A2ZAlphabetical List of World Countries and Capitals
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| Country | Continent | Region | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Asia | South Asia | Kabul |
| Albania | Europe | South East Europe | Tirana |
| Algeria | Africa | Northern Africa | Algiers |
| American Samoa | Oceania | Pacific | Pago Pago |
| Andorra | Europe | South West Europe | Andorra la Vella |
| Angola | Africa | Southern Africa | Luanda |
| Anguilla | Americas | West Indies | The Valley |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Americas | West Indies | Saint John's |
| Argentina | Americas | South America | Buenos Aires |
| Armenia | Asia | South West Asia | Yerevan |
| Aruba | Americas | West Indies | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Oceania | Pacific | Canberra |
| Austria | Europe | Central Europe | Vienna |
| Azerbaijan | Asia | South West Asia | Baku (Baki) |
| The Bahamas | Americas | West Indies | Nassau |
| Bahrain | Asia | South West Asia | Manama |
| Bangladesh | Asia | South Asia | Dhaka |
| Barbados | Americas | West Indies | Bridgetown |
| Belarus | Europe | Eastern Europe | Minsk |
| Belgium | Europe | Western Europe | Brussels |
| Belize | Americas | Central America | Belmopan |
| Benin | Africa | Western Africa | Porto-Novo |
| Bermuda | Americas | West Indies | Hamilton |
| Bhutan | Asia | South Asia | Thimphu |
| Bolivia | Americas | South America | La Paz / Sucre |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | South East Europe | Sarajevo |
| Botswana | Africa | Southern Africa | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Americas | South America | Brasilia |
| British Virgin Islands | Americas | West Indies | Road Town |
| Brunei | Asia | South East Asia | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Bulgaria | Europe | South East Europe | Sofia |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | Western Africa | Ouagadougou |
| Burundi | Africa | Central Africa | Bujumbura |
| Cambodia | Asia | South East Asia | Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon | Africa | Western Africa | Yaounde |
| Canada | Americas | North America | Ottawa |
| Cape Verde | Africa | Western Africa | Praia |
| Cayman Islands | Americas | West Indies | George Town |
| Central African Republic | Africa | Central Africa | Bangui |
| Chad | Africa | Central Africa | N'Djamena |
| Chile | Americas | South America | Santiago |
| China | Asia | East Asia | Beijing |
| Christmas Island | Asia | South East Asia | The Settlement |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Asia | South East Asia | West Island |
| Colombia | Americas | South America | Bogota |
| Comoros | Africa | Indian Ocean | Moroni |
| Republic of the Congo | Africa | Central Africa | Brazzaville |
| Cook Islands | Oceania | Pacific | Avarua |
| Costa Rica | Americas | Central America | San Jose |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Africa | Western Africa | Yamoussoukro |
| Croatia | Europe | South East Europe | Zagreb |
| Cuba | Americas | West Indies | Havana |
| Cyprus | Asia | South West Asia | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Europe | Central Europe | Prague |
| Denmark | Europe | Northern Europe | Copenhagen |
| Djibouti | Africa | Eastern Africa | Djibouti |
| Dominica | Americas | West Indies | Roseau |
| Dominican Republic | Americas | West Indies | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Americas | South America | Quito |
| Egypt | Africa | Northern Africa | Cairo |
| El Salvador | Americas | Central America | San Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Western Africa | Malabo |
| Eritrea | Africa | Eastern Africa | Asmara |
| Estonia | Europe | Eastern Europe | Tallinn |
| Ethiopia | Africa | Eastern Africa | Addis Ababa |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Americas | South America | Stanley |
| Faroe Islands | Europe | Northern Europe | Torshavn |
| Fiji | Oceania | Pacific | Suva |
| Finland | Europe | Northern Europe | Helsinki |
| France | Europe | Western Europe | Paris |
| French Guiana | Americas | South America | Cayenne |
| French Polynesia | Oceania | Pacific | Papeete |
| Gabon | Africa | Western Africa | Libreville |
| The Gambia | Africa | Western Africa | Banjul |
| Georgia | Asia | South West Asia | T'bilisi |
| Germany | Europe | Western Europe | Berlin |
| Ghana | Africa | Western Africa | Accra |
| Gibraltar | Europe | South West Europe | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Europe | South East Europe | Athens |
| Greenland | Americas | North America | Nuuk (Godthab) |
| Grenada | Americas | West Indies | Saint George's |
| Guadeloupe | Americas | West Indies | Basse-Terre |
