World Geography and Capitals

N'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad, making option B correct. Moroni (A) is the capital of Comoros, Addis Ababa (C) is the capital of Ethiopia, and Banjul (D) is the capital of Gambia. N'Djamena is located on the Chari River near the border with Cameroon.

Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho, making option A correct. Bamako (B) is the capital of Mali, Nouakchott (C) is the capital of Mauritania, and Niamey (D) is the capital of Niger. Maseru is located on the Caledon River bordering South Africa.

Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda, making option A correct. Mogadishu (B) is the capital of Somalia, Dakar (C) is the capital of Senegal, and Antananarivo (D) is the capital of Madagascar. Kigali has been Rwanda's capital since independence in 1962.

Lilongwe is the capital city of Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa. Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, Windhoek is the capital of Namibia, and Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania.

South Africa uniquely has three capital cities: Pretoria (executive/administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). This system distributes government functions across cities.

Alexandria is a major port city located in northern Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, it was once the center of Hellenistic civilization and home to the famous Library of Alexandria and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Tripoli is the capital and largest city of Libya, located on the country's northwestern coast on the Mediterranean Sea. With a history spanning over 2,500 years, it has been influenced by Phoenician, Roman, Arab, and Ottoman civilizations. The city is Libya's political, economic, and cultural center.

Bern (also spelled Berne) is the federal capital of Switzerland, seat of the federal government. While Zurich is Switzerland's largest city and financial hub, it is not the capital. Luzern and Basel are major Swiss cities but neither serves as the national capital.

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay, founded in 1537. Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, Santiago is Chile's capital, and Rio de Janeiro is a major city in Brazil (though Brasília is Brazil's capital). The question asks specifically about Paraguay.

Wellington has been New Zealand's capital since 1865, housing the national government and Parliament. Auckland is the country's largest city but not the capital. Christchurch and Tauranga are significant New Zealand cities but neither serves as the political capital.

Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe, formerly known as Salisbury. Pretoria is South Africa's administrative capital, Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second-largest city, and Mutare is another major Zimbabwean city. Only Harare serves as the national capital.

Ankara has been Turkey's capital since 1923, when Atatürk moved the capital from Istanbul. Istanbul is Turkey's largest city but not the political capital. Izmir and Bursa are major Turkish cities but neither is the capital. Note: Istanbul is misspelled as 'Istambul' in the options.

Brasilia has been Brazil's capital since 1960, when it was deliberately built as a planned city to replace Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro is a common wrong answer because it served as Brazil's capital for nearly 200 years prior to the move.

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, located in the province of Ontario. Cameroon, Colombia, and Croatia are all countries with names starting with C, but none have Ottawa as their capital.