CAPITAL REGION

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'Capital Region', also 'National Capital Region', is a common term for the region or district surrounding the capital city a country or any other administrative division. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym.
The official term Región Capital (Spanish: Capital Region) is used for one of the administrative regions of Venezuela.
Country examples include:
Capital region nameCountry
Australian Capital TerritoryAustralia
Brussels-Capital RegionBelgium
National Capital RegionCanada
Copenhagen Capital RegionDenmark
National DistrictDominican Republic
National Capital Region (India)/National Capital Territory of DelhiIndia
National Capital RegionJapan
National Capital RegionPhilippines
Seoul National Capital AreaSouth Korea
National Capital RegionUnited States

The term is also used by some subnational entties as follows:
Capital region nameSubnational entity
Capital Regional DistrictBritish Columbia
Capital DistrictNew York
Harrisburg metropolitan areaPennsylvania


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