Name a national capital that is not its country's largest city

A prompt from the Krillion daily dive of August 31, 2026 (Dive #47), prompt 1 of 7.

Answers worth giving

45 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.

Shown here: a selection of 8, best-scoring first. Recorded from a third-party archive of the official sheet.

Answers for: Name a national capital that is not its country's largest city
Answer	Tier	Points
Ciudad de la PazEquatorial Guinea's decree made this planned city its capital in January 2026.	One in a Krillion	100
YarenNauru names no official capital; Yaren merely hosts the government.	One in a Krillion	100
Bloemfontein	Deep Cut	85
Abu Dhabi	Schooler	30
Abuja	Schooler	30
Ankara	Schooler	30
Astana	Schooler	30
Beijing	Schooler	30