An alphabetical list of capitals of the world by country and continent
Do you have the capital city of Burkina Faso in mind? Or is the capital of Palau non-existent? Well, you’ve landed in the right place. Here is a detailed, complete up-to-date list of all the capital cities of the world in alphabetical order by continent for easy access.
Africa
- Algeria – Algiers
- Angola – Luanda
- Benin – Porto-Novo
- Botswana – Gaborone
- Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
- Cameroon – Yaoundé
- Egypt – Cairo
- Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
- Ghana – Accra
- Kenya – Nairobi
- Nigeria – Abuja
- South Africa – Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
- Tanzania – Dodoma
- Uganda – Kampala
- Zambia – Lusaka
- Zimbabwe – Harare
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Asia
- Afghanistan – Kabul
- Armenia – Yerevan
- China – Beijing
- India – New Delhi
- Indonesia – Jakarta
- Iran – Tehran
- Iraq – Baghdad
- Israel – Jerusalem
- Japan – Tokyo
- Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
- Pakistan – Islamabad
- Philippines – Manila
- Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
- Singapore – Singapore
- South Korea – Seoul
- Sri Lanka – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official), Colombo (commercial)
- Thailand – Bangkok
- Vietnam – Hanoi
Europe
- Austria – Vienna
- Belgium – Brussels
- Croatia – Zagreb
- Czech Republic – Prague
- Denmark – Copenhagen
- Finland – Helsinki
- France – Paris
- Germany – Berlin
- Greece – Athens
- Hungary – Budapest
- Ireland – Dublin
- Italy – Rome
- Netherlands – Amsterdam
- Norway – Oslo
- Poland – Warsaw
- Portugal – Lisbon
- Spain – Madrid
- Sweden – Stockholm
- Switzerland – Bern
- United Kingdom – London
North America
- Canada – Ottawa
- Costa Rica – San José
- Cuba – Havana
- Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo
- El Salvador – San Salvador
- Guatemala – Guatemala City
- Honduras – Tegucigalpa
- Mexico – Mexico City
- Panama – Panama City
- United States – Washington, D.C.
South America
- Argentina – Buenos Aires
- Bolivia – Sucre (constitutional), La Paz (seat of government)
- Brazil – Brasília
- Chile – Santiago
- Colombia – Bogotá
- Ecuador – Quito
- Paraguay – Asunción
- Peru – Lima
- Uruguay – Montevideo
- Venezuela – Caracas
Oceania
- Australia – Canberra
- Fiji – Suva
- New Zealand – Wellington
- Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
- Samoa – Apia
- Tonga – Nukuʻalofa
- Vanuatu – Port Vila
Final Note
This list is regularly reviewed and based on data from official country websites and the CIA World Factbook. If you’re looking to improve your geography knowledge or prep for a quiz night, bookmark this page you’ll thank yourself later.
