Countries and their capital cities

Countries and their capitals

As of 2017, there are 196 nations officially recognized as independent countries in the world, each with its own capital city.

There are, however, a significant number of countries that have multiple capital cities. Where that occurs, the additional capital cities are listed as well.




Check out this alphabetical list of independent nations and its capital:






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There are currently 194 names in this directory
Afghanistan
Kabul

Albania
Tirana

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

Bahamas / 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
Bujumbura

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

Congo
Republic of the - Brazzaville

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

Gambia / The Gambia
Banjul

Georgia
Tbilisi

Germany
Berlin

Ghana
Accra

Greece
Athens

Grenada
Saint George's

Guatemala
Guatemala City

Guinea
Conakry

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

Jamaica
Kingston

Japan
Tokyo

Jordan
Amman

Kazakhstan
Astana

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
Palikir

Moldova
Chisinau

Monaco
Monaco

Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar

Montenegro
Podgorica

Morocco
Rabat

Mozambique
Maputo

Myanmar (Burma)
Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)

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

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 (judiciary)

South Sudan
Juba

Spain
Madrid

Sri Lanka
Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)

Sudan
Khartoum

Suriname
Paramaribo

Swaziland
Mbabane

Sweden
Stockholm

Switzerland
Bern

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
Kyiv

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


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