Countries and Capitals

196 countries = 193 UN Member Countries with 2 Observer Countries (Palestine and Vatican City) + Taiwan

Membership within the UN system divides the 206 listed states into 3 categories: 193 United Nations member nations, 2 observer countries (Palestine and Vatican City), and 11 other states.

Sovereign Countries and Capitals

S.N.195 Recognised Countries in the WorldCapitalPopulationCurrencyDialing Code
1AfghanistanKabul2,68,49,000Afghani+93
2AlbaniaTirana30,20,209Lek+355
3AlgeriaAlgiers3,33,33,267Dinar+213
4AndorraAndorra la Vella85,458Euro+376
5AngolaLuanda1,69,41,000Kwanza+244
6Antigua and BarbudaSt. John's89,000East Caribbean dollar+1 268
7ArgentinaBuenos Aires4,31,31,966Peso+54
8ArmeniaYerevan30,60,631Dram+374
9AustraliaCanberra2,39,23,600Australian Dollar+61
10AustriaVienna82,23,062Euro+43
11AzerbaijanBaku96,86,210Manat+994
12BahamasNassau3,79,000Bahamian dollar+1 242
13BahrainManama17,81,000Bahraini dinar+973
14BangladeshDhaka15,87,62,000Taka+880
15BarbadosBridgetown2,83,000Barbadian dollar+1 246
16BelarusMinsk96,08,058Belarusian ruble+375
17BelgiumBrussels1,12,39,755Euro+32
18BelizeBelmopan3,69,000Belize dollar+501
19BeninPorto-Novo84,39,000CFA franc+229
20BhutanThimphu7,60,000Bhutanese ngultrum+975
21BoliviaSucre1,00,27,254Boliviano+591
22Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo38,71,643Convertible mark+387
23BotswanaGaborone18,39,833Pula+267
24BrazilBrasília20,48,93,000Real+55
25BruneiBandar Seri Begawan4,21,000Brunei dollar+673
26BulgariaSofia69,24,716Lev+359
27Burkina FasoOuagadougou1,32,28,000CFA franc+226
28BurundiBujumbura75,48,000Burundian franc+257
29CambodiaPhnom Penh1,50,40,000Riel+855
30CameroonYaoundé1,77,95,000CFA franc+237
31CanadaOttawa3,58,19,000Canadian dollar+1
32Cape VerdePraia4,20,979Cape Verdean escudo+238
33Central African RepublicBangui42,16,666CFA franc+236
34ChadN'Djamena1,01,46,000CFA franc+235
35ChileSantiago1,80,06,407Peso+56
36China (PRC)Beijing1,37,07,93,000Renminbi (yuan)+86
37ColombiaBogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá4,83,47,000Peso+57
38ComorosMoroni7,98,000Comorian franc+269
39Costa RicaSan José3,58,19,000Costa Rican colón+506
40CroatiaZagreb44,70,534Kuna+385
41CubaHavana1,12,52,000Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso+53
42CyprusNicosia11,72,458Euro+357
43Czech RepublicPrague1,05,38,275Czech koruna+420
44Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa7,55,07,308Congolese franc+243
45DenmarkCopenhagen55,69,077Danish krone+45
46DjiboutiDjibouti City9,06,000Djiboutian franc+253
47DominicaRoseau71,000East Caribbean dollar+1 767
48Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo99,80,000Dominican Peso+1 809, +1 829, +1 849
49EcuadorQuito1,63,46,700United States dollar+593
50EgyptCairo8,45,50,000Egyptian pound+20
51El SalvadorSan Salvador64,60,000United States dollar+503
52Equatoria`l GuineaMalabo5,04,000CFA Franc+240
53EritreaAsmara58,80,000Nakfa+291
54EstoniaTallinn12,57,921Euro+372
55EthiopiaAddis Ababa8,52,37,338Birr+251
56Federated States of MicronesiaPalikir1,35,869United States Dollar+691
57FijiSuva8,90,057Fijian Dollar+679
58FinlandHelsinki52,68,799Euro+358
59FranceParis6,62,59,012Euro, CFP franc+33
60GabonLibreville13,84,000CFA franc+241
61GambiaBanjul15,17,000Gambian dalasi+220
