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Countries, Capital and Currencies

This article highlights the names of countries, their capital and accepted currencies which would help students prepare for the exams.

Introduction:

List of Countries, Capitals & Currency. In General Awareness Static General Knowledge plays an important role along with other topics. For example, the need for general awareness has been evident whenever we are asked to answer multiple choice questions. Apart from this, introduction plays an important role in answering a particular question. Important country capital and currency questions can be easily answered by knowing landmark countries which are most likely to come as questions.

All Countries, Capitals & Currency:

Below is the list of all country capital and currency:

Country Name

Capital

Currency

Afghanistan

Kabul

Afghani

Albania

Tirane

Lek

Algeria

Algiers

Dinar

Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Euro

Angola

Luanda

New Kwanza

Antigua and Barbuda

Saint John’s

East Caribbean dollar

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Peso

Armenia

Yerevan

Dram

Australia

Canberra

Australian dollar

Austria

Vienna

Euro (formerly schilling)

Azerbaijan

Baku

Manat

The Bahamas

Nassau

Bahamian dollar

Bahrain

Manama

Bahrain dinar

Bangladesh

Dhaka

Taka

Barbados

Bridgetown

Barbados dollar

Belarus

Minsk

Belorussian ruble

Belgium

Brussels

Euro (formerly Belgian franc)

Belize

Belmopan

Belize dollar

Benin

Porto-Novo

CFA Franc

Bhutan

Thimphu

Ngultrum

Bolivia

La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)

Boliviano

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Convertible Mark

Botswana

Gaborone

Pula

Brazil

Brasilia

Real

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei dollar

Bulgaria

Sofia

Lev

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou

CFA Franc

Burundi

Gitega

Burundi franc

Cambodia

Phnom Penh

Riel

Cameroon

Yaounde

CFA Franc

Canada

Ottawa

Canadian dollar

Cape Verde

Praia

Cape Verdean escudo

Central African Republic

Bangui

CFA Franc

Chad

N’Djamena

CFA Franc

Chile

Santiago

Chilean Peso

China

Beijing

Chinese Yuan

Colombia

Bogota

Colombian Peso

Comoros

Moroni

Franc

Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville

CFA Franc

Zimbabwe

Harare

United States dollar

Costa Rica

San Jose

Colón

Côte d’Ivoire

Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)

CFA Franc

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatian

Cuba

Havana

Cuban Peso

Cyprus

Nicosia

Euro

Czech Republic

Prague

Koruna

Denmark

Copenhagen

Danish Krone

Djibouti

Djibouti

Djiboutian franc

Dominica

Roseau

East Caribbean dollar

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Dominican Peso

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

Dili

U.S. dollar

Ecuador

Quito

U.S. dollar

Egypt

Cairo

Egyptian pound

El Salvador

San Salvador

Colón; U.S. dollar

Equatorial Guinea

Malabo

CFA Franc

Eritrea

Asmara

Nakfa

Estonia

Tallinn

Estonia Kroon; Euro

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Birr

Fiji

Suva

Fiji dollar

Finland

Helsinki

Euro (formerly markka)

France

Paris

Euro (formerly French franc)

Gabon

Libreville

CFA Franc

The Gambia

Banjul

Dalasi

Georgia

Tbilisi

Lari

Germany

Berlin

Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)

Ghana

Accra

Cedi

Greece

Athens

Euro (formerly drachma)

Grenada

Saint George’s

East Caribbean dollar

Guatemala

Guatemala City

Quetzal

Guinea

Conakry

Guinean franc

Guinea-Bissau

Bissau

CFA Franc

Guyana

Georgetown

Guyanese dollar

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Gourde

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Lempira

Hungary

Budapest

Forint

Iceland

Reykjavik

Icelandic króna

India

New Delhi

Indian Rupee

Indonesia

Jakarta

Rupiah

Iran

Tehran

Rial

Iraq

Baghdad

Iraqi Dinar

Ireland

Dublin

Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])

Israel

Jerusalem*

Shekel

Italy

Rome

Euro (formerly lira)

Jamaica

Kingston

Jamaican dollar

Japan

Tokyo

Yen

Jordan

Amman

Jordanian dinar

Kazakhstan

Nur Sultan

Tenge

Kenya

Nairobi

Kenya shilling

Kiribati

Tarawa Atoll

Kiribati dollar

North Korea

Pyongyang

Won

South Korea

Seoul

Won

Kuwait

Kuwait City

Kuwaiti Dinar

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Som

Laos

Vientiane

New Kip

Latvia

Riga

Lats

Lebanon

Beirut

Lebanese pound

Lesotho

Maseru

Maluti

Liberia

Monrovia

Liberian dollar

Libya

Tripoli

Libyan dinar

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Swiss franc

Lithuania

Vilnius

Litas

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)

