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World Capitals
Explore the capitals of the world's countries. Search by country or capital, discover capitals by continent, and test your knowledge with interactive challenges.
195
Countries
195
National Capitals*
7
Continents
A–Z
Capital Directory
*Based on standardized geopolitical and sovereign state registry methodologies.
Interactive Country & Capital Matrix
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Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Region: Asia
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Albania
Capital: Tirana
Region: Europe
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Algeria
Capital: Algiers
Region: Africa
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Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Region: Europe
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Angola
Capital: Luanda
Region: Africa
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Argentina
Capital: Buenos Aires
Region: South America
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Armenia
Capital: Yerevan
Region: Asia
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Australia
Capital: Canberra
Region: Oceania
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Austria
Capital: Vienna
Region: Europe
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Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Region: Asia
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Bahamas
Capital: Nassau
Region: North America
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Bahrain
Capital: Manama
Region: Asia
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Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Region: Asia
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Barbados
Capital: Bridgetown
Region: North America
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Belarus
Capital: Minsk
Region: Europe
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Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Region: Europe
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Belize
Capital: Belmopan
Region: North America
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Benin
Capital: Porto-Novo
Region: Africa
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Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Region: Asia
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Bolivia
Capital: Sucre / La Paz
Region: South America
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital: Sarajevo
Region: Europe
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Botswana
Capital: Gaborone
Region: Africa
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Brazil
Capital: Brasília
Region: South America
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Brunei
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Region: Asia
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Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia
Region: Europe
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Burkina Faso
Capital: Ouagadougou
Region: Africa
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Burundi
Capital: Gitega
Region: Africa
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Cabo Verde
Capital: Praia
Region: Africa
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Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Region: Asia
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Cameroon
Capital: Yaoundé
Region: Africa
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Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Region: North America
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Central African Republic
Capital: Bangui
Region: Africa
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Chad
Capital: N'Djamena
Region: Africa
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Chile
Capital: Santiago
Region: South America
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China
Capital: Beijing
Region: Asia
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Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
Region: South America
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Comoros
Capital: Moroni
Region: Africa
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Capital: Kinshasa
Region: Africa
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Congo, Republic of the
Capital: Brazzaville
Region: Africa
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Costa Rica
Capital: San José
Region: North America
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Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
Region: Europe
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Cuba
Capital: Havana
Region: North America
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Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia
Region: Europe
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Czechia
Capital: Prague
Region: Europe
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Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Region: Europe
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Djibouti
Capital: Djibouti
Region: Africa
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Dominica
Capital: Roseau
Region: North America
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Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
Region: North America
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Ecuador
Capital: Quito
Region: South America
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Egypt
Capital: Cairo
Region: Africa
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El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador
Region: North America
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Equatorial Guinea
Capital: Malabo
Region: Africa
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Eritrea
Capital: Asmara
Region: Africa
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Estonia
Capital: Tallinn
Region: Europe
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Eswatini
Capital: Mbabane
Region: Africa
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Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa
Region: Africa
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Fiji
Capital: Suva
Region: Oceania
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Finland
Capital: Helsinki
Region: Europe
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France
Capital: Paris
Region: Europe
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Gabon
Capital: Libreville
Region: Africa
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Gambia
Capital: Banjul
Region: Africa
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Georgia
Capital: Tbilisi
Region: Asia
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Germany
Capital: Berlin
Region: Europe
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Ghana
Capital: Accra
Region: Africa
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Greece
Capital: Athens
Region: Europe
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Grenada
Capital: Saint George's
Region: North America
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Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
Region: North America
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Guinea
Capital: Conakry
Region: Africa
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Guinea-Bissau
Capital: Bissau
Region: Africa
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Guyana
Capital: Georgetown
Region: South America
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Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Region: North America
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Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Region: North America
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Hungary
Capital: Budapest
Region: Europe
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Iceland
Capital: Reykjavík
Region: Europe
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India
Capital: New Delhi
Region: Asia
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Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
Region: Asia
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Iran
Capital: Tehran
Region: Asia
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Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
Region: Asia
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Ireland
Capital: Dublin
Region: Europe
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Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Region: Asia
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Italy
Capital: Rome
Region: Europe
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Jamaica
Capital: Kingston
Region: North America
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Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Region: Asia
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Jordan
Capital: Amman
Region: Asia
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Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Region: Asia
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Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
Region: Africa
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Kiribati
Capital: Tarawa Atoll
Region: Oceania
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Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Region: Asia
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Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek
Region: Asia
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Laos
Capital: Vientiane
Region: Asia
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Latvia
Capital: Riga
Region: Europe
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Lebanon
Capital: Beirut
Region: Asia
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Lesotho
Capital: Maseru
Region: Africa
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Liberia
Capital: Monrovia
Region: Africa
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Libya
Capital: Tripoli
Region: Africa
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Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
Region: Europe
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Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
Region: Europe
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Luxembourg
Capital: Luxembourg
Region: Europe
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Madagascar
Capital: Antananarivo
Region: Africa
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Malawi
Capital: Lilongwe
Region: Africa
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Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Region: Asia
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Maldives