62GeorgiaTbilisi / T'bilisi49,35,880Lari+995
63GermanyBerlin8,09,96,685Euro+49
64GhanaAccra2,30,00,000Ghana cedi+233
65GreeceAthens1,08,16,286Euro+30
66GrenadaSt. George's1,04,000East Caribbean dollar+1 473
67GuatemalaGuatemala City1,61,76,000Guatemalan quetzal+502
68GuineaConakry1,00,57,975CFA Franc+240
69Guinea-BissauBissau15,86,000CFA franc+245
70GuyanaGeorgetown7,47,884Guyanese dollar+592
71HaitiPort-au-Prince1,09,94,000Haitian gourde+509
72HondurasTegucigalpa89,50,000Honduran lempira+504
73HungaryBudapest99,19,128Forint+36
74IcelandReykjavík3,17,351Icelandic króna+354
75IndiaNew Delhi1,29,94,99,000Indian rupee+91
76IndonesiaJakarta25,54,62,000Rupiah+62
77IranTehran7,87,78,000Rial+98
78IraqBaghdad3,65,75,000Iraqi dinar+964
79IrelandDublin48,32,765Euro+353
80IsraelJerusalem (proclaimed)83,72,000New Shekel+972
81ItalyRome6,16,80,122Euro+39
82Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Yamoussoukro1,76,54,843CFA franc+225
83JamaicaKingston27,29,000Jamaican dollar+1 876
84JapanTokyo12,68,91,000Yen+81
85JordanAmman68,37,000Jordanian dinar+962
86KazakhstanAstana1,79,48,816Tenge+7-6xx, +7-7xx
87KenyaNairobi3,47,07,817Kenyan shilling+254
88KiribatiTarawa1,01,998Australian Dollar, Kiribati Dollar+686
89KuwaitKuwait City41,61,000Kuwaiti dinar+965
90KyrgyzstanBishkek59,43,000Som+996
91LaosVientiane68,02,000Kip+856
92LatviaRiga21,65,165Euro+371
93LebanonBeirut42,88,000Lebanese pound+961
94LesothoMaseru20,67,000Lesotho loti+266
95LiberiaMonrovia41,28,572Liberian dollar+231
96LibyaTripoli60,36,914Dinar+218
97LiechtensteinVaduz37,313Swiss franc+423
98LithuaniaVilnius29,43,472Euro+370
99LuxembourgLuxembourg City5,20,672Euro+352
100MacedoniaSkopje20,91,719Macedonian denar+389
101MadagascarAntananarivo1,86,06,000Malagasy ariary+261
102MalawiLilongwe1,28,84,000Kwacha+265
103MalaysiaKuala Lumpur3,10,32,000Ringgit+60
104MaldivesMalé3,45,000Maldivian rufiyaa+960
105MaliBamako1,35,18,000CFA franc+223
106MaltaValletta4,12,655Euro+356
107Marshall IslandsMajuro73,630United States Dollar+692
108MauritaniaNouakchott30,69,000Ouguiya+222
109MauritiusPort Louis12,19,220Mauritian rupee+230
110MexicoMexico City12,10,06,000Mexican Peso+52
111MoldovaChișinău35,83,288Moldovan leu+373
112MonacoMonaco30,508Euro+377
113MongoliaUlaanbaatar30,29,000Tögrög+976
114MontenegroPodgorica6,50,036Euro+382
115MoroccoRabat3,57,57,175Moroccan dirham+212
116MozambiqueMaputo2,03,66,795Mozambican metical+258
117Myanmar (Burma)Naypyidaw5,22,80,000Kyat+95
118NamibiaWindhoek20,31,000Namibian dollar+264
119NauruNo official Capital12,329Australian dollar+674
120NepalKathmandu2,80,38,000Nepalese rupee+977
121NetherlandsAmsterdam(capital)1,68,77,351Euro, US dollar, NA guilder, Aruban florin+31
122New ZealandWellington45,70,038New Zealand Dollar+64
123NicaraguaManagua65,14,000Nicaraguan córdoba+505
124NigerNiamey1,39,57,000CFA franc+227
125NigeriaAbuja17,45,07,539Naira+234
126North KoreaP'yŏngyang2,58,63,000North Korean won+850
127NorwayOslo51,47,792Norwegian krone+47
128OmanMuscat41,81,000Rial+968
129PakistanIslamabad19,17,85,000Pakistani Rupee+92
130PalauNgerulmud21,032United States Dollar+680
131PalestineJerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah42,25,710Israeli Shekel+970
132PanamaPanama City37,64,000Panamanian balboa, United States dollar+507
