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| | Capital Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | Israel: Jerusalem is defined as Israel's capital under Israeli law, and is the location of the Israeli legislature, supreme court, and government; however, due to the dispute over the status of the city, many foreign governments refuse to recognize the city as the Israeli capital, establishing their embassies in Tel Aviv instead. |
 | | In South Africa, the administrative capital is Pretoria, the legislative capital is Cape Town, and the judicial capital is Bloemfontein, the outcome of the compromise that created the Union of South Africa in 1910. |
 | | Unlike medieval capitals, which were declared wherever a monarch held his or her court, the selection, relocation, founding or capture of a modern capital city is an emotional affair. |
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