5 Pairs of Capitals That Are Surprisingly Close Together

Monday, July 22, 2024

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Kinshasa & Brazzaville

DRC & Republic of the Congo

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These Are the World's Closest Capital Cities

When someone refers to something nearby as "a stone's throw away," it's usually an exaggeration.

But in the case of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, someone with exceptional strength might just be able to pull it off. The capital cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo, respectively, are situated on opposite shores of the Congo River. Depending on how you measure that distance, Kinshasa and Brazzaville are just 2 miles apart — making them the world's two closest capital cities. Kinshasa — famous for hosting the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman — is the bigger of the two capitals. Its population of more than 17 million is more than six times that of Brazzaville's 2.7 million.

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