Capital territory

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A capital territory is normally a specially designated territory where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in the federal model of government, no one state or territory takes pre-eminence because the capital lies within its borders. A capital territory can be one specific form of federal district.

In Australia, the capital Canberra lies within the Australian Capital Territory.

The National Capital Territory is where New Delhi, the capital of India is located.

Nigeria has its capital Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory.

Washington, D.C. is the site of the federal government of the United States.

Country subdivisions Administrative divisions - Political divisions - Census divisions - Electoral divisions
	Bailiwick \| Banner \| Block \| Borough \| Burgh \| Canton \| Circle \| Circuit \| City \| Commune \| Community \| Constituency \| County \| Council \| Croft \| Department \| District \| Division \| Duchy \| Governorate \| Hamlet \| Hundred \| Municipality \| Neighbourhood \| Parish \| Periphery \| Prefecture \| Province \| Region \| Republic \| Shire \| State \| Subdistrict \| Subprefecture \| Territory \| Town \| Township \| Village \| Voivodship \| Ward
Administrative:	county
Autonomous:	banner \| city \| community \| county \| district \| prefecture \| province \| region \| republic \| ward
Capital:	district \| region \| territory
Census:	division \| subdivision
Civil:	parish \| township
County:	borough
Federal:	capital \| dependencies \| capital district \| capital territory
Local:	administrative unit \| council \| Government Area
Metropolitan:	borough \| county \| district
National:	capital district \| capital territory \| territory
Imperial:	circle \| free city \| province
(Native) Indian:	reserve \| reservation
Regional:	municipality \| county municipality\|municipal district
Rural:	council \| district \| municipality \| sanitary district
Residential:	community
Special:	region \| administrative region \| capital district
Urban:	area (US: Urbanized Area) \| district \| sanitary district
	See also: List of terms for sub-national entities, List of subnational entities, Matrix of subnational entities

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