Statistics for Extreme Capital Cities

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Description	Capital City	% Correct
World's northernmost capital city, at 64° 08′ N	Reykjavik	87%
World's southernmost capital city, at 41° 17′ S	Wellington	84%
World's most populous capital city (city proper), with a pop. of 21.5 million	Beijing	80%
World's highest capital city, at 3,631 m (11,913 ft) above sea level	La Paz	76%
World's capital cities closest to each other( 0 km / 0 mi)	Vatican City	72%
World's capital cities closest to each other( 0 km / 0 mi)	Rome	70%
World's coldest capital city, with an annual avg. temperature of -1.3°C (29.7°F)	Ulaanbaatar	68%
World's capital city furthest away from the sea (2,058 km or 1,279 mi)	Bishkek	40%
World's least populous capital city, with a pop. of 271	Ngerulmud	39%
World's easternmost capital city, at 179° 12′ E	Funafuti	32%
World's lowest capital city, at -28 m (-92 m) below sea level	Baku	30%
World's westernmost capital city, at 175° 12′ W	Nukuʻalofa	30%
World's hottest capital city, with an annual avg. temperature of 29.9°C (85.8°F)	Khartoum	28%
World's capital cities furthest away from each other (19,937 km / 12,388 mi)	Taipei	12%
World's capital cities furthest away from each other (19,937 km / 12,388 mi)	Asunción	9%