Capitals / Region
Capitals of Central and Southern Africa
Kinshasa and Brazzaville across the river, and South Africa with its three capitals.
A round asks about ten of these 13, in a new order, each with four choices.
The 13 capitals
| Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Luanda | 39.0 million (2025) |
| Botswana | Gaborone | 2.6 million (2025) |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | 29.9 million (2025) |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | 5.5 million (2025) |
| Chad | N'Djamena | 21.0 million (2025) |
| DR Congo | Kinshasa | 113 million (2025) |
| Eswatini | Mbabane (administrative capital, executive capital) Lobamba (royal capital, legislative capital (parliament)) Mbabane is the administrative (executive) capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital. | 1.3 million (2025) |
| Gabon | Libreville | 2.6 million (2025) |
| Lesotho | Maseru | 2.4 million (2025) |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 3.1 million (2025) |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 6.5 million (2025) |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 240,254 (2025) |
| South Africa | Pretoria (executive capital) Cape Town (legislative capital (parliament)) Bloemfontein (judicial capital) Three branch capitals: executive Pretoria, legislative Cape Town, judicial Bloemfontein (Supreme Court of Appeal). | 64.7 million (2025) |
Population and area: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Capitals: Wikidata (CC0), checked against Natural Earth.
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