The present capital of Cambodia is Phom-Pehm.
The present capital, Freetown, on the coast, was founded in the 18th cen.
Start with a few days exploring the palaces of the former Russian capital, then take an overnight train to the present capital.
The first Spanish colonists, unsuccessful in their search for gold, settled peacefully among the Guaraní in the region of Asunción, the present capital of Paraguay.
Indo-European peoples settled Norway's coast in antiquity, establishing a permanent settlement near the present capital of Oslo some 6,000 years ago.
When foreigners praise the beauties of Brazil's present capital, Rio de Janeiro, or the sleepy charms of its old provincial towns, Brazilians accept the compliments calmly and somewhat smugly, as they have grown used to doing over the years.
By Emily Hahn When foreigners praise the beauties of Brazil's present capital, Rio de Janeiro, or the sleepy charms of its old provincial towns, Brazilians accept the compliments calmly and somewhat smugly, as they have grown used to doing over the years.
ABOUT 40,000 people opposed to the government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga have been marching this week from Kandy, the ancient hill capital of Sri Lanka, to Colombo, its present capital and commercial centre.
Isis's present capital, Raqqa, is a fag-end of a city in the desert and even Palmyra, symbolic though its loss has been, is no metropolis from which rebels can claim national sovereignty.
Depending on these two kinds of capital circulation periods, the subcontractors not only accumulate capital but also effectively utilize their present capital.
