This is a list of national capitals, ordered according to population.

UAE commentator Sultan Al Qassemi argues that some of the cities of the Gulf were transforming into cultural capitals of the Arab world as the traditional capitals of Baghdad, Cairo, Beirut and Damascus continue to suffer from civil strife.

I am convinced that it is indispensable to change attitudes in the capitals.

(a) Regular missions to African capitals in an effort to enhance communication

For once, the rot is not in Brussels, but rather in a growing number of European capitals.

The empire's center of power was Angkor, where a series of capitals were constructed during the empire's zenith.

In three Commonwealth countries (Azerbaijan, Russian Federation and Ukraine) prices are being collected in capital cities only.

The bottom line to find out how, when, and where assets will be allocated and wealth generated in dozens of countries across the developed and developing worlds these days, we must now look toward political, not financial, capitals.

The ruins of Persepolis and Pasargadae, two of the four capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, are located in or near Shiraz.

In the other Commonwealth countries, prices are being collected in capital cities and in large regions.

New administrations, free of their predecessors baggage, are in place in all of the relevant regional capitals.

Secretly, the hope in Berlin, Paris, and other European capitals appears to be that Obama will still sort things out.

Coordination between capitals, particularly in the framework of the tripartite process, is a step in the right direction and must be intensified.

It needs organized state building in Tripoli and realistic policymaking in Western capitals.

Bond yields in southern Europe were rising, and a pervasive sense of apprehension and fear cloaked governments in European capitals.

Metropolitan governance is therefore crucial, as smart cities require networks that operate at the metropolitan scale.

One wonders whether what is at stake is even fully understood in some capitals.

During this time, it has grown to become one of the most significant financial and cultural capitals of the world.

The results elicited a nearly audible sigh of relief from Arab capitals, as well as from leaders in Europe and North America.

Intensive training sessions were organized in Geneva and in the capitals for members of the negotiating teams on how to manage the Working Party on accession.

Contributed to many literary conferences in many Arab capitals, and is one of the pioneers of the movement of renewal in contemporary Arabic poetry.

The substance of the proposal has been discussed by the group of four with every group and Member State in the United Nations, both in New York and in capitals.

Returning the process to national capitals would shift the balance of power to domestic legislatures and national stakeholders.

To him, Jews, Germans, Czechs, or Hungarians were all his subjects, wherever they lived, from the smallest Galician shtetl to the grand capitals of Budapest or Vienna.

Tabriz had been the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s and one of its former capitals and residence of the crown prince under the Qajar dynasty.

As is widely recognized, the problems of the Conference are of a political nature and can be overcome only by political decisions developed in capitals.

We believe we are ready to achieve a practical and balanced work programme all that is necessary is a minimum of flexibility in certain capitals for this to take form.

The solution to the problems in the CD does not seem to lie in Geneva but in the capitals, where political will is formed.

I must confess to having enjoyed these talks more than most meetings I have in Washington, DC and other democratic capitals.

Hotels in China s provincial cities can make five star hotels in Western capitals looked shabby.

This system effectively divided the Empire into four major regions and created separate capitals besides Rome as a way to avoid the civil unrest that had marked the 3rd century.

The end of the 18th and early 19th century saw the first era of decolonization, when most of the European colonies in the Americas gained their independence from their respective metropoles.

The Government should expand the recruitment of women judicial officials and create conditions that facilitate women's ability to perform their functions, particularly in provincial capitals.

It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage and historical co existence of Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures.

In preparing the draft, the sponsors engaged in open, transparent and extensive dialogue with all Member States of the United Nations, both in New York and in capitals.

Mr President, our delegation appreciates your candour, and agrees with you that the current stalemate is a reflection of insufficient political willingness in a number of capitals to negotiate treaty law.

The international community should support the establishment of a network of defence lawyers specializing in women's issues with the aim of providing legal defence in each provincial capital.

Following the round tables, some 80 speakers took the floor, including 31 ministers and another 26 Government representatives from capitals, as well as representatives from United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, and non governmental organizations.

All of us in the Hall know what has been going on in some capitals, including, for example, threats to cut off financial assistance or stop the implementation of a certain project.

The draft resolution on international trade and development could have been adopted in its existing form a month sooner if capitals had had greater confidence in their delegations.

The four major current fashion capitals are acknowledged to be Paris, Milan, New York City, and London, which are all headquarters to the greatest fashion companies and are renowned for their major influence on global fashion.

The passivity in this chamber is nothing but a reflection of insufficient political willingness in a number of capitals to negotiate treaty law, as we are mandated to do, in the disarmament field.

I am convinced that if new or additional political willingness is mobilized in these capitals in favour of arms control negotiations, they will let us, the delegates here in Geneva, know.

A lack of vision, courage, and strength of purpose is on display in all European capitals, but especially so in Berlin (and on the part of government and opposition alike).

On the other hand, the Congress was the first occasion in history where, on a continental scale, national representatives came together to formulate treaties, instead of relying mostly on messages between the several capitals.