133Papua New GuineaPort Moresby63,10,129Papua New Guinean kina+675
134ParaguayAsunción70,03,406Guaraní+595
135PeruLima3,11,51,643Nuevo sol+51
136PhilippinesManila10,29,65,000Philippine Peso+63
137PolandWarsaw3,83,46,279Polish złoty+48
138PortugalLisbon1,04,27,301Euro+351
139QatarDoha21,13,000Riyal+974
140Republic of the CongoBrazzaville40,12,809CFA franc+242
141RomaniaBucharest2,17,29,871Romanian leu+40
142RussiaMoscow14,62,67,288Russian ruble+7
143RwandaKigali76,00,000Rwandan franc+250
144Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre46,000East Caribbean dollar+1 869
145Saint LuciaCastries1,72,000East Caribbean dollar+1 758
146Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown1,10,000East Caribbean dollar+1 784 
147SamoaApia1,94,320Samoan tālā+685
148San MarinoSan Marino32,742Euro+378
149São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé1,83,176Dobra+239
150Saudi ArabiaRiyadh3,15,21,000Saudi riyal+966
151SenegalDakar1,16,58,000CFA franc+221
152SerbiaBelgrade72,09,764Serbian dinar+381
153SeychellesVictoria80,654Seychellois rupee+248
154Sierra LeoneFreetown61,44,562Leone+232
155SingaporeSingapore City55,41,000Singapore dollar+65
156SlovakiaBratislava54,43,583Euro+421
157SloveniaLjubljana19,88,292Euro+386
158Solomon IslandsHoniara5,84,578Solomon Islands dollar+677
159SomaliaMogadishu98,32,017Somali shilling+252
160South AfricaBloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive)5,29,81,991South African rand+27
161South KoreaSeoul5,06,17,000South Korean won+82
162South SudanJuba82,60,490South Sudanese pound+211
163SpainMadrid4,77,37,941Euro+34
164Sri LankaSri Jayawardenapura Kotte2,08,69,000Sri Lankan rupee+94
165SudanKhartoum3,67,87,012Sudanese pound+249
166SurinameParamaribo5,41,638Surinamese dollar+597
167SwazilandLobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)10,32,000Lilangeni+268
168SwedenStockholm97,23,809Swedish krona+46
169SwitzerlandBern / Berne80,61,516Swiss franc+41
170SyriaDamascus2,32,70,000Syrian pound+963
171TajikistanDushanbe84,51,000Somoni+992
172TanzaniaDodoma4,49,29,002Tanzanian shilling+255
173ThailandBangkok6,83,87,000Baht+66
174Timor-Leste (East Timor)Dili12,45,000US Dollar+670
175TogoLomé71,54,237CFA franc+228
176TongaNukuʻalofa1,06,146Tongan paʻanga+676
177Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain13,57,000Trinidad and Tobago dollar+1 868
178TunisiaTunis1,01,02,000Tunisian dinar+216
179TurkeyAnkara7,82,14,000Turkish lira+90
180TurkmenistanAshgabat49,02,000Turkmen new manat+993
181TuvaluFunafuti11,146Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar+688
182UgandaKampala2,76,16,000Ugandan shilling+256
183UkraineKiev4,42,91,413Ukrainian hryvnia+380
184United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi89,33,000UAE dirham+971
185United KingdomLondon6,37,42,977Pound sterling+44
186United StatesWashington, D.C.32,12,34,000United States dollar+1
187UruguayMontevideo34,04,189Uruguayan peso+598
188UzbekistanTashkent3,12,83,000Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi)+998
189VanuatuPort Vila2,56,155Vanuatu vatu+678
190Vatican CityVatican City842Euro+379
191VenezuelaCaracas3,06,20,404Bolívar fuerte+58
192VietnamHanoi9,18,12,000đồng+84
193YemenSana'a2,67,45,000Yemeni rial+967
194ZambiaLusaka1,46,68,000Zambian kwacha+260
195ZimbabweHarare1,30,10,000US dollar+263

