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Countries and Capitals, Continent Wise List of Countries and Capitals

To learn more about Countries and Capitals, scroll down. There are 196 countries divided among the 7 continents of the world. Each continent has more than 100 countries.

Countries and Capitals: Countries and their capitals are integral components of the global geopolitical landscape. Each country has a designated capital city that serves as the nation’s administrative, political, and often cultural center. 

Capitals are often home to government institutions, embassies, cultural landmarks, and economic hubs. From the grandeur of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, to the historical significance of Rome, the capital of Italy, and the bustling metropolis of Tokyo, the capital of Japan, capitals represent their respective nations’ unique identities and aspirations.

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Countries and Capitals

The Earth comprises seven continents and five oceans. Among these continents, there are 195 countries spread across them. Six of the seven continents are habitable, providing suitable environments for human habitation. However, the continent of Antarctica, located at the South Pole, is uninhabitable due to its snow-covered landscape.

 The remaining six continents are further divided into 195 countries. If you want to explore the list of countries categorized by each continent, please refer to the following sections. It is worth noting that various examinations, including UPSC, SSC, Bank, Railways, and State PSC, often include questions related to “Countries and Capitals” or “Countries within Continents.” By familiarizing yourself with the information provided in this article, you will be better equipped to answer such questions.

List of Countries, Their Capitals and Currencies

The world consists of seven continents, each home to more than 100 countries, each with its own unique currency. For instance, in India, the currency used is the Indian rupee, while in Afghanistan, the currency is the Afghani. The following list provides an overview of various countries and their respective currencies. 

When people travel from one country to another, they often need to exchange their currency at airports or other designated locations. Currency serves as a medium of exchange for goods and services, playing a crucial role in facilitating economic activities. The value of a currency fluctuates in relation to other currencies, and exchange rates vary accordingly. 

As an example, the current exchange rate between the US dollar and the Indian rupee is 76.26 rupees per dollar. It’s important to note that different currencies hold different values across the globe. However, candidates can go through the list of countries, their capital and currencies from the table below:-

