List of 216 countries in the world complete with their capital cities
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HOLIDAY NEWS -- The planet Earth we live on is a vast place and full of diversity. Did you know that there are more than 200 countries around the world? Let's look at the list of 216 countries in the world complete with their capital cities.
Every country has a capital city which is generally used as the center of government. However, some countries also have more than one capital city.
Below is a list of countries in the world and their capital cities quoted from Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) data.
List of countries in the world and their capital cities
1. Afghanistan: Kabul
2. South Africa: Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein
3. Akrotiri and Dhekelia: Episkopi Cantonment in Akrotiri
4. Albania: Tirana (Tiran)
5. Algeria: Algeria
6. United States: Washington DC
7. Andorra: Andorra la Vella
8. Angola: Luanda
9. Anguilla: The Valley
10. Antigua and Barbuda: Saint John's
11. Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
12. Argentina: Buenos Aires
13. Armenia: Yerevan
14. Aruba: Oranjestad
15. Australia: Canberra
16. Austria: Vienna
17. Azerbaijan: Baku (Tray, Grilled)
18. Bahamas: Nassau
19. Bahrain: Manama
20. Bangladesh: Dhaka
21. Barbados: Bridgetown
22. Netherlands: Amsterdam
23. Belarus: Minsk
24. Belgium: Brussels
25. Belize: Belmopan
26. Benin: Porto-Novo (constitutional), Cotonou (center of government)
27. Bermuda: Hamilton
28. Bhutan: Thimphu
29. Bolivia: La Paz (administrative), Sucre (constitutional)
30. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo
31. Botswana: Gaborone
32. Brazil: Brasilia
33. United Kingdom: London
34. Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
35. Bulgaria: Sofia
36. Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
37. Burma (Myanmar): Rangoon (Yangon) recognized by the US Government; Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
38. Burundi: Gitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital)
39. Czech: Prague
40. Curacao: Willemstad
41. Denmark: Copenhagen
42. Djibouti: Djibouti
43. Dominica: Roseau
44. Ecuador: Quito
45. El Salvador: San Salvador
46. Eritrea: Romance
47. Estonia: Tallinn
48. Eswatini: Mbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)
49. Ethiopia: Addis Ababa
50. Fiji: Helsinki
51. Philippines: Manila
52. Finland: Paris
54. Gabon: Banjul
55. Gambia: Tbilisi
56. Ghana: Accra
57. Gibraltar: Gibraltar
58. Granada: Saint George's
59. Greenland: Nuuk
60. Guam: Hagatna (Agana)
61. Guatemala: Guatemala City
62. Guernsey: Saint Peter Port
63. Guinea: Conakry
64. Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
65. Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
66. Guyana: Georgetown
67. Haiti: Port-au-Prince
68. Honduras: Tegucigalpa
69. Hungary: Budapest
70. India: New Delhi
71. Indonesia: Jakarta
72. Iraq: Baghdad
73. Iran: Tehran
74. Ireland: Dublin
75. Iceland: Reykjavik
76. Isle of Man: Douglas
77. Israel: Jerusalem
78. Italy: Rome
79. Jamaica: Kingston
80. Japan: Tokyo
81. Germany: Berlin
82. Jersey: Saint Helier
83. New Caledonia: Noumea
84. Kazakhstan: Astana
85. Kenya: Nairobi
86. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): Torshavn
87. Faroe Islands: Suva
88. Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan
89. Pitcairn Islands: Adamstown
90. Turks and Caicos Islands: Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk)
91. British Virgin Islands: Road Town
92. Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek
93. Kiribati: Tarawa
94. South Korea: Seoul
95. Korea, North: Pyongyang
96. Kosovo: Pristina