Limited Recognized Countries and capitals

Non-United Nations Member Sovereign Countries and Capitals

S.N.CountryCapitalStatusCurremcyDialing CodePopulation
1AbkhaziaSukhumi / SukhumClaimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.Abkhazian apsar, Russian ruble+7 840, +7 940, +995 442,50,000
2Cook IslandsAvaruaSelf-governing in free association with New ZealandNew Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar+68220,811
3KosovoPristinaRecognized or acclaimed by 108 UN member countries.Euro+38118,36,529
4Nagorno-KarabakhStepanakertClaimed as part ofAzerbaijan. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by 3 non-UN states.Armenian dram, Nagorno-Karabakh dram+374 47 / 971,41,400
5NiueAlofiSelf-governing in free association with New ZealandNew Zealand dollar+6832,134
6Northern CyprusNicosiaRecognized by Turkey. Claimed as part of the Cyprus.Turkish lira+90 3922,94,906
7Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicEl Aaiún(proclaimed)Claimed as the southernmost provinces of Morocco. Recognized by the African Union and 84 UN members as the representative government of Western Sahara.Algerian dinar, Sahrawi peseta+2122,66,000
8SomalilandHargeisaState within the Federal regions of Somalia.Recognized by no UN member.Somaliland shilling+25240,00,000
9South OssetiaTskhinvaliClaimed as part of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.Russian ruble+995 3470,000
10TaiwanTaipeiClaimed as a province of ChinaNew Taiwan dollar+8862,30,71,779
11TransnistriaTiraspolClaimed as a administrative division of Moldova. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by three non-UN countries.Transnistrian ruble+3735,30,000

Non-Sovereign Territories and Capitals

Non-Sovereign Dependent Territories in the World with Capitals

S.N.Dependent TerritoriesCapitalStatusCurremcyDialing CodePopulation
1Akrotiri and DhekeliaEpiskopi CantonmentBritish overseas territoryEuro+3577,700 Cypriots, 8,000 British military personnel and their families
2American SamoaPago PagoInsular area of the United StatesUnited States dollar+1 68457,345
3AnguillaThe ValleyBritish Overseas TerritoryEast Caribbean dollar+1 264 13,037
4Ashmore and Cartier IslandsUninhabitedTerritory of AustraliaLocal currency (ABC) Uninhabited
5Bajo Nuevo BankN/AUnincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America, uninhabited, disputed by 3 other nations.N/AN/A0
6Baker IslandUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar Uninhabited
7BermudaHamiltonBritish Overseas TerritoryBermudian dollar+1 44164,237
8British Indian Ocean Territory British overseas territoryUnited States Dollar, Pound sterling+2463,000
9British Virgin IslandsRoad TownBritish Overseas TerritoryUnited States dollar+1 28428,054
10Cayman IslandsGeorge TownBritish Overseas TerritoryCayman Islands dollar+1 34558,238
11Christmas IslandFlying Fish CoveTerritory of AustraliaAustralian dollar +61 8 91642,072
12Clipperton IslandUninhabitedFrench state private propertyEuro Uninhabited
13Cocos (Keeling) IslandsWest Island / BantamTerritory of AustraliaAustralian dollar +61596
14Coral Sea IslandsUninhabitedTerritory of Australia  4
15Easter IslandHanga RoaSpecial territory of ChileChilean Peso+565,761
16Falkland IslandsStanleyBritish overseas territoryFalkland Islands pound+5003140
17Faroe Islands / Faeroe IslandsTórshavnConstituent country of DenmarkFaroese króna, Danish krone+29849,947
18French PolynesiaPapeeteOverseas country of FranceCFP Franc +6892,94,935
19French Southern and Antarctic LandsSaint-PierreFrench overseas territoryEuro+33, +262140 estimate
20GibraltarGibraltarBritish overseas territoryGibraltar pound+35029,185
21GuamHagåtña / AgañaInsular area of the United StatesUnited States Dollar+1-6711,61,785
22GuernseySaint Peter PortCrown Dependency of the Crown in Right of the UK.Pound sterling+4465,849
23HawaiiHonoluluState of the United StatesUnited States dollar+1 808, +1 650, +1 20914,19,561
24Hong KongHong KongSpecial Administrative Region of ChinaHong Kong dollar+85272,98,600
25Howland IslandUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar Uninhabited
26Isle of ManDouglasCrown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.Pound sterling+4486,866
27Jarvis IslandUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar Uninhabited
28JerseySaint HelierCrown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.Pound sterling+4496,513
29Johnston AtollUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar Uninhabited
30Juan Fernández IslandsSan Juan BautistaSpecial territory of ChileChilean Peso+56900
31Kingman ReefUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar Uninhabited
32Macau / MacaoMacau / MacaoSpecial Administrative Region of ChinaMacanese pataca+8536,42,900
33Midway IslandsUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar+1 80860
34MontserratPlymouthBritish Overseas TerritoryEast Caribbean dollar+1 6644,922
35Navassa IslandN/AUnincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by HaitiUnited States dollarN/AUninhabited
36New CaledoniaNouméaSui generiscollectivity of FranceCFP Franc+6872,68,767
37Norfolk IslandKingstonSelf-governing integralTerritory of AustraliaAustralian Dollar+672 32,210
38Northern Mariana IslandsSaipanInsular area of the United StatesUnited States Dollar+1 67053,855
39Ogasawara VillageŌmura (大村)Part of Ogasawara Village inTokyo, JapanYen+81 32,871
40Palmyra AtollUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar+14 - 20
41PapuaJayapuraProvince of IndonesiaIndonesian Rupiah+62 934,86,432
42Pitcairn IslandsAdamstownBritish overseas territoryNew Zealand dollar+6456
43Puerto RicoSan JuanUnincorporated territory(U.S. Commonwealth)United States dollar+1 787 / 93935,48,397
44Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaJamestownBritish overseas territorySaint Helena pound, Pound sterling+2905661
45Serranilla BankN/AUnincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by Honduras, Nicaragua and United States.N/AN/AN/A
46South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsKing Edward PointBritish overseas territoryPound sterling+500no indigenous inhabitants
47TokelauEach Atoll has its own administrative centreDependent territory of New ZealandNew Zealand dollar+6901,431
48Turks and Caicos IslandsCockburn TownBritish Overseas TerritoryUnited States dollar+1 64931,618
49United States Virgin IslandsCharlotte AmalieUnincorporated organized Territory of the United StatesUnited States dollar+1 340 1,06,405
50Wake IslandUninhabitedUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUnited States dollar+1 808150
51Wallis and FutunaMata-UtuOverseas collectivity of FranceCFP Franc+68115,585
52West PapuaManokwariProvince of IndonesiaPapuan, Dutch Guilder, Indonesian Rupiah+62 98,77,437

