A country is a distinct territorial body or political identity. It is also referred to as a Nation. The word country is derived from the Latin word ‘Caput’ which means ‘Head’. There are 195 countries in the world today. Out of which 193 countries are members of the United Nations(UN), except Vatican City(Holy See) and Palestine. There are certain states that have been listed as Non Self Governing Territories (NSGT). Every country has its own capital city. A capital city is the municipality holding predominant status in a country, state or other administrative region. This article will help you with information on List of Countries and their Capitals Cities 2021.
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List of Countries and their Capitals Cities 2021
In competitive exams, list of countries and their capitals are important topics picked out of GK. It is important for aspirants to have knowledge of capital cities of the world. Below you will find countries and their capitals listed in alphabetical order.
List of Countries and Capitals : A
Country Name |
Capital City |
Afghanistan |
Kabul |
Albania |
Tirana |
Algeria |
Algiers |
Andorra |
Andorra la Vella |
Angola |
Luanda |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Saint John’s |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
Armenia |
Yerevan |
Australia |
Canberra |
Austria |
Vienna |
Azerbaijan |
Baku |
List of Countries and Capitals : B
Country Name |
Capital City |
The Bahamas |
Nassau |
Bahrain |
Manama |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
Barbados |
Bridgetown |
Belarus |
Minsk |
Belgium |
Brussels |
Belize |
Belmopan |
Benin |
Porto-Novo |
Bhutan |
Thimphu |
Bolivia |
La Paz (Administrative)
Sucre ( Judicial) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
Botswana |
Gaborone |
Brazil |
Brasilia |
Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
Bulgaria |
Sofia |
Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
Burundi |
Gitega |
List of Countries and Capitals : C
Country Name |
Capital City |
Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
Cameroon |
Yaoundé |
Canada |
Ottawa |
Cape Verde |
Praia |
Central African Republic |
Bangui |
Chad |
N’Djamena |
Chile |
Santiago |
China |
Beijing |
Colombia |
Bogota |
Comoros |
Moroni |
Republic of the Congo |
Brazzaville |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Kinshasa |
Costa Rica |
San Jose |
Cote d’lvoire |
Yamoussoukra (official)
Abidjan (de facto) |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
Cuba |
 Havana |
Cyprus |
Nicosia |
Czech Republic |
Prague |
 List of Countries and Capitals : D
Country Name |
Capital City |
Denmark |
Copenhagen |
Djibouti |
Djibouti |
Dominica |
Roseau |
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
 List of Countries and Capitals : E
Country Name |
Capital City |
East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
Dili |
Egypt |
Cairo |
El Salvador |
San Salvador |
Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
Eritrea |
Asmara |
Estonia |
Tallinn |
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
 List of Countries and Capitals : F
Country Name |
Capital City |
Fiji |
Suva |
Finland |
Helsinki |
France |
Paris |
 List of Countries and Capitals : G
Country Name |
Capital City |
Gabon |
Libreville |
The Gambia |
Banjul |
Georgia |
Tbilisi |
Germany |
Berlin |
Ghana |
Accra |
Greece |
Athens |
Grenada |
Saint George’s |
Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
Guyana |
Georgetown |
List of Countries and Capitals : H
Country Name |
Capital City |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
Hungary |
Budapest |
 List of Countries and Capitals : I
Country Name |
Capital City |
Iceland |
Reykjavik |
India |
New Delhi |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
Iran |
Tehran |
Iraq |
Baghdad |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Israel |
Jerusalem |
Italy |
Rome |
Ivory Coast |
Yamoussoukro |
 List of Countries and Capitals : J
Country Name |
Capital City |
Jamaica |
Kingston |
Japan |
Tokyo |
Jordan |
Amman |
List of Countries and Capitals : K
Country Name |
Capital City |
Kazakhstan |
Nur Sultan |
Kenya |
Nairobi |
Kiribati |
Tarawa Atoll |
Kosovo |
Pristina |
Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
 List of Countries and Capitals : L
Country Name |
Capital City |
Laos |
