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Seat of government

The seat of government is (as defined by Brewer's Politics) "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority".[1]

In most countries, the nation's capital is also seat of its government, thus that city is appropriately referred to as the national seat of government. The terms are not however, completely synonymous, as some countries' seat of government differs from the capital. The Netherlands, for example, has Amsterdam as its capital but The Hague is the seat of government; and the Philippines, with Manila as its capital but the metropolitan area of the same name (Metro Manila; also known as National Capital Region (NCR)), is the seat of government.

Local seats of government

Local and regional authorities usually have a seat, called an administrative centre, as well. Terms for seats of local government of various levels and in various countries include:

Buildings as seats of government

Examples of seats of government include:

List of seats of country government which are not country capitals

There are several countries where, for various reasons, the official capital and de facto seat of government are separated:

Countries with no official capital

Historical examples

See also

References

  1. ^ Comfort, N. (1993) Brewer's Politics. A phrase and fable dictionary. London: Cassell.
  2. ^ "The Parliament of Swaziland" 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Accessed April 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Leonard, T. M. (2005). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Routledge. pp.1083. ISBN 978-1-57958-388-0
  4. ^ Jonnard, M. Jonnard Claude M.; Jonnard, Claude M. (November 2009). Islands in the Wind: The Political Economy of the English East Caribbean. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4401-9426-9.
  5. ^ . Official Sri Lanka government website. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  6. ^ "This Tanzanian city may soon be one of the world's most populous. Is it ready?". Environment. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  7. ^ Constituencies of Nauru (naurugov.nr)
  8. ^ "Yaren | district, Nauru". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  9. ^ "Since the implementation of the Act Governing Principles for Editing Geographical Educational Texts (地理敎科書編審原則) in 1997, the guiding principle for all maps in geographical textbooks was that Taipei was to be marked as the capital with a label stating: "Location of the Central Government"". 4 December 2013. from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Interior minister reaffirms Taipei is ROC's capital". Taipei Times. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.