| Guam | Oceania | Pacific | Hagatna (Agana) |
| Guatemala | Americas | Central America | Guatemala |
| Guinea | Africa | Western Africa | Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Western Africa | Bissau |
| Guyana | Americas | South America | Georgetown |
| Haiti | Americas | West Indies | Port-au-Prince |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | Europe | Southern Europe | Vatican City |
| Honduras | Americas | Central America | Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary | Europe | Central Europe | Budapest |
| Iceland | Europe | Northern Europe | Reykjavik |
| India | Asia | South Asia | New Delhi |
| Indonesia | Asia | South East Asia | Jakarta |
| Iran | Asia | South West Asia | Tehran |
| Iraq | Asia | South West Asia | Baghdad |
| Ireland | Europe | Western Europe | Dublin |
| Israel | Asia | South West Asia | Jerusalem |
| Italy | Europe | Southern Europe | Rome |
| Jamaica | Americas | West Indies | Kingston |
| Japan | Asia | East Asia | Tokyo |
| Jordan | Asia | South West Asia | Amman |
| Kazakhstan | Asia | Central Asia | Astana (Akmola) |
| Kenya | Africa | Eastern Africa | Nairobi |
| Kiribati | Oceania | Pacific | Tarawa |
| North Korea | Asia | East Asia | P'yongyang |
| South Korea | Asia | East Asia | Seoul |
| Kuwait | Asia | South West Asia | Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | Central Asia | Bishkek |
| Laos | Asia | South East Asia | Vientiane |
| Latvia | Europe | Eastern Europe | Riga |
| Lebanon | Asia | South West Asia | Beirut |
| Lesotho | Africa | Southern Africa | Maseru |
| Liberia | Africa | Western Africa | Monrovia |
| Libya | Africa | Northern Africa | Tripoli |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | Central Europe | Vaduz |
| Lithuania | Europe | Eastern Europe | Vilnius |
| Luxembourg | Europe | Western Europe | Luxembourg |
| North Macedonia | Europe | South East Europe | Skopje |
| Madagascar | Africa | Indian Ocean | Antananarivo |
| Malawi | Africa | Southern Africa | Lilongwe |
| Malaysia | Asia | South East Asia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives | Asia | South Asia | Male (Maale) |
| Mali | Africa | Western Africa | Bamako |
| Malta | Europe | Southern Europe | Valletta |
| Isle of Man | Europe | Western Europe | Douglas |
| Marshall Islands | Oceania | Pacific | Majuro |
| Martinique | Americas | West Indies | Fort-de-France |
| Mauritania | Africa | Western Africa | Nouakchott |
| Mauritius | Africa | Indian Ocean | Port Louis |
| Mayotte | Africa | Indian Ocean | Mamoutzou |
| Mexico | Americas | Central America | Mexico |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Oceania | Pacific | Palikir |
| Moldova | Europe | Eastern Europe | Chisinau |
| Monaco | Europe | Western Europe | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Asia | Northern Asia | Ulaanbaatar |
| Montserrat | Americas | West Indies | Plymouth |
| Morocco | Africa | Northern Africa | Rabat |
| Mozambique | Africa | Southern Africa | Maputo |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Asia | South East Asia | Rangoon (Yangon) |
| Namibia | Africa | Southern Africa | Windhoek |
| Nauru | Oceania | Pacific | no official capital |
| Nepal | Asia | South Asia | Kathmandu |
| Netherlands | Europe | Western Europe | Amsterdam |
| Netherlands Antilles | Americas | West Indies | Willemstad |
| New Caledonia | Oceania | Pacific | Noumea |
| New Zealand | Oceania | Pacific | Wellington |
| Nicaragua | Americas | Central America | Managua |
| Niger | Africa | Western Africa | Niamey |
| Nigeria | Africa | Western Africa | Abuja |
| Niue | Oceania | Pacific | Alofi |
| Norfolk Island | Oceania | Pacific | Kingston |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania | Pacific | Saipan |
| Norway | Europe | Northern Europe | Oslo |
| Oman | Asia | South West Asia | Muscat |
| Pakistan | Asia | South Asia | Islamabad |
| Palau | Oceania | Pacific | Koror |
| Palestinian Territory | Asia | South West Asia | East Jerusalem |
| Panama | Americas | Central America | Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Pacific | Port Moresby |
| Paraguay | Americas | South America | Asuncion |
| Peru | Americas | South America | Lima |
| Philippines | Asia | South East Asia | Manila |
| Pitcairn Islands | Oceania | Pacific | Adamstown |
| Poland | Europe | Eastern Europe | Warsaw |
| Portugal | Europe | South West Europe | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Americas | West Indies | San Juan |
| Qatar | Asia | South West Asia | Doha |
| Reunion | Africa | Indian Ocean | Saint-Denis |
| Romania | Europe | South East Europe | Bucharest |
| Russia | Asia | Northern Asia | Moscow |