Vientiane |
Latvia |
Riga |
Lebanon |
Beirut |
Lesotho |
Maseru |
Liberia |
Monrovia |
Libya |
Tripoli |
Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
Lithuania |
Vilnius |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
 List of Countries and Capitals : M
Country Name | Capital City |
Macedonia | Skopje |
Madagascar | Antananarivo |
Malawi | Lilongwe |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
Maldives | Male |
Mali | Bamako |
Malta | Valletta |
Marshall Islands | Majuro |
Mauritania | Nouakchott |
Mauritius | Port Louis |
Mexico | Mexico City |
Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir |
Moldova | Chisinau |
Monaco | Monte Carlo |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar |
Montenegro | Podgorica |
Morocco | Rabat |
Mozambique | Maputo |
Myanmar | Naypyitaw |
List of Countries and Capitals : N
Country Name |
Capital City |
Namibia |
Windhoek |
Nauru |
Yaren (de facto) |
Nepal |
Kathmandu |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
New Zealand |
Wellington |
Nicaragua |
Managua |
Niger |
Niamey |
Nigeria |
Abuja |
Norway |
Oslo |
North Korea |
Pyongyang |
 List of Countries and Capitals : O
Country Name | Capital City |
Oman | Â Muscat |
 List of Countries and Capitals : P
Country Name | Capital City |
Pakistan | Islamabad |
Palau | Melekeok |
Palestine | Ramallah
East Jerusalem |
Panama | Panama City |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby |
Paraguay | Asuncion |
Peru | Lima |
Philippines | Manila |
Poland | Warsaw |
Portugal | Lisbon |
 List of Countries and Capitals : Q
Country Name | Capital City |
Qatar | Â Doha |
 List of Countries and Capitals : R
Country Name | Capital City |
Romania | Bucharest |
Russia | Moscow |
Rwanda | Kigali |
 List of Countries and Capitals : S
Country Name | Capital City |
Saint Kitts Nevis | Basseterre |
Saint Lucia | Castries |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown |
Samoa | Apia |
San Marino | San Marino |
Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
Senegal | Dakar |
Serbia | Belgrade |
Seychelles | Victoria |
Sierra Leone | Freetown |
Singapore | Singapore |
Slovakia | Bratislava |
Slovenia | Ljubljana |
Solomon Islands | Honiara |
Somalia | Mogadishu |
South Africa |
Pretoria (Administrative) Cape Town (Legislative) Bloemfontein (Judiciary) |
South Sudan | Â Juba |
Spain | Madrid |
Sri Lanka | Colombo
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (Legislative) |
Sudan | Khartoum |
Suriname | Paramaribo |
Swaziland | Mbabane |
Sweden | Stockholm |
Switzerland | Berne |
Syria | Damascus |
South Korea | Seoul |
 List of Countries and Capitals : T
Country Name | Capital City |
Taiwan | Taipei |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe |
Tanzania | Dodoma |
Thailand | Bangkok |
Togo | Lomé |
Tonga | Nuku’alofa |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain |
Tunisia | Â Tunis |
Turkey | Ankara |
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat |
Tuvalu | Funafuti |
 List of Countries and Capitals : U
Country Name | Capital City |
Uganda | Kampala |
Ukraine | Kiev |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi |
United Kingdom | London |
United States of  America | Washington D.C. |
Uruguay | Montevideo |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent |
List of Countries and Capitals : V
Country Name | Capital City |
Vanuatu | Port-Villa |
Vatican City (Holy see) | Vatican City |
Venezuela | Caracas |
Vietnam | Hanoi |
 List of Countries and Capitals : Y
Country Name | Capital City |
Yemen | Sana’a |
 List of Countries and Capitals : Z
Country Name | Capital City |
Zambia | Lusaka |
Zimbabwe | Harare |
Capital City of India – New Delhi
India, officially known as Republic of India, is the second most populated country, the seventh largest by land area and the most populous democracy in the world. New Delhi is the capital city of India. Officially knows as National Capital Territory(NCT) of  Delhi, it is a city and also a union territory of India. Delhi is one of the oldest cities in the world and has served as a capital for various kingdoms and empires like Tomars, Chahamanas, Delhi Sultanate and Mughals. The Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House and the Supreme Court of India are all situated in New Delhi.
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