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List Of Countries In The World And Their Capital | World Countries And Capital

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If I ask you the question, what are the states and capital in Nigeria? you will boldly say recite them. Now, the big deal is list of world countries and their capital.

After going through this article, you will be able to answer someone that asks you the capital of ALBANIA…. It is good to practice countries capital.

 

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DID YOU KNOW?

  • Did you knowthe Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters
  • Did you know‘Topolino’ is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy
  • Did you knowPerth is Australia’s windiest city
  • Did you knowSwitzerland eats the most chocolate equating to 10 kilos per person per year.

 

  • Did you knowthe only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia
  • Did you knowthe longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles).

 

  • Did you knowthe croissant was invented in Austria
  • Did you knowIn eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas
  • Did you knowAfrican Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words
  • Did you knowAustralia was originally called New Holland
  • Did you know‘Lonely Planet’ for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia
  • Did you knowhippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal.

 

  • Did you know the coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity
  • Did you knowfrench fries are originally from Belgium
  • Did you knowVenetian blinds were invented in Japan
  • Did you knowthe first sailing boats were built in Egypt
  • Did you knowBrazil is named after a tree
  • Did you knowBrazil covers 50% of the South American continent
  • Did you knowBrazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador
  • Did you knowthe brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland.

 

  • Did you knowJamaica has 120 rivers
  • Did you knowChina manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
  • Did you knowThe Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles)
  • Did you knowpaper originated from China
  • Did you knowthe wheelbarrow is invented in China
  • Did you knowtree hugging is forbidden in china
  • Did you knowIndia has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000)
  • Did you knowIndia is home to over 200 million cows
  • Did you knowthe Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
  • Did you knowAmericans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year
  • Did you knowAmericans throw away 44 million newspapers a day
  • Did you knowGermany borders 9 other countries
  • Did you knowPeru has more pyramids than Egypt
  • Did you knowChristmas trees originated from Germany
  • Did you knowAmericas top selling ice cream flavour is vanilla
  • Did you knowIceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
  • Did you knowthere are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people)
  • Did you knowthe worlds smallest bird is the ‘bee hummingbird’ found in Cuba
  • Did you knowthe US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states)
  • Did you knowevery day 7% of the US eats at McDonalds

 

Now, How many countries are in the world? Unfortunately, there isn’t one correct answer. It all depends on where you are viewing the Map from.

Enjoy these alphabetical list of 196 countries and their capital. Also, you will really enjoy the countries “did you know” below.

WORLD COUNTRIES AND CAPITAL

 

COUNTRYCAPITAL
AFGHANISTANKABUL
ALBANIATIRANA
ALGERIAALGIERS
ANDORRAANDORRA LA VELLA
ANGOLALUANDA
ANTIGUA & BARBUDASAINT JOHN’S
ARGENTINABUENOS AIRES
ARMENIAYEREVAN
AUSTRALIACANBERRA
AUSTRIAVIENNA
AZERBAIJANBAKU
BAHAMAS, THENASSAU
BAHRAINMANAMA
BANGLADESHDHAKA
BARBADOSBRIDGETOWN
BELARUSMINSK
BELGIUMBRUSSELS
BELIZEBELMOPAN
BENINPORTO-NOVO
BHUTANTHIMPHU
BOLIVIASUCRE
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINASARAJEVO
BOTSWANAGABORONE
BRAZILBRASILIA
BRUNEIBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
BