La Paz (Bolivia) is the highest capital city in the world at approximately 3,650 meters (11,975 ft) above sea level. It sits in the Andes Mountains in a canyon basin. Vienna is ~200m. Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia, misspelled as Ulan Bator) is ~1,300m. Mexico City is ~2,240m (highest Olympic host). Lima (Peru) is sea level. Tashkent (Uzbekistan) is ~400-500m. Note: Sucre is Bolivia's constitutional capital at ~2,790m, but La Paz is the administrative capital and seat of government.