North America

Montgomery is the capital of Alabama and has held that role since 1846, when the state government moved there from Tuscaloosa.

Juneau is the capital of Alaska, a city reachable only by air or sea because no roads connect it to the rest of the state's highway network.

Albany is the capital of New York and sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 241 km north of New York City.

Annapolis is the capital of Maryland and sits on the Severn River where it meets the Chesapeake Bay.

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and the largest city in the state, set in the Salt River Valley of the Sonoran Desert.

Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas and sits on the Arkansas River, at the edge of the Ozark and Ouachita mountain ranges.

Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and the largest city in the Southeast, a major transportation and economic hub.

Augusta is the capital of Maine and sits on the Kennebec River in the central part of the state.

Austin is the capital of Texas and sits in the hill country of south-central Texas along the Colorado River.

Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and a historic Atlantic port on the Chesapeake Bay.

Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and sits on the high bluffs above the Mississippi River.

Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota and sits on the east bank of the Missouri River in the south-central part of the state.

Boise is the capital of Idaho and the largest city in the state, set in the Treasure Valley along the Boise River.

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, sitting on a peninsula along Massachusetts Bay.

Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, located near the Rocky Mountains on the Bow and Elbow rivers.

Sacramento is the capital of California, the most populous U.S.

Canada is the second-largest country in the world by total area, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific and into the Arctic.

Carson City is the capital of Nevada and sits in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, close to the Nevada-California border.

Charleston is the capital and largest city of West Virginia, located where the Elk and Kanawha rivers meet in the western part of the state.

Cheyenne is the capital and largest city of Wyoming, located in the southeastern corner of the state near the Colorado border.

Chicago is the third largest city in the United States and sits on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan in Illinois.

Cincinnati is a major city in southwestern Ohio, located on the Ohio River across from Kentucky.

Cleveland is a major city in northeastern Ohio, located on the southern shore of Lake Erie.

Denver is the capital and largest city of Colorado, set at the foot of the Rocky Mountains on the high plains.

Columbia is the capital and second-largest city of South Carolina, located in the center of the state where the Broad and Saluda rivers meet to form the Congaree.

Columbus is the capital and largest city of Ohio, located near the center of the state where the Scioto and Olentangy rivers meet.

Concord is the capital of New Hampshire and sits on the Merrimack River in the south-central part of the state.

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut and sits on the Connecticut River in the north-central part of the state.

Dallas is the third most populous city in Texas and the ninth most populous in the United States, and it anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Dover is the capital of Delaware and sits in the central part of the state, near the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coast.

Denver is the capital of Colorado and sits on the high plains just east of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 5,280 feet, which gives it the nickname the 'Mile High City'.

Des Moines is the capital of Iowa and sits where the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers meet, in the heart of the state's farmland.

Detroit is the largest city in Michigan and sits on the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario.

Dover is the capital of Delaware and sits near the center of the state, in the heart of its farming country.

Edmonton is the capital of the province of Alberta, located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central part of the province.

Tallahassee is the capital of Florida and sits in the Panhandle, in the northwest part of the state.

Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky and sits in a narrow valley along the Kentucky River, one of the smallest state capitals in the country.

Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, located in the northern Piedmont region of the state.

Guadalajara is the capital of the state of Jalisco and the second-largest city in Mexico, set in a highland valley in the west of the country.

Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia and the largest city in Atlantic Canada, set on one of the largest natural harbours in the world.

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania and sits on the Susquehanna River in the south-central part of the state.

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut and sits on the Connecticut River in the central part of the state.

Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii and sits on the island of Oahu, home to Waikiki Beach and Pearl Harbor.

Helena is the capital of Montana and sits in a valley of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of about 4,058 feet.

Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii and sits on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Houston is the largest city in Texas and a major economic engine of the Gulf Coast, located in the southeastern part of the state.

Boise is the capital and largest city of Idaho, set along the Boise River in the southwestern part of the state.

Springfield is the capital of Illinois and sits in the central part of the state near the Sangamon River.

Indianapolis is the capital and largest city of Indiana, located near the center of the state.

Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and the state's largest city, sitting near the geographic center of the state.

Des Moines is the capital and largest city of Iowa, located near the center of the state where the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers meet.

Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and sits on the Pearl River near the center of the state.

Jefferson City is the capital of Missouri and sits on the south bank of the Missouri River, near the geographic center of the state.

Juneau is the capital of Alaska and sits on the mainland of the Alaska Panhandle, wedged between steep mountains and the waters of the Gastineau Channel.

Topeka is the capital of Kansas and sits on the Kansas River in the northeastern part of the state.

Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri and the core of a major bi-state metropolitan area that spans the Missouri-Kansas border.

Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky and sits on the Kentucky River in the north-central part of the state.

Lansing is the capital of Michigan and sits in the Lansing River valley in the south-central part of the state.

Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada and an internationally known entertainment destination, located in the Mojave Desert in the southern part of the state.

Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and sits in the southeastern part of the state on the prairie.

Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas and sits on the south bank of the Arkansas River, where a small rock outcropping gave the city its name.

Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second largest in the United States, located in the southern part of the state along the Pacific coast.

Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and sits on the Mississippi River in the southeastern part of the state.

Madison is the capital of Wisconsin and sits on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona in the southern part of the state.

Augusta is the capital of Maine and sits on the Kennebec River in the southern part of the state.

Annapolis is the capital of Maryland and sits on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River.

Boston is the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, located on Boston Harbor on the Atlantic coast.

Mexico is a federal republic in North America, made up of 32 federal entities, and it borders the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south.

