List of capitals by country

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Lists of capitals [edit]

This is a list of national capitals in the world in alphabetical order by country:

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[edit] Capitals of sovereign states

Country 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
Austria Vienna
Azerbaijan Baku
B
Bahamas Nassau
Bahrain Manama
Bangladesh Dhaka
Barbados Bridgetown
Belarus Minsk
Belgium Brussels
Belize Belmopan
Benin Porto-Novo
Bhutan Thimphu
Bolivia Sucre (constitutional, judicial), La Paz (administrative)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Botswana Gaborone
Brazil Brasília
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria Sofia
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou
Burundi Bujumbura
C
Cambodia Phnom Penh
Cameroon Yaoundé
Canada Ottawa
Cape Verde Praia
Central African Republic Bangui
Chad N'Djamena
Chile Santiago (official), Valparaíso (legislative)
People's Republic of China Beijing
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)
Croatia Zagreb
Cuba Havana
Cyprus Nicosia
Czech Republic Prague
D
Denmark Copenhagen
Djibouti Djibouti
Dominica Roseau
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
E
East Timor Dili
Ecuador Quito
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
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
Indonesia Jakarta
Iran Tehran
Iraq Baghdad
Ireland Dublin
Israel Jerusalem
Italy Rome
J
Jamaica Kingston
Japan Tokyo
Jordan Amman
K
Kazakhstan Astana
Kenya Nairobi
Kiribati South Tarawa
Kuwait Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek
L
Laos Vientiane
Latvia Riga
Lebanon Beirut
Lesotho Maseru
Liberia Monrovia
Libya Tripoli
Liechtenstein Vaduz
Lithuania Vilnius
Luxembourg Luxembourg
M
Macedonia Skopje
Madagascar Antananarivo
Malawi Lilongwe
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (official), Putrajaya (administrative)
Maldives Malé
Mali Bamako
Malta Valletta
Marshall Islands Majuro
Mauritania Nouakchott
Mauritius Port Louis
Mexico Mexico City
Micronesia Palikir
Moldova Chişinău
Monaco Monaco
Mongolia Ulan Bator
Montenegro Podgorica
Morocco Rabat
Mozambique Maputo
Myanmar Naypyidaw
N
Namibia Windhoek
Nauru None (Yaren)
Nepal Kathmandu
Kingdom of the Netherlands/Netherlands Amsterdam (official), The Hague (administrative, legislative, and judicial)
New Zealand Wellington
Nicaragua Managua
Niger Niamey
Nigeria Abuja
North Korea Pyongyang
Northern Ireland Belfast
Norway Oslo
O
Oman Muscat
P
Pakistan Islamabad
Palau Melekeok
Palestine Jerusalem
Panama Panama City
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Paraguay Asunción
Peru Lima
Philippines Manila
Poland Warsaw
Portugal Lisbon
Q
Qatar Doha
R
Romania Bucharest
Russia Moscow, St. Petersburg (judical)
Rwanda Kigali
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre
Saint Lucia Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown
Samoa Apia
San Marino San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Scotland Edinburgh
Senegal Dakar
Serbia Belgrade
Seychelles Victoria
Sierra Leone Freetown
Singapore Singapore City
Slovakia Bratislava
Slovenia Ljubljana
Solomon Islands Honiara
Somalia Mogadishu
South Africa Pretoria (official and administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
South Korea Seoul
Spain Madrid
Sri Lanka Colombo (official), Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan Khartoum
Suriname Paramaribo
Swaziland Mbabane (official, administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
Sweden Stockholm
Switzerland Bern
Syria Damascus
T
Taiwan - see Republic of China Taipei
Tajikistan Dushanbe
Tanzania Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (administrative)
Thailand Bangkok
Togo Lomé
Tonga Nukuʻalofa
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
Tunisia Tunis
Turkey Ankara
Turkmenistan Ashgabat
Tuvalu Funafuti
U
Uganda Kampala
Ukraine Kiev
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom London
United States Washington, D.C.
Uruguay Montevideo
Uzbekistan Tashkent
V
Vanuatu Port Vila
Vatican City Vatican City
Venezuela Caracas
Vietnam Hanoi
W
Wales Cardiff
Y
Yemen Sanaa
Z
Zambia Lusaka
Zimbabwe Harare

[edit] Capitals of dependent territories

Territory Capital
A
American Samoa (US) Pago Pago
Anguilla (UK) The Valley
Aruba (Neths.) Oranjestad
Ascension Island (UK) Georgetown
Bermuda (UK) Hamilton
C
Cayman Islands (UK) George Town
Christmas Island (Aus.) The Settlement/Flying Fish Cove
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Aus.) West Island
Cook Islands (NZ) Avarua
F
Falkland Islands (UK) Stanley
Faroe Islands (Den.) Tórshavn
French Polynesia (Fr.) Papeete
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Fr.) Saint-Pierre (on Réunion)
G
Gibraltar (UK) Gibraltar
Greenland (Den.) Nuuk
Guam (US) Hagatna
Guernsey (UK) St Peter Port
I
Isle of Man (UK) Douglas
J
Jersey (UK) Saint Helier
M
Mayotte (Fr.) Mamoudzou
Montserrat (UK) Plymouth (Abandoned - Brades is de facto but unofficial capital)
N
Netherlands Antilles (Neths.) Willemstad
New Caledonia (Fr.) Nouméa
Niue (NZ) Alofi
Norfolk Island (Aus.) Kingston
Northern Mariana Islands (US) Saipan
P
Pitcairn Island (UK) Adamstown
Puerto Rico (US) San Juan
S
Saint-Barthélemy (Fr.) Gustavia
Saint Helena (UK) Jamestown
Saint-Martin (Fr.) Marigot
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Fr.) Saint-Pierre
T
Tokelau (NZ) none
Tristan da Cunha (UK) Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Turks & Caicos Islands (UK) Cockburn Town
V
British Virgin Islands (UK) Road Town
United States Virgin Islands (US) Charlotte Amalie
W
Wallis and Futuna (Fr.) Mata-Utu

[edit] Capitals of unrecognised states

Note: Whilst these entities aspire to statehood and have significant territory, they are not generally considered to be independent countries, since they are not recognised by a majority of other states, and do not have a seat at the United Nations. For background, see List of unrecognized countries.
Entity Capital
Abkhazia Sukhumi
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Nicosia
Iraqi Kurdistan Arbil
Kosovo Priština
Nagorno-Karabakh Stepanakert
Palestinian National Authority Ramallah
Somaliland Hargeisa
South Ossetia Tskhinvali
Transnistria Tiraspol

[edit] By continent

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Capitals of Africa
   
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Capitals of North America
   
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Capitals of South America
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Capitals of Asia
Central Asia
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia
†Afghanistan is often considered Central/South Asian · ‡See Positions on Jerusalem for details on its status as capital
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Capitals of European states
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Europe
Central Europe
† Eurasian countries, 1 partially recognised country
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Capitals of Oceania
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