which country has two capital cities ?

Answer 1

Russia!!

Answer 2

Bolivia is one of the few countries that has two capital cities -- Sucre is home to the judicial branch of the government (making it the constitutional capital), while the president and congress are stationed in La Paz (the administrative capital).
It's hard to say exactly why Bolivia's government is split into two places, but it seems to have something to do with the Liberal Party of 1899. According to the extensive Bolivia - A Country Study from the Library of Congress, a political power struggle and an economic shift led to the establishment of two capitals. In 1899 Bolivia's Liberal Party overthrew the Conservative Party during the Federal Revolution. Tin mining, which was centered around La Paz, had become a big, new money-maker for the country, and tin entrepreneurs supported the Liberals.

Until that time, Sucre had been the country's capital. The more established silver mine owners and landowners near Sucre were major supporters of the Conservatives. After their victory, the Liberals wanted to move the capital from Sucre to La Paz, where their supporters were located. They were partially successful. The presidency and congress moved to La Paz, but the Conservatives managed to keep Sucre as the legal capital and the home of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Answer 3

These are the two that I knew with more than one capital off the top of my head:
South Africa (Pretoria, Bloemfontein is the Judical Center , and Cape Town is the legislative capital--3 capitals, not two, sorry)
The Netherlands (Amsterdam, the Hague--probably the best known case of a country with 2 capitals)

And these are the ones I had to look up:
Benin (Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government)
Bolivia (La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary))
Montenegro (Podgorica (administrative capital); Cetinje (capital city))
Sri Lanka (Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital)


And there are several others where there is one capital though most countries have their embassies for that country in a city other than the official capital (Israel, for example).

Answer 4

Twelve countries around the world have multiple capital cities for a variety of reasons. Most split administrative, legislative, and judicial headquarters between two or more cities.

Benin:
Porto-Novo is the official capital of Benin but Cotonou is the seat of government.

Bolivia:
The administrative capital of Bolivia is La Paz while the legislative and judicial (also known as constitutional) capital is Sucre.

Cote d'Ivoire:
In 1983, President Felix Houphouet-Boigny moved the capital of Cote d'Ivoire from Abidjan to his hometown of Yamoussoukro. This made the official capital Yamoussoukro but many government offices and embassies (including the United States) remain in Abidjan.

Israel:
In 1950, Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as their capital city.
However, since Jerusalem is a city in dispute between Israel and the West Bank so most countries (including the United States) maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, which was Israel's capital from 1948 to 1950.

Malaysia:
Malaysia has moved many administrative functions from Kuala Lumpur to a suburb of Kuala Lumpur called Putrajaya. Putrajaya is a new high-technology complex 25km (15 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian government has relocated administrative offices and the Prime Minister's official residence. Nonetheless, Kuala Lumpur remains the official capital.

Putrajaya is part of a regional "Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)." The MSC itself is also home to Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the Petronas Twin Towers.

Myanmar:
On Sunday, November 6, 2005 civil servants and government officials were ordered to move immediately from Rangoon to a new capital, Pyinmana, 200 miles north. While governmental buildings in Pyinmana had been under construction for more than two years, its construction was not widely publicized. Some report the timing of the move was related to astrological recommendations. The transition to Pyinmana continues so both Rangoon and Pyinmana retain capital status. Other names might be seen or used to represent the new capital and nothing is solid as of this writing.

Netherlands:
Though the legal (de jure) capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, the actual (de facto) seat of government and residence of the monarchy is The Hague.

Nigeria:
The capital of Nigeria was officially moved from Lagos to Abuja in December 2, 1991 but some offices remain in Lagos.

South Africa:
South Africa is a very interesting situation, it has three capitals. Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is the home of the judiciary.

Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka has moved the legislative capital to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, a suburb of the official capital Colombo.

Swaziland:
Mbabane is the administrative capital and Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.

Tanzania:
Tanzania officially designated its capital as Dodoma but only the legislature meets there, leaving Dar es Salaam as the de facto capital city.

Answer 5

Saudi Arabia

Answer 6

Netherlands

Answer 7

Bolivia

Answer 8

Bolivia

Answer 9

Bolivia, La Paz and Sucre

Answer 10

Korea

Answer 11

Korea