List of national capitals situated on an international border

This is a list of capital cities of sovereign states that share a border with another sovereign state.

Current capitals

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City Country Neighboring country Neighboring city or subdivision Notes
Andorra la Vella   Andorra   Spain Les Valls de Valira Microstate. The microstate as a whole borders several municipalities in the Spanish region of Catalonia and communes in the department of Ariège in France.
Asunción   Paraguay   Argentina Clorinda The border runs through the Paraguay River. There is no bridge across the river between the cities; all cross-border traffic must travel by ferry. However, road travel is possible by a circuitous route from the border crossing between Clorinda and José Falcón to Paraguayan Route 9.
Bangui   Central African Republic   Democratic Republic of the Congo Zongo The border runs through the River Congo. There is no bridge across the Congo between the cities; all cross-border traffic must travel by ferry.
Gaborone   Botswana   South Africa North West Province The border runs along the Notwane River and is connected to South Africa by the Gaborone Dam.
Bratislava   Slovakia   Austria
  Hungary
Burgenland (state)
Győr-Moson-Sopron (county)
One of two capitals to border two sovereign states.[1] The border partly runs through the Danube, but swings west to include rural areas on the right bank of the river in Bratislava. There are multiple rail and road links to both Austria and Hungary.
Brazzaville   Republic of the Congo   Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cities are separated by the River Congo. There are no bridges between the twin capitals; all traffic must travel by ferry. A proposal to build a Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge received funding in 2018.[2]
Kinshasa   Democratic Republic of the Congo   Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo. The cities are separated by the River Congo. There are no bridges between the twin capitals; all traffic must travel by ferry. A proposal to build a Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge received funding in 2018.[2]
Lomé   Togo   Ghana Aflao The cities are connected by road.
Maseru   Lesotho   South Africa Mantsopa Local Municipality The border runs through the Caledon River. The South African side of the border is rural. There are road and rail links across the border.
Monaco   Monaco   France Alpes-Maritimes (department) Microstate and city-state. The state is surrounded on three sides by various communes of the French department of Alpes-Maritimes (in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
N'Djamena   Chad   Cameroon Kousséri The border runs through the Chari River. The cities are connected by a bridge.
Rome   Italy   Vatican City Vatican City Entirely surrounds the microstate and city-state of Vatican City.
San Marino   San Marino   Italy Rimini (province) Microstate. The microstate as a whole borders several municipalities (frazione) in the Italian provinces of Rimini (in Emilia-Romagna) and Pesaro and Urbino (in Marche).
Singapore   Singapore   Malaysia
  Indonesia
Iskandar Malaysia (urban agglomeration)
Riau Archipelago (urban agglomeration)
City-state and one of two capitals to border two sovereign states. The border with Malaysia runs through the Straits of Johor. There are multiple rail and road links across the straits. A rapid transit link is planned. Singapore also has a maritime border with Indonesia which runs through the Straits of Singapore, regularly served by ferries.
Vaduz   Liechtenstein    Switzerland Sevelen Microstate.
Vatican City   Vatican City   Italy Rome Microstate and city-state. Entirely surrounded by the City of Rome.
Vientiane   Laos   Thailand Nong Khai The border runs through the Mekong River. Nong Khai borders the Vientiane Prefecture but not the historic center of the city. The cities are connected by the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dominic Swire (2006). "Bratislava Blast". Finance New Europe. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Siphelele Dludla, "DRC, Congo sign $500m deal to build Kinshasa-Brazzaville connecting bridge", IOL, 8 November 2018