South Africa
Pretoria · Cape Town · Bloemfontein
The government describes administrative, legislative and judicial capitals respectively.
Source: South African GovernmentWhich countries split capital functions between cities?
The word capital can describe different jobs. A constitutional capital, a seat of government and a commercial capital do not always mean the same thing. Here are three examples with the roles stated explicitly.
Sri Lanka
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte · Colombo
Kotte is the administrative capital. The municipal authority describes nearby Colombo as the commercial capital.
Source: Kotte Municipal Council
Netherlands
Amsterdam · The Hague
Amsterdam is the capital; The Hague is the seat of government. This split does not make them two constitutional capitals.
Source: Government of the Netherlands
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