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The present capital of Pakistan is Islamabad and its former capital was "Karachi".
Yes Ivory Coast is a former French colony together with Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Mali ...
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Upsala was the former capital of Sweden.
Canada East did not exist as a separate entity. It was the former Lower Canada. From 1842 to 1867 was part of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada. As such, it was a largely self-governing British colony.
East Timor
Australia is considered a former colony because it was established as a colony of Great Britain in 1788. Its early Governors were all appointed by the authorities in Great Britain, and its laws were set by British laws.
Australia is the largest former British colony south of the equator. It gained independence from Britain in 1901 and is now a sovereign nation.
Yamoussoukro is the official capital, and Abidjan is the de facto capital and largest city. A former French colony, Cote d'Ivoire achieved independence in 1960. Yamoussoukro is the official capital, and Abidjan is the de facto capital and largest city. A former French colony, Cote d'Ivoire achieved independence in 1960.
Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname - former Dutch Colony and only Dutch speaking country on the continent.
Hong Kong and, I think, Macau.
The present capital of Pakistan is Islamabad and its former capital was "Karachi".
A former Dutch West Indies Company Colony, a former Swedish Colony, a former English Colony and the first state in the Union.
Yamoussoukro is the official capital, and Abidjan is the de facto capital and largest city. A former French colony, Cote d'Ivoire achieved independence in 1960.
Constantinopole was the former capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Barbados was a colony of Britain - it was the only colony that did not trade hands with any other European superpower at the time as it was heavily fortified and very hard to capture because of natural surroundings like the difficulty to launch an ambush from the sea etc. www.kissbarbados.com
The first capital city of the Portuguese colony of Brazil was Salvador, from 1549 to 1763. Then Rio de Janeiro was the capital city from 1763 until 1960. On April 21, 1960, Brasília officially was inaugurated as the Brazilian capital.