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World Capitals by Proximity

Each dot represents a world capital. To turn the dot green, guess any world capital within 1,000 kilometers.
There's a capital that will colour 29 countries!
Try without a map or with a map of countries. SVG file from World Capitals by Map by relessness
Quiz by scambigol
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Last updated: August 2, 2019
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First submittedJuly 2, 2016
Times taken261,632
Average score51.5%
Rating4.91
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Capital
Abu Dhabi
Abuja
Accra
Addis Ababa
Algiers
Amman
Amsterdam
Andorra la Vella
Ankara
Antananarivo
Apia
Ashgabat
Asmara
Astana
Asuncion
Athens
Baghdad
Baku
Bamako
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bangkok
Bangui
Banjul
Basseterre
Beijing
Beirut
Belgrade
Belmopan
Berlin
Bern
Bishkek
Bissau
Bogota
Brasilia
Bratislava
Brazzaville
Bridgetown
Brussels
Bucharest
Budapest
Capital
Buenos Aires
Cairo
Canberra
Caracas
Castries
Chisinau
Conakry
Copenhagen
Dakar
Damascus
Dhaka
Dili
Djibouti
Dodoma
Doha
Dublin
Dushanbe
Freetown
Funafuti
Gaborone
Georgetown
Gitega
Guatemala City
Hanoi
Harare
Havana
Helsinki
Honiara
Islamabad
Jakarta
Jerusalem
Juba
Kabul
Kampala
Kathmandu
Khartoum
Kigali
Kingston
Kingstown
Capital
Kinshasa
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Kyiv
Libreville
Lilongwe
Lima
Lisbon
Ljubljana
Lome
London
Luanda
Lusaka
Luxembourg
Madrid
Majuro
Malabo
Male
Managua
Manama
Manila
Maputo
Maseru
Mbabane
Mexico City
Minsk
Mogadishu
Monaco
Monrovia
Montevideo
Moroni
Moscow
Muscat
N'Djamena
Nairobi
Nassau
Naypyidaw
New Delhi
Ngerulmud
Capital
Niamey
Nicosia
Nouakchott
Nuku'alofa
Oslo
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Palikir
Panama City
Paramaribo
Paris
Phnom Penh
Podgorica
Port Louis
Port Moresby
Port-au-Prince
Port-of-Spain
Port-Vila
Porto-Novo
Prague
Praia
Pretoria
Pristina
Pyongyang
Quito
Rabat
Reykjavik
Riga
Riyadh
Rome
Roseau
Saint George's
Saint John's
San Jose
San Marino
San Salvador
Sana'a
Santiago
Santo Domingo
Capital
Sao Tome
Sarajevo
Seoul
Singapore
Skopje
Sofia
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Stockholm
Sucre
Suva
Taipei
Tallinn
Tarawa
Tashkent
Tbilisi
Tegucigalpa
Tehran
Thimphu
Tirana
Tokyo
Tripoli
Tunis
Ulaanbaatar
Vaduz
Valletta
Vatican City
Victoria
Vienna
Vientiane
Vilnius
Warsaw
Washington
Wellington
Windhoek
Yamoussoukro
Yaounde
Yaren
Yerevan
Zagreb
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Level 92
Jul 21, 2016
Wow, I wasn't sure this would be possible in 2 minutes, but got it after the 10th try or so.
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Level ∞
Jul 21, 2016
Impressive. My high score is 172. I think I'm okay with that.
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Level 76
Jul 23, 2016
I was OK with 146, till you set the bar for OK-ness at 172... Time for 2nd crack at it then...
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Level 76
Jul 23, 2016
Hmm, just checked that 146, and that score shows up as being hit 0%, despite only 400-odd takes so far. That should be impossible :)
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Level ∞
Jul 24, 2016
Only your first attempt is recorded in the quiz stats
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Level 76
Aug 20, 2016
146 was my first attempt.
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Level 53
Nov 26, 2022
haha i beat you by two quizmaster
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Level 81
Jul 21, 2016
Excellent idea! Great job!
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Level 84
Jul 22, 2016
So strange to see the capital of Liechtenstein as the only answer that is guessed 100%. I guess that just means everyone at least knows one central European capital city.
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Level 71
Oct 3, 2016
I think Liechtenstein is in the right position to be counted when quiz takers put in central European capitals. It is within range of most of them.
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Level 66
Dec 14, 2019
That is basicly what fuanacdc said.
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Level 75
Oct 3, 2016
I didn't answer that one but it filled in with another answer. I needed WAY more time, but I never do well on the capital quizzes. (I'm learning them slowly, though, thanks to this site.)
