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### Common World Capital Misconceptions

Many countries place their political capitals in purpose-built administrative cities rather than their largest commercial metropolises:

- **Australia:** Canberra (not Sydney or Melbourne).
- **Canada:** Ottawa (not Toronto or Montreal).
- **Brazil:** Brasília (not Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo).
- **Turkey:** Ankara (not Istanbul).
- **Switzerland:** Bern (not Zurich or Geneva).
- **Morocco:** Rabat (not Casablanca or Marrakech).
- **Nigeria:** Abuja (not Lagos).

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Yes, our capitals question pool contains all sovereign nations, rotating dynamic subsets per quiz round.

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