All Countries and Their Capitals

There are 194 sovereign countries in the world. Each has a capital city that serves as its political and administrative centre. The table below lists every country, its capital city, and its continent — sortable and searchable.

There are 194 sovereign countries in the world, each with a capital city. The table below lists every country, its capital, and its continent — click any column heading to sort, or select a country to see its full profile.

Country	Capital	Continent
Afghanistan	Kabul	Asia
Albania	Tirana	Europe
Algeria	Algiers	Africa
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Europe
Angola	Luanda	Africa
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John's	North America
Argentina	Buenos Aires	South America
Armenia	Yerevan	Asia
Australia	Canberra	Oceania
Austria	Vienna	Europe
Azerbaijan	Baku	Asia
Bahamas	Nassau	North America
Bahrain	Manama	Asia
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Asia
Barbados	Bridgetown	North America
Belarus	Minsk	Europe
Belgium	Brussels	Europe
Belize	Belmopan	North America
Benin	Porto-Novo	Africa
Bhutan	Thimphu	Asia
Bolivia	Sucre	South America
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Europe
Botswana	Gaborone	Africa
Brazil	Brasília	South America
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Asia
Bulgaria	Sofia	Europe
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Africa
Burundi	Gitega	Africa
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Asia
Cameroon	Yaoundé	Africa
Canada	Ottawa	North America
Cape Verde	Praia	Africa
Central African Republic	Bangui	Africa
Chad	N'Djamena	Africa
Chile	Santiago	South America
China	Beijing	Asia
Colombia	Bogotá	South America
Comoros	Moroni	Africa
Costa Rica	San José	North America
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Yamoussoukro	Africa
Croatia	Zagreb	Europe
Cuba	Havana	North America
Cyprus	Nicosia	Europe
Czechia	Prague	Europe
Denmark	Copenhagen	Europe
Djibouti	Djibouti	Africa
Dominica	Roseau	North America
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	North America
DR Congo	Kinshasa	Africa
Ecuador	Quito	South America
Egypt	Cairo	Africa
El Salvador	San Salvador	North America
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Africa
Eritrea	Asmara	Africa
Estonia	Tallinn	Europe
Eswatini (Swaziland)	Lobamba	Africa
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Africa
Fiji	Suva	Oceania
Finland	Helsinki	Europe
France	Paris	Europe
Gabon	Libreville	Africa
Gambia	Banjul	Africa
Georgia	Tbilisi	Asia
Germany	Berlin	Europe
Ghana	Accra	Africa
Greece	Athens	Europe
Grenada	St. George's	North America
Guatemala	Guatemala City	North America
Guinea	Conakry	Africa
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	Africa
Guyana	Georgetown	South America
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	North America
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	North America
Hungary	Budapest	Europe
Iceland	Reykjavik	Europe
India	New Delhi	Asia
Indonesia	Jakarta	Asia
Iran	Tehran	Asia
Iraq	Baghdad	Asia
Ireland	Dublin	Europe
Israel	Jerusalem	Asia
Italy	Rome	Europe
Jamaica	Kingston	North America
Japan	Tokyo	Asia
Jordan	Amman	Asia
Kazakhstan	Astana	Asia
Kenya	Nairobi	Africa
Kiribati	South Tarawa	Oceania
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Asia
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Asia
Laos	Vientiane	Asia
Latvia	Riga	Europe
Lebanon	Beirut	Asia
Lesotho	Maseru	Africa
Liberia	Monrovia	Africa
Libya	Tripoli	Africa
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Europe
Lithuania	Vilnius	Europe
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Europe
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Africa
Malawi	Lilongwe	Africa
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Asia
Maldives	Malé	Asia
Mali	Bamako	Africa
Malta	Valletta	Europe
Marshall Islands	Majuro	Oceania
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Africa
Mauritius	Port Louis	Africa
Mexico	Mexico City	North America
Micronesia	Palikir	Oceania
Moldova	Chișinău	Europe
Monaco	Monaco	Europe
Mongolia	Ulan Bator	Asia
Montenegro	Podgorica	Europe
Morocco	Rabat	Africa
Mozambique	Maputo	Africa
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Asia
Namibia	Windhoek	Africa
Nauru	Yaren	Oceania
Nepal	Kathmandu	Asia
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Europe
New Zealand	Wellington	Oceania
Nicaragua	Managua	North America
Niger	Niamey	Africa
Nigeria	Abuja	Africa
North Korea	Pyongyang	Asia
North Macedonia	Skopje	Europe
Norway	Oslo	Europe
Oman	Muscat	Asia
Pakistan	Islamabad	Asia
Palau	Ngerulmud	Oceania
Panama	Panama City	North America
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Oceania
Paraguay	Asunción	South America
Peru	Lima	South America
Philippines	Manila	Asia
Poland	Warsaw	Europe
Portugal	Lisbon	Europe
Qatar	Doha	Asia
Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	Africa
Romania	Bucharest	Europe
Russia	Moscow	Europe
Rwanda	Kigali	Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	North America
Saint Lucia	Castries	North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	North America
Samoa	Apia	Oceania
San Marino	City of San Marino	Europe
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé	Africa
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Asia
Senegal	Dakar	Africa
Serbia	Belgrade	Europe
Seychelles	Victoria	Africa
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Africa
Singapore	Singapore	Asia
Slovakia	Bratislava	Europe
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Europe
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Oceania
Somalia	Mogadishu	Africa
South Africa	Pretoria	Africa
South Korea	Seoul	Asia
South Sudan	Juba	Africa
Spain	Madrid	Europe
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Asia
Sudan	Khartoum	Africa
Suriname	Paramaribo	South America
Sweden	Stockholm	Europe
Switzerland	Bern	Europe
Syria	Damascus	Asia
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Asia
Tanzania	Dodoma	Africa
Thailand	Bangkok	Asia
Timor-Leste	Dili	Asia
Togo	Lomé	Africa
Tonga	Nuku'alofa	Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	North America
Tunisia	Tunis	Africa
Turkey	Ankara	Asia
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Asia
Tuvalu	Funafuti	Oceania
Uganda	Kampala	Africa
Ukraine	Kyiv	Europe
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Asia
United Kingdom	London	Europe
United States	Washington D.C.	North America
Uruguay	Montevideo	South America
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Asia
Vanuatu	Port Vila	Oceania
Vatican City (Holy See)	Vatican City	Europe
Venezuela	Caracas	South America
Vietnam	Hanoi	Asia
Yemen	Sana'a	Asia
Zambia	Lusaka	Africa
Zimbabwe	Harare	Africa

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries and capitals are there?+

There are 194 sovereign countries in the world, each with a designated capital city. A handful of countries have more than one capital (South Africa has three), and a few capitals are not the country's largest city.

Which country has more than one capital?+

South Africa has three capitals — Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative). Others with multiple or split capitals include Bolivia (Sucre and La Paz) and Eswatini (Mbabane and Lobamba).

Is the capital always the largest city?+

No. In many countries the capital is not the biggest city — for example Washington, D.C. (not New York), Canberra (not Sydney), Brasília (not São Paulo), and Ankara (not Istanbul).