Comprehensive List of Countries, Capitals, Currencies, and Languages: The world is a diverse place with numerous countries, each possessing its unique culture, capital city, currency, and language. This guide will provide a concise list of countries along with their respective capitals, currencies, and official languages.
List of Countries and Their Capitals
Below is the list of countries around the globe alongside their capitals.
| Country Name | Capital |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul |
| Albania | Tirane |
| Algeria | Algiers |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella |
| Angola | Luanda |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires |
| Armenia | Yerevan |
| Australia | Canberra |
| Austria | Vienna |
| Azerbaijan | Baku |
| The Bahamas | Nassau |
| Bahrain | Manama |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown |
| Belarus | Minsk |
| Belgium | Brussels |
| Belize | Belmopan |
| Benin | Porto-Novo |
| Bhutan | Thimphu |
| Bolivia | La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo |
| Botswana | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Brasilia |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Bulgaria | Sofia |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou |
| Burundi | Gitega |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon | Yaounde |
| Canada | Ottawa |
| Cape Verde | Praia |
| Central African Republic | Bangui |
| Chad | N’Djamena |
| Chile | Santiago |
| China | Beijing |
| Colombia | Bogota |
| Comoros | Moroni |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa |
| Costa Rica | San Jose |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) |
| Croatia | Zagreb |
| Cuba | Havana |
| Cyprus | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Prague |
| Denmark | Copenhagen |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| Dominica | Roseau |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | Dili |
| Ecuador | Quito |
| Egypt | Cairo |
| El Salvador | San Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo |
| Eritrea | Asmara |
| Estonia | Tallinn |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Fiji | Suva |
| Finland | Helsinki |
| France | Paris |
| Gabon | Libreville |
| The Gambia | Banjul |
| Georgia | Tbilisi |
| Germany | Berlin |
| Ghana | Accra |
| Greece | Athens |
| Grenada | Saint George’s |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City |
| Guinea | Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau |
| Guyana | Georgetown |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary | Budapest |
| Iceland | Reykjavik |
| India | New Delhi |
| Indonesia | Jakarta |
| Iran | Tehran |
| Iraq | Baghdad |
| Ireland | Dublin |
| Israel | Jerusalem* |
| Italy | Rome |
| Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro |
| Jamaica | Kingston |
| Japan | Tokyo |
| Jordan | Amman |
| Kazakhstan | Nur Sultan |
| Kenya | Nairobi |
| Kiribati | Tarawa Atoll |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang |
| Korea, South | Seoul |
| Kosovo | Pristina |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek |
| Laos | Vientiane |
| Latvia | Riga |
| Lebanon | Beirut |
| Lesotho | Maseru |
| Liberia | Monrovia |
| Libya | Tripoli |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz |
| Lithuania | Vilnius |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| Macedonia | Skopje |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo |
| Malawi | Lilongwe |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives | Male |
| Mali | Bamako |
| Malta | Valletta |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Mexico | Mexico City |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Palikir |
| Moldova | Chisinau |
| Monaco | Monte Carlo |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro | Podgorica |
| Morocco | Rabat |
| Mozambique | Maputo |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Nay Pyi Taw |
| Namibia | Windhoek |
| Nauru | no official capital; government offices in Yaren District |
| Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) |
| New Zealand | Wellington |
| Nicaragua | Managua |
| Niger | Niamey |
| Nigeria | Abuja |
| Norway | Oslo |
| Oman | Muscat |
| Pakistan | Islamabad |
| Palau | Melekeok |
| Palestine | Ramallah, East Jerusalem |
| Panama | Panama City |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby |
| Paraguay | Asuncion |
| Peru | Lima |
| Philippines | Manila |
| Poland | Warsaw |
| Portugal | Lisbon |
| Qatar | Doha |
| Romania | Bucharest |
| Russia | Moscow |
| Rwanda | Kigali |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia | Castries |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown |
| Samoa | Apia |
| San Marino | San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| Serbia | Belgrade |
| Seychelles | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Bratislava |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara |
| Somalia | Mogadishu |
| South Africa | Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial) |
| South Sudan | Juba |
| Spain | Madrid |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Suriname | Paramaribo |
| Swaziland | Mbabane |
| Sweden | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Berne |
| Syria | Damascus |
| Taiwan | Taipei |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) |
| Thailand | Bangkok |
| Togo | Lome |
| Tonga | Nuku’alofa |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Turkey | Ankara |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat |
| Tuvalu | Vaiaku village, Funafuti province |
| Uganda | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Kiev |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi |
| United Kingdom | London |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. |
| Uruguay | Montevideo |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent |
| Vanuatu | Port-Vila |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | Vatican City |
| Venezuela | Caracas |
| Vietnam | Hanoi |
| Yemen | Sanaa |
| Zambia | Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe | Harare |
Countries with Multiple Capitals
Some countries have more than one capital. Below is the list of these nations along with their capitals.
| Country | Capitals |
|---|---|
| South Africa | Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and Colombo |
| Benin | Porto Novo and Cotonou |
| Bolivia | Sucre and La Paz |
| Chile | Santiago and Valparaiso |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro and Abidjan |
| Georgia | Tbilisi and Kutaisi |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya |
| Montenegro | Podgorica and Cetinje |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam and The Hague |
| Swaziland | Mbabane and Lobamba |
| Yemen | Sanaa and Aden |
| Tanzania | Dodoma and Dar es Salaam |
Download the Country List
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Further Reading
Read more about various currencies around the world in our detailed guide on:
All Country Currency Name List