Which of the following is an example of a forward capital?

• A. Brasília, Brazil
• B. Tokyo
• C. Delhi
• D. Washington, D.C.

Answer: (A)

A forward capital is a city that a country designs or relocates to serve as the political center, often staged inland to promote development in the interior and to symbolize the government’s reach across the nation.

Brasília fits this idea because it was purpose-built and chosen as Brazil’s capital to encourage development away from the coastal cities and to strengthen economic and political integration of the interior. The other cities are traditional capitals that grew organically or were inherited as the seat of government, not moved or created specifically to forward development and unity.