World Geography and Capitals

Canberra is the purpose-built capital of Australia, established in 1908 as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne. The other cities listed are major Australian cities but none serve as the national capital.

Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji, located on the island of Viti Levu. The other options are capitals of African and Central American countries.

Damascus is the capital of Syria and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's capital, Doha is Qatar's, Manama is Bahrain's, and Baku is Azerbaijan's.

Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname, located on the Suriname River. The distractors are capitals of other South American countries: Caracas (Venezuela), Santiago (Chile), Bogota (Colombia), Montevideo (Uruguay), and Asuncion (Paraguay).

Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, and is notable for being the last divided capital in the world. The other options are capitals of different countries: Baku (Azerbaijan), Tbilisi (Georgia), Ankara (Turkey), and Tel Aviv (a major Israeli city but not the capital).

Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland, known for its geothermal activity and northern location. The distractors are capitals of other European cities: Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Sofia (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia), and Baku (Azerbaijan).

Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola, located on the Atlantic coast. The distractors are capitals of other African countries: Lusaka (Zambia), Dodoma (Tanzania), Dakar (Senegal), Abuja (Nigeria), and Tripoli (Libya).

Ulaanbaatar (also spelled Ulan Bator) is the capital of Mongolia, located in East Asia. The question contains a typo - 'Mangolia' should be 'Mongolia'. The distractors are capitals of other Asian countries: Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Tallinn (Estonia), Baku (Azerbaijan), and Thimphu (Bhutan).

Canberra is the capital city of Australia, purpose-built in 1908 to resolve the rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne. It was designed by American architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin and is home to the Australian Parliament.

The question simply says 'Mexico' but clearly asks for the capital city, which is Mexico City. Among the options, Mexico City (option C) is the correct capital and largest city of Mexico. The other options (Mexicali, Puebla, Saltillo) are Mexican cities but not the capital.

Istanbul is a major city in Turkey, located straddling the Bosphorus strait between Europe and Asia. It was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople, and has been Turkey's largest city and economic center though Ankara is the capital.

Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania, where Mother Teresa (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu) was born in 1910. Tbilisi is Georgia's capital, Minsk is Belarus's capital, and Budapest is Hungary's capital. Albania's capital has been Tirana since 1920.