GK
COUNTRY CAPITALS
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Zagreb
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Asuncion
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Sao Tome
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Stockholm
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Detailed explanation-1: -Asunción, city and capital of Paraguay, occupying a promontory and descending to the Paraguay River near its confluence with the Pilcomayo. The city lies 175 feet (53 metres) above sea level. The city was so named when a stockade was completed there on the Feast of the Assumption (August 15) in 1537.
Detailed explanation-2: -Satellite view is showing Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción, in short: Asunción, principal river port, chief industrial city, cultural center and the national capital of Paraguay, the landlocked country in central South America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America, being known as “Mother of Cities". It was from here that the colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires and of other important cities such as Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.