Countries and Capitals of the World

The capital, area, current UTC offset and calling code of all 196 countries, grouped by continent. Click a country name for its map, neighbors, currency and languages, or explore the interactive world map.

Africa (54)Americas (35)Asia (47)Europe (46)Oceania (14)🗺️ World map

Countries in Africa and their capitals (54)

CountryCapitalAreaUTC offsetCode
🇩🇿 AlgeriaAlgiers2,381,741 km²UTC+1+213
🇦🇴 AngolaLuanda1,246,700 km²UTC+1+244
🇧🇯 BeninPorto-Novo112,622 km²UTC+1+229
🇧🇼 BotswanaGaborone582,000 km²UTC+2+267
🇧🇫 Burkina FasoOuagadougou272,967 km²UTC±0+226
🇧🇮 BurundiGitega27,834 km²UTC+2+257
🇨🇲 CameroonYaoundé475,442 km²UTC+1+237
🇨🇻 Cape VerdePraia4,033 km²UTC−1+238
🇨🇫 Central African RepublicBangui622,984 km²UTC+1+236
🇹🇩 ChadN'Djamena1,284,000 km²UTC+1+235
🇰🇲 ComorosMoroni1,862 km²UTC+3+269
🇩🇯 DjiboutiDjibouti23,200 km²UTC+3+253
🇨🇩 DR CongoKinshasa2,344,858 km²UTC+1+243
🇪🇬 EgyptCairo1,002,450 km²UTC+3+20
🇬🇶 Equatorial GuineaMalabo28,051 km²UTC+1+240
🇪🇷 EritreaAsmara117,600 km²UTC+3+291
🇸🇿 EswatiniLobamba17,364 km²UTC+2+268
🇪🇹 EthiopiaAddis Ababa1,104,300 km²UTC+3+251
🇬🇦 GabonLibreville267,668 km²UTC+1+241
🇬🇲 GambiaBanjul10,689 km²UTC±0+220
🇬🇭 GhanaAccra238,533 km²UTC±0+233
🇬🇳 GuineaConakry245,857 km²UTC±0+224
🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauBissau36,125 km²UTC±0+245
🇨🇮 Ivory CoastYamoussoukro322,463 km²UTC±0+225
🇰🇪 KenyaNairobi580,367 km²UTC+3+254
🇱🇸 LesothoMaseru30,355 km²UTC+2+266
🇱🇷 LiberiaMonrovia111,369 km²UTC±0+231
🇱🇾 LibyaTripoli1,759,540 km²UTC+2+218
🇲🇬 MadagascarAntananarivo587,041 km²UTC+3+261
🇲🇼 MalawiLilongwe118,484 km²UTC+2+265
🇲🇱 MaliBamako1,240,192 km²UTC±0+223
🇲🇷 MauritaniaNouakchott1,030,700 km²UTC±0+222
🇲🇺 MauritiusPort Louis2,040 km²UTC+4+230
🇲🇦 MoroccoRabat446,550 km²UTC±0+212
🇲🇿 MozambiqueMaputo801,590 km²UTC+2+258
🇳🇦 NamibiaWindhoek825,615 km²UTC+2+264
🇳🇪 NigerNiamey1,267,000 km²UTC+1+227
🇳🇬 NigeriaAbuja923,768 km²UTC+1+234
🇨🇬 Republic of the CongoBrazzaville342,000 km²UTC+1+242
🇷🇼 RwandaKigali26,338 km²UTC+2+250
🇸🇹 São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé964 km²UTC±0+239
🇸🇳 SenegalDakar196,722 km²UTC±0+221
🇸🇨 SeychellesVictoria452 km²UTC+4+248
🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneFreetown71,740 km²UTC±0+232
🇸🇴 SomaliaMogadishu637,657 km²UTC+3+252
🇿🇦 South AfricaPretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town1,221,037 km²UTC+2+27
🇸🇸 South SudanJuba619,745 km²UTC+2+211
🇸🇩 SudanKhartoum1,886,068 km²UTC+2+249
🇹🇿 TanzaniaDodoma945,087 km²UTC+3+255
🇹🇬 TogoLomé56,785 km²UTC±0+228
🇹🇳 TunisiaTunis163,610 km²UTC+1+216
🇺🇬 UgandaKampala241,550 km²UTC+3+256
🇿🇲 ZambiaLusaka752,612 km²UTC+2+260
🇿🇼 ZimbabweHarare390,757 km²UTC+2+263

