Can you name the 50 Closest Pairs of World Capitals? by darinh

Can you name the 50 Closest Pairs of World Capitals?

created by darinh

Enter a pair of capital in the box below
Correctly named pair of capitals will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Wikipedia, Geonames for Coordinates
Name the 50 pairs of world capitals that are closest to each other. To name a pair of cities simply type them in one after the other, in either order.
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Rank	Capitals	Distance (km)
1		4.70
2		10.52
3		54.88
4		70.74
5		75.45
6		82.09
7		84.90
8		95.59
9		98.30
10		116.69
11		127.07
12		134.92
13		136.72
14		140.29
15		149.01
16		150.90
17		153.55

Rank	Capitals	Distance (km)
18		155.48
19		156.89
20		158.48
21		158.86
22		161.41
23		166.76
24		168.75
25		170.26
26		170.37
27		172.40
28		173.48
29		173.66
30		174.87
31		175.91
32		176.18
33		176.95
34		177.85

Rank	Capitals	Distance (km)
35		179.39
36		184.64
37		185.61
38		187.28
39		194.82
40		198.46
41		203.44
42		206.10
43		208.25
44		214.15
45		216.83
46		218.18
47		219.09
48		225.73
49		227.99
50		234.40

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50 Closest Pairs of World Capitals Quiz

by darinh

Created Jul 11, 2011 in Geography
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	jonnyr12:	Jul 11th, 2011 at 22:08 GMT	1 point
	Several combinations involving Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines appear to be omitted.

	darinh:	Jul 12th, 2011 at 00:07 GMT	1 point
	im rebuilding the quiz tonight with more accurate coordinates..Kingstown should then appear.

	darinh:	Jul 12th, 2011 at 02:32 GMT	2 points
	data updated after 100 plays - should be completely accurate now!

	Tice:	Jul 13th, 2011 at 06:53 GMT	3 points
	man that was a lot harder than I thought it would be

	loganite:	Jul 14th, 2011 at 01:16 GMT	17 points
	It's funny that 45% get Rome-San Marino, but only 20% get Vatican City San Marino! ;)

	Rhys:	Jul 14th, 2011 at 08:27 GMT	4 points
	This might just be the hardest Geography quiz I've seen. Awesome!

	balatjr:	Jul 14th, 2011 at 19:57 GMT	6 points
	Port au prince and Santo Domingo seem like they ought to be near each other, but apparently not. Tough one!

	Colmar:	Jul 15th, 2011 at 05:04 GMT	6 points
	I'm part of the currently 27% percent who thought of Rome/San Marino but didn't think to put Vatican/San Marino. Unrelated, it was quite handy having a 'map of the Caribbean' mouse pad.

	zlange123:	Jul 15th, 2011 at 08:22 GMT	1 point
	that was a toughy

	Spelvout:	Jul 17th, 2011 at 11:46 GMT	6 points
	Shouldn't Vatican City - Rome be 0 km? 5/5 quiz!

	darinh:	Jul 17th, 2011 at 15:31 GMT	2 points
	@Spelvout: no, just cause i'm using coordinates for the precise centers of each city (according to Geonames at least).

	Briseis:	Jul 20th, 2011 at 13:46 GMT	3 points
	damn that was hard. good one though! i got several in the balkans but then didn't think there would be so much more...

	brittain33:	Jul 20th, 2011 at 22:25 GMT	6 points
	Forgetting Montenegro exists is costly.

	richie_geo:	Jul 21st, 2011 at 10:58 GMT	1 point
	Podgorica and Pristina have a lot of neighbours. That's why the neighboured capital city always say "Howdy!'

	richie_geo:	Jul 21st, 2011 at 11:01 GMT	1 point
	And by riding a boat or driving a car is accepted. My eyes grown! Anyways, NICE quiz! ^^

	gowhere:	Jul 21st, 2011 at 20:57 GMT	3 points
	Brilliant quiz! - I hope it gets published. I thought it wouldn't be too hard. Hah! I missed quite a few. At 14:50 into the quiz, I finally came up with the number two closest. The sad thing is that I have traveled between these two cities by boat. Pardon me while I pound my head against the wall for a while.

	Hamburger:	Jul 21st, 2011 at 21:52 GMT	-1 points
	what about Tunis/Valletta?

	jhoule:	Jul 22nd, 2011 at 02:00 GMT	3 points
	Love this quiz and holy crapoly do I need to brush up on my capitals.

	doanie:	Jul 22nd, 2011 at 22:14 GMT	-3 points
	if beirut and amman belong, what about amman and jerusalem?

	doanie:	Jul 22nd, 2011 at 22:15 GMT	-3 points
	and beirut and jerusalem

	darinh:	Jul 23rd, 2011 at 00:35 GMT	3 points
	doanie: amman jerusalem is there. beirut jerusalem just missed.

	Bladselleri:	Oct 12th, 2011 at 14:13 GMT	1 point
	GREAT QUIZ!! I thought I tried a lot of Balkan combinations, but it seems like it wasn't enough.