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 Hooray! Brazil has supposedly implemented a plan that will cut down on deforestation of the Amazons. This plan will purportedly  Cities tend to develop the way living organisms do-- they begin their lives as small and simple creatures, they eventually flower into maturity, and some occasionally decay and die out. Cities are located where they are-- 
Though Astana has existed under different names for almost two centuries, it was only a small mining town until the mid-1950s, when Nikita Khruschev decided it would become an important grain-producer. After replacing Almaty as Kazakhstan's capital in 1997, Astana has experienced a dramatic transformation, with a population that has doubled to 600,000 residents.
Like Brasilia, Astana boasts some impressive architecture, but is still rather bleak and humorless. Dozens of ambitious construction projects are underway, however, so the city's future is not without some hope.
2. Belmopan, Belize
What if the government moved the capital city and no one came? That was more or less the situation when Belmopan became Belize's capital in 1991 after a hurricane destroyed the previous capital, Belize City. Home to only 8,100 residents, mostly government officials, Belmopan is the quintessential government town, lacking virtually any flavor or charm.
My Lonely Planet guidebook describes the city's tourist appeal thusly: "Travelers arriving in Belize's capital are faced with that most basic of all existential questions: What am I doing here? Thankfully, the town provides a ready answer: changing buses."
1. Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Naypyidaw became Myanmar's capital only three years ago, after the ruling military junta apparently decided that Yangon had become too crowded and congested. However, some suspect that the real reason the capital was moved to such a remote locale was to make invasions and rebellion more difficult.
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