- Australia's planned capital city, founded in 1908, some years after the federation of Australian states into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
- Famous city at the French Riviera, the Côte d'Azur in France, tourist attraction and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival.
- Formerly (until 1949) Batavia, (from 1949-72) Djakarta, located on the island of Java, is the largest city and the national capital of Indonesia.
- Formerly Constantinople, the only city in the world that is located on two continents, largest city and seaport in Turkey.
- Formerly known as Angora, second largest city and the national capital of Turkey.
- Gaming Mecca of the East Coast, home of the Miss America Pageant, site of the world famous Boardwalk in the State of New Jersey.
- Hungary's capital city, comprises of the hilly Buda on the west and the flat Pest on the east bank of the Danube river.
- In German, Stadt Köln, is the oldest cities in Germany. This name stems from Agrippina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius who was born in this city, who proclaimed the city's current name in the year 50 AD.
- It is the largest city and the national capital of Malaysia well known by its landmark the Petronas Twin Towers, one of the tallest buildings in the world.
- It is the one of the oldest city in the world and the national capital of Syria.
- It means city of "Good Airs" in Spanish.The former (1536) Ciudad del Espíritu Santo y Puerto Santa María del Buen Ayre is the largest city and the national capital of Argentina.
| - Largest city and the capital city of Finland.
- Largest city in Maryland, USA.
- Largest city, cultural and educational centre and the national capital of Portugal located in the west of the country on the Atlantic coast.
- Located on the banks and islands of the Nile River in northeast Egypt.
- Main city of the emirate Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, the city will host the first Dubai International Film Festival in December 2004.
- Most populous city, principal port and capital of Hawai'i, a state of the USA. The city is located along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu.
- Named after the Greek goddess, the municipality of this city is the national capital of Greece.
- Netherlands seat of the Dutch government and as one of the capitals of the United Nations it hosts, beside other institutions of the UN, the International Court of Justice.
- Once Great Britain has seized the city in 1762, and then exchanged it for Florida the following year. This is the capital of Cuba and the largest city in the Caribbean.
- Since some years the city is a popular tourist destination in South Africa; Cape Town is the legislative centre of the country and capital city of the Western Cape Province.
- State of Missouri, often abbreviated KCMO, a trading post in 1821, today This City is the centre of the city's Metropolitan Area and a centre for night life and music.
| - Thailand's national capital, its largest city and the country's main cultural centre.
- The capital city of Denmark, the city houses the national parliament, the government, and the Danish monarchy.
- The capital city of the State of Israel, also claimed by the Palestinians as the capital of Palestine; the ancient Middle Eastern city is of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- The largest city and national capital of Germany (Deutschland).
- The largest city and national capital of the Netherlands (Holland).
- The national capital and second largest city of China.
- The national capital city of Switzerland with an UNESCO recognized mediaeval city centre.
- The national capital of Belgium, sometimes called the European capital because the city houses main institutions of the European Union and is also the political seat of the NATO.
- This city is called as Xianggang, Hsiang Kang, or the Fragrant Harbour. The city was a former British dependency that was returned to China in 1997, now it is formaly a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China situated at the South China Sea, by population the fourth largest metropolitan area of the PRC.
- This is the third largest city in the United States located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Illinois.
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