Tanzania — Dodoma (planned replacement for Dar es Salaam): primary reason for relocating the capital?

Political/administrative centralization

Nigeria — Abuja (moved from Lagos): primary reason for relocating the capital?

Political/administrative central location

United States — Washington, D.C. (created as capital rather than using New York/Philadelphia): primary reason for selecting/creating this capital?

Political compromise between states

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Which reason best explains this capital relocation? (multiple choice)

Given a country and its relocated capital, pick the primary canonical reason for the move (historic, political, economic, defense, planned-city development).0 takes

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01Brazil — Brasília (moved from Rio de Janeiro): primary reason for relocating the capital?
02Australia — Canberra (chosen between Sydney and Melbourne): primary reason for relocating/creating the capital?
03Pakistan — Islamabad (moved from Karachi): primary reason for relocating the capital?
04Myanmar — Naypyidaw (moved from Yangon/Rangoon): primary reason for relocating the capital?
05Tanzania — Dodoma (planned replacement for Dar es Salaam): primary reason for relocating the capital?
06Kazakhstan — Nur-Sultan (Astana; capital moved from Almaty): primary reason for relocating the capital?
07Nigeria — Abuja (moved from Lagos): primary reason for relocating the capital?
08Indonesia — Nusantara (planned replacement for Jakarta): primary reason for relocating the capital?
09Malaysia — Putrajaya (administrative capital moved from Kuala Lumpur): primary reason for relocating the capital?
10United States — Washington, D.C. (created as capital rather than using New York/Philadelphia): primary reason for selecting/creating this capital?