Claim: Berlin is a city.

A capital city -LRB- or simply capital -RRB- is the municipality exercising primary status in a country , state , province , or other region , usually as its seat of government . A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective government ; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution . In some jurisdictions , including several countries , the different branches of government are located in different settlements . In some cases , a distinction is made between the official -LRB- constitutional -RRB- capital and the seat of government , which is in another place .