Bonn, the capital of West Germany until 1990, is located on the Rhine river.

The origin of the name of Seoul is probably derived from an old Korean word, seo'ul, meaning "capital city." Or perhaps it is an abbreviation of Seorabeol, a name for an ancient local capital. The exact origins are uncertain. An alternate name, Gyeongseong, also means "capital city," and that doesn't seem akin to "Seoul" at all. Hmmm.

The Seychelles are a republic archipelago located north of Madagascar and east of Zanzibar. The capital city is Victoria. It has the smallest population of any African country.

Montgomery, Alabama is called "the Cradle of the Confederacy" because it was the first capital of that traitorous collection of rogues, the CSA.