There are almost 200 countries on the world map. Each country has a recognized capital. Also, a number of countries have more than just one capital. Countries and capitals are the representatives of the culture, diversity, heritage of the region/ Continent. The capital can be seen as a headquarters from where the national government serves the basic functions of running the country. Therefore, generally the people of power or those who run the country like the President, Sovereign, so on reside in the capital city or town. The knowledge of the country and capital name is an important topic of general awareness.

Basis of Choosing a Capital

The location is a major factor while choosing a capital. Many countries choose the capital which is at the centre of the land. This is symbolic of the fact that the government can uniformly govern and control the people of the territory. Moreover, others might focus more on the population of the region while selecting a capital. Richly populated regions need more regulations and order, as well as the government can hire more people for administrative functions. The choice of Capital, at times, can be politically motivated. Also, when a region in the country is financially leading it is often chosen as the capital. Moreover, strategically important locations like port towns can also be a choice of capital for some countries.

List of Countries and Capitals

The following list contains mention of 196 countries and capitals of the same. The country and capital names are enlisted in the list of countries and capitals given below:-

COUNTRIES	CAPITAL
Argentina	Buenos Aires
Angola	Luanda
Algeria	Algiers
Afghanistan	Kabul
Andorra	Andorra La Vella
Antigua & Barbuda	Saint John’s
Armenia	Yerevan
Austria	Vienna
Azerbaijan	Baku
Australia	Canberra
Albania	Tirana
Bahrain	Manama
Barbados	Bridgetown
The Bahamas	Nassau
Bangladesh	Dhaka
Belgium	Brussels
Benin	Porto-Novo
Bolivia	Sucre
Belize	Belmopan
Bhutan	Thimphu
Belarus	Minsk
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Sarajevo
Brazil	Brazilia
Bulgaria	Sofia
Botswana	Gaborone
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Burundi	Gitega, Bujumbura
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou
Canada	Ottawa
Cambodia	Phnom Penh
The central African Republic	Bangui
Cameroon	Yaounde
Cabo Verde	Praia
Chile	Santiago
Colombia	Bogota
Chad	N’Djamena
China	Beijing
Comoros	Moroni
The Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa
Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville
Croatia	Zagreb
Cyprus	Nicosia
Cuba	Havana
Czech Republic	Prague
Côte d’Ivoire	Yamoussoukro
Costa Rica	San Jose
Denmark	Copenhagen
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Djibouti	Djibouti city
Dominica	Roseau
Egypt	Cairo
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo
Ecuador	Quito
El Salvador	San Salvador
Eritrea	Asmara
Eswatini	Mbabane
Estonia	Tallinn
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
France	Paris
Finland	Helsinki
Fiji	Suva
The Gambia	Banjul
Germany	Berlin
Gabon	Libreville
Georgia	Tbilisi
Ghana	Accra
Grenada	Saint George’s
Greece	Athens
Guatemala	Guatemala city
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau
Guinea	Conakry
Guyana	Georgetown
Hungary	Budapest
Honduras	Tegucigalpa
Haiti	Port-au-Prince
India	New Delhi
Iran	Tehran
Iceland	Reykjavik
Indonesia	Jakarta
Iraq	Baghdad
Israel	Jerusalem
Ireland	Dublin
Italy	Rome
Japan	Tokyo
Jamaica	Kingston
Jordan	Amman
Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan
Kiribati	South Tarawa
Kenya	Nairobi
Kosovo	Pristina
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
Kuwait	Kuwait city
Lebanon	Beirut
Laos	Vientiane
Lesotho	Maseru
Latvia	Riga
Liberia	Monrovia
Liechtenstein	Vaduz
Libya	Tripoli
Luxembourg	Luxembourg
Lithuania	Vilnius
Malawi	Lilongwe
Maldives	Male
Madagascar	Antananarivo
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Mali	Bamako
Marshall Islands	Majuro
Mauritius	Port Louis
Malta	Valletta
Mauritania	Nouakchott
Federated States of Micronesia	Palikir
Monaco	Monaco
Mexico	Mexico city
Moldova	Chisinau
Montenegro	Podgorica
Mozambique	Maputo
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar
Morocco	Rabat
Myanmar (Burma)	Nay Pyi Taw
Norway	Oslo
North Korea	Pyongyang
Niger	Niamey
North Macedonia	Skopje
Nigeria	Abuja
Nicaragua	Managua
Netherlands	Amsterdam
Namibia	Windhoek
Nepal	Kathmandu
Nauru	Yaren District
New Zealand	Wellington
Oman	Muscat
Palau	Ngerulmud
Panama	Panama city
Pakistan	Islamabad
Palestine	East Jerusalem
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby
Peru	Lima
Poland	Warsaw
Portugal	Lisbon
Philippines	Manila
Paraguay	Asuncion
Qatar	Doha
Russia	Moscow
Romania	Bucharest
Rwanda	Kigali
Saint Kitts & Nevis	Basseterre
Saint Lucia	Castries
Samoa	Apia
Sao Tome & Principe	Sao Tome
San Marino	San Marino
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
Serbia	Belgrade
Sierra Leone	Freetown
Senegal	Dakar
Seychelles	Victoria
Singapore	Singapore
Slovenia	Ljubljana
Somalia	Mogadishu
Slovakia	Bratislava
Solomon Islands	Honiara
South Africa	Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein
South Sudan	Juba
Sri Lanka	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo
South Korea	Seoul
Spain	Madrid
Sudan	Khartoum
Sweden	Stockholm
Syria	Damascus
Suriname	Paramaribo
Switzerland	Bern
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	Kingstown
Tanzania	Dodoma
Timor-Leste	Dili
Tajikistan	Dushanbe
Thailand	Bangkok
Tonga	Nuku’alofa
Tunisia	Tunis
Togo	Lomé
Trinidad & Tobago	Port of Spain
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat
Tuvalu	Funafuti
Turkey	Ankara
Ukraine	Kiev
United Kingdom	London
Uganda	Kampala
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
Uruguay	Montevideo
United States of America	Washington, D.C.
Uzbekistan	Tashkent
Vietnam	Hanoi
Vatican City	Vatican City
Vanuatu	Port Vila
Venezuela	Caracas
Yemen	Sana’a
Zimbabwe	Harare
Zambia	Lusaka

Conclusion

The Countries and capitals have been explored throughout. The introduction has given an idea as to what purpose a capital serves. The basis or the grounds on which capital is usually chosen has been discussed, in detail. The list has been provided with the country and capital names for the 196 countries. The FAQs section has tried to address the most probable queries that arise. FAQs help to understand the concept better.