Editing Capital city (section)

=== Capitals that are not the seat of government ===
There are several countries where, for various reasons, the official capital and [[seat of government]] are separated:
* [[Benin]]: [[Porto-Novo]] is the official capital, but [[Cotonou]] is the seat of government.
* [[Bolivia]]: [[Sucre]] is the [[Constitution of Bolivia|constitution]]al capital, and the [[Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Bolivia)|supreme tribunal of justice]] is located in Sucre, making it the judicial capital. The {{lang|es|[[Palacio Quemado]]}}, the [[Plurinational Legislative Assembly|national congress]] and [[Plurinational Electoral Organ|national electoral court]] are located in [[La Paz]], making it the seat of government.
* [[Ivory Coast]]: [[Yamoussoukro]] was designated the national capital in 1983, but most government offices and embassies are still located in [[Abidjan]].
* [[Netherlands]]: [[Amsterdam]] is the constitutional national capital even though the [[Cabinet of the Netherlands|Dutch government]], the [[States General of the Netherlands|parliament]], the [[Hoge Raad der Nederlanden|supreme court]], the [[Council of State of the Netherlands|Council of State]], and the [[Noordeinde Palace|work palace]] of the [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|King]] are all located in [[The Hague]], as are all the [[List of diplomatic missions in the Netherlands|embassies]]. (''For more details see: [[Capital of the Netherlands]]''.)

Some historical examples of similar arrangements, where the recognized capital was not the official seat of government:
* [[Kingdom of England]]: The traditional capital was the [[City of London]], while [[Westminster]], outside of the boundaries of the City of London, was the seat of government. They are both today part of the urban core of [[Greater London]].
* [[Kingdom of France]]: The traditional capital was [[Paris]], though from 1682 to 1789 the seat of government was at the [[Palace of Versailles]], located in a rural area southwest of Paris.