Geopolitical puzzles and bizarre borders
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schopenhauer Capitals of Curiosity and Construction
Golden dome, golden dome, Reaching up so far from home, Golden dome, golden dome!

schopenhauer Ivory Coast's capital features the world's largest church, built in a small, quiet city.
In which West African capital can you find the world's largest Christian basilica?
Yamoussoukro: The city's presidential palace has a lake filled with sacred West African crocodiles.

schopenhauer Egypt is constructing a massive new capital city in the desert to relieve crowded Cairo.
What unique animal is kept in the lake surrounding the presidential palace in Yamoussoukro?
A city that serves as the official seat of government for a country or state. Ivory Coast relocated its capital to Yamoussoukro in 1983, building the world's largest church there.
Why did Equatorial Guinea decide to build the new capital city of Ciudad de la Paz?

schopenhauer Build Abuja's master plan to discover how Nigeria designed its custom-built capital.
What is the main reason Egypt is constructing a new administrative capital in the desert?
