Countries and Their Capitals
Complete list of all countries and their capital cities. Explore world capitals organized by continent and country.
| Flag | Country | Capital City | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|
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Afghanistan
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Kabul
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Asia |
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Albania
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Tirana
|
Europe |
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Algeria
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Algiers
|
Africa |
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American Samoa
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Pago Pago
|
Oceania |
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Andorra
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Andorra la Vella
|
Europe |
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Angola
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Luanda
|
Africa |
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Anguilla
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The Valley
|
North America |
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Antigua and Barbuda
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St. John's
|
North America |
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Argentina
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Buenos Aires
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South America |
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Armenia
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Yerevan
|
Asia |
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Aruba
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Oranjestad
|
North America |
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Australia
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Canberra
|
Oceania |
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Austria
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Vienna
|
Europe |
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Azerbaijan
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Baku
|
Asia |
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Bahamas
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Nassau
|
North America |
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Bahrain
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Manama
|
Asia |
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Bangladesh
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Dhaka
|
Asia |
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Barbados
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Bridgetown
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North America |
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Belarus
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Minsk
|
Europe |
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Belgium
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Brussels
|
Europe |
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Belize
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Belmopan
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North America |
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Benin
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Porto-Novo
|
Africa |
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Bermuda
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Hamilton
|
North America |
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Bhutan
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Thimphu
|
Asia |
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Bolivia
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Sucre
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South America |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sarajevo
|
Europe |
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Botswana
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Gaborone
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Africa |
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Brazil
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Brasilia
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South America |
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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Diego Garcia
|
Asia |
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British Virgin Islands
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Road Town
|
North America |
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Brunei
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Bandar Seri Begawan
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Asia |
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Bulgaria
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Sofia
|
Europe |
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Burkina Faso
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Ouagadougou
|
Africa |
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Burundi
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Bujumbura
|
Africa |
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Cambodia
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Phnom Penh
|
Asia |
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Cameroon
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Yaounde
|
Africa |
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Canada
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Ottawa
|
North America |
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Cape Verde
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Praia
|
Africa |
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Cayman Islands
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George Town
|
North America |
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Central African Republic
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Bangui
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Africa |
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Chad
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N'Djamena
|
Africa |
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Chile
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Santiago
|
South America |
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China
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Beijing
|
Asia |
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Christmas Island
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Flying Fish Cove
|
Asia |
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Cocos Islands
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West Island
|
Asia |
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Colombia
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Bogota
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South America |
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Comoros
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Moroni
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Africa |
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Cook Islands
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Avarua
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Oceania |
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Costa Rica
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San Jose
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North America |
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Croatia
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Zagreb
|
Europe |
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Cuba
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Havana
|
North America |
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Curacao
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Willemstad
|
North America |
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Cyprus
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Nicosia
|
Europe |
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Czech Republic
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Prague
|
Europe |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kinshasa
|
Africa |
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Denmark
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Copenhagen
|
Europe |
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Djibouti
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Djibouti
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Africa |
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Dominica
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Roseau
