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    Countries and Capitals - Check the List of Nations and their Capitals

    Manasvini GuptaUpdated on 13 Sep 2024, 06:13 PM IST

    There are 195 countries in the world, each with its own unique culture, history, and government. One of the most defining features of any nation is its capital city, often serving as the political, economic, and cultural hub. A country’s capital is the focal point for both domestic and international affairs.

    Countries and Capitals - Check the List of Nations and their Capitals
    Countries and Capitals

    Whether one is a student, a traveller, or simply curious about global affairs, knowing the capital city of various countries is an essential part of understanding global geography. In this article, we have provided a complete list of all the countries in the world along with their capitals. This guide is a valuable resource for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of global geography or seeking to learn more about the geographical landscape of our planet.

    Countries and Capital Cities

    In the following tables, we have provided continent-wise countries list with the names of their respective capital cities. This ultimate guide to countries and capitals is for readers who want to enhance their geographical knowledge.

    Nations and their Capital Cities in Africa

    Country Name

    Capital Name

    Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

    Abidjan (former capital; still hosts some government offices)

    Nigeria

    Abuja

    Ghana

    Accra

    Ethiopia

    Addis Ababa

    Algeria

    Algiers

    Madagascar

    Antananarivo

    Eritrea

    Asmara

    Mali

    Bamako

    Central African Republic

    Bangui

    Gambia

    Banjul

    Guinea-Bissau

    Bissau

    South Africa

    Bloemfontein (judicial)

    Cape Town (legislative)

    Pretoria (administrative)

    Congo

    Brazzaville

    Egypt

    Cairo

    Guinea

    Conakry

    Benin

    Cotonou (de facto)

    Senegal

    Dakar

    Djibouti

    Djibouti

    Tanzania

    Dodoma

    Sierra Leone

    Freetown

    Botswana

    Gaborone

    Burundi

    Gitega (de jure)

    Zimbabwe

    Harare

    Somaliland

    Hargeisa

    South Sudan

    Juba

    Uganda

    Kampala

    Sudan

    Khartoum

    Rwanda

    Kigali

    Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Kinshasa

    Western Sahara

    Laayoune (declared)

    Gabon

    Libreville

    Malawi

    Lilongwe

    Eswatini

    Lobamba (royal and legislative)

    Togo

    Lomé

    Angola

    Luanda

    Zambia

    Lusaka

    Equatorial Guinea

    Malabo

    Mozambique

    Maputo

    Lesotho

    Maseru

    Somalia

    Mogadishu

    Liberia

    Monrovia

    Comoros

    Moroni

    Kenya

    Nairobi

    Chad

    N'Djamena

    Niger

    Niamey

    Mauritania

    Nouakchott

    Burkina Faso

    Ouagadougou

    Mauritius

    Port Louis

    Cape Verde

    Praia

    Morocco

    Rabat

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    São Tomé

    Abkhazia

    Sukhumi

    Georgia

    Tbilisi

    Libya

    Tripoli

    South Ossetia

    Tskhinvali

    Tunisia

    Tunis

    Seychelles

    Victoria

    Namibia

    Windhoek

    Cameroon

    Yaoundé

    List of Countries and their Capitals in Asia

    Country Name


    Capital Name


    United Arab Emirates

    Abu Dhabi

    Yemen

    Aden (de facto, temporary)

    Akrotiri and Dhekelia

    Episkopi Cantonment

    Jordan

    Amman

    Turkey

    Ankara

    Turkmenistan

    Ashgabat

    Kazakhstan

    Astana

    Iraq

    Baghdad

    Azerbaijan

    Baku

    Brunei

    Bandar Seri Begawan

    Thailand

    Bangkok

    China

    Beijing

    Lebanon

    Beirut

    Kyrgyzstan

    Bishkek

    Sri Lanka

    Colombo (executive, judicial)

    Syria

    Damascus

    Bangladesh

    Dhaka

    East Timor

    Dili

    Qatar

    Doha

    Tajikistan

    Dushanbe

    Vietnam

    Hanoi

    Pakistan

    Islamabad

    Israel

    Jerusalem

    Palestine

    Jerusalem

    Ramallah (administrative centre)

    Afghanistan

    Kabul

    Nepal

    Kathmandu

    Malaysia

    Kuala Lumpur (de jure, legislative and royal)

    Kuwait

    Kuwait City

    British Indian Ocean Territory

    London (administration)

    Maldives

    Malé

    Bahrain

    Manama

    Philippines

    Manila

    Oman

    Muscat

    Myanmar

    Naypyidaw

    India

    New Delhi

    Cyprus

    Nicosia

    Indonesia

    Nusantara

    Cambodia

    Phnom Penh

    North Korea

    Pyongyang

    Saudi Arabia

    Riyadh

    South Korea

    Seoul

    Singapore

    Singapore

    Taiwan

    Taipei

    Uzbekistan

    Tashkent

    Iran

    Tehran

    Bhutan

    Thimphu

    Japan

    Tokyo

    Mongolia

    Ulaanbaatar

    Laos

    Vientiane

    Armenia

    Yerevan


    Countries and their Capital Cities in Europe

    Country Name

    Capital Name

    Netherlands

    Amsterdam (official)

    Turkey

    Ankara

    Andorra

    Andorra la Vella

    Greece

    Athens

    Serbia

    Belgrade

    Germany

    Berlin

    Switzerland

    Bern (de facto)

