Capitals / Region
Capitals of East Africa
From Asmara to Harare, plus the island capitals of the Indian Ocean.
A round asks about ten of these 18, in a new order, each with four choices.
The 18 capitals
| Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | Gitega (official capital, seat of government) Gitega became the political capital in 2019 (law of 2019 transferring the capital); Bujumbura remains the economic capital. | 14.4 million (2025) |
| Comoros | Moroni | 882,847 (2025) |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | 1.2 million (2025) |
| Eritrea | Asmara | 3.6 million (2025) |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 135 million (2025) |
| Kenya | Nairobi | 57.5 million (2025) |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | 32.7 million (2025) |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | 22.2 million (2025) |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | 1.2 million (2025) |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 35.6 million (2025) |
| Rwanda | Kigali | 14.6 million (2025) |
| Seychelles | Victoria | 122,730 (2025) |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | 19.7 million (2025) |
| South Sudan | Juba | 12.2 million (2025) |
| Tanzania | Dodoma Dodoma is the official capital (designated 1973, parliament since 1996, executive relocation completed in the 2020s); Dar es Salaam is the former capital and largest city. Natural Earth still marks Dar es Salaam. | 70.5 million (2025) |
| Uganda | Kampala | 51.4 million (2025) |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 21.9 million (2025) |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 17.0 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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