Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] capitals or administrative centers for small places<br/>
Date: Apr 14, 2005 @ 22:48<br/>
Author: Lowell G. McManus (&quot;Lowell G. McManus&quot; &lt;mcmanus71496@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-859177253">I think that the CIA&#39;s reasons for giving the capitals of the Marshall Islands, <br/>
the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa as they do is because those are the <br/>
names of the United States Post Offices serving as the addresses of the various <br/>
governments.<br/>
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At <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rmiembassyus.org/Government.htm">http://www.rmiembassyus.org/Government.htm</a> , the official site of the Embassy <br/>
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Washington, is a photo of their <br/>
&quot;Capitol Complex, Majuro Atoll.&quot;<br/>
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Lowell G. McManus<br/>
Leesville, Louisiana, USA<br/>
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Subject: [BoundaryPoint] capitals or administrative centers for small places<br/>
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&gt;<br/>
&gt; I have noticed that the CIA and other compilers of geographical<br/>
&gt; knowledge often dodge the bullit when it comes to giving the names of<br/>
&gt; the capitals of smaller political entities....por ejemplo..They will<br/>
&gt; state that the capital of the Marshall Islands is &quot;Majuro&quot; which is<br/>
&gt; not really the capital but is the island on which the capital&quot;Dalap<br/>
&gt; Uliga Darrit&quot; is located.They say that the capital of Tuvalu is<br/>
&gt; Funafuti instead of Fongafale..The capital of Kiribati is listed as<br/>
&gt; Tarawa instead of Bairiki etc.(and yes..I am aware that Bairiki is no<br/>
&gt; longer the capital..it is now the village of &quot;South Tarawa&quot;).That<br/>
&gt; would be somewhat like saying that the capital of Hawai&#39;i is &quot;Hawai&#39;i<br/>
&gt; instead of &quot;Honolulu&quot;.  It would seem to me that every place has some<br/>
&gt; central area.(however small and insignificant it might seem to the<br/>
&gt; Cia) that provides some means  of contact for its citizens with<br/>
&gt; either their elected or appointed officials or with other political<br/>
&gt; entities..Therefore I find it difficult to believe that the capital<br/>
&gt; of the Northern Mariana Islands is listed as &quot;Saipan&quot;.Surely one of<br/>
&gt; the communities on the island of Saipan is the nerve center and not<br/>
&gt; the entire island?...I have seen Chalan Kanoa and other towns<br/>
&gt; listed ,but which is the actual nerve center? Also ..is Pago Pago the<br/>
&gt; capital of American Samoa..or is it &quot;Fagatogo&quot;..The CIA says Pago<br/>
&gt; Pago..but a tourist agency person who lives there tells me that  Pago<br/>
&gt; Pago is the harbour in which the capital &quot;Fagatogo&quot; is located. </span></blockquote></div>