Capital cities of the world
This list gives the capital of each of the 187 countries on our maps, from A to Z. A few countries have more than one capital, such as South Africa, Bolivia and Ivory Coast, and these are all shown.
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| 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 |
| Bahrain | Manama | Asia |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Asia |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | North America |
| Belarus | Minsk | Europe |
| Belgium | Brussels | Europe |
| Belize | Belmopan | North America |
| Benin | Cotonou | Africa |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Asia |
| Bolivia | La Paz, 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 | Bujumbura | 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 |
| Colombia | Bogotá | South America |
| Comoros | Moroni | Africa |
| Costa Rica | San José | North America |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Europe |
| Cuba | Havana | North America |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Asia |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Europe |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | Africa |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Europe |
| Dominica | Roseau | North America |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | North America |
| East Timor | Dili | Asia |
| Ecuador | Quito | South America |
| Egypt | Cairo | Africa |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | North America |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Africa |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Africa |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Europe |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | Africa |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Africa |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | Oceania |
| Fiji | Suva | Oceania |
| Finland | Helsinki | Europe |
| France | Paris | Europe |
| Gabon | Libreville | 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 | Reykjavík | Europe |
| India | New Delhi | Asia |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Asia |
| Iran | Tehran | Asia |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Asia |
| Ireland | Dublin | Europe |
| Italy | Rome | Europe |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan, Yamoussoukro | Africa |
| Jamaica | Kingston | North America |
| Japan | Tokyo | Asia |
| Jordan | Amman | Asia |
| Kazakhstan | Nur-Sultan | 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 |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Africa |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Africa |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Asia |
| Maldives | Malé | Oceania |
| Mali | Bamako | Africa |
| Malta | Valletta | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Oceania |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Africa |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Oceania |
| Mexico | Mexico City | North America |
| Moldova | Chișinău | Europe |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Asia |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Europe |
| Morocco | Rabat | Africa |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Africa |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Asia |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Africa |
| 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 | Melekeok | Oceania |
| Panama | Panama City | North America |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Oceania |
| Paraguay | Asunción | South America |
| People's Republic of China | Beijing | Asia |
| 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 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Africa |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Asia |
| Senegal | Dakar | Africa |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Europe |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Oceania |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Africa |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Europe |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Europe |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Oceania |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Africa |
| Somaliland | Hargeisa | Africa |
| South Africa | Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein | Africa |
| South Korea | Seoul | Asia |
| Spain | Madrid | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Asia |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Africa |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | South America |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Europe |
| Switzerland | Bern | Europe |
| Syria | Damascus | Asia |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Asia |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Asia |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Africa |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Asia |
| The Bahamas | Nassau | North America |
| The Gambia | Banjul | Africa |
| 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 of America | Washington | North America |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | South America |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Asia |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Oceania |
| Venezuela | Caracas | South America |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Asia |
| Yemen | Sanaa | Asia |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Africa |
Capitals follow Natural Earth’s populated places data. Where a country splits its government between cities, all of them are listed. Sources