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The seat of government is as defined by Brewer s Politics the building complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority 1 In most countries the nation s capital is also seat of its government thus that city is appropriately referred to as the national seat of government The terms are not however completely synonymous as some countries seat of government differs from the capital The Netherlands for example has Amsterdam as its capital but The Hague is the seat of government and the Philippines with Manila as its capital but the metropolitan area of the same name Metro Manila also known as National Capital Region NCR is the seat of government Contents 1 Local seats of government 2 Buildings as seats of government 3 List of seats of country government which are not country capitals 3 1 Countries with no official capital 3 2 Historical examples 4 See also 5 ReferencesLocal seats of government EditLocal and regional authorities usually have a seat called an administrative centre as well Terms for seats of local government of various levels and in various countries include County seat United States County town UK and Ireland City hall Town hall Barrio pueblo Puerto Rico Buildings as seats of government EditExamples of seats of government include The suite of buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Ontario Canada where the Canadian Parliament meets The Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in central London England where the British Parliament meets Three sites in Washington D C United States the United States Capitol legislative seat the White House executive seat and the United States Supreme Court building judicial seat Three Sites in New Delhi India the Sansad Bhavan Legislative Seat the Rashtrapati Bhavan 7 Lok Kalyan Marg Executive Seat Supreme Court of India Judicial Seat Four buildings in National Capital Region NCR Metro Manila Philippines the GSIS Building in Pasay Senate of the Philippines and Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City House of Representatives of the Philippines legislative seat the Malacanang Palace executive seat and Supreme Court of the Philippines judicial seat in Manila List of seats of country government which are not country capitals EditThere are several countries where for various reasons the official capital and de facto seat of government are separated Benin Porto Novo is the official capital but Cotonou is the seat of government Bolivia Sucre is the constitutional capital and the supreme tribunal of justice is located in Sucre making it the judicial capital The Palacio Quemado the national congress and national electoral court are located in La Paz making it the seat of government Eswatini Swaziland Lobamba is the traditional spiritual and legislative capital city of Eswatini seat of the Parliament 2 while the capital is Mbabane Israel and Palestine Jerusalem is considered to be the national capital of Israel since 1950 but was fully declared the undivided capital of the nation from 1980 according to the Jerusalem Law though most government offices are located in West Jerusalem This move is not recognized by the international community but majority of the embassies are located in Tel Aviv In addition the State of Palestine also declares East Jerusalem or the entirety of Jerusalem to be its capital but the seat of government resides in Ramallah as with the Palestinian National Authority For more details see Status of Jerusalem Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro was designated the national capital in 1983 but most government offices and embassies are still located in Abidjan Malaysia Putrajaya the federal administrative centre of the Malaysia The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion in the former Montserrat Its official capital is Plymouth but it was permanently abandoned in 1997 after it was completely destroyed by the eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano Since 1998 the de facto capital is Brades 3 The move was initially intended to be temporary but it has remained the island s de facto capital ever since 4 Several names have been suggested for the new official capital now being constructed in the Little Bay area Netherlands Amsterdam is the constitutional national capital even though the Dutch government the parliament the supreme court the Council of State and the work palace of the King are all located in The Hague as are almost all the embassies For more details see Capital of the Netherlands Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte commonly known as Kotte is the official administrative capital of Sri Lanka 5 It is a satellite city of and located within the urban area of Sri Lanka s de facto economic and legislative capital Colombo Tanzania Until 1974 Dar es Salaam served as Tanzania s capital city at which point the capital city commenced transferring to Dodoma by order of then president Julius Nyerere 6 which was officially completed in 1996 However as of 2018 update it remained focus of central government bureaucracy although this is in the process of fully moving to Dodoma Countries with no official capital Edit Nauru Yaren District in earlier times Makwa Moqua is the de facto capital of Nauru the republic does not have an official capital 7 8 Switzerland As of 2020 update no Swiss city holds an official status of national capital In 1848 the Federal Assembly voted to locate the seat of government in Bern but no official status was granted to the city The city has since been informally referred to as Federal City Republic of China Taiwan Since 7 December 1949 Taipei has been the provisional capital and the seat of government of the Republic of China after losing the Chinese Civil War Although Nanjing had been claimed as the nominal capital of the country its claims were downplayed in the 1990s 9 10 Historical examples Edit Federal Republic of Germany Since the German reunification in 1990 and until 1999 Berlin was its capital and Bonn was the seat of government However the Berlin Bonn Act specifies that many federal government institutions are to maintain a seat in Bonn indefinitely Prior to reunification the question as to what was the de jure capital was complicated by questions regarding the status of Berlin 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 in the periods 1682 1789 and 1871 1879 the seat of government was at the Palace of Versailles located southwest of Paris See also EditLists of capitals GovernmentReferences Edit Comfort N 1993 Brewer s Politics A phrase and fable dictionary London Cassell The Parliament of Swaziland Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Accessed April 7 2014 Leonard T M 2005 Encyclopedia of the Developing World Routledge pp 1083 ISBN 978 1 57958 388 0 Jonnard M Jonnard Claude M Jonnard Claude M November 2009 Islands in the Wind The Political Economy of the English East Caribbean iUniverse ISBN 978 1 4401 9426 9 The Administrative Capital of Sri Lanka since 1982 is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Official Sri Lanka government website Archived from the original on 2014 12 20 Retrieved 2015 01 07 This Tanzanian city may soon be one of the world s most populous Is it ready Environment 2019 04 05 Retrieved 2020 02 11 Constituencies of Nauru naurugov nr Yaren district Nauru Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2019 09 02 Since the implementation of the Act Governing Principles for Editing Geographical Educational Texts 地理敎科書編審原則 in 1997 the guiding principle for all maps in geographical textbooks was that Taipei was to be marked as the capital with a label stating Location of the Central Government 4 December 2013 Archived from the original on 1 November 2019 Retrieved 1 November 2019 Interior minister reaffirms Taipei is ROC s capital Taipei Times 5 December 2013 Retrieved 7 December 2013 This article about a political term is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seat of government amp oldid 1149979420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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