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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.
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.
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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) |
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.
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.
No, some countries have multiple capitals for different purposes. For example, South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative).
Antarctica does not have any countries. It is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which allows multiple nations to operate research stations for scientific purposes.
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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