Brazzaville and Kinshasa

... are the world's closest capital cities, excluding Rome and the Vatican (and, arguably, Nicosia and Northern Nicosia). This was established two weeks ago, in Week 11 (30 January 2018 – General Knowledge, Question 54).

According to the Distance Calculator website, their centres are 5 miles (8 kilometres) apart as the crow flies. Across the river itself the distance is only about 2 miles (3.2 kilometres).

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