Rank
Country/Territory
Capital
Area
Flag
Emblem
(km2 )
(sq mi)
1
Turkey
Ankara
24,521
9,468
n/a
2
People's Republic of China
Beijing [ 1]
16,410.5
6,336
n/a
n/a
3
Myanmar (Burma)
Naypyidaw [ 2]
7,054
2,724
4
Brazil
Brasília
5,802
2,240
5
Namibia
Windhoek
5,133
1,982
n/a
6
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
4,704.4
1,816.3
7
Vietnam
Hà Nội
3,358.6
1,296.8
8
North Korea
P'yŏngyang
3,194
1,233
n/a
n/a
9
Egypt
Cairo
3,085.12
1,191.17
10
Canada
Ottawa
2,970.30
1,077.34
11
Peru
Lima
2,672.3
1,031.8
2
Sudan
Khartoum
1,010
390
n/a
21
Tanzania [ 3]
Dar es Salaam (de facto and jurisdictional capital)
1,493
576
n/a
n/a
Côte d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
176
68
n/a
n/a
13
Hong Kong (China )
Central
1.58
0.61
13
Tanzania [ 3]
Dodoma (official and legislative capital)
2,576
995
n/a
n/a
14
Russia
Moscow
2,511
970
15
Japan
Tokyo
2,194.07[ 4]
847.14[ 4]
16
Azerbaijan
Baku
2,140
830
18
Côte d'Ivoire [ 3]
Abidjan (de facto )
422
163
Fiji
Suva
26.24
10.13
n/a
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
1,973
762
File:Riyadh City Logo.svg
23
Bolivia [ 3]
Sucre (constitutional and judicial capital)
125
48
17
Jordan
Amman
1,680
650
24
Colombia
Bogotá
307.36
118.67
18
United Kingdom
London
1,572
607
19
Thailand
Bangkok
1,568.737
605.693
20
Libya
Tripoli
1,507
582
28
Honduras [ 3]
Tegucigalpa (de facto and official constitutional capital) and Comayagüela (official constitutional capital)
201.5
77.8
22
Mexico
Mexico City
1,485
573
30
Italy
Rome
1,285
496.3
31
Iran
Tehran
615
237
n/a
32
Mauritania
Nouakchott
401
155
n/a
n/a
33
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
972
375
34
Zimbabwe
Harare
960.6
370.9
35
Montenegro
Cetinje (seat of President of Montenegro )
8.55
3.3
36
Germany
Berlin
891.7
344.3
37
Ukraine
Kyiv
780
300
38
Australia
Canberra
814.2
314.4
110×110
88×88
39
Kazakhstan
Astana
722
278.8
41
Yemen [ 3]
Aden (temporary capital)[ 5]
760
290
n/a
n/a
42
Rwanda
Kigali
730
281.8
n/a
n/a
43
Cuba
Havana
728.26
281.18
44
Malawi
Lilongwe
727.79
281.00
n/a
n/a
45
Singapore
Central Area
17.84
6.89
46
Finland
Helsinki
715.48
276.25
47
Nigeria
Abuja
713
275
n/a
n/a
48
Kenya
Nairobi
696
269
49
Greenland (Denmark )
Nuuk
690
265
50
South Africa [ 3]
Pretoria (administrative and executive capital)
687.54
265.46
51
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
679
262
n/a
52
Iraq
Baghdad
673
260
n/a
53
Indonesia
Jakarta
662.3
255.7
54
Chile [ 3]
Santiago (official)
641
247.6
55
Croatia
Zagreb
641
247.6
56
South Korea
Seoul
605.21
233.67
57
Spain
Madrid
604.31
233.33
58
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
600
200
59
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
527
203
60
Hungary
Budapest
525.2
202.8
61
Kosovo
Prishtina
523.13
201.98
62
Poland
Warsaw
517.24
199.71
63
Georgia
Tbilisi
504.2
194.7
64
Kiribati
South Tarawa
15.76
6.08
n/a
n/a
65
Czech Republic
Prague
496
192
66
Bulgaria
Sofia
492
189
67
Norway
Oslo
480.75
185.62
68
Jamaica
Kingston
22.7
8.8
n/a
n/a
69
Bolivia [ 3]
La Paz (seat of national executive, legislative and electoral bodies)
216
83
70
Guinea
Conakry
190
73
n/a
n/a
71
New Zealand
Wellington
289.91
111.93
72
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
834
322
n/a
73
Venezuela
Caracas
433
167
74
Zambia
Lusaka
360
140
n/a
75
Austria
Vienna
414.78
160.15
76
Belarus
Minsk
409.5
158.1
77
Chile
Valparaíso (seat of national legislature )
47.33
18.27
78
Lithuania
Vilnius
401
155
79
South Africa [ 3]
Cape Town (legislative capital)
400.28
154.55
80
