List of world countries and their capitals

by Nelson D'Souza | Feb 11, 2019 | Countries, Lists | 226 comments

No.	Country	Capital
1	Afghanistan	Kabul
2	Albania	Tirane
3	Algeria	Algiers
4	Andorra	Andorra la Vella
5	Angola	Luanda
6	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John’s
7	Argentina	Buenos Aires
8	Armenia	Yerevan
9	Australia	Canberra
10	Austria	Vienna
11	Azerbaijan	Baku
12	The Bahamas	Nassau
13	Bahrain	Manama
14	Bangladesh	Dhaka
15	Barbados	Bridgetown
16	Belarus	Minsk
17	Belgium	Brussels
18	Belize	Belmopan
19	Benin	Porto-Novo
20	Bhutan	Thimphu
21	Bolivia	Sucre (constitutional); La Paz (administrative)
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo
23	Botswana	Gaborone
24	Brazil	Brasilia
25	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan
26	Bulgaria	Sofia
27	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou
28	Burundi	Bujumbura
29	Cambodia	Phnom Penh
30	Cameroon	Yaounde
31	Canada	Ottawa
32	Cape Verde	Praia
33	Central African Republic	Bangui
34	Chad	N’Djamena
35	Chile	Santiago
36	China	Beijing
37	Colombia	Bogota
38	Comoros	Moroni
39	Congo, Republic of the	Brazzaville
40	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa
41	Costa Rica	San Jose
42	Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Yamoussoukro
43	Croatia	Zagreb
44	Cuba	Havana
45	Cyprus	Nicosia
46	Czech Republic	Prague
47	Denmark	Copenhagen
48	Djibouti	Djibouti
49	Dominica	Roseau
50	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
51	East Timor (Timor-Leste)	Dili
52	Ecuador	Quito
53	Egypt	Cairo
54	El Salvador	San Salvador
55	Equatorial Guinea	Malabo
56	Eritrea	Asmara
57	Estonia	Tallinn
58	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
59	Fiji	Suva
60	Finland	Helsinki
61	France	Paris
62	Gabon	Libreville
63	The Gambia	Banjul
64	Georgia	Tbilisi
65	Germany	Berlin
66	Ghana	Accra
67	Greece	Athens
68	Grenada	Saint George’s
69	Guatemala	Guatemala City
70	Guinea	Conakry
71	Guinea-Bissau	Bissau
72	Guyana	Georgetown
73	Haiti	Port-au-Prince
74	Honduras	Tegucigalpa
75	Hungary	Budapest
76	Iceland	Reykjavik
77	India	New Delhi
78	Indonesia	Jakarta
79	Iran	Tehran
80	Iraq	Baghdad
81	Ireland	Dublin
82	Israel	Jerusalem*
83	Italy	Rome
84	Jamaica	Kingston
85	Japan	Tokyo
86	Jordan	Amman
87	Kazakhstan	Astana
88	Kenya	Nairobi
89	Kiribati	Tarawa Atoll
90	Korea, North	Pyongyang
91	Korea, South	Seoul
92	Kosovo	Pristina
93	Kuwait	Kuwait City
94	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
95	Laos	Vientiane
96	Latvia	Riga
97	Lebanon	Beirut
98	Lesotho	Maseru
99	Liberia	Monrovia
100	Libya	Tripoli
101	Liechtenstein	Vaduz
102	Lithuania	Vilnius
103	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
104	Macedonia	Skopje
105	Madagascar	Antananarivo
106	Malawi	Lilongwe
107	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
108	Maldives	Male
109	Mali	Bamako
110	Malta	Valletta
111	Marshall Islands	Majuro
112	Mauritania	Nouakchott
113	Mauritius	Port Louis
114	Mexico	Mexico City
115	Micronesia, Federated States of	Palikir
116	Moldova	Chisinau
117	Monaco	Monaco
118	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar
119	Montenegro	Podgorica
120	Morocco	Rabat
121	Mozambique	Maputo
122	Myanmar (Burma)	Naypyidaw
123	Namibia	Windhoek
124	Nauru	Yaren (de facto)
125	Nepal	Kathmandu
126	Netherlands (Holland)	Amsterdam
127	New Zealand	Wellington
128	Nicaragua	Managua
129	Niger	Niamey
130	Nigeria	Abuja
131	Norway	Oslo
132	Oman	Muscat
133	Pakistan	Islamabad
134	Palau	Ngerulmud
135	Panama	Panama City
136	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby
137	Paraguay	Asuncion
138	Peru	Lima
139	Philippines	Manila
140	Poland	Warsaw
141	Portugal	Lisbon
142	Qatar	Doha
143	Romania	Bucharest
144	Russia	Moscow
145	Rwanda	Kigali
146	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre
147	Saint Lucia	Castries
148	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown
149	Samoa	Apia
150	San Marino	San Marino
151	Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome
152	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
153	Senegal	Dakar
154	Serbia	Belgrade
155	Seychelles	Victoria
156	Sierra Leone	Freetown
157	Singapore	Singapore
158	Slovakia	Bratislava
159	Slovenia	Ljubljana
160	Solomon Islands	Honiara
161	Somalia	Mogadishu
162	South Africa	Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
163	South Sudan	Juba
164	Spain	Madrid
165	Sri Lanka	Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (administrative); Colombo (trade)
166	Sudan	Khartoum
167	Suriname	Paramaribo
168	Swaziland	Mbabane(Administrative) / Lobamba (Royal and Legislative)
169	Sweden	Stockholm
170	Switzerland	Bern
171	Syria	Damascus
172	Taiwan	Taipei
173	Tajikistan	Dushanbe
174	Tanzania	Dodoma (administrative); Dar es Salaam
175	Thailand	Bangkok
176	Togo	Lome
177	Tonga	Nuku’alofa
178	Trinidad and Tobago	Port-of-Spain
179	Tunisia	Tunis
180	Turkey	Ankara
181	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat
182	Tuvalu	Funafuti province
183	Uganda	Kampala
184	Ukraine	Kyiv
185	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
186	United Kingdom	London
187	United States of America	Washington D.C.
188	Uruguay	Montevideo
189	Uzbekistan	Tashkent
190	Vanuatu	Port-Vila
191	Vatican City (Holy See)	Vatican City
192	Venezuela	Caracas
193	Vietnam	Hanoi
194	Yemen	Sanaa
195	Zambia	Lusaka
196	Zimbabwe	Harare

Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:35:02.

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fathima on January 28, 2013 at 7:57 pm

Hi ! i think its a wonderful website for me to ask help at once………….
I wonna names of 40 country,its president, and its capital.
sir u can send this details to ma email……….
sir wanting ur help…………….
Thanks…..
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- Mohammed Rafeeq.v on May 4, 2013 at 3:44 pm
  
  Do u want 40 countrys its capital and presidents..?
  Am i help you.?
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  - depraj on May 30, 2013 at 7:50 pm
    
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  - Cole McCraith on June 30, 2014 at 10:56 pm
    
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Samson oyekunle on February 3, 2013 at 11:38 am

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sarah bosworth on February 3, 2013 at 4:55 pm

this is so cool. I had to find 10 countries and there capitals and i have 195
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Sanju on February 6, 2013 at 6:28 am

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- tehminagul on April 11, 2014 at 8:05 pm
  
  its such a big knowledge like it
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bhanu priya on February 8, 2013 at 12:34 pm

It is very useful for the people who are interested in general knowledge
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bhanu priya on February 8, 2013 at 12:36 pm

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chandrakala on February 17, 2013 at 11:49 am

sir plz send this information to my e-mail
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Daya Patel on February 18, 2013 at 8:55 pm

I like to know which country has largest metro cities?
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- Nelson D'Souza on February 19, 2013 at 3:48 pm
  
  http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/agglomerations.htm
  http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/agglomerations2.htm
  http://knowledge.allianz.com/demography/population/?662/the-worlds-biggest-megacities
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_by_population
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  - Cole McCraith on June 30, 2014 at 10:54 pm
    
    How do you know all these websites? Please answer. And if you do, thank you!
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Jogindar Sharma on February 18, 2013 at 8:56 pm

It is good list of countries in the world. Very useful info.
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- kiran on March 19, 2013 at 1:16 pm
  
  I think, total no of countries as 249 ( as per Wikipedia)
  Plz reply, if wrong
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  - Nelson D'Souza on March 20, 2013 at 11:36 am
    
    There are 196 independent countries. There are 193 UN member countries. There are more than 70 territories, colonies, dependencies and disputed territories.
    http://www.go4lists.com/279/countries/list-of-territories-and-dependencies/
    http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/territories.htm
    Wikipedia’s list of 249 includes overseas territories and dependencies.
    