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Level 61
Oct 4, 2016
That was the first one I guessed; it's probably because it's so close to lots of others (it fills in 22 other capital cities!)
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Level 45
May 23, 2018
vaduz is the capital of liechtenstein
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Level 78
Nov 5, 2019
Yes it is, well done!
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Level 75
Jul 22, 2016
Wow. Much harder than I anticipated. Great quiz!
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Level 50
Jul 22, 2016
Great idea but add give more time
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Level 60
Aug 14, 2021
Some quizzes are meant to be hard
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Level 67
Jan 29, 2024
"We do these quizzes not because they are easy, but becuase they are hard."
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Level 71
Jul 27, 2016
Wow. I think this is the first time I'll see Vaduz have a 100% score in a JetPunk-quiz! Even alone!
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Level 65
Aug 7, 2016
Great quiz, scambigol!
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Level 82
Sep 14, 2016
Great quiz, very challenging. After about 8 attempts I've managed to get up to 182, but a perfect score is proving tough. Europe and West Africa are bountiful, but many other areas of the world are less generous. South America is basically a one at a time slog and the Pacific is time consuming.
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Level 66
Oct 3, 2016
I got 28 capitals with Vienna, so which one ticks off 29?
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Level 60
Oct 3, 2016
Br...
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Level 84
Mar 23, 2018
Oh, don't be such a brat ;)
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Level 55
Jun 27, 2020
So the capital is BRat?
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Level 50
Oct 6, 2016
Look at the picture
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Level 73
Sep 18, 2017
It's Capital right next to Vienna
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Level 84
Mar 23, 2018
What I'd like to know is which capital of the 29 is left out when Vienna is typed?
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Level 65
Nov 14, 2018
Minsk is 970 km from Bratislava, but 1005 km from Vienna
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Level 65
May 23, 2023
Minsk
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Level 65
May 23, 2023
Minsk
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Level 47
Oct 3, 2016
Cool quiz (as usual!), and thanks for the mention :)
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Level 69
Oct 3, 2016
Maybe add another minute or 2, or at least make an easier version, but great quiz overall.
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Level 68
Oct 3, 2016
Cool quiz, 141 first try. 171 with unlimited time. Sadly there are a few capitals that are pretty hard to spell. I will try and learn them.
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Level 56
Apr 18, 2020
Indeed!. Tecucigalpa.... Ticecugalpa... Tigecagulpa... Ticegagucecacigagigocagalpa.......
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Level 65
Oct 3, 2016
It took me a while before I figured out what was going on in this quiz.
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Level 76
Oct 3, 2016
Countries are not showing up for me, just a big blue ocean with lots of black dots.
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Level 60
Oct 3, 2016
It's meant to be like that
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Level 66
Sep 20, 2019
it is a capital quiz not a country quiz, the dots are the capitals ( and the countries arent shown to make it more dificult)
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Level 71
Oct 3, 2016
You should add another minute to this, not enough time.
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Level 72
Oct 3, 2016
More time please! Just, like, another minute.
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Level 68
Oct 3, 2016
Yes, more time please!
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Level 60
Oct 4, 2016
Time's good, I think. The fun is not to get them all, it's testing yourself against the clock.

