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South American Capitals



Facts: Handy for a Quiz


  1. Argentina - Buenos Aires
  2. Bolivia - Sucre (constitutional and judicial), La Paz (executive and legislative)
  3. Brazil - Brasilia
  4. Chile - Santiago
  5. Colombia - Bogota






  6. Ecuador - Quito
  7. French Guiana (a territory of France NOT a country) - Cayenne
  8. Guyana - Georgetown
  9. Panama - Panama City
  10. Paraguay - Asuncion
  11. Peru - Lima
  12. Suriname - Paramaribo
  13. Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain
  14. Uruguay - Montevideo
  15. Venezuela- Caracas
  16. La Paz is the world's highest national capital. Although remember, Sucre is the official capital of Bolivia.
  17. Quito is the world's second highest national capital.
  18. The most populous capital is Buenos Aires (note: Sao Paulo in Brazil has a larger population but is not a capital)
  19. Both Lima and Bogota have close to 10 million inhabitants
  20. Rio de Janeiro was Brazil's capital until 1960