Countries in Americas and their capitals (35)

CountryCapitalAreaUTC offsetCode
🇦🇬 Antigua and BarbudaSaint John's442 km²UTC−4+1268
🇦🇷 ArgentinaBuenos Aires2,780,400 km²UTC−3+54
🇧🇸 BahamasNassau13,943 km²UTC−4+1242
🇧🇧 BarbadosBridgetown430 km²UTC−4+1246
🇧🇿 BelizeBelmopan22,966 km²UTC−6+501
🇧🇴 BoliviaSucre1,098,581 km²UTC−4+591
🇧🇷 BrazilBrasília8,515,767 km²UTC−3+55
🇨🇦 CanadaOttawa9,984,670 km²UTC−4+1
🇨🇱 ChileSantiago756,102 km²UTC−3+56
🇨🇴 ColombiaBogotá1,141,748 km²UTC−5+57
🇨🇷 Costa RicaSan José51,100 km²UTC−6+506
🇨🇺 CubaHavana109,884 km²UTC−4+53
🇩🇲 DominicaRoseau751 km²UTC−4+1767
🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo48,671 km²UTC−4+1
🇪🇨 EcuadorQuito276,841 km²UTC−5+593
🇸🇻 El SalvadorSan Salvador21,041 km²UTC−6+503
🇬🇩 GrenadaSt. George's344 km²UTC−4+1473
🇬🇹 GuatemalaGuatemala City108,889 km²UTC−6+502
🇬🇾 GuyanaGeorgetown214,969 km²UTC−4+592
🇭🇹 HaitiPort-au-Prince27,750 km²UTC−4+509
🇭🇳 HondurasTegucigalpa112,492 km²UTC−6+504
🇯🇲 JamaicaKingston10,991 km²UTC−5+1876
🇲🇽 MexicoMexico City1,964,375 km²UTC−6+52
🇳🇮 NicaraguaManagua130,373 km²UTC−6+505
🇵🇦 PanamaPanama City75,417 km²UTC−5+507
🇵🇾 ParaguayAsunción406,752 km²UTC−3+595
🇵🇪 PeruLima1,285,216 km²UTC−5+51
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre261 km²UTC−4+1869
🇱🇨 Saint LuciaCastries616 km²UTC−4+1758
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown389 km²UTC−4+1784
🇸🇷 SurinameParamaribo163,820 km²UTC−3+597
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain5,130 km²UTC−4+1868
🇺🇸 United StatesWashington D.C.9,372,610 km²UTC−4+1
🇺🇾 UruguayMontevideo181,034 km²UTC−3+598
🇻🇪 VenezuelaCaracas916,445 km²UTC−4+58

Countries in Asia and their capitals (47)

