Stop 1 · Liechtenstein
Vaduz
The prince still lives in the castle above town and holds real veto power. The country is doubly landlocked — every neighbour is landlocked too.
Capitals almost nobody can name
Every stop is a seat of government — of a principality, a self-governing island, an oil sultanate, and two countries where the obvious answer is the wrong one.
The five stops
Stop 2 · Greenland
Nuuk
Around 19,000 people — a third of the territory's population. No roads connect any two towns on the island; everything moves by boat, plane or helicopter.
Stop 3 · Côte d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
The official capital since 1983 — but almost every embassy and ministry stayed 230 km away in Abidjan, which most people still assume is the capital.
Stop 4 · Bolivia
Sucre
Constitutionally the capital, though the executive and legislature both sit in La Paz. The country is one of very few with two functioning capital cities.
Stop 5 · Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
Kampong Ayer has been continuously inhabited for over 600 years, with its own schools, mosques and fire station — all on stilts above the water.
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