| Country |
Capital |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
| Albania |
Tirana |
| Algeria |
Algiers |
| American Samoa |
Pago Pago |
| Andorra |
Andorra la Vella |
| Angola |
Luanda |
| Anguilla |
The Valley |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Saint John's |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
| Armenia |
Yerevan |
| Aruba |
Oranjestad |
| Australia |
Canberra |
| Austria |
Vienna |
| Azerbaijan |
Baku (Baki) |
| Bahamas, The |
Nassau |
| Bahrain |
Manama |
| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
| Barbados |
Bridgetown |
| Belarus |
Minsk |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
| Belize |
Belmopan |
| Benin |
Porto-Novo is the official
capital; Cotonou is the seat of government |
| Bermuda |
Hamilton |
| Bhutan |
Thimphu |
| Bolivia |
La Paz (seat of government);
Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
| Botswana |
Gaborone |
| Brazil |
Brasilia |
| British Virgin Islands |
Road Town |
| Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
| Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
| Burma |
Rangoon (regime refers to
the capital as Yangon) |
| Burundi |
Bujumbura |
| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon |
Yaounde |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
| Cape Verde |
Praia |
| Cayman Islands |
George Town |
| Central African Republic |
Bangui |
| Chad |
N'Djamena |
| Chile |
Santiago |
| China |
Beijing |
| Christmas Island |
The Settlement |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
West Island |
| Colombia |
Bogota |
| Comoros |
Moroni |
| Congo, Democratic Republic
of the |
Kinshasa |
| Congo, Republic of the |
Brazzaville |
| Cook Islands |
Avarua |
| Costa Rica |
San Jose |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
Yamoussoukro; note - although
Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983,
Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center;
the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy
in Abidjan |
| Croatia |
Zagreb |
| Cuba |
Havana |
| Cyprus |
Nicosia |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
| Djibouti |
Djibouti |
| Dominica |
Roseau |
| Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
| East Timor |
Dili |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
| El Salvador |
San Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
| Eritrea |
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
|
| Estonia |
Tallinn |
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
Stanley |
| Faroe Islands |
Torshavn |
| Fiji |
Suva |
| Finland |
Helsinki |
| France |
Paris |
| French Guiana |
Cayenne |
| French Polynesia |
Papeete |
| Gabon |
Libreville |
| Gambia, The |
Banjul |
| Georgia |
T'bilisi |
| Germany |
Berlin |
| Ghana |
Accra |
| Gibraltar |
Gibraltar |
| Greece |
Athens |
| Greenland |
Nuuk (Godthab) |
| Grenada |
Saint George's |
| Guadeloupe |
Basse-Terre |
| Guam |
Hagatna (Agana) |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala |
| Guernsey |
Saint Peter Port |
| Guinea |
Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
| Guyana |
Georgetown |
| Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
Vatican City |
| Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
| Iceland |
Reykjavik |
| India |
New Delhi |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta |
| Iran |
Tehran |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
| Ireland |
Dublin |
| Israel |
Jerusalem; note - Israel
proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the
US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy
in Tel Aviv |
| Italy |
Rome |
| Jamaica |
Kingston |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
| Jersey |
Saint Helier |
| Jordan |
'Amman |
| Kazakhstan |
Astana; note - the government
moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 |
| Kenya |
Nairobi |
| Kiribati |
Tarawa |
| Korea, North |
Pyongyang |
| Korea, South |
Seoul |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
| Laos |
Vientiane |
| Latvia |
Riga |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
| Lesotho |
Maseru |
| Liberia |
Monrovia |
| Libya |
tripoli |
| Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of |
Skopje |
| Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
| Malawi |
Lilongwe |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives |
Male |
| Mali |
Bamako |
| Malta |
Valletta |
| Man, Isle of |
Douglas |
| Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
| Martinique |
Fort-de-France |
| Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
| Mauritius |
Port Louis |
| Mayotte |
Mamoutzou |
| Mexico |
Mexico (Distrito Federal)
|
| Micronesia, Federated States
of |
Palikir |
| Moldova |
Chisinau |
| Monaco |
Monaco |
| Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
| Montserrat |
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997
due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings
have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little
Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat) |
| Morocco |
Rabat |
| Mozambique |
Maputo |
| Namibia |
Windhoek |
| Nauru |
no official capital; government
offices in Yaren District |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu |
| Netherlands |
Amsterdam; The Hague is the
seat of government |
| Netherlands Antilles |
Willemstad |
| New Caledonia |
Noumea |
| New Zealand |
Wellington |
| Nicaragua |
Managua |
| Niger |
Niamey |
| Nigeria |
Abuja; note - on 12 December
1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos
to Abuja; most federal government offices have now made
the move to Abuja |
| Niue |
Alofi |
| Norfolk Island |
Kingston |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
Saipan |
| Norway |
Oslo |
| Oman |
Muscat |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
| Palau |
Koror; note - a new capital
is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror |
| Panama |
Panama |
| Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
| Paraguay |
Asuncion |
| Peru |
Lima |
| Philippines |
Manila |
| Pitcairn Islands |
Adamstown |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
| Portugal |
Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
| Qatar |
Doha |
| Reunion |
Saint-Denis |
| Romania |
Bucharest |
| Russia |
Moscow |
| Rwanda |
Kigali |
| Saint Helena |
Jamestown |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia |
Castries |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
Saint-Pierre |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kingstown |
| Samoa |
Apia |
| San Marino |
San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Sao Tome |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
| Senegal |
Dakar |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Belgrade |
| Seychelles |
Victoria |
| Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava |
| Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
| Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
| Somalia |
Mogadishu |
| South Africa |
Pretoria; note - Cape Town
is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial
center |
| Spain |
Madrid |
| Sri Lanka |
Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura
Kotte is the legislative capital |
| Sudan |
Khartoum |
| Suriname |
Paramaribo |
| Svalbard |
Longyearbyen |
| Swaziland |
Mbabane; note - Lobamba is
the royal and legislative capital |
| Sweden |
Stockholm |
| Switzerland |
Bern |
| Syria |
Damascus |
| Taiwan |
Taipei |
| Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
| Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam; note - legislative
offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned
as the new national capital; the National Assembly now
meets there on regular basis |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
| Togo |
Lome |
| Tokelau |
none; each atoll has its
own administrative center |
| Tonga |
Nuku'alofa |
| trinidad and Tobago |
Port-of-Spain |
| Tunisia |
Tunis |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
| Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
|
| Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
| Uganda |
Kampala |
| Ukraine |
Kiev (Kyyiv) |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
| United Kingdom |
London |
| United States |
Washington, DC |
| Uruguay |
Montevideo |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent (Toshkent) |
| Vanuatu |
Port-Vila |
| Venezuela |
Caracas |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
| Virgin Islands |
Charlotte Amalie |
| Wallis and Futuna |
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) |
| Western Sahara |
none |
| Yemen |
Sanaa |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe |
Harare |