    Slovakia

    Bratislava

    Belgium

    Brussels

    Romania

    Bucharest

    Hungary

    Budapest

    Moldova

    Chișinău

    Denmark

    Copenhagen

    Isle of Man

    Douglas

    Ireland

    Dublin

    Gibraltar

    Gibraltar

    Finland

    Helsinki

    Ukraine

    Kyiv

    Portugal

    Lisbon

    Slovenia

    Ljubljana

    United Kingdom

    London

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    Spain

    Madrid

    Åland Islands

    Mariehamn

    Belarus

    Minsk

    Monaco

    Monaco

    Russia

    Moscow

    Norway

    Oslo

    France

    Paris

    Montenegro

    Podgorica

    Czech Republic

    Prague

    Kosovo

    Pristina

    Iceland

    Reykjavík

    Latvia

    Riga

    Italy

    Rome

    San Marino

    San Marino

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Sarajevo

    North Macedonia

    Skopje

    Bulgaria

    Sofia

    Jersey

    St. Helier

    Guernsey

    St. Peter Port

    Sweden

    Stockholm

    Abkhazia

    Sukhumi

    Estonia

    Tallinn

    Georgia

    Tbilisi

    Albania

    Tirana

    Transnistria

    Tiraspol

    Faroe Islands

    Tórshavn

    South Ossetia

    Tskhinvali

    Liechtenstein

    Vaduz

    Malta

    Valletta

    Vatican City

    Vatican City

    Austria

    Vienna

    Lithuania

    Vilnius

    Poland

    Warsaw

    Croatia

    Zagreb

    Countries and Capitals in North America

    Country Name

    Capital Name

    Saint Kitts and Nevis

    Basseterre

    Belize

    Belmopan

    Montserrat

    Brades (de facto)

    Barbados

    Bridgetown

    Saint Lucia

    Castries

    United States Virgin Islands

    Charlotte Amalie

    Turks and Caicos Islands

    Cockburn Town

    Cayman Islands

    George Town

    Guatemala

    Guatemala City

    Saint Barthélemy

    Gustavia

    Bermuda

    Hamilton

    Cuba

    Havana

    Jamaica

    Kingston

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    Kingstown

    Nicaragua

    Managua

    Saint Martin

    Marigot

    Mexico

    Mexico City

    Bahamas, The

    Nassau

    Greenland

    Nuuk

    Canada

    Ottawa

    Panama

    Panama City

    Sint Maarten

    Philipsburg

    Haiti

    Port-au-Prince

    British Virgin Islands

    Road Town

    Dominica

    Roseau

    Costa Rica

    San José

    Puerto Rico

    San Juan

    El Salvador

    San Salvador

    Dominican Republic

    Santo Domingo

    Grenada

    St. George's

    Antigua and Barbuda

    St. John's

    Saint Pierre and Miquelon

    St. Pierre

    Honduras

    Tegucigalpa

    Anguilla

    The Valley

    United States

    Washington, D.C.

    Nations and their Capital Cities in South America

    Country Name


    Capital Name


    Paraguay

    Asunción

    Colombia

    Bogotá

    Brazil

    Brasília

    Argentina

    Buenos Aires

    Venezuela

    Caracas

    Guyana

    Georgetown

    Bolivia

    La Paz (administrative)

    Peru

    Lima

    Uruguay

    Montevideo

    Aruba

    Oranjestad

    Suriname

    Paramaribo

    Trinidad and Tobago

    Port of Spain

    Ecuador

    Quito

    Chile

    Santiago

    Falkland Islands

    Stanley

    Countries and their Capital Cities in Oceania/Australia

    Country Name


    Capital Name


    Pitcairn Islands

    Adamstown

    Niue

    Alofi

    Samoa

    Apia

    Cook Islands

    Avarua

    Australia

    Canberra

    Tuvalu

    Funafuti

    Guam

    Hagåtña

    Solomon Islands

    Honiara

    Norfolk Island

    Kingston

    Marshall Islands

    Majuro

    Wallis and Futuna

    Mata Utu

    Palau

    Ngerulmud

    New Caledonia

    Nouméa

    Tonga

    Nukuʻalofa

    American Samoa

    Pago Pago

    Micronesia

    Palikir

    French Polynesia

    Papeete

    Papua New Guinea

    Port Moresby

    Vanuatu

    Port Vila

    Northern Mariana Islands

    Saipan

    Kiribati

    South Tarawa

    Fiji

    Suva

    New Zealand

    Wellington

    Nauru

    Yaren (de facto)

    Are there any Countries in Antarctica?

    • Antarctica does not have any countries. Instead, it is governed by an international agreement known as the ‘Antarctic Treaty’, which was signed in 1959. This treaty establishes that Antarctica is to be used for peaceful purposes, primarily scientific research, and no country owns any part of it.

    • However, several countries maintain research stations there and have made territorial claims, though these claims are held in abeyance under the treaty. Some of the countries with research stations or territorial claims include Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is a capital city and why is it important?
    A:

    A capital city functions as the central hub for a nation's political, economic, and cultural activities. It plays a key role in both national governance and international relations.

    Q: Do all countries have only one capital city?
    A:

    No, some countries have multiple capitals for different purposes. For example, South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative).

    Q: Are there any countries in Antarctica?
    A:

    Antarctica does not have any countries. It is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which allows multiple nations to operate research stations for scientific purposes.

    Q: How many countries are there in the world?
    A:

    There are 195 countries in the world. This includes 193 member states of the United Nations and 2 observer states, which are the Holy See (Vatican City) and Palestine.

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