In case that the capital is not the largest city, the third column gives the cities that are larger.
| Country |
Capital |
Cities larger than the capital |
| A |
| 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 |
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Gold Coast |
| Austria |
Vienna |
| Azerbaijan |
Baku |
| B |
| Bahamas |
Nassau |
| Bahrain |
Manama |
| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
| Barbados |
Bridgetown |
| Belarus |
Minsk |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
| Belize |
Belmopan |
Belize City, Corozal Town, Dangriga, Orange Walk Town, San Ignacio Cayo |
| Benin |
Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (administrative) |
Cotonou |
| Bhutan |
Thimphu |
| Bolivia |
Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) |
Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz is larger than La Paz; La Paz is larger than Sucre; metropolitan La Paz is larger than Santa Cruz) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
| Botswana |
Gaborone |
| Brazil |
Brasília |
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
| Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
| Burundi |
Bujumbura |
| C |
| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon |
Yaoundé |
Douala |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary |
| Cape Verde |
Praia |
| Central African Republic |
Bangui |
| Chad |
N'Djamena |
| Chile |
Santiago (official), Valparaíso (legislative) |
Santiago |
| China, People's Republic of |
Beijing |
Shanghai |
| Colombia |
Bogotá |
| Comoros |
Moroni |
| Congo, Republic of the |
Brazzaville |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Kinshasa |
| Costa Rica |
San José |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (administrative) |
Abidjan |
| Croatia |
Zagreb |
| Cuba |
Havana |
| Cyprus |
Nicosia |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
| D |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
| Djibouti |
Djibouti City |
| Dominica |
Roseau |
| Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
| E |
| East Timor |
Dili |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
Guayaquil |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
| El Salvador |
San Salvador |
| England |
London |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
| Eritrea |
Asmara |
| Estonia |
Tallinn |
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
| F |
| Fiji |
Suva |
| Finland |
Helsinki |
| France |
Paris |
| G |
| Gabon |
Libreville |
| Gambia, The |
Banjul |
| Georgia |
Tbilisi |
| Germany |
Berlin[1] |
| Ghana |
Accra |
| Greece |
Athens |
| Grenada |
St. George's |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
| Guinea |
Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
| Guyana |
Georgetown |
| H |
| Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
| Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
| I |
| Iceland |
Reykjavík |
| India |
New Delhi |
Mumbai, (Old) Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kanpur, Nagpur, Vadodara, Cochin (metropolitan Delhi ranks 2nd to metropolitan Mumbai). |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta |
| Iran |
Tehran |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
| Ireland |
Dublin |
| Israel |
Jerusalem[2] |
|
| Italy |
Rome |
| J |
| Jamaica |
Kingston |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
| Jordan |
Amman |
| K |
| Kazakhstan |
Astana |
Almaty |
| Kenya |
Nairobi |
| Kiribati |
South Tarawa |
| Korea, North |
Pyongyang |
| Korea, South |
Seoul |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
| L |
| Laos |
Vientiane |
| Latvia |
Riga |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
| Lesotho |
Maseru |
| Liberia |
Monrovia |
| Libya |
Tripoli |
| Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
Schaan |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg City |
| M |
| Macedonia, FYR |
Skopje |
| Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
| Malawi |
Lilongwe |
Blantyre |
| Malaysia |
Putrajaya (administrative), Kuala Lumpur (legislative; de facto) |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives |
Malé |
| Mali |
Bamako |
| Malta |
Valletta |
Birkirkara, Mosta, Qormi, Żabbar, St. Paul's Bay, Sliema, San Ġwann, Naxxar, Rabat, Żejtun, Żebbuġ, Fgura, Attard, Żurrieq, Ħamrun, Marsascala, Birzebbugia, Paola, Swieqi, Siġġiewi, St. Julian's, Msida, Tarxien, Mellieħa, Gżira, Rabat (Victoria) |
| Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
| Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
| Mauritius |
Port Louis |
| Mexico |
Mexico City |
| Micronesia |
Palikir |
Weno |
| Moldova |
Chişinău |
| Monaco |
Monaco-Ville |
Monte-Carlo, La Condamine |
| Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro |
Podgorica |
| Morocco |
Rabat |
Casablanca |
| Mozambique |
Maputo |
| Myanmar |
Naypyidaw (Pyinmana) |
Yangon, Mandalay etc |
| N |
| Namibia |
Windhoek |
| Nauru |
None (government offices in Yaren District) |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu |
| Netherlands |
Amsterdam (official),
The Hague (administrative, legislative, and judicial) |
Rotterdam (Larger than The Hague; Amsterdam is the largest city) |
| New Zealand |
Wellington |
Auckland |
| Nicaragua |
Managua |
| Niger |
Niamey |
| Nigeria |
Abuja |
Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Ogbomosho |
| Northern Ireland |
Belfast |
| Norway |
Oslo |
| O |
| Oman |
Muscat |
| P |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta |
| Palau |
Melekeok |
Koror |
| Panama |
Panama City |
| Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
| Paraguay |
Asunción |
| Peru |
Lima |
| The Philippines |
Manila |
Quezon City (part of Metro Manila) |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
| Portugal |
Lisbon |
| Q |
| Qatar |
Doha |
| R |
| Romania |
Bucharest |
| Russia |
Moscow |
| Rwanda |
Kigali |
| S |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia |
Castries |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown |
| Samoa |
Apia |
| San Marino |
San Marino |
Serravalle |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
São Tomé |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
| Scotland |
Edinburgh |
Glasgow |
| Senegal |
Dakar |
| Serbia |
Belgrade |
| Seychelles |
Victoria |
| Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava |
| Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
| Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
| Somalia |
Mogadishu |
| South Africa |
Pretoria (official, and administrative),
Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) |
Johannesburg |
| Spain |
Madrid |
| Sri Lanka |
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (official), Colombo (legislative) |
Kotte is suburb of Colombo |
| Sudan |
Khartoum |
Omdurman |
| Suriname |
Paramaribo |
| Swaziland |
Mbabane (official), Lobamba (legislative and royal) |
Manzini |
| Sweden |
Stockholm |
| Switzerland |
Bern |
Zürich, Geneva, Basel |
| Syria |
Damascus |
| T |
| Taiwan |
Taipei |
| Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
| Tanzania |
Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (administrative) |
Dar es Salaam |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
| Togo |
Lomé |
| Tonga |
Nuku'alofa |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
Chaguanas, San Fernando, San Juan |
| Tunisia |
Tunis |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
Istanbul |
| Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
| Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
| U |
| Uganda |
Kampala |
| Ukraine |
Kiev |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Dubai, Sharjah |
| United Kingdom |
London |
(note: The City of London is the second-smallest city in the United Kingdom. What is commonly regarded as "London" is the governmental area known as Greater London, which does not comprise the entire London metropolitan area.) |
| United States |
Washington, D.C. |
New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and seventeen others (Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area ranks 4th) |
| Uruguay |
Montevideo |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
| V |
| Vanuatu |
Port Vila |
| Vatican City |
Vatican City |
| Venezuela |
Caracas |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Ho Chi Minh City |
| W |
| Wales |
Cardiff |
| Y |
| Yemen |
Sanaá |
| Z |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe |
Harare |
