Paris, the French capital, is producing a Worker.
The 
Capital in Civilization IV is the primary city of your civilization, characterized by the existence of its Palace.
Capital functions[]
The first city that your starting Settler unit has constructed becomes your Capital (with a free Palace), until you decide to build a new Palace in another city, which causes that city to replace your existing Capital, and your Palace to be moved to that city.
Secondary capital[]
A city which contains the Forbidden Palace National Wonder or the Versailles Great Wonder will become a capital for the purposes of maintenance. The city banner will show the following icon: 
. Cities near these "secondary" capitals will have a reduced maintenance penalty from distance. Secondary capitals do not benefit from the increased 
Commerce or 
Production from Bureaucracy.
List of capitals[]
See also[]
- Capital in other games
| Civilization IV [edit] | |
|---|---|
| Warlords • Beyond the Sword • Colonization† | |
| † Total conversion remake of the game Sid Meier's Colonization using Civilization IV engine | |
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