With an A – refers to uppercase letters, an accumulation of available wealth (with some indecipherable Econ 101 definition, I'm sure), or a city which is the seat of a country's or state's government.
With an O – the building itself used by a country's or state's legislative officials.
And don't forget, Capitol must always be capitalized.
"I'm going to take all my capital out of the bank and spend it on a trip to our nation's capital, where I'll write an angrily misspelled protest sign in capital letters and hold it up in front of the Capitol."
Awesome graphic, thanks!
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