There are more than 200 countries, recognized or unrecognized, and several have more than one official capital. There are also state, regional, or provincial capitals in many countries.
For an update list of national capitals, see the related link below.
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There are 195 recognized countries in the world, each with its own capital city.
Counting "national" capitals only, there are around 247. The UN has 193 member nations, but there are many nations that are not unrecognized, or only partly recognized internationally, and some countries have more than one capital. For a list of national capitals, see the related link below.
Bolivia is a country with two capitals: La Paz (administrative) and Sucre (constitutional).
Bolivia, a country in South America located next to Chile, is a country that has not one but two capitals. Those two capitals are La Paz and Sucre. La Paz is the administrative capital, while Sucre is the judicial capital.
No, not every continent has a capital. Capitals are typically associated with countries, so continents like Antarctica or Australia, which do not have sovereign nations, do not have capitals.
There isn't a single capital that represents the entire eastern hemisphere as it covers half the globe and includes many countries. Some major capitals in the eastern hemisphere include Beijing in China, Delhi in India, Tokyo in Japan, and Moscow in Russia.