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Q: Can a country have more than one capital?

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Last update 2021.12.10

Yes, there is a political capital which is the main one and there is a commercial capital , for example:

Iraq: its political capital is Baghdad, its commercial capital is Basra.
Syria: Its political capital is Damascus, and its commercial capital is Aleppo.
Saudi Arabia: Its political capital is Riyadh, and its commercial capital is Jeddah.
Turkey: its political capital is Ankara, and its commercial capital is Istanbul.
Morocco: its political capital is Rabat, and its commercial capital is Casablanca.

Can a country have more than one capital?

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