|
North America |
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Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo
|
North America |
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East Timor
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Dili
|
Oceania |
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Ecuador
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Quito
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South America |
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Egypt
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Cairo
|
Africa |
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El Salvador
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San Salvador
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North America |
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Equatorial Guinea
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Malabo
|
Africa |
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Eritrea
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Asmara
|
Africa |
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Estonia
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Tallinn
|
Europe |
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Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa
|
Africa |
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Falkland Islands
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Stanley
|
South America |
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Faroe Islands
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Torshavn
|
Europe |
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Fiji
|
Suva
|
Oceania |
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Finland
|
Helsinki
|
Europe |
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France
|
Paris
|
Europe |
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French Polynesia
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Papeete
|
Oceania |
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Gabon
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Libreville
|
Africa |
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Gambia
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Banjul
|
Africa |
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Georgia
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Tbilisi
|
Asia |
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Germany
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Berlin
|
Europe |
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Ghana
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Accra
|
Africa |
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Gibraltar
|
Gibraltar
|
Europe |
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Greece
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Athens
|
Europe |
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Greenland
|
Nuuk
|
North America |
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Grenada
|
St. George's
|
North America |
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Guam
|
Hagatna
|
Oceania |
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Guatemala
|
Guatemala City
|
North America |
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Guernsey
|
St Peter Port
|
Europe |
|
Guinea
|
Conakry
|
Africa |
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Guinea-Bissau
|
Bissau
|
Africa |
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Guyana
|
Georgetown
|
South America |
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Haiti
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Port-au-Prince
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North America |
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Honduras
|
Tegucigalpa
|
North America |
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Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong
|
Asia |
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Hungary
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Budapest
|
Europe |
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Iceland
|
Reykjavik
|
Europe |
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India
|
New Delhi
|
Asia |
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Indonesia
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Jakarta
|
Asia |
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Iran
|
Tehran
|
Asia |
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Iraq
|
Baghdad
|
Asia |
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Ireland
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Dublin
|
Europe |
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Isle of Man
|
Douglas, Isle of Man
|
Europe |
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Israel
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Jerusalem
|
Asia |
|
Italy
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Rome
|
Europe |
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Ivory Coast
|
Yamoussoukro
|
Africa |
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Jamaica
|
Kingston
|
North America |
|
Japan
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Tokyo
|
Asia |
|
Jersey
|
Saint Helier
|
Europe |
|
Jordan
|
Amman
|
Asia |
|
Kazakhstan
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Astana
|
Asia |
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Kenya
|
Nairobi
|
Africa |
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Kiribati
|
Tarawa
|
Oceania |
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Kosovo
|
Pristina
|
Europe |
|
Kuwait
|
Kuwait City
|
Asia |
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Kyrgyzstan
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Bishkek
|
Asia |
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Laos
|
Vientiane
|
Asia |
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Latvia
|
Riga
|
Europe |
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Lebanon
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Beirut
|
Asia |
|
Lesotho
|
Maseru
|
Africa |
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Liberia
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Monrovia
|
Africa |
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Libya
|
Tripolis
|
Africa |
|
Liechtenstein
|
Vaduz
|
Europe |
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Lithuania
|
Vilnius
|
Europe |
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Luxembourg
|
Luxembourg
|
Europe |
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Macau
|
Macao
|
Asia |
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Macedonia
|
Skopje
|
Europe |
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Madagascar
|
Antananarivo
|
Africa |
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Malawi
|
Lilongwe
|
Africa |
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Malaysia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asia |
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Maldives
|
Male
|
Asia |
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Mali
|
Bamako
|
Africa |
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Malta
|
Valletta
|
Europe |
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Marshall Islands
|
Majuro
|
Oceania |
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Mauritania
|
Nouakchott
|
Africa |
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Mauritius
|
Port Louis
|
Africa |
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Mayotte
|
Mamoudzou
|
Africa |
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Mexico
|
Mexico City
|
North America |
|
Micronesia
|
Palikir
|
Oceania |
|
Moldova
|
Chisinau
|
Europe |
|
Monaco
|
Monaco
|
Europe |
|
Mongolia
|
Ulan Bator
|
Asia |
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
Europe |
|
Montserrat
|
Plymouth
|
North America |
|
Morocco
|
Rabat
|
Africa |
|
Mozambique
|
Maputo
|
Africa |
|
Myanmar
|
Nay Pyi Taw
|
Asia |
|
Namibia
|
Windhoek
|
Africa |
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Nauru
|
Yaren
|
Oceania |
|
Nepal
|
Kathmandu
|
Asia |
|
Netherlands
|
Amsterdam
|
Europe |
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
Willemstad
|
North America |
|
New Caledonia
|
Noumea
|
Oceania |
|
New Zealand
|
Wellington
|
Oceania |
|
Nicaragua
|
Managua
|
North America |
|
Niger
|
Niamey
|
Africa |
|
Nigeria
|
Abuja
|
Africa |
|
Niue
|
Alofi
|
Oceania |
|
North Korea
|
Pyongyang
|
Asia |
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Saipan
|
Oceania |
|
Norway
|
Oslo
|
Europe |
|
Oman
|
Muscat
|
Asia |
|
Pakistan
|
Islamabad
|
Asia |
|
Palau
|
Melekeok
|
Oceania |
|
Palestine
|
East Jerusalem
|
Asia |
|
Panama
|
Panama City
|
North America |
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Port Moresby