Mexico City is the capital of Mexico and one of the largest urban areas in the world, located in the Valley of Mexico at about 2,240 metres above sea level.

Miami is a major South Florida coastal city on Biscayne Bay and an international gateway to Latin America.

Lansing is the capital of Michigan and sits along the Grand River in the south-central part of the state.

Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and the central city of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, which it shares with Saint Paul.

Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota and sits on the Mississippi River, with Minneapolis just across the river to the west.

Jackson is the capital and largest city of Mississippi, located on the Pearl River near the center of the state.

Jefferson City is the capital of Missouri and sits on the south bank of the Missouri River in the central part of the state.

Helena is the capital of Montana and sits in the Prickly Pear Valley in the west-central part of the state.

Monterrey is the capital of the state of Nuevo León and one of Mexico's largest industrial centres, located in the northeast of the country.

Montgomery is the capital of Alabama and sits on the Alabama River in the central part of the state.

Montpelier is the capital of Vermont and the smallest state capital by population in the United States.

Montreal is the largest city in Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada, located on an island in the St.

Nashville is the capital and largest city of Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River in the north-central part of the state.

Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and sits in the southeastern part of the state, near the Salt Creek.

Carson City is the capital of Nevada and sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in the western part of the state.

Concord is the capital of New Hampshire and sits on the Merrimack River in the south-central part of the state.

Trenton is the capital of New Jersey and sits on the Delaware River in the central part of the state.

Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico and sits at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the north-central part of the state.

New Orleans is a major Louisiana city on the Mississippi River near the Gulf Coast, known for its unique blend of French, Spanish, African, and Caribbean heritage.

Albany is the capital of New York and sits on the Hudson River in the eastern part of the state.

Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and sits near the center of the state in the Piedmont region.

Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota and sits on the east bank of the Missouri River in the south-central part of the state.

Columbus is the capital and largest city of Ohio, located near the geographic center of the state along the Scioto River.

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of Oklahoma, located near the center of the state on the North Canadian River.

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of Oklahoma, located in the central part of the state on the Great Plains.

Olympia is the capital of Washington and sits at the southern tip of Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest.

Salem is the capital of Oregon and sits on the Willamette River in the northwestern part of the state.

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada and sits in southeastern Ontario on the border with Quebec, along the Ottawa River.

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania and sits on the Susquehanna River in the south-central part of the state.

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and one of the oldest major cities in the United States, founded in 1682 by William Penn.

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and the state's largest city, sitting in the Salt River Valley of the Sonoran Desert.

Pierre is the capital of South Dakota and sits on the east bank of the Missouri River near the center of the state.

Pittsburgh is a major city in western Pennsylvania, located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers.

Portland is the largest city in Oregon and a key city of the Pacific Northwest, located where the Willamette River meets the Columbia.

Providence is the capital and largest city of Rhode Island, located at the head of Narragansett Bay on the Atlantic coast.

Quebec City is the capital of Quebec province and one of North America's oldest cities, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain.

Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and sits in the Piedmont region of the state.

Providence is the capital and largest city of Rhode Island, located at the head of Narragansett Bay.

Richmond is the capital of Virginia and sits at the fall line of the James River in the eastern part of the state.

Sacramento is the capital of California and sits at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers, in the heart of the Central Valley.

Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota and forms half of the Twin Cities metropolitan area alongside Minneapolis.

Salem is the capital of Oregon and sits in the Willamette Valley of northwest Oregon, one of the state's most productive farming regions.

Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city of Utah, set in the Salt Lake Valley between the Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake.

San Antonio is a major city in south-central Texas, best known for the Alamo and the River Walk.

San Diego is a major Pacific coastal city in Southern California, located near the U.S.-Mexico border.

San Francisco is a major coastal city in Northern California and the cultural core of the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Jose is the largest city in Silicon Valley and a major technology center in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico and one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded by Spanish colonists in 1610.

Seattle is the largest city in Washington and a major Pacific Northwest center, located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington.

Columbia is the capital of South Carolina and sits near the geographic center of the state, where the Congaree and Broad rivers meet.

Pierre is the capital of South Dakota and sits on the east bank of the Missouri River in the central part of the state.

Springfield is the capital of Illinois and sits in the central part of the state near the Sangamon River.

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Tallahassee is the capital of Florida and sits in North Florida, well away from the state's larger southern cities.

Tampa is a major city on the Gulf Coast of Florida, located on Tampa Bay.

Nashville is the capital and largest city of Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River in the middle of the state.

Austin is the capital of Texas and sits on the Colorado River in the central part of the state, in the Texas Hill Country.

Topeka is the capital of Kansas and sits on the Kansas River in the northeastern part of the state.

Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the capital of Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario.

Trenton is the capital of New Jersey and sits on the Delaware River between New York City and Philadelphia.

Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city of Utah, set in the Salt Lake Valley at the foot of the Wasatch Range.

Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia and the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, located on the Pacific coast between the ocean and the Coast Mountains.

Montpelier is the capital of Vermont and is the only state capital in the United States without a McDonald's.

Richmond is the capital of Virginia and sits on the James River at the fall line, in the central part of the state.

Olympia is the capital of Washington and sits at the southern tip of Puget Sound in the western part of the state.

Charleston is the capital of West Virginia and sits on the Kanawha River in the western part of the state.

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, located near the geographic center of Canada at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Madison is the capital of Wisconsin and sits on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona in the southern part of the state.

Cheyenne is the capital and largest city of Wyoming, located in the southeastern part of the state near the Colorado border.