The seat of government is defined by Brewer's Politics as "the building, complex of buildings or city from which a government exercises its authority".[1] The seat of government is usually located in the capital. In some countries the seat of government differs from the capital, e.g. in the Netherlands where The Hague is the seat of government and Amsterdam is the Capital of the Netherlands.
The seat of government and national capital is Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, a territory excised from New South Wales in accordance with the Constitution and the Seat of Government Act of 1908. However, until 1927 the de facto capital was Melbourne.
The seat of government of the United States was established by the United States Constitution in article I, section 8, clause 17:
The seat of government of the United States has been in Washington, D.C. since 1800. Before 1800, Congress met in eight different locations.
Other seats of governments:
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