List of national capitals situated on an international border

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This is a list of capital cities of sovereign states that share a border with another sovereign state.

Current capitals[]

City Country Neighboring country Neighboring city or subdivision Notes
Andorra la Vella  Andorra  Spain Les Valls de Valira Microstate. The microstate as a whole borders several municipalities in the Spanish region of Catalonia and communes in the department of Ariège in France.
Asunción  Paraguay  Argentina Clorinda The border runs through the Paraguay River. There is no bridge across the river between the cities; all direct cross-border traffic must travel by ferry. However, travel by road is possible by a circuitous route from the border crossing between Clorinda and José Falcón to Paraguayan Route 9.
Bangui  Central African Republic  Democratic Republic of the Congo Zongo The border runs through the River Congo. There is no bridge across the Congo between the cities; all cross-border traffic must travel by ferry.
Gaborone  Botswana  South Africa The border is connected by the Gaborone Dam with South Africa, running along the Notwane River.
Bratislava  Slovakia  Austria
 Hungary
Burgenland (state)
Győr-Moson-Sopron (county)
The only capital to border two sovereign states.[1] The border runs partly through the Danube, but swings west to include lands on the right bank of the river in Bratislava. The area the border runs through is rural. There are multiple rail and road links to both Austria and Hungary.
Brazzaville  Republic of the Congo  Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Kinshasa is also the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cities are separated by the River Congo. There are no bridges between the twin capitals; all traffic must travel by ferry. A proposal to build a Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge received funding in 2018.[2]
Kinshasa  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Brazzaville is also the capital of the Republic of the Congo. The cities are separated by the River Congo. There are no bridges between the twin capitals; all traffic must travel by ferry. A proposal to build a Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge received funding in 2018.[2]
Lomé  Togo  Ghana Aflao The cities are connected by road.
Maseru  Lesotho  South Africa Mantsopa Local Municipality The border runs through the Caledon River. The South African side of the border is rural. There are road and rail links across the border.
Monaco  Monaco  France Alpes-Maritimes (department) Microstate and city-state. The state is surrounded on three sides by various communes of the French department of Alpes-Maritimes (in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
N'Djamena  Chad  Cameroon Kousséri The border runs through the Chari River. The cities are connected by a bridge.
Rome  Italy   Vatican City Vatican City Entirely surrounds the microstate and city-state of Vatican City.
San Marino  San Marino  Italy Rimini (province) Microstate. The microstate as a whole borders several municipalities (frazione) in the Italian provinces of Rimini (in Emilia-Romagna) and Pesaro and Urbino (in Marche).
Singapore  Singapore  Malaysia Iskandar Malaysia (urban agglomeration) City-state. The border runs through the Straits of Johor. There are multiple rail and road links across the straits. A rapid transit link is planned.
Vaduz  Liechtenstein   Switzerland Sevelen Microstate.
Vatican City   Vatican City  Italy Rome Microstate and city-state. Entirely surrounded by the City of Rome.
Vientiane  Laos  Thailand Nong Khai The border runs through the Mekong River. Nong Khai borders the Vientiane Prefecture but not the historic center of the city. The cities are connected by the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.

See also[]

  • Category:Capitals for other lists of capitals

References[]

  1. ^ Dominic Swire (2006). "Bratislava Blast". Finance New Europe. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Siphelele Dludla, "DRC, Congo sign $500m deal to build Kinshasa-Brazzaville connecting bridge", IOL, 8 November 2018
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