The world is composed of numerous countries, each with its own unique history, culture, and geography. Central to the identity of each nation is its capital city—a hub of political power, cultural heritage, and often economic activity. Below is a comprehensive guide to the capital cities of the world’s countries, organized by continent.
Africa
1. Algeria – Algiers
2. Angola – Luanda
3. Benin – Porto-Novo
4. Botswana – Gaborone
5. Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
6. Burundi – Gitega
7. Cape Verde – Praia
8. Cameroon – Yaoundé
9. Central African Republic – Bangui
10. Chad – N’Djamena
11. Comoros – Moroni
12. Congo (Democratic Republic) – Kinshasa
13. Congo (Republic) – Brazzaville
14. Djibouti – Djibouti
15. Egypt – Cairo
16. Equatorial Guinea – Malabo
17. Eritrea – Asmara
18. Eswatini – Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
19. Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
20. Gabon – Libreville
21. Gambia – Banjul
22. Ghana – Accra
23. Guinea – Conakry
24. Guinea-Bissau – Bissau
25. Ivory Coast – Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (de facto)
26. Kenya – Nairobi
27. Lesotho – Maseru
28. Liberia – Monrovia
29. Libya – Tripoli
30. Madagascar – Antananarivo
31. Malawi – Lilongwe
32. Mali – Bamako
33. Mauritania – Nouakchott
34. Mauritius – Port Louis
35. Morocco – Rabat
36. Mozambique – Maputo
37. Namibia – Windhoek
38. Niger – Niamey
39. Nigeria – Abuja
40. Rwanda – Kigali
41. São Tomé and Príncipe – São Tomé
42. Senegal – Dakar
43. Seychelles – Victoria
44. Sierra Leone – Freetown
45. Somalia – Mogadishu
46. South Africa – Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)
47. South Sudan – Juba
48. Sudan – Khartoum
49. Tanzania – Dodoma
50. Togo – Lomé
51. Tunisia – Tunis
52. Uganda – Kampala
53. Zambia – Lusaka
54. Zimbabwe – Harare
Asia
1. Afghanistan – Kabul
2. Armenia – Yerevan
3. Azerbaijan – Baku
4. Bahrain – Manama
5. Bangladesh – Dhaka
6. Bhutan – Thimphu
7. Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan
8. Cambodia – Phnom Penh
9. China – Beijing
10. Cyprus – Nicosia
11. Georgia – Tbilisi
12. India – New Delhi
13. Indonesia – Jakarta
14. Iran – Tehran
15. Iraq – Baghdad
16. Israel – Jerusalem
17. Japan – Tokyo
18. Jordan – Amman
19. Kazakhstan – Nur-Sultan
20. Kuwait – Kuwait City
21. Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
22. Laos – Vientiane
23. Lebanon – Beirut
24. Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur (official), Putrajaya (administrative)
25. Maldives – Malé
26. Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar
27. Myanmar – Naypyidaw
28. Nepal – Kathmandu
29. North Korea – Pyongyang
30. Oman – Muscat
31. Pakistan – Islamabad
32. Palestine – East Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah (administrative)
33. Philippines – Manila
34. Qatar – Doha
35. Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
36. Singapore – Singapore
37. South Korea – Seoul
38. Sri Lanka – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative), Colombo (executive and judicial)
39. Syria – Damascus
40. Taiwan – Taipei
41. Tajikistan – Dushanbe
42. Thailand – Bangkok
43. Timor-Leste – Dili
44. Turkey – Ankara
45. Turkmenistan – Ashgabat
46. United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi
47. Uzbekistan – Tashkent
48. Vietnam – Hanoi
49. Yemen – Sana’a (de jure), Aden (temporary administrative)
Europe
1. Albania – Tirana
2. Andorra – Andorra la Vella
3. Austria – Vienna
4. Belarus – Minsk
5. Belgium – Brussels
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo
7. Bulgaria – Sofia
8. Croatia – Zagreb
9. Czech Republic – Prague
10. Denmark – Copenhagen
11. Estonia – Tallinn
12. Finland – Helsinki
13. France – Paris
14. Germany – Berlin
15. Greece – Athens
16. Hungary – Budapest
17. Iceland – Reykjavik
18. Ireland – Dublin
19. Italy – Rome
20. Kosovo – Pristina
21. Latvia – Riga
22. Liechtenstein – Vaduz
23. Lithuania – Vilnius
24. Luxembourg – Luxembourg City
25. Malta – Valletta
26. Moldova – Chișinău
27. Monaco – Monaco
28. Montenegro – Podgorica
29. Netherlands – Amsterdam (official), The Hague (administrative)
30. North Macedonia – Skopje
31. Norway – Oslo
32. Poland – Warsaw
33. Portugal – Lisbon
34. Romania – Bucharest
35. Russia – Moscow
36. San Marino – San Marino
37. Serbia – Belgrade
38. Slovakia – Bratislava
39. Slovenia – Ljubljana
40. Spain – Madrid
41. Sweden – Stockholm
42. Switzerland – Bern
43. Ukraine – Kyiv
44. United Kingdom – London
45. Vatican City – Vatican City
North America
1. Antigua and Barbuda – St. John’s
2. Bahamas – Nassau
3. Barbados – Bridgetown
4. Belize – Belmopan
5. Canada – Ottawa
6. Costa Rica – San José
7. Cuba – Havana
8. Dominica – Roseau
9. Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo
10. El Salvador – San Salvador
11. Grenada – St. George’s
12. Guatemala – Guatemala City
13. Haiti – Port-au-Prince
14. Honduras – Tegucigalpa
15. Jamaica – Kingston
16. Mexico – Mexico City
17. Nicaragua – Managua
18. Panama – Panama City
19. Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre
20. Saint Lucia – Castries
21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown
22. Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain
23. United States – Washington, D.C.
South America
1. Argentina – Buenos Aires
2. Bolivia – Sucre (constitutional), La Paz (seat of government)
3. Brazil – Brasília
4. Chile – Santiago
5. Colombia – Bogotá
6. Ecuador – Quito
7. Guyana – Georgetown
8. Paraguay – Asunción
9. Peru – Lima
10. Suriname – Paramaribo
11. Uruguay – Montevideo
12. Venezuela – Caracas
Oceania
1. Australia – Canberra
2. Fiji – Suva
3. Kiribati – South Tarawa
4. Marshall Islands – Majuro
5. Micronesia – Palikir
6. Nauru – Yaren (de facto)
7. New Zealand – Wellington
8. Palau – Ngerulmud
9. Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
10. Samoa – Apia
11. Solomon Islands – Honiara
12. Tonga – Nuku’alofa
13. Tuvalu – Funafuti
14. Vanuatu – Port Vila
Understanding the capitals of these countries provides a glimpse into the diversity and complexity of global geography and politics. Each capital city, with its unique character, serves as a testament to the history and aspirations of its nation.