Visit Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. Explore the historic inner city (a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Dutch colonial wooden architecture), see the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral (one of the largest wooden cathedrals in the Americas), stroll along the Waterkant (a scenic waterfront promenade on the Suriname River), and sample local dishes like pom (a baked casserole with chicken and root vegetables) at a warung.
Visit Nur-Sultan (now Astana), the capital of Kazakhstan. Explore the futuristic architecture of the Bayterek Tower (a 97-meter observation tower symbolizing a poplar tree with a golden egg), see the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (a pyramid-shaped building hosting interfaith conferences), and stroll through Khan Shatyr (a giant transparent tent housing a shopping and entertainment center with an indoor beach).
Visit Belmopan, the capital city of Belize. Explore the National Assembly Building (a modern concrete structure with a distinctive Maya-inspired design), stroll through the Belmopan Market (a vibrant hub for local produce and crafts), and learn about Belizean history at the George Price Centre for Peace and Development (dedicated to the country's first prime minister).
Visit Suva, the capital of Fiji. Explore the Fiji Museum (housing the rudder of HMS Bounty and Fijian artifacts), stroll through Thurston Gardens (botanical gardens with native plants and colonial-era bandstand), and experience the Suva Municipal Market (bustling hub for fresh produce, kava, and local crafts).
A Portuguese colonial capital on the equator, pastel and peeling, with cocoa plantations in the hills behind it.
The capital Myanmar built from farmland in 2005 and moved to overnight: twenty-lane highways with almost nothing on them, and an Uppatasanti Pagoda one foot shorter than Shwedagon.
A capital of a few government buildings in the Pohnpei jungle, twenty minutes from the basalt city of Nan Madol.
A Georgian port town around the Berkeley Memorial clock, rebuilt after fire and hurricane, with Brimstone Hill fortress along the coast.
Kiribati's capital is a chain of islets joined by causeways, three metres above a rising ocean and one of the densest places in the Pacific.
Tanzania's official capital since 1974, in the middle of the country and the middle of its wine region; parliament sits here, the embassies stayed in Dar es Salaam.
A cruise harbour under Morne Fortune, a covered market selling cocoa sticks and bay rum, and the Pitons an hour down the coast.
The least populated capital in the world - a domed capitol on a hill in Melekeok, built in 2006 for a few hundred people.
The de facto capital of the smallest republic on Earth: an airstrip, a parliament and the moonscape left by a century of phosphate mining.
The Andes as backdrop to a capital of markets, Barrio Bellavista and the cable car up San Cristobal.
One of the smallest capitals in the world, a clock tower copied from London and the Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke market.
Cobbled capital of stone arches, the botanical gardens where Bligh’s breadfruit was planted, and Fort Charlotte above.
Sleepy colonial island capital.
Samoa’s waterfront capital: the fish market, the Immaculate Conception cathedral and Sunday church singing.
Riverside capital on the White Nile.
Pastel Dutch waterfront, UNESCO-listed.
Riverside old town below the cliffs.
Wooden colonial capital and markets.
A horseshoe harbour of Georgian houses and fish-scale roof tiles, with Fort George above and spice markets below.
Whole streets of flamboyant Jugendstil facades — Europe’s densest collection.
Baroque old town, UNESCO-listed.
Hanseatic gables, the House of the Blackheads and St Peter’s spire, ringed by Europe’s finest Art Nouveau streets.
Cafe-lined riverside old town.
A 22-km seafront promenade where the whole city walks, jogs and drinks mate at sunset.
Futuristic, fast-built steppe capital.
Venetian walls around the last divided capital in Europe — cross the Green Line on foot from one side to the other.
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