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Capital may refer to:

[edit] Political, Economics, and Financial

• Capital (political), the area of a country, province, region, or state, regarded as enjoying primary status, usually but not always the seat of the government
• Capital (economics), a factor of production which is not wanted for itself but for its ability to help in producing other goods
• Financial capital, any form of wealth capable of being employed in the production of more wealth
  • Working capital, short term capital needed by the company to finance its operations
  • Capital requirement or "bank capital", the requirement that banks keep certain monetary reserves
  • Political capital, means by which a politician or political party may gain support or popularity
  • Five Capitals, a model of sustainable development developed by the organization Forum for the Future
    • Financial capital, money used by entrepreneurs and businesses to make products or provide services
    • Infrastructural capital, means of production other than natural capital.
    • Human capital, workers' skills and abilities as regards their contribution to an economy
    • Natural capital, the resources of an ecosystem that yields a flow of goods and services into the future
    • Social capital, the value of social networks to society and the human economy

[edit] Publications

• Capital (French magazine), a French-language magazine
• Capital (German magazine), a German-language magazine
• The Capital, a daily newspaper based in Annapolis, Maryland, USA
• Capital (newspaper), a Bulgarian business-oriented weekly newspaper
• Capital (Romanian newspaper), a Romanian business-oriented weekly newspaper
• Das Kapital, by Karl Marx
• Capital Ethiopia, also known as Capital, an Ethiopian business-oriented weekly English-language newspaper

[edit] Sociology

• Cultural capital, forms of knowledge, valued by a society
• Social capital, the advantages available to a person or group of people through their position in a network of relationships

[edit] Colleges, Seminaries, and Universities

• Capital College, also called Penn State Harrisburg, is an undergraduate college and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University with its main campus located in Middletown, Pennsylvania
• Capital Community College, a community college in Hartford, Connecticut
• Capital Bible Seminary, the seminary component of Washington Bible College with its main campus in Lanham, Maryland
• Capital University, a four-year private university in Columbus, Ohio
• Capitol College, a private, non-profit, and non-sectarian college located just south of Laurel, Maryland

[edit] Other

• Capital Airlines (UK), an airline operating from the UK from 1987 to 1992
• Capital (architecture), the crowning member of a pillar or column
• Capital (fortification), a proportion of a bastion
• Capital letter, an upper-case letter in a writing system
• Capital punishment, the sentence of death
• Washington Capitals, a National Hockey League Team (USA)
• Edinburgh Capitals, a Scottish ice-hockey team
• Edmonton Capitals, a baseball team
• 95.8 Capital FM, a radio station in London
• The Capitals, a Canadian rock band
• Capitals (typeface), a small-caps serif typeface

[edit] See also

• List of national capitals
• Capitalism
• Capitol (disambiguation)
• Capitol City (disambiguation)

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