Statistics for Asian Capital Superlatives - Top 2

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Category	Capitals	% Correct
Most populous urban area	Tokyo \| Jakarta	97%
Most billionaires	Beijing \| Seoul	90%
Easternmost	Tokyo \| Seoul	90%
Southernmost	Dili \| Jakarta	88%
Largest Muslim population	Jakarta \| Dhaka	88%
Closest to Mount Everest	Kathmandu \| Thimphu	87%
Northernmost	Astana \| Ulaanbaatar	84%
Westernmost	Ankara \| Nicosia	82%
Largest Christian population	Manila \| Seoul	78%
Most air pollution (2017–2021)	New Delhi \| Kathmandu	74%
Height of tallest building	Kuala Lumpur \| Seoul	72%
Recognized as a capital by the fewest UN members	Taipei \| Jerusalem	71%
Highest elevation	Thimphu \| Sana'a	63%
Most international tourists (2019)	Bangkok \| Singapore	61%
Hottest average daily high temperature	Abu Dhabi \| Kuwait City	58%
First alphabetically	Abu Dhabi \| Amman	52%
Longest continuously inhabited	Damascus \| Beirut	49%
Most precipitation	Bandar Seri Begawan \| Kuala Lumpur	44%
Last alphabetically	Yerevan \| Vientiane	44%
Furthest from any other capital	Dili \| Bandar Seri Begawan	39%