CountryCapitalAreaUTC offsetCode
🇦🇫 AfghanistanKabul652,230 km²UTC+4:30+93
🇦🇲 ArmeniaYerevan29,743 km²UTC+4+374
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanBaku86,600 km²UTC+4+994
🇧🇭 BahrainManama765 km²UTC+3+973
🇧🇩 BangladeshDhaka147,570 km²UTC+6+880
🇧🇹 BhutanThimphu38,394 km²UTC+6+975
🇧🇳 BruneiBandar Seri Begawan5,765 km²UTC+8+673
🇰🇭 CambodiaPhnom Penh181,035 km²UTC+7+855
🇨🇳 ChinaBeijing9,706,961 km²UTC+8+86
🇬🇪 GeorgiaTbilisi69,700 km²UTC+4+995
🇮🇳 IndiaNew Delhi3,287,590 km²UTC+5:30+91
🇮🇩 IndonesiaJakarta1,904,569 km²UTC+7+62
🇮🇷 IranTehran1,648,195 km²UTC+3:30+98
🇮🇶 IraqBaghdad438,317 km²UTC+3+964
🇮🇱 IsraelJerusalem (disputed)20,770 km²UTC+3+972
🇯🇵 JapanTokyo377,930 km²UTC+9+81
🇯🇴 JordanAmman89,342 km²UTC+3+962
🇰🇿 KazakhstanAstana2,724,900 km²UTC+5+7
🇰🇼 KuwaitKuwait City17,818 km²UTC+3+965
🇰🇬 KyrgyzstanBishkek199,951 km²UTC+6+996
🇱🇦 LaosVientiane236,800 km²UTC+7+856
🇱🇧 LebanonBeirut10,452 km²UTC+3+961
🇲🇾 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur330,803 km²UTC+8+60
🇲🇻 MaldivesMalé300 km²UTC+5+960
🇲🇳 MongoliaUlan Bator1,564,110 km²UTC+8+976
🇲🇲 MyanmarNaypyidaw676,578 km²UTC+6:30+95
🇳🇵 NepalKathmandu147,181 km²UTC+5:45+977
🇰🇵 North KoreaPyongyang120,538 km²UTC+9+850
🇴🇲 OmanMuscat309,500 km²UTC+4+968
🇵🇰 PakistanIslamabad881,912 km²UTC+5+92
🇵🇸 PalestineRamallah (administrative seat)6,220 km²UTC+3+970
🇵🇭 PhilippinesManila342,353 km²UTC+8+63
🇶🇦 QatarDoha11,586 km²UTC+3+974
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaRiyadh2,149,690 km²UTC+3+966
🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore710 km²UTC+8+65
🇰🇷 South KoreaSeoul100,210 km²UTC+9+82
🇱🇰 Sri LankaColombo65,610 km²UTC+5:30+94
🇸🇾 SyriaDamascus185,180 km²UTC+3+963
🇹🇯 TajikistanDushanbe143,100 km²UTC+5+992
🇹🇭 ThailandBangkok513,120 km²UTC+7+66
🇹🇱 Timor-LesteDili14,874 km²UTC+9+670
🇹🇷 TürkiyeAnkara783,562 km²UTC+3+90
🇹🇲 TurkmenistanAshgabat488,100 km²UTC+5+993
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi83,600 km²UTC+4+971
🇺🇿 UzbekistanTashkent447,400 km²UTC+5+998
🇻🇳 VietnamHanoi331,212 km²UTC+7+84
🇾🇪 YemenSana'a527,968 km²UTC+3+967

Countries in Europe and their capitals (46)

