A capital in Sid Meier's Civilization VI is the city in a civilization which contains its palace. The first city a civilization founds serves as the capital of the civilization, will continue to do so until either barbarians, an enemy civilization, or an enemy city state captures or destroys it. A civilization's capital tend to be the largest city as well. In the expansion Rise & Fall, A civilization's capital will have the label Original Capital of [civilization],cannot be destroyed, and If it is not controlled by the founder, will be labeled Captured by [enemy civilization].
The capitals of Each Civilization include:
| Civilization & Leader | Capital |
|---|---|
| America Teddy Roosevelt | Washington |
| Arabia Saladin | Cairo |
| Australia John Curtin | Canberra |
| Aztec Montezuma | Tenochtitlan |
| Brazil Pedro II | Rio de Janeiro |
| China Qin Shi Huang | Xi'an |
| R&F Cree | Mikisiw Wacîhk |
| R&F Netherlands Wilhelmina | Amsterdam |
| Egypt Cleopatra | Ra-Kedet |
| England Victoria | London |
| France Catherine De Medici | Paris |
| R&F Georgia Tamar | T'blisi |
| German | Berlin |
| Greek Gorgo / Pericles | Sparta / Athens |
| India Gandhi / R&F Chandragupta | Delhi / R&F Patna |
| Indonesia Gitarja | Majapahit |
| Japan Hojo Tokimune | Kyoto |
| Khmer Jayavarman VII | Ankor Thom |
| Kongo Mvemba A Nzinga | Mbanza Kongo |
| R&F Korea Seondeok | Geonju |
| Macedonia Alexander | Pella |
| R&F Mapuche Lautaro | Ngulu Mapu |
| R&F Mongolia Genghis Khan | Quaraquorrum |
| Norway Harald Hardara | Nidaros |
| Nubia Amanitore | Meroë |
| Persia Cyrus | Pasargadae |
| Poland Jadwiga | Krakow |
| Rome Trajan | Rome |
| Russia Peter | St. Petersburg |
| Scotland Robert The Bruce | Stirling |
| Scythia Tomyris | Pokrovka |
| Spain Phillip II | Madrid |
| Sumer Gilgamesh | Uruk |
| Zulu Shaka | Ulundi |