List of Countries and Their Capitals

S. No.  Country Name Capital Currency
1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
2 Albania Tirane Lek
3 Algeria Algiers Dinar
4 Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro
5 Angola Luanda New Kwanza
6 Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s East Caribbean dollar
7 Argentina Buenos Aires Peso
8 Armenia Yerevan Dram
9 Australia Canberra Australian dollar
10 Austria Vienna Euro (formerly schilling)
11 Azerbaijan Baku Manat
12 The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar
13 Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar
14 Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
15 Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar
16 Belarus Minsk Belorussian ruble
17 Belgium Brussels Euro (formerly Belgian franc)
18 Belize Belmopan Belize dollar
19 Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc
20 Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum
21 Bolivia La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) Boliviano
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Convertible Mark
23 Botswana Gaborone Pula
24 Brazil Brasilia Real
25 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei dollar
26 Bulgaria Sofia Lev
27 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc
28 Burundi Gitega Burundi franc
29 Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
30 Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc
31 Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar
32 Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo
33 Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc
34 Chad N’Djamena CFA Franc
35 Chile Santiago Chilean Peso
36 China Beijing Chinese Yuan
37 Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso
38 Comoros Moroni Franc
39 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville CFA Franc
40 Zimbabwe Harare United States dollar
41 Costa Rica San Jose Colón
42 Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) CFA Franc
43 Croatia Zagreb Croatian
44 Cuba Havana Cuban Peso
45 Cyprus Nicosia Euro
46 Czech Republic Prague Koruna
47 Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone
48 Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian franc
49 Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar
50 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso
51 East Timor (Timor-Leste) Dili U.S. dollar
52 Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar
53 Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound
54 El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar
55 Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc
56 Eritrea Asmara Nakfa
57 Estonia Tallinn Estonia Kroon; Euro
58 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
59 Fiji Suva Fiji dollar
60 Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka)
61 France Paris Euro (formerly French franc)
62 Gabon Libreville CFA Franc
63 The Gambia Banjul Dalasi
64 Georgia Tbilisi Lari
65 Germany Berlin Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)
66 Ghana Accra Cedi
67 Greece Athens Euro (formerly drachma)
68 Grenada Saint George’s East Caribbean dollar
69 Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal
70 Guinea Conakry Guinean franc
71 Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc
72 Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar
73 Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde
74 Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira
75 Hungary Budapest Forint
76 Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna
77 India New Delhi Indian Rupee
78 Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
79 Iran Tehran Rial
80 Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
81 Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])
82 Israel Jerusalem* Shekel
83 Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira)
84 Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar
85 Japan Tokyo Yen
86 Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar
87 Kazakhstan Nur Sultan Tenge
88 Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling
89 Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Kiribati dollar
90 North Korea Pyongyang Won
91 South Korea Seoul Won
93 Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar
94 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som
95 Laos Vientiane New Kip
96 Latvia Riga Lats
97 Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound
98 Lesotho Maseru Maluti
99 Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar
100 Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar
101 Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc
102 Lithuania Vilnius Litas
103 Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)
104 Macedonia Skopje Denar
105 Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary
106 Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha
107 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit
108 Maldives Male Rufiyaa
109 Mali Bamako CFA Franc
110 Malta Valletta Euro
111 Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar
112 Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya
113 Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee
114 Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
115 Federated States of Micronesia Palikir U.S. Dollar
116 Moldova Chisinau Leu
117 Monaco Monte Carlo Euro
118 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Togrog
119 Montenegro Podgorica Euro
120 Morocco Rabat Dirham
121 Mozambique Maputo Metical
122 Myanmar (Burma) Nay Pyi Taw Kyat
123 Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar
124 Nauru no official capital; government offices in Yaren District Australian dollar
125 Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee
126 Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) Euro (formerly guilder)
127 New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar
128 Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba
129 Niger Niamey CFA Franc
130 Nigeria Abuja Naira
131 Norway Oslo Norwegian krone
132 Oman Muscat Omani rial
133 Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee
134 Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar
135 Palestine Ramallah, East Jerusalem Palestine Pound
136 Panama Panama City Balboa; U.S. dollar
137 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby  Kina
138 Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní
139 Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)
140 Philippines Manila Peso
141 Poland Warsaw Zloty
142 Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo)
143 Qatar Doha Qatari riyal
144 Romania Bucharest Romanian Rupee
145 Russia Moscow Ruble
146 Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean dollar
148 Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar
149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown  East Caribbean dollar
150 Samoa Apia Tala
151 San Marino San Marino Euro
152 Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra
153 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
154 Senegal Dakar CFA Franc
155 Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar
156 Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee
157 Sierra Leone Freetown Leone
158 Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar
159 Slovakia Bratislava Euro
160 Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)
161 Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands dollar
162 Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling
163 South Africa Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) Rand
164 South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound
165 Spain Madrid Euro (formerly peseta)
166 Sri Lanka Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) Sri Lankan rupee
167 Sudan Khartoum Sudanese Pound
168 Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar
169 Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni
170 Sweden Stockholm Krona
171 Switzerland Berne Swiss franc
172 Syria Damascus Syrian pound
173 Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar
174 Tajikistan Dushanbe somoni
175 Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) Tanzanian shilling
176 Thailand Bangkok Baht
177 Togo Lome CFA Franc
178 Tonga Nuku’alofa Pa’anga
179 Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar
180 Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar
181 Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)
182 Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat
183 Tuvalu Vaiaku village, Funafuti province Tuvaluan Dollar
184 Uganda Kampala Ugandan new shilling
185 Ukraine Kiev Hryvnia
186 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi U.A.E. Dirham
187 United Kingdom London Pound sterling
188 United States of America Washington D.C. Dollar
189 Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso
190 Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum
191 Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu
192 Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Euro
193 Venezuela Caracas Bolivar
194 Vietnam Hanoi Dong
195 Yemen Sanaa Rial
196 Zambia Lusaka Kwacha

 

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Countries and Capitals FAQs

What is the world's largest country?

Russia is the world's biggest country, with a total area of 17,098,242 Km2 (6,601,665 mi2) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km2 (6,323,142 mi2), accounting for 11% of the entire world landmass of 148,940,000 Km2 (57,510,000 square miles).

What is the capital of the USA?

Russia is the world's biggest country, with a total area of 17,098,242 Km2 (6,601,665 mi2) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km2 (6,323,142 mi2), accounting for 11% of the entire world landmass of 148,940,000 Km2 (57,510,000 square miles).

What is the capital of the USA?

The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra is the capital of Australia.

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