97. Cuba: Havana
98. Kuwait: Kuwait City
99. Laos: Vientiane
100. Latvia: Riga
101. Lesoto: Maseru
102. Lebanon: Beirut
103. Liberia: Monrovia
104. Libya: Tripoli
105. Liechtenstein: Vaduz
106. Lithuania: Vilnius
107. Luxembourg: Luxembourg
108. Madagascar: Antananarivo
109. North Macedonia: Skopje
110. Maldives: Male
111. Malawi: Lilongwe
112. Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (national capital), Putrajaya (center of government)
113. Mali: Bamako
114. Malta: Valletta
115. Morocco: Rabat
116. Mauritania: Nouakchott
117. Mauritius: Port Louis
118. Mexico: Mexico City
119. Egypt: Cairo
120. Micronesia, Federated States: Palikir
121. Moldova: Chisinau
122. Monaco: Monaco
123. Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar
124. Montenegro: Podgorika
125. Montserrat: Plymouth
126. Mozambique: Maputo
127. Namibia: Windhoek
128. Nauru: No official capital; government office in Yaren District
129. Nepal: Kathmandu
130. Nigeria: Niamey
131. Nigeria: Abuja
132. Nicaragua: Managua
133. Niue: Alofi
134. Norway: Oslo
135. Oman: Muscat
136. Pakistan: Islamabad
137. Palau: Ngerulmud
138. Panama: Panama City
139. Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby
140. Paraguay: Asunción
141. France: Papeete
142. Peru: Lima
143. Poland: Warsaw
144. French Polynesia: Libreville
145. Portugal: Lisbon
146. Puerto Rico: San Juan
147. Marshall Islands: Majuro
148. Norfolk Island: Rajasthan
149. Solomon Islands: Honiara
150. Qatar: Doha
151. Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
152. Romania: Bucharest
153. Russia: Moscow
154. Rwanda: Kigali
155. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: Jamestown
156. Saint Kitts and Nevis: Basseterre
157. Saint Lucia: Castries
158. Saint Martin: Marigot
159. Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Saint-Pierre
160. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Kingstown
161. Samoa: Apia
162. American Samoa: Pago Pago
163. San Marino: San Marino (city)
164. Saint Barthelemy: Gustavia
165. Sao Tome and Principe: Sao Tome
166. New Zealand: Wellington
167. Senegal: Dakar
168. Serbia: Belgrade
169. Seychelles: Victoria
170. Sierra Leone: Freetown
171. Singapore: Singapore
172. Sint Maarten: Philipsburg
173. Cyprus: Nicosia
174. Slovenia: Ljubljana
175. Slovakia: Bratislava
176. Somalia: Mogadishu
177. Spain: Madrid
178. Sri Lanka: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)
179. Sudan: Khartoum
180. South Sudan: Juba
181. Syria: Damascus
182. Suriname: Paramaribo
183. Svalbard: Longyearbyen
184. Sweden: Stockholm
185. Switzerland: Bern
186. Taiwan: Taipei
187. Tajikistan: Dushanbe
188. Tanzania: Dodoma
189. Thailand: Bangkok
190. Timor-Leste: Dili
191. Togo: Lom
192. Tokelau: No designated capital
193. Tonga: Nuku'alofa
194. Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain
195. Tunis: Tunis
196. Türkiye (Turkiye): Ankara
197. Turkmenistan: Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
198. Tuvalu: Funafuti
199. Uganda: Kampala
200. Ukraine: Kyiv (Kiev is a translation from Russian)
201. United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
202. European Union: Stanley
203. Uruguay: Montevideo
204. Uzbekistan: Tashkent
205. Vanuatu: Port-Vila (in Efate)
206. Vatican: Vatican City
207. Venezuela: Caracas
208. Vietnam: Hanoi (Ha Noi)
209. Virgin Islands: Charlotte Amalie
210. Wallis and Futuna: Eyes of Utu
211. British territories in the Indian Ocean: administered from London (often thought to be Diego Garcia)
212. Yemen: Sanaa
213. Jordan: Amman
214. Greece: Athens
215. Zambia: Lusaka
216. Zimbabwe: Harare
That is a list of 216 countries complete with their capital cities. Hope it is useful!