Sentence examples for official capitals from inspiring English sources

The official capitals were Tanis and Thebes, but the royal palace at Memphis also continued to be mentioned.

It became the official capital in 1869.

It's official: capital controls are being imposed in Greece.

Nauru has no official capital, but government offices are located in the district of Yaren.

A little later, though still keeping Rome as the official capital, he chose two other residences.

Dodoma, since 1974 the designated official capital of Tanzania, is centrally located on the mainland.

The official capital is Porto-Novo, but Cotonou is Benin's largest city, its chief port, and its de facto administrative capital.

The Hague is the administrative capital of the country and the home of the court and government, though Amsterdam is the official capital.

Abuja, a planned city in the centre of the country, has been the official capital of Nigeria since 1991, although some government offices remain in Lagos, the former capital.

Even at the literal level, New York is more representative of American political values than the official capital.

He said Ouattara may move the seat of government away from Abidjan to the official capital, Yamoussoukro.