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Capital region
Region or district surrounding the capital city of a country or another administrative division From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding the country's capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exist for either national or subnational capitals.
National capitals
Australian Capital Territory – Australia
Brussels-Capital Region – Belgium
National Capital Region – Canada
Capital Economic Zone – China
Capital Region of Denmark – Denmark
Helsinki capital region – Finland
Capital Region – Iceland
National Capital Region – India
Special Capital Region of Jakarta – Indonesia
National Capital Region – Japan
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Federal Capital Territory – Nigeria
Islamabad Capital Territory – Pakistan
National Capital Region – Philippines
Seoul Metropolitan Area – South Korea
Capital Metropolitan Area – Taiwan
Washington metropolitan area – United States
Hanoi Capital Region – Vietnam
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Subnational capitals
Edmonton Capital Region – Alberta, Canada
Capital Regional District – British Columbia, Canada
Winnipeg Capital Region – Manitoba, Canada
National Capital – Quebec, Canada
Mariehamn Capital Region – Åland, Finland
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region – Andhra Pradesh, India
Chandigarh Capital Region – Chandigarh, India
Capital District – New York State, United States
Cardiff Capital Region – Wales, United Kingdom
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