CountryCapitalAreaUTC offsetCode
🇦🇱 AlbaniaTirana28,748 km²UTC+2+355
🇦🇩 AndorraAndorra la Vella468 km²UTC+2+376
🇦🇹 AustriaVienna83,871 km²UTC+2+43
🇧🇾 BelarusMinsk207,600 km²UTC+3+375
🇧🇪 BelgiumBrussels30,528 km²UTC+2+32
🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo51,209 km²UTC+2+387
🇧🇬 BulgariaSofia110,879 km²UTC+3+359
🇭🇷 CroatiaZagreb56,594 km²UTC+2+385
🇨🇾 CyprusNicosia9,251 km²UTC+3+357
🇨🇿 CzechiaPrague78,865 km²UTC+2+420
🇩🇰 DenmarkCopenhagen43,094 km²UTC+2+45
🇪🇪 EstoniaTallinn45,227 km²UTC+3+372
🇫🇮 FinlandHelsinki338,424 km²UTC+3+358
🇫🇷 FranceParis551,695 km²UTC+2+33
🇩🇪 GermanyBerlin357,114 km²UTC+2+49
🇬🇷 GreeceAthens131,990 km²UTC+3+30
🇭🇺 HungaryBudapest93,028 km²UTC+2+36
🇮🇸 IcelandReykjavik103,000 km²UTC±0+354
🇮🇪 IrelandDublin70,273 km²UTC+1+353
🇮🇹 ItalyRome301,336 km²UTC+2+39
🇱🇻 LatviaRiga64,559 km²UTC+3+371
🇱🇮 LiechtensteinVaduz160 km²UTC+2+423
🇱🇹 LithuaniaVilnius65,300 km²UTC+3+370
🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourg2,586 km²UTC+2+352
🇲🇹 MaltaValletta316 km²UTC+2+356
🇲🇩 MoldovaChișinău33,846 km²UTC+3+373
🇲🇨 MonacoMonaco2.02 km²UTC+2+377
🇲🇪 MontenegroPodgorica13,812 km²UTC+2+382
🇳🇱 NetherlandsAmsterdam41,850 km²UTC+2+31
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaSkopje25,713 km²UTC+2+389
Northern CyprusNorth Nicosia3,355 km²UTC+3+90
🇳🇴 NorwayOslo323,802 km²UTC+2+47
🇵🇱 PolandWarsaw312,679 km²UTC+2+48
🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon92,090 km²UTC+1+351
🇷🇴 RomaniaBucharest238,391 km²UTC+3+40
🇷🇺 RussiaMoscow17,098,242 km²UTC+3+7
🇸🇲 San MarinoCity of San Marino61 km²UTC+2+378
🇷🇸 SerbiaBelgrade88,361 km²UTC+2+381
🇸🇰 SlovakiaBratislava49,037 km²UTC+2+421
🇸🇮 SloveniaLjubljana20,273 km²UTC+2+386
🇪🇸 SpainMadrid505,992 km²UTC+2+34
🇸🇪 SwedenStockholm450,295 km²UTC+2+46
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandBern41,284 km²UTC+2+41
🇺🇦 UkraineKyiv603,500 km²UTC+3+380
🇬🇧 United KingdomLondon242,900 km²UTC+1+44
🇻🇦 Vatican CityVatican City0.44 km²UTC+2+3

Countries in Oceania and their capitals (14)

CountryCapitalAreaUTC offsetCode
🇦🇺 AustraliaCanberra7,692,024 km²UTC+10+61
🇫🇯 FijiSuva18,272 km²UTC+12+679
🇰🇮 KiribatiSouth Tarawa811 km²UTC+12+686
🇲🇭 Marshall IslandsMajuro181 km²UTC+12+692
🇫🇲 MicronesiaPalikir702 km²UTC+11+691
🇳🇷 NauruYaren21 km²UTC+12+674
🇳🇿 New ZealandWellington270,467 km²UTC+13+64
🇵🇼 PalauNgerulmud459 km²UTC+9+680
🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPort Moresby462,840 km²UTC+10+675
🇼🇸 SamoaApia2,842 km²UTC+13+685
🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsHoniara28,896 km²UTC+11+677
🇹🇴 TongaNuku'alofa747 km²UTC+13+676
🇹🇻 TuvaluFunafuti26 km²UTC+12+688
🇻🇺 VanuatuPort Vila12,189 km²UTC+11+678

UTC offsets are for each capital today and change during the year in countries that observe daylight saving time. Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), GeoNames.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many countries are there in the world?
The United Nations has 193 member states and 2 observer states (the Holy See/Vatican City and Palestine), for 195 in total. This list also includes Kosovo and Northern Cyprus, which have limited recognition.

Which continent has the most countries?
Africa, with 54 UN member states. Europe and Asia follow with more than 40 each, depending on how transcontinental countries such as Russia, Türkiye and Kazakhstan are counted.

Which countries have a capital that is not their largest city?
Many do: the United States (Washington, D.C. vs New York), Canada (Ottawa vs Toronto), Australia (Canberra vs Sydney), Brazil (Brasília vs São Paulo), Türkiye (Ankara vs Istanbul), Nigeria (Abuja vs Lagos) and Pakistan (Islamabad vs Karachi).

Which countries have more than one capital?
South Africa has three: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial). Bolivia's constitutional capital is Sucre while the government sits in La Paz, and the Netherlands' capital is Amsterdam while the government is in The Hague.