Why Do Some Countries Have More Than One Capital?

Some countries have more than one capital city because they need different cities to do different jobs. Imagine you live in a big house, and your family needs two rooms: one for cooking and one for sleeping, the kitchen is like the administrative capital, and the bedroom is like the political capital. They both are important, but they do different things. In some countries, the city where leaders work is different from the city where most people live or where government papers are kept.

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  1. Brazil has two capitals: Brasília (where the government works) and Rio de Janeiro (where many people live).
  2. South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (political), Cape Town (judicial), and Bloemfontein (administrative).
  3. Nepal has two capitals: Kathmandu, where the king lived, and Pokhara, which was used for government meetings.

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