|
Oceania |
|
Paraguay
|
Asuncion
|
South America |
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Peru
|
Lima
|
South America |
|
Philippines
|
Manila
|
Asia |
|
Pitcairn
|
Adamstown
|
Oceania |
|
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
Europe |
|
Portugal
|
Lisbon
|
Europe |
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Juan
|
North America |
|
Qatar
|
Doha
|
Asia |
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Brazzaville
|
Africa |
|
Reunion
|
Saint-Denis
|
Africa |
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
Europe |
|
Russia
|
Moscow
|
Europe |
|
Rwanda
|
Kigali
|
Africa |
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Gustavia
|
North America |
|
Saint Helena
|
Jamestown
|
Africa |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Basseterre
|
North America |
|
Saint Lucia
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Castries
|
North America |
|
Saint Martin
|
Marigot
|
North America |
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
Saint-Pierre
|
North America |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kingstown
|
North America |
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Samoa
|
Apia
|
Oceania |
|
San Marino
|
San Marino
|
Europe |
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sao Tome
|
Africa |
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Riyadh
|
Asia |
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Senegal
|
Dakar
|
Africa |
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Serbia
|
Belgrade
|
Europe |
|
Seychelles
|
Victoria
|
Africa |
|
Sierra Leone
|
Freetown
|
Africa |
|
Singapore
|
Singapore
|
Asia |
|
Sint Maarten
|
Philipsburg
|
North America |
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Slovakia
|
Bratislava
|
Europe |
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Slovenia
|
Ljubljana
|
Europe |
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Solomon Islands
|
Honiara
|
Oceania |
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Somalia
|
Mogadishu
|
Africa |
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South Africa
|
Pretoria
|
Africa |
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South Korea
|
Seoul
|
Asia |
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South Sudan
|
Juba
|
Africa |
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Spain
|
Madrid
|
Europe |
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Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
Asia |
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Sudan
|
Khartoum
|
Africa |
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Suriname
|
Paramaribo
|
South America |
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen
|
Longyearbyen
|
Europe |
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Swaziland
|
Mbabane
|
Africa |
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
Europe |
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Switzerland
|
Berne
|
Europe |
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Syria
|
Damascus
|
Asia |
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Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
Asia |
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Tajikistan
|
Dushanbe
|
Asia |
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Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
Africa |
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Thailand
|
Bangkok
|
Asia |
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Togo
|
Lome
|
Africa |
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Tonga
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Oceania |
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Trinidad and Tobago
|
Port of Spain
|
North America |
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Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
Africa |
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Turkey
|
Ankara
|
Asia |
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Turkmenistan
|
Ashgabat
|
Asia |
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cockburn Town
|
North America |
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Tuvalu
|
Funafuti
|
Oceania |
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U.S. Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
North America |
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Uganda
|
Kampala
|
Africa |
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Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
Europe |
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United Arab Emirates
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Asia |
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United Kingdom
|
London
|
Europe |
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United States
|
Washington
|
North America |
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Uruguay
|
Montevideo
|
South America |
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Uzbekistan
|
Tashkent
|
Asia |
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Vanuatu
|
Port Vila
|
Oceania |
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Vatican
|
Vatican City
|
Europe |
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Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
South America |
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Vietnam
|
Hanoi
|
Asia |
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Wallis and Futuna
|
Mata Utu
|
Oceania |
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Western Sahara
|
El-Aaiun
|
Africa |
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Yemen
|
Sanaa
|
Asia |
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Zambia
|
Lusaka
|
Africa |
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Zimbabwe
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Harare
|
Africa |
Exploring Countries and Their Capitals Around the World
This comprehensive list of countries and capitals provides detailed information about capital cities across all continents. Whether you're studying geography, planning international travel, or simply curious about world capitals, this complete guide covers every nation's administrative center.
Countries and their capitals reflect diverse cultures, histories, and governmental structures. From bustling metropolises like Tokyo and New York to smaller administrative centers, each capital city serves as the political heart of its nation. Our country capital list includes 238 nations and their respective capitals.
The capitals of the world vary greatly in size, population, and significance. Some capitals, like London and Paris, are global financial centers, while others primarily serve administrative functions. This world capital cities directory helps you understand the geographical distribution and characteristics of these important urban centers.
Our 2025 list of countries and capitals is organized alphabetically and by continent, making it easy to find specific information about any nation's capital. Use the search function above to quickly locate any capital city or country in this comprehensive database.
Capital Cities by Continent
Interesting Facts About World Capitals
Multiple Capitals: Some countries have multiple capital cities. For example, South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial).
Newest Capital: Naypyidaw became Myanmar's capital in 2006, making it one of the world's newest capital cities.
Highest Capital: La Paz, Bolivia, is the world's highest administrative capital at approximately 3,650 meters (11,975 feet) above sea level.
Smallest Capital: Vatican City serves as both a country and a capital, making it the world's smallest capital by area and population.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries and capitals are there in the world?
There are 238 countries in our comprehensive list of countries and capitals. Each nation has at least one capital city that serves as its administrative center. Some countries have multiple capitals serving different governmental functions.
What is the largest capital city in the world?
Tokyo, Japan is considered the largest capital city by population in its greater metropolitan area. Among world capitals, it serves as a major global economic and cultural center.
Which continent has the most capital cities?
Africa has the most capital cities with 58 capitals, reflecting the large number of countries on this continent.
Why do some countries have multiple capitals?
Some nations in our countries and capitals list have multiple capitals to distribute governmental functions geographically or to balance power between regions. This arrangement can reflect historical compromises or efforts to promote regional development.