in the Indian Ocean between 72 degrees 33 40 East to 73 degrees 45 20 East and 7 degrees 06 38 North to 0 degrees 42 31 South, this is one of the smallest countries in Southern Asia, and is roughly situated south-Southwest of India. The total area including land and sea is about 90,000-sq km. of which about 2% is land. The length of the archipelago is 823km while it is 130km at its greatest width. The population is 310,764 (July 2001 est.); and the capital is Malè, situated in the North-Malè-Atoll, the capital city has a population of 70,000 and is 1.5 sq. km., and is probably the smallest capital city in the world.
The smallest capital city ever?
Kigali, Rwanda
BELMOPAN - The capitol of Belize is located in land 50 miles southwest of Belize City.
Until 1965 Belize City was the capitol, but due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Hattie it was moved to the Cayo District. It is said that Belmopan is the smallest capital city in the world and it may just be true. The city is so small that everything is close by.
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answered by Jigyasu Prani 6
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