    More lists here:
    http://www.go4lists.com/category/countries/
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    - Oh, just somebody on July 24, 2014 at 8:05 pm
      
      Some sources say there is 189, 191 , 192, 193, 194, and 195, too
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IPL 2013 on February 23, 2013 at 11:04 pm

Its nice list of world countries and its capitals. I like it.
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Devender singh on February 25, 2013 at 9:23 am

Its awsome! Now i hv all countries’ name and their respective capitals……so thnx 4 this :-)
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sultan on February 25, 2013 at 12:43 pm

thank u sir it is very usefull inf of all compitative exams pls send this list to my mail
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Rohit Rana on March 2, 2013 at 1:12 pm

sir pls send this information by mail
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Param on March 10, 2013 at 12:27 pm

very good site sir.
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Chidex on March 10, 2013 at 8:46 pm

Where is Nigeria? Or is it no longer a country?
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- Nelson D'Souza on March 11, 2013 at 12:55 am
  
  Please check no. 130
  Nigeria – Abuja
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susan on March 20, 2013 at 11:03 pm

i love this…thank you so much for this veryyy useful information about the countries and their capitals on the planet earth :)
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IPL 2013 Opening Ceremony on March 26, 2013 at 9:57 pm

I am big fan of this website for General Knowledge.
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ibrahim biswas on April 7, 2013 at 7:58 pm

I am vry happy . getting such concept.
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nakul gupta on April 18, 2013 at 3:48 pm

i think their is 204 countries .plz rply it is right or wrong
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Todd Larson on May 10, 2013 at 3:58 am

What a great list! I’ve lately been wanting to brush up on my geography and learn more world country capitals, now that I know all 50 state capitals. Now I’ve got a world country capital list to refer to! Thank you for arranging it!
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- Cole McCraith on June 30, 2014 at 10:51 pm
  
  Look, when I was 8 i already memorized ’em. SIMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AkhilaRamaChandran on May 17, 2013 at 11:46 am

Its really helpful. Sir I have a request too. Please include more details about these countries…
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AkhilaRamaChandran on May 17, 2013 at 11:49 am

Sir I have a request.. Please include more details about these countries…
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bhawnajoshi on May 18, 2013 at 8:50 pm

its good and helpful to us
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reeha on May 20, 2013 at 9:28 am

i need country names with capital and the names of presidents
can u send to my mail ?????????
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Mara on July 2, 2013 at 2:04 pm

i did not find zair ;(
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- Nelson D'Souza on July 2, 2013 at 2:12 pm
  
  Please check No. 40.
  Zaire is now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capital is Kinshasa
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  - vikas on September 2, 2014 at 9:30 pm
    
    i don’t think so their are less than 230 countries
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smriti pandey on October 10, 2013 at 8:22 am

thanx a lot sir fr such a vital info. it’s really useful fr all competitve exams….it’s really a suprb site….thanx again sir….sir i’ve a requst too..i wanna a list of prime minister and president of all countries…so can u plz send dis list to ma email…
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- vikram on September 2, 2014 at 9:33 pm
  
  you should apply some mind.you should put countries(capital,area,on which position, populationand poplour thing)
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Rafi on January 12, 2014 at 10:12 pm

i am very happy
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Rafi on January 12, 2014 at 10:19 pm

nelson d’souza congratulations
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Dr.M.L.Agarwal on April 9, 2014 at 7:28 am

Appreciable. I admire your work.Very much useful
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Cole McCraith on June 30, 2014 at 6:20 pm

Very useful website!
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Cole McCraith on June 30, 2014 at 6:27 pm

In Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, it is really supposed to be Sri JayawardenApura Kotte
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Cole McCraith on July 1, 2014 at 4:42 am

In Benins capital, add Cotonou with Porto-Novo.
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Cole McCraith on July 1, 2014 at 4:47 am

P.S., Porto-Novo is the constitutional capital, while Cotonou is the seat of goverment.
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Oh, just somebody on July 15, 2014 at 11:03 pm

Nelson, make a website with all 196 flags please and thonku!
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Oh, just somebody on July 15, 2014 at 11:06 pm

Where Kyiv is put this : Kyiv/Kiev
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vishal baviskar on July 16, 2014 at 4:23 pm

It’s really useful.Nice job
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Oh, just somebody on July 24, 2014 at 8:07 pm

Where is Western Sahara?
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raushan roxy on July 28, 2014 at 2:32 pm

can i download .it is essintial for me
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- Nelson D'Souza on July 29, 2014 at 11:00 am
  
  Yes you may.
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Md Abid Reza on August 20, 2014 at 12:16 am

I am very glad after read it.
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sowmya on August 31, 2014 at 7:58 pm

nice but dificult to remember but very useful to every one in their lifes
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sowmya on August 31, 2014 at 7:59 pm

nice site
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fahd on September 2, 2014 at 8:03 pm

there are 204 countries
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Nancy on September 7, 2014 at 3:25 am

Nice job congratulations…,…… but i didn’t see Burma, England, Great britian, Northern ireland, Palestinian, West sahara Wales, Yemen, Zaire and most importantly my country Scotland.
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hasham on September 7, 2014 at 1:41 pm

hey i have only 182 countries by continental wise
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ahmed on September 13, 2014 at 11:40 pm

I like this website.
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nice site,it’s helpful for GK knowledge
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shahin shangon on September 27, 2014 at 2:32 pm

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