Other Areas in the World with Capitals

S.N.Other AreasCapitalStatusCurremcyDialing CodePopulation
1ÅlandMariehamnSelf-governing or autonomous area of Finland, significant autonomy as the result of crisis in Åland.Euro+35827,500
2ArubaOranjestadConstituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsAruban florin+2971,10,000
3BonaireKralendijkSpecial municipality of the NetherlandsUnited States dollar+599 7N/A
4Canary IslandsSanta Cruz and Las PalmasSpanish autonomous communityEuro+3422,05,247
5CeutaCeutaSpanish autonomous cityEuro+34 95276,861
6CuraçaoWillemstadConstituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands Antillean guilder+599 91,57,000
7French GuianaCayenneFrench overseas regionEuro+594250109
8GreenlandNuukConstituent Country of the Kingdom of DenmarkDanish krone+29956,000
9GuadeloupeBasse-TerreDepartment and region of FranceEuro+5904,05,000
10MadeiraFunchalPortuguese autonomous regionEuro(+351) 291 XXX XXX2,67,785
11MartiniqueFort-de-FranceDepartment and region of FranceEuro+5963,83,000
12MayotteMamoudzouFrench overseas departmentEuro+2621,86,452
13MelillaMelillaSpanish autonomous cityEuro+34 95272,000
14Northern IrelandBelfastPart of the UK, devolved government decided by the Good Friday Agreement.Pound Sterling+4418,10,863
15Pelagie IslandsLampedusa e LinosaItalian territoryEuro+396,304
16Plazas de soberaníaN/ASpanish overseas territoryEuro+3474
17RéunionSaint-DenisFrench overseas regionEuro+2627,93,000
18SabaThe BottomSpecial municipality of the NetherlandsUnited States dollar+599 4N/A
19Saint BarthélemyGustaviaFrench Overseas CollectivityEuro+59010,000
20Saint MartinMarigotFrench Overseas CollectivityEuro+59036,000
21Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint-PierreFrench Overseas CollectivityEuro+5086,000
22San Andrés and ProvidenciaSan AndrésDepartment of ColombiaColombian peso+57N/A
23Sint EustatiusOranjestadSpecial municipality of the NetherlandsUnited States dollar+599 3N/A
24Sint MaartenPhilipsburgConstituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands Antillean guilder+1 72139,000
25SvalbardLongyearbyenSpecial territory of Norway, decided by the Svalbard Treaty.Norwegian krone+472,019