Macedonia

Skopje

Denar

Madagascar

Antananarivo

Malagasy Ariary

Malawi

Lilongwe

Kwacha

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Ringgit

Maldives

Male

Rufiyaa

Mali

Bamako

CFA Franc

Malta

Valletta

Euro

Marshall Islands

Majuro

U.S. Dollar

Mauritania

Nouakchott

Ouguiya

Mauritius

Port Louis

Mauritian rupee

Mexico

Mexico City

Mexican peso

Federated States of Micronesia

Palikir

U.S. Dollar

Moldova

Chisinau

Leu

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Euro

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Togrog

Montenegro

Podgorica

Euro

Morocco

Rabat

Dirham

Mozambique

Maputo

Metical

Myanmar (Burma)

Nay Pyi Taw

Kyat

Namibia

Windhoek

Namibian dollar

Nauru

no official capital; government offices in Yaren District

Australian dollar

Nepal

Kathmandu

Nepalese rupee

Netherlands

Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)

Euro (formerly guilder)

New Zealand

Wellington

New Zealand dollar

Nicaragua

Managua

Gold cordoba

Niger

Niamey

CFA Franc

Nigeria

Abuja

Naira

Norway

Oslo

Norwegian krone

Oman

Muscat

Omani rial

Pakistan

Islamabad

Pakistani rupee

Palau

Melekeok

U.S. dollar

Palestine

Ramallah, East Jerusalem

Palestine Pound

Panama

Panama City

Balboa; U.S. dollar

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

Kina

Paraguay

Asuncion

Guaraní

Peru

Lima

Nuevo sol (1991)

Philippines

Manila

Peso

Poland

Warsaw

Zloty

Portugal

Lisbon

Euro (formerly escudo)

Qatar

Doha

Qatari riyal

Romania

Bucharest

Romanian Rupee

Russia

Moscow

Ruble

Rwanda

Kigali

Rwandan franc

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre

East Caribbean dollar

Saint Lucia

Castries

East Caribbean dollar

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown

East Caribbean dollar

Samoa

Apia

Tala

San Marino

San Marino

Euro

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome

Dobra

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Riyal

Senegal

Dakar

CFA Franc

Serbia

Belgrade

Serbian Dinar

Seychelles

Victoria

Seychelles rupee

Sierra Leone

Freetown

Leone

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore dollar

Slovakia

Bratislava

Euro

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)

Solomon Islands

Honiara

Solomon Islands dollar

Somalia

Mogadishu

Somali shilling

South Africa

Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)

Rand

South Sudan

Juba

Sudanese Pound

Spain

Madrid

Euro (formerly peseta)

Sri Lanka

Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)

Sri Lankan rupee

Sudan

Khartoum

Sudanese Pound

Suriname

Paramaribo

Surinamese dollar

Swaziland

Mbabane

Lilangeni

Sweden

Stockholm

Krona

Switzerland

Berne

Swiss franc

Syria

Damascus

Syrian pound

Taiwan

Taipei

Taiwan dollar

Tajikistan

Dushanbe

somoni

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)

Tanzanian shilling

Thailand

Bangkok

Baht

Togo

Lome

CFA Franc

Tonga

Nuku’alofa

Pa’anga

Trinidad and Tobago

Port-of-Spain

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Tunisia

Tunis

Tunisian dinar

Turkey

Ankara

Turkish lira (YTL)

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Manat

Tuvalu

Vaiaku village, Funafuti province

Tuvaluan Dollar

Uganda

Kampala

Ugandan new shilling

Ukraine

Kiev

Hryvnia

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

U.A.E. Dirham

United Kingdom

London

Pound sterling

United States of America

Washington D.C.

Dollar

Uruguay

Montevideo

Uruguay peso

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Uzbekistani sum

Vanuatu

Port-Vila

Vatu

Vatican City (Holy See)

Vatican City

Euro

Venezuela

Caracas

Bolivar

Vietnam

Hanoi

Dong

Yemen

Sanaa

Rial

Zambia

Lusaka

Kwacha

Conclusion:

It is very important to prepare for questions related to Country, Capital and Currency as it is most likely to come in your exam. These were the most difficult questions and this article would be a great help.

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