List of All Country Names

As of 2023, there are 196 recognized independent countries in the world, each with its own unique culture, history, and government. The countries vary in size, population, and geography, with some spanning entire continents and others consisting of small islands in the ocean. Despite their differences, each country plays a critical role in shaping the world we live in, from its economic and political systems to its natural resources and cultural heritage. In this blog post, we will provide a comprehensive list of all country names, along with their capital cities.

How many countries are in the world?

As of 2023, there are 196 recognized independent countries in the world. This number can vary depending on different sources and interpretations of what constitutes a country, as there are some territories with disputed sovereignty or that are not universally recognized.

All Country Names with Their Capital

Here is a list of all countries in alphabetical order with their capitals:

Afghanistan – Kabul

Albania – Tirana

Algeria – Algiers

Andorra – Andorra la Vella

Angola – Luanda

Antigua and Barbuda – St. John’s

Argentina – Buenos Aires

Armenia – Yerevan

Australia – Canberra

Austria – Vienna

Azerbaijan – Baku

Bahamas – Nassau

Bahrain – Manama

Bangladesh – Dhaka

Barbados – Bridgetown

Belarus – Minsk

Belgium – Brussels

Belize – Belmopan

Benin – Porto-Novo

Bhutan – Thimphu

Bolivia – La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo

Botswana – Gaborone

Brazil – Brasília

Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan

Bulgaria – Sofia

Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou

Burundi – Gitega

Cabo Verde – Praia

Cambodia – Phnom Penh

Cameroon – Yaoundé

Canada – Ottawa

Central African Republic (CAR) – Bangui

Chad – N’Djamena

Chile – Santiago

China – Beijing

Colombia – Bogotá

Comoros – Moroni

Congo, Democratic Republic of the (DRC) – Kinshasa

Congo, Republic of the – Brazzaville

Costa Rica – San José

Cote d’Ivoire – Yamoussoukro (administrative); Abidjan (economic)

Croatia – Zagreb

Cuba – Havana

Cyprus – Nicosia

Czech Republic – Prague

Denmark – Copenhagen

Djibouti – Djibouti City

Dominica – Roseau

Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo

Ecuador – Quito

Egypt – Cairo

El Salvador – San Salvador

Equatorial Guinea – Malabo

Eritrea – Asmara

Estonia – Tallinn

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) – Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (royal and legislative)

Ethiopia – Addis Ababa

Fiji – Suva

Finland – Helsinki

France – Paris

Gabon – Libreville

Gambia – Banjul

Georgia – Tbilisi

Germany – Berlin

Ghana – Accra

Greece – Athens

Grenada – St. George’s

Guatemala – Guatemala City

Guinea – Conakry

Guinea-Bissau – Bissau

Guyana – Georgetown

Haiti – Port-au-Prince

Honduras – Tegucigalpa

Hungary – Budapest

Iceland – Reykjavik

India – New Delhi

Indonesia – Jakarta

Iran – Tehran

Iraq – Baghdad

Ireland – Dublin

Israel – Jerusalem

Italy – Rome

Jamaica – Kingston

Japan – Tokyo

Jordan – Amman

Kazakhstan – Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana)

Kenya – Nairobi

Kiribati – South Tarawa

Korea, North – Pyongyang

Korea, South – Seoul

Kosovo – Pristina

Kuwait – Kuwait City

Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek

Laos – Vientiane

Latvia – Riga

Lebanon – Beirut

Lesotho – Maseru

Liberia – Monrovia

Libya – Tripoli

Liechtenstein – Vaduz

Lithuania – Vilnius

Luxembourg – Luxembourg City

Madagascar – Antananarivo

Malawi – Lilongwe

Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur

Maldives – Male

Mali – Bamako

Malta – Valletta

Marshall Islands – Majuro

Mauritania – Nouakchott

Mauritius – Port Louis

Mexico – Mexico City

Micronesia – Palikir

Moldova – Chisinau

Monaco – Monaco

Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar

Montenegro – Podgorica

Morocco – Rabat

Mozambique – Maputo

Myanmar (formerly Burma) – Naypyidaw

Namibia – Windhoek

Nauru – Yaren District

Nepal – Kathmandu

Netherlands – Amsterdam (constitutional capital); The Hague (seat of government)

New Zealand – Wellington

Nicaragua – Managua

Niger – Niamey

Nigeria – Abuja

North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) – Skopje

Norway – Oslo

Oman – Muscat

Pakistan – Islamabad

Palau – Ngerulmud

Panama – Panama City

Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby

Paraguay – Asunción

Peru – Lima

Philippines – Manila

Poland – Warsaw

Portugal – Lisbon

Qatar – Doha

Romania – Bucharest

Russia – Moscow

Rwanda – Kigali

Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre

Saint Lucia – Castries

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown

Samoa – Apia

San Marino – San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe – Sao Tome

Saudi Arabia – Riyadh

Senegal – Dakar

Serbia – Belgrade

Seychelles – Victoria

Sierra Leone – Freetown

Singapore – Singapore

Slovakia – Bratislava

Slovenia – Ljubljana

Solomon Islands – Honiara

Somalia – Mogadishu

South Africa – Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial)

South Sudan – Juba

Spain – Madrid

Sri Lanka – Colombo

Sudan – Khartoum

Suriname – Paramaribo

Sweden – Stockholm

Switzerland – Bern

Syria – Damascus

Taiwan – Taipei

Tajikistan – Dushanbe

Tanzania – Dodoma (administrative); Dar es Salaam (judicial)

Thailand – Bangkok

Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) – Dili

Togo – Lome

Tonga – Nuku’alofa

Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain

Tunisia – Tunis

Turkey – Ankara

Turkmenistan – Ashgabat

Tuvalu – Funafuti

Uganda – Kampala

Ukraine – Kyiv

United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom – London

United States of America – Washington, D.C.

Uruguay – Montevideo

Uzbekistan – Tashkent

Vanuatu – Port Vila

Vatican City (Holy See) – Vatican City

Venezuela – Caracas

Vietnam – Hanoi

Yemen – Sanaa

Zambia – Lusaka

Zimbabwe – Harare

Note that some countries have multiple capital cities or may have different levels of capital cities for different administrative functions. Additionally, some countries may have disputed territories with different governing authorities that claim their own capital cities. The list above reflects the generally recognized capital cities of each country.