Capital (disambiguation)
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A capital is the city or town where the government of a country resides.
Capital may also refer to:
[edit] Economics, finance and politics
- Capital (economics), any form of wealth capable of being employed in the production of more wealth
- Capital requirement or "bank capital", the requirement that banks keep certain monetary reserves
- Financial capital, money used by entrepreneurs and businesses to make products or provide services
- Five Capitals, a model of sustainable development developed by the organization Forum for the Future
- 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
- Political capital, means by which a politician or political party may gain support or popularity
[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
[edit] Sociology
- Cultural capital, forms of knowledge, skill and education 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] Other
- Capital (airline), an airline operating from the UK from 1987–1992
- Capital (architecture), the crowning member of a pillar or column
- Capital (fortification), a proportion of a bastion
- Capital letters, a set of letters (a "case") in a writing system
- Capital punishment, the sentence of death
- Washington Capitals, a National Hockey League Team (USA)
- Capital University, a four-year private university in Columbus, Ohio
- Capital 95.8, a radio station in London
- The Capitals, a Canadian rock band
- Capitals (typeface), a small-caps serif typeface