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

Edited By Manasvini Gupta | Updated on Sep 13, 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

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)

1. What is a capital city and why is it important?

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.

2. Do all countries have only one capital city?

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

3. Are there any countries in Antarctica?

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

4. How many countries are there in the world?

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.