Ecuador
Quito
372.39
143.78
81
Slovakia
Bratislava
367.584
141.925
82
Algeria
Algiers
363
140
n/a
83
Serbia
Belgrade
359.9
139.0
84
Mozambique
Maputo
347.69
134.24
n/a
85
North Macedonia
Skopje
337.80
130.43
86
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
334.8
129.3
n/a
87
Latvia
Riga
324[citation needed ]
125[citation needed ]
88
Bangladesh
Dhaka
305.47
117.94
n/a
89
Afghanistan
Kabul
1,028.24
397.01
n/a
90
Panama
Panama City
275
106
91
Oman
Muscat
273.9
105.8
n/a
92
Iceland
Reykjavík
273
105
93
Republic of China
Taipei
271.80
104.94
94
Nicaragua
Managua
267.17
103.15
95
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
263.9
101.9
n/a
n/a
96
Mali
Bamako
245.0
94.6
n/a
97
Malaysia [ 3]
Kuala Lumpur (official, royal capital, seat of national legislature)
243
94
98
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
240
92.66
n/a
99
Niger
Niamey
239.30
92.39
n/a
n/a
100
Romania
Bucharest
238
92
101
South Africa
Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
236.17
91.19
n/a
102
Armenia
Yerevan
223
86
103
Pakistan
Islamabad
220.15
85
n/a
104
Guatemala
Guatemala City
219.9
84.9
105
Netherlands
Amsterdam (de jure capital under the Constitution of the Netherlands )
219.32
84.68
106
Tunisia
Tunis
212.63
82.10
107
Bahamas
Nassau
207
80
n/a
108
Argentina
Buenos Aires
203
78
109
Uruguay
Montevideo
201
77.5
n/a
110
Kuwait
Kuwait City
130
50
n/a
n/a
111
Puerto Rico (United States )
San Juan
199
77.0
112
Liberia
Monrovia
20
7.7
n/a
n/a
113
Uganda
Kampala
189[citation needed ]
73[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
114
Sweden
Stockholm
188
72.5
115
Suriname
Paramaribo
182
70.27
n/a
n/a
116
Cameroon
Yaoundé
180[citation needed ]
70[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
117
Denmark
Copenhagen
179.8
69.4
n/a
118
United States
Washington, D.C.
177.0
68.34
119
Ghana
Accra
173[citation needed ]
67[citation needed ]
n/a
120
Faroe Islands (Denmark )
Tórshavn
172.9
66.8
n/a
121
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
169.9
65.6
122
Botswana
Gaborone
169
65
n/a
123
Slovenia
Ljubljana
163.8
63.2
124
Estonia
Tallinn
159.2
61.5
125
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
141.5
54.6
126
Lesotho
Maseru
138
53
n/a
n/a
127
Qatar
Doha
132
51
n/a
n/a
128
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Vientiane
130[citation needed ]
50[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
129
Yemen [ 3]
Sana'a (official capital, under the control of the Houthis )[ 5]
126
49
n/a
n/a
130
Israel
Jerusalem [ 6] [ 7]
125.126
48.323
131
Tajikistan
Dushanbe
124.6
48.1
n/a
132
Samoa
Apia
60
23
n/a
n/a
133
Moldova
Chișinău
123
47
134
Morocco
Rabat
117[citation needed ]
45.17[citation needed ]
135
Paraguay
Asunción
117
45.17
136
Angola
Luanda
116
45
137
Northern Mariana Islands (United States )
Saipan
115.4
44.55
n/a
n/a
138
Macau (China )
n/a
n/a
n/a
139
Ireland
Dublin
117.8
45.5
140
Benin [ 3]
Porto-Novo (official and legislative capital)
110[citation needed ]
42.47[citation needed ]
n/a
141
Montenegro [ 3]
Podgorica (official capital)
108
42
142
France
Paris
105.4
40.7
143
Syria
Damascus
105
40.5
144
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
104.44
40.32
145
Chad
N'Djamena
104[citation needed ]
40[citation needed ]
n/a
146
Cabo Verde
Praia
42.5
16.4
n/a
n/a
147
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
100.36
38.75
n/a
n/a
148
Portugal
Lisbon
100.05
38.63
149
Togo
Lomé
99.14[citation needed ]
38.28[citation needed ]
n/a
150
Netherlands [ 3]
The Hague (seat of government)
98.12
37.88
151
Northern Cyprus
North Nicosia
92.8
35.8
n/a
152
Somalia
Mogadishu
91[citation needed ]
35[citation needed ]
n/a
153
Madagascar
Antananarivo
88[citation needed ]
34[citation needed ]
n/a
154
Senegal
Dakar
83
32
n/a
155
eSwatini [ 3]
Mbabane (administrative capital)
81.76
31.57
n/a
n/a
156
Sierra Leone
Freetown
81.48
31.46
n/a
157
Benin
Cotonou (de facto and judicial capital)
79[citation needed ]
30.5[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
158
Saint Lucia
Castries
79[citation needed ]
30.5[citation needed ]
159
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
77.5
29.9
160
El Salvador
San Salvador
72.25[citation needed ]
27.90[citation needed ]
161
Guyana
Georgetown
70[citation needed ]
27.02[citation needed ]
162
Central African Republic
Bangui
67
26
n/a
n/a
163
Gabon
Libreville
65.42[citation needed ]
25.26[citation needed ]
n/a
164
Transnistria
Tiraspol
55.56[citation needed ]
21.45[citation needed ]
165
South Sudan
Juba
52[citation needed ]
20[citation needed ]
File:Juba flag.png
n/a
166
Switzerland [ 8]
Berne (de facto )
51.62
19.93
167
Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
51.46
19.87
168
Cyprus
Nicosia
51.06
19.71
169
Nepal
Kathmandu
49.45
19.09
File:KMC logo.jpg
170
Malaysia [ 3]
Putrajaya (administrative and judicial capital)
49
19
171
East Timor
Dili
48.27[citation needed ]
18.64[citation needed ]
n/a
172
Mauritius
Port Louis
46.7
18.0
173
Niue (New Zealand )
Alofi
46.48[citation needed ]
17.95[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
174
New Caledonia (France )
Nouméa
45.7[citation needed ]
17.6[citation needed ]
n/a
175
Eritrea
Asmara
45[citation needed ]
17.37[citation needed ]
176
Costa Rica
San José
44.62
17.23
177
Philippines
Manila
42.88
16.56
29
India
New Delhi
42.7
16.5
n/a
179
Albania
Tirana
41.8
16.1
180
Barbados
Bridgetown
40[citation needed ]
15.444[citation needed ]
n/a
181
Greece
Athens
38.964
15.044
182
Sri Lanka [ 3]
Colombo (executive and judicial capital)
37.31
14.41
183
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
36.04
13.92
n/a
184
Belize
Belmopan
32.78
12.66
n/a
185
Belgium
Brussels
32.61
12.59
186
Bahrain
Manama
30[citation needed ]
11.58[citation needed ]
n/a
187
Comoros
Moroni
30[citation needed ]
11.58[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
188
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Stepanakert
29.12
11.24
n/a
189
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom )
George Town
29[citation needed ]
11[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
190
Bhutan
Thimphu
26.1[citation needed ]
10.1[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
191
Djibouti
Djibouti City
26[citation needed ]
10[citation needed ]
n/a
192
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France )
Saint Pierre
25[citation needed ]
9.65[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
193
Vanuatu
Port Vila
23.6[citation needed ]
9.1[citation needed ]
n/a
194
Burundi
Gitega
22[citation needed ]
8.49[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
195
Solomon Islands
Honiara
22
8.49
n/a
196
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
21[citation needed ]
8.10[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
197
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [ 3]
El Aaiún (declared capital)
21[citation needed ]
8.10[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
198
Åland (Finland )
Mariehamn
20.75[citation needed ]
8.01[citation needed ]
n/a
199
Seychelles
Victoria
20.1[citation needed ]
7.8[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
200
Lebanon
Beirut
19.8
7.6
201
French Polynesia (France )
Papeete
17.4
6.718
n/a
n/a
202
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom )
Cockburn Town
17.39
6.71
n/a
n/a
203
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
17.3
6.7
204
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé
17[citation needed ]
6.56[citation needed ]
205
Sri Lanka [ 3]
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)
17[citation needed ]
6.56[citation needed ]
n/a
206
Palestine
Ramallah (de facto )
16.3
6.3
n/a
207
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
12
5
208
The Gambia
Banjul
12[citation needed ]
5[citation needed ]
n/a
n/a
209
Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain
12
5
n/a
n/a
210
Jersey (United Kingdom )
Saint Helier
10.6
4.1
211
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's
10
4
n/a
n/a
212
Marshall Islands
Majuro
9.7
3.7
n/a
213
San Marino
City of San Marino
7.09
2.74
214
Gibraltar (United Kingdom )
Gibraltar
6.7
2.6
215
Guernsey (United Kingdom )
Saint Peter Port
6.5
2.5
216
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia )
West Island
6.23
2.41
n/a
n/a
217
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre
6.1
2.35
n/a
n/a
218
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom )
Adamstown
4.6
1.8
n/a
n/a
219
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom )
Jamestown
3.6
1.4
n/a
n/a
220
Saint Barthélemy (France )
Gustavia
3.4
1.3
n/a
n/a
221
United States Virgin Islands (United States )
Charlotte Amalie
3.14
1.213
n/a
n/a
222
Guam (United States )
Hagåtña
3
1.15
223
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom )
Stanley
2.5
1.0
n/a
n/a
224
Tuvalu
Funafuti
2.4
0.9
n/a
n/a
225
Monaco
Monaco
2.1
0.81
226
Maldives
Malé
1.95
0.75
n/a
n/a
227
Nauru
Yaren (de facto ) [ 9]
1.5
0.6
n/a
n/a
228
Bermuda (United Kingdom )
Hamilton
0.7
0.28
n/a
n/a
229
Malta
Valletta
0.61
0.24
230
Vatican City
n/a
n/a
n/a
231
American Samoa (United States )
Pago Pago
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
232
Anguilla (United Kingdom )
The Valley
1.5
0.6
n/a
n/a
233
Aruba (Netherlands )
Oranjestad
30
11
n/a
n/a
234
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom )
Road Town
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
235
Christmas Island (Australia )
Flying Fish Cove
17
6.6
n/a
n/a
236
Collectivity of Saint Martin (France )
Marigot
2
0.8
n/a
n/a
237
Cook Islands (New Zealand )
Avarua
12
4.6
n/a
n/a
238
Dominica
Roseau
12
4.6
n/a
n/a
239
Eswatini [ 3]
Lobamba (legislative and royal capital)
34
13.1
n/a
n/a
240
Federated States of Micronesia
Palikir
7
2.7
n/a
n/a
241
Grenada
Saint George's
1.8
0.7
n/a
n/a
242
Isle of Man (United Kingdom )
Douglas
4
1.5
n/a
n/a
243
Montserrat (United Kingdom )[ 3]
Brades (de facto ) [ 10]
0.36
0.14
n/a
n/a
244
Norfolk Island (Australia )
Kingston (de facto )
2.3
0.89
n/a
n/a
245
Palau
Ngerulmud
0.5
0.2
n/a
n/a
246
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [ 3]
Tifariti (temporary capital )
n/a
n/a
n/a
247
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown
2.5
0.97
n/a
n/a
248
Sint Maarten (Netherlands )
Philipsburg
2.65
1.02
n/a
n/a
249
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom )
King Edward Point
1.4
0.54
n/a
n/a
250
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway )
Longyearbyen
4.9
1.9
n/a
n/a
251
Tonga
Nuku'alofa
17.6
6.8
n/a
n/a
252
Wallis and Futuna (France )
Mata Utu
2.5
0.97
n/a
n/a