Which is hard because I'm particularly bad at West African capitals.

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Level 29
Oct 5, 2016
Kudos for accepting Ngerulmud for Melekeok.
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Level 83
Oct 6, 2016
More time PLEASE!!
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Level 67
Oct 9, 2016
The time is fine, if you keep trying you will beat it eventually.
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Level 55
Oct 11, 2016
finally made it 100% with 0.04 seconds left
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Level 70
Nov 2, 2016
Spoiler: Type in Bratislava for the 29
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Level 65
May 23, 2023
Vienna too
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Level 10
Nov 21, 2016
Choose Brussels. It is the capital.
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Level 47
Nov 26, 2016
Just to let you know, I've updated my map using the DVG dots tool :)
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Level 66
Dec 5, 2016
So wait, what is the city with 29 capitals, also is that picture Bratislava?
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Level 88
Dec 6, 2016
You just answered your own question.
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Level 66
Sep 5, 2017
I did, how did I... ohhhhhhhhh....
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Level 82
Aug 21, 2017
doesn't accept Kuwait
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Level 56
Dec 24, 2017
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel because Donald Trump says it is? Does Jetpunk do whatever Trump says now?
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Level 27
Feb 28, 2018
The US i.e. all Presidents and Congress (Democrats and Republicans) has always recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The debate has been whether to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. You'll notice this quiz has been in existence long before Trump was President).
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Level 12
Mar 19, 2018
Hey, He's the president
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Level 29
Sep 19, 2019
The Knesset (Israeli parliament) and all the main government buildings are located in Jerusalem. Only the embassies are in Tel Aviv
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Level 72
Jan 30, 2018
Bratislava is the one which gives you 29!
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Level 75
Feb 8, 2018
Wouldn't complain if there was more time
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Level 84
Feb 12, 2018
Needs another 30 to 60 seconds to be able to realistically hit all of them, even if you've memorized every capital in the world.
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Level 34
May 12, 2018
I got Melekeok (Palau)- Only %2 percent of people got it.
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Level 59
Sep 15, 2018
Tough one!
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Level 43
Dec 27, 2018
which has 29?
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Level 25
May 1, 2019
Bratislava! <3
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Level 54
Apr 7, 2019
I think the capital of Palau is Ngerulmud
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Level 74
Apr 12, 2019
was about to write that
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Level ∞
Jun 26, 2019
Changed it
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Level 28
Sep 19, 2019
now that i understand what the concept is....
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Level 75
Sep 19, 2019
Against Jetpunk custom, "Panama" does not work for "Panama City" here.
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Level 84
Sep 19, 2019
Why is Nur-Sultan listing as "Nur-Sultana"?
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Level 60
Sep 20, 2019
Probably because "Nur-Sultana" sounds similar to its previous name "Astana". idk though, it should still be corrected to "Nur-Sultan" or "Nursultan"
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Level 84
Feb 11, 2022
Perhaps someday it will be.
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Level 60
Sep 20, 2019
Palau's capital "Ngerulmud" sounds like something out of "The Lord of the Rings"
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Level 66
Sep 20, 2019
It always looks written backwards to me, but then when I read it from back to front (which I just cant help when I see it) it still isnt a word that makes sense haha. Looks rather german or danish. Dungermund or Dumlerung,
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Level 44
Nov 9, 2019
It is Nur-Sultan, not Nur- Sultana. Great quiz though!
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Level 84
Mar 8, 2020
I'm afraid I need to have the timer set to calendar-mode. :-(
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Level 23
May 12, 2020
What is the capital that colors 29 other capitals?
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Level 50
May 30, 2020
Accept "Panama" for Panama City please
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Level 60
Jul 10, 2020
Found the 29 city! (Bratislava)
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Level 79
Feb 6, 2021
FINALLY got all with 13 secs remaining!!
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Level 53
Feb 17, 2021
Bratislava do be good
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Level 52
Apr 22, 2021
it seems im not the first to find the 29 city, only took 2 guesses somehow
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Level 63
Oct 31, 2021
Tough Quiz! It took me several tries but I finally completed it with 2 seconds remaining!
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Level 65
Feb 11, 2022
Is there a version of this quiz with more time? I'm pretty sure that people would like not to rush on that one.
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Level 76
Feb 11, 2022
I had an idea on the 29 one, and tried it on my first guess...I was right.
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Level 28
Jun 13, 2022
Not enough time allotted
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Level 19
Oct 7, 2022
Awesome quiz! One question, though, how are these distances calculated? Lat and Lon, nautical miles, flight distance?

The issue is that there are several anomalies. E.g., several reputable sources show Tokyo within 1,000 miles of both Seoul and Pyongyang, yet neither of these capitals turns the Tokyo dot green. I've found at least 10 other of these anomalies.

Thanks in advance for clarifying the logic used.

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Level 76
Oct 8, 2022
limit is 1000 km not 1000 miles!
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Level 19
Oct 8, 2022
Duh! Read the instructions.

Thank you for re-iterating them.

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Level 19
Nov 21, 2022
HINT: Rekyjvic is your best friend in this quiz. That just knocked out half of all the capitals.
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Level 95
Jan 16, 2023
Was able to get level 5 with 158 points using the following:

Bratislava, Reykjavik, Madrid, Helsinki, Vaduz, Valletta, Caracas, Accra, Freetown, Nairobi, Pretoria, Kabul, Jerusalem, Seoul, Asmara, Bangui, Bangkok, Nassau, Asuncion, Suva, Dhaka, Baku, Tarawa, Canberra, Wellington, DC, Mexico, Lima, Quito, Managua, Baghdad, La Paz, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, London, Islamabad, Nur Sultan, Brasilia, Santiago.

Mind you, I'm sure there is a much easier way to go about this, with maybe a shorter list. This was just my lucky crack at it.

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Level 90
Jun 9, 2023
Add:

Warsaw, Praia, Malabo, Lilongwe, Georgetown, Bandar Seri Begawan, Windhoek, Moroni, Port Louis, Victoria, Mogadishu, Doha, Male, Singapore, Ulaanbatar, Taipei, Manila, Ngerelmud, Palikir, Dili, Honiara, Port Vila, Apia, Funafuti, Port Moresby

then that's all. Still a challenge to type them all that fast.

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Level 67
May 8, 2023
160
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Level 65
May 23, 2023
you do not have Colombo capital of Sri Lanka
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Level 48
Oct 23, 2023
Nice quizz. I have dones the "capitals of the world" quizz many times, and I am close to completion. Manwhile, this is my new challenge.

So far, I got about 142 capitals. I will work to get all 196!

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Level 63
Dec 5, 2023
Why "Mexico" without the city, but I do need to type in Panama City?
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Level ∞
Dec 5, 2023
Panama will work now
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Level 67
Jan 1, 2024
Great quiz! Any reason why "Addis" is not accepted as in other quizzes?