| Rwanda | Africa | Central Africa | Kigali |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Americas | West Indies | Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia | Americas | West Indies | Castries |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Americas | North America | Saint-Pierre |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Americas | West Indies | Kingstown |
| San Marino | Europe | Southern Europe | San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | Western Africa | Sao Tome |
| Saudi Arabia | Asia | South West Asia | Riyadh |
| Senegal | Africa | Western Africa | Dakar |
| Seychelles | Africa | Indian Ocean | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | Africa | Western Africa | Freetown |
| Singapore | Asia | South East Asia | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Europe | Central Europe | Bratislava |
| Slovenia | Europe | South East Europe | Ljubljana |
| Solomon Islands | Oceania | Pacific | Honiara |
| Somalia | Africa | Eastern Africa | Mogadishu |
| South Africa | Africa | Southern Africa | Pretoria�� |
| Spain | Europe | South West Europe | Madrid |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | South Asia | Colombo |
| Sudan | Africa | Northern Africa | Khartoum |
| Suriname | Americas | South America | Paramaribo |
| Svalbard | Europe | Northern Europe | Longyearbyen |
| Eswatini | Africa | Southern Africa | Mbabane |
| Sweden | Europe | Northern Europe | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Europe | Central Europe | Bern |
| Syria | Asia | South West Asia | Damascus |
| Taiwan | Asia | East Asia | Taipei |
| Tajikistan | Asia | Central Asia | Dushanbe |
| Tanzania | Africa | Eastern Africa | Dar es Salaam |
| Thailand | Asia | South East Asia | Bangkok |
| Togo | Africa | Western Africa | Lome |
| Tokelau | Oceania | Pacific | none |
| Tonga | Oceania | Pacific | Nuku'alofa |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Americas | West Indies | Port-of-Spain |
| Tunisia | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunis |
| Turkey | Asia | South West Asia | Ankara |
| Turkmenistan | Asia | Central Asia | Ashgabat |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Americas | West Indies | Grand Turk |
| Tuvalu | Oceania | Pacific | Funafuti |
| Uganda | Africa | Eastern Africa | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Europe | Eastern Europe | Kyiv |
| United Arab Emirates | Asia | South West Asia | Abu Dhabi |
| United Kingdom | Europe | Western Europe | London |
| United States | Americas | North America | Washington DC |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Americas | North America | Washington DC |
| Uruguay | Americas | South America | Montevideo |
| Uzbekistan | Asia | Central Asia | Tashkent (Toshkent) |
| Vanuatu | Oceania | Pacific | Port-Vila |
| Venezuela | Americas | South America | Caracas |
| Vietnam | Asia | South East Asia | Hanoi |
| Virgin Islands | Americas | West Indies | Charlotte Amalie |
| Wallis and Futuna | Oceania | Pacific | Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) |
| Western Sahara | Africa | Northern Africa | none |
| Western Samoa | Oceania | Pacific | Apia |
| Yemen | Asia | South West Asia | Sanaa |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | Central Africa | Kinshasa |
| Zambia | Africa | Southern Africa | Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe | Africa | Southern Africa | Harare |
| Hong Kong | Asia | East Asia | Victoria |
| Macau | Asia | East Asia | Macau |
| Antarctica | Antarctica | Antarctica | |
| Bouvet Island | Atlantic Ocean | South Atlantic Ocean | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Asia | South Asia | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Indian Ocean | Southern Indian Ocean | |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Indian Ocean | Southern Indian Ocean | |
| Saint Helena | Atlantic Ocean | South Atlantic Ocean | |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Atlantic Ocean | South Atlantic Ocean | |
| Guernsey | Europe | Western Europe | Saint Peter Port |
| Serbia | Europe | South East Europe | Belgrade |
| Saint Barthélemy | Americas | West Indies | Gustavia |
| Montenegro | Europe | South East Europe | Podgorica |
| Jersey | Europe | Western Europe | Saint Helier |
| Curaçao | Americas | West Indies | Willemstad |
| Saint Martin | Americas | West Indies | Marigot |
| Sint Maarten | Americas | West Indies | Philipsburg |
| Timor-Leste | Asia | South East Asia | Dili |
| South Sudan | Africa | Northern Africa | Juba |
| Åland Islands | Europe | Northern Europe | Mariehamn |
| Bonaire | Americas | West Indies | Kralendijk |
| Republic of Kosovo | Europe | South East Europe | Pristina |