Capital: Malé
Region: Asia
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Mali
Capital: Bamako
Region: Africa
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Malta
Capital: Valletta
Region: Europe
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Marshall Islands
Capital: Majuro
Region: Oceania
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Mauritania
Capital: Nouakchott
Region: Africa
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Mauritius
Capital: Port Louis
Region: Africa
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Mexico
Capital: Mexico City
Region: North America
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Micronesia
Capital: Palikir
Region: Oceania
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Moldova
Capital: Chisinau
Region: Europe
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Monaco
Capital: Monaco
Region: Europe
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Mongolia
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Region: Asia
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Montenegro
Capital: Podgorica
Region: Europe
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Morocco
Capital: Rabat
Region: Africa
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Mozambique
Capital: Maputo
Region: Africa
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Myanmar
Capital: Naypyidaw
Region: Asia
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Namibia
Capital: Windhoek
Region: Africa
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Nauru
Capital: Yaren
Region: Oceania
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Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Region: Asia
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Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Region: Europe
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New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Region: Oceania
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Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
Region: North America
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Niger
Capital: Niamey
Region: Africa
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Nigeria
Capital: Abuja
Region: Africa
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North Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
Region: Asia
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North Macedonia
Capital: Skopje
Region: Europe
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Norway
Capital: Oslo
Region: Europe
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Oman
Capital: Muscat
Region: Asia
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Pakistan
Capital: Islamabad
Region: Asia
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Palau
Capital: Ngerulmud
Region: Oceania
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Palestine
Capital: Ramallah
Region: Asia
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Panama
Capital: Panama City
Region: North America
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Papua New Guinea
Capital: Port Moresby
Region: Oceania
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Paraguay
Capital: Asunción
Region: South America
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Peru
Capital: Lima
Region: South America
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Philippines
Capital: Manila
Region: Asia
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Poland
Capital: Warsaw
Region: Europe
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Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
Region: Europe
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Qatar
Capital: Doha
Region: Asia
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Romania
Capital: Bucharest
Region: Europe
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Russia
Capital: Moscow
Region: Europe/Asia
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Rwanda
Capital: Kigali
Region: Africa
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capital: Basseterre
Region: North America
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Saint Lucia
Capital: Castries
Region: North America
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Capital: Kingstown
Region: North America
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Samoa
Capital: Apia
Region: Oceania
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San Marino
Capital: San Marino
Region: Europe
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Sao Tome and Principe
Capital: São Tomé
Region: Africa
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Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Region: Asia
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Senegal
Capital: Dakar
Region: Africa
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Serbia
Capital: Belgrade
Region: Europe
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Seychelles
Capital: Victoria
Region: Africa
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Sierra Leone
Capital: Freetown
Region: Africa
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Singapore
Capital: Singapore
Region: Asia
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Slovakia
Capital: Bratislava
Region: Europe
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Slovenia
Capital: Ljubljana
Region: Europe
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Solomon Islands
Capital: Honiara
Region: Oceania
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Somalia
Capital: Mogadishu
Region: Africa
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South Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Region: Africa
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South Korea
Capital: Seoul
Region: Asia
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South Sudan
Capital: Juba
Region: Africa
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Spain
Capital: Madrid
Region: Europe
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Sri Lanka
Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Region: Asia
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Sudan
Capital: Khartoum
Region: Africa
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Suriname
Capital: Paramaribo
Region: South America
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Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Region: Europe
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Switzerland
Capital: Bern
Region: Europe
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Syria
Capital: Damascus
Region: Asia
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Taiwan
Capital: Taipei
Region: Asia
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Tajikistan
Capital: Dushanbe
Region: Asia
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Tanzania
Capital: Dodoma
Region: Africa
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Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
Region: Asia
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Timor-Leste
Capital: Dili
Region: Asia
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Togo
Capital: Lomé
Region: Africa
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Tonga
Capital: Nuku'alofa
Region: Oceania
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Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Port of Spain
Region: North America
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Tunisia
Capital: Tunis
Region: Africa
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Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Region: Europe/Asia
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Turkmenistan
Capital: Ashgabat
Region: Asia
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Tuvalu
Capital: Funafuti
Region: Oceania
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Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Region: Africa
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Ukraine
Capital: Kyiv
Region: Europe
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United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Region: Asia
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United Kingdom
Capital: London
Region: Europe
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United States
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Region: North America
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Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
Region: South America
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Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
Region: Asia
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Vanuatu
Capital: Port Vila
Region: Oceania
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Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City
Region: Europe
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Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Region: South America
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Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Region: Asia
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Yemen
Capital: Sana'a
Region: Asia
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Zambia
Capital: Lusaka
Region: Africa
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Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare
Region: Africa
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Browse Capitals by Continent
Africa
54 Countries & Capitals
Antarctica
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Asia
48 Countries & Capitals
Europe
44 Countries & Capitals
North America
23 Countries & Capitals
Oceania
14 Sovereign Nations
South America
12 Sovereign Nations
Why doesn't Antarctica have national capitals?
Antarctica has no sovereign governments, permanent native populations, or countries. It is governed internationally via the Antarctic System for scientific research and preservation.
A–Z Capital Directory
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Featured Capital Cities
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North America
Ottawa
Canada
“Bilingual capital city set along the Ottawa River.”
Explore Canada →Capital City Superlatives
Highest Elevation
La Paz (Bolivia) sits at an astonishing 3,640 meters (11,942 ft) above sea level.
Northernmost Capital
Reykjavík (Iceland) holds the distinction as the world’s northernmost sovereign capital.
Southernmost Capital
Wellington (New Zealand) is the southernmost sovereign capital city on the globe.
Ancient & Relocated
Many nations like Nigeria (Abuja) and Brazil (Brasília) deliberately relocated inland.
Question 1 of 5
Can you identify the country from the capital?
Which country has Ljubljana as its capital?
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