11 SEP, 2023
Adhya Moona
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Nigeria is one of the country in African continent that shifted its government from its largest city and economic hub when it transferred its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991.
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Abuja is located in the middle of Nigeria. The skyline of the city, which was built largely in the 1980s, is dominated by Aso Rock, an enormous monolith.
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Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a Southeast Asian nation. Myanmar's military rulers moved the capital 320km (200 miles) north from Rangoon (Yangon) in 2005 to Naypyidaw.
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Naypyidaw was built in the central basin of Myanmar in the early 21st century to serve as the country’s new administrative centre.
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Moscow was the original capital, it was succeeded by St Petersburg from the beginning of the 18th century. From the early 20th century onward Moscow again became the capital of Russia.
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In 1959 Pakistan decided to move its capital from the southern city of Karachi to Islamabad in the north of the country.
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In 1960, Brazil moved their capital city from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia with the hope to revive the nation's pride by building a modern, 21st-century city.
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Kazakhstan is a Central Asian country and a former Soviet Republic. The country shifted its capital from Almaty to Astana in 1997.
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Tanzania shifted its capital from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma. While the national assembly sits in Dodoma, most government ministries - and all foreign embassies - have remained in Dar es Salaam.
Côte d'Ivoire is a West African country. The capital city was shifted from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro.
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