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This was the former capital of Guatemala until 1776, when it was struck by an earthquake in 1773.
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Antigua
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What was the capital of Brazil, before it was moved to Brasilia in 1960?
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Rio de Janeiro
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Prior to being moved to Washington, D.C., this was the temporary capital of the United States.
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Philadelphia
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Although there have been several former capitals of Morocco, this was a former capital more than once.
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Fez
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This was the other city that was a former Moroccan capital more than once, it often went back and forth with the above.
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Marrakesh
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Prior to being moved to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), this was the capital of the Belgian Congo (now D.R. Congo).
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Boma
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The Three Capitals of Nicaragua include the current capital of Managua, and this one preferred by conservative regimes.
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Granada
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This is the last of the Three Capitals, preferred by liberal regimes.
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Leon
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This city is currently one of the fastest growing in the world, and was the former capital of Nigeria.
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Lagos
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Ethiopia's capital was moved to Addis Ababa from this city in the late 19th century.
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Gondar
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Prior to reunification, this was the capital of West Germany.
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Bonn
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What was the capital of East Germany?
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East Berlin
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Also known as Petrograd, this was the formal capital of Russia, before being moved to Moscow.
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St. Petersburg
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Before becoming the Republic of Turkey, the capital of the Ottoman Empire was here.
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Constantinople
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This former capital of New Zealand is also the most populous city in New Zealand.
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Auckland
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This was the capital of Chile until 1575, when it was moved to Santiago.
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This formal capital of Japan is also an anagram of its current capital Tokyo.
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Kyoto
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During the Japanese occupation in WWII, this was considered the capital of the Phillipines.
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Washington D.C.
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