List of capitals by country

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

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

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

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

See also

• List of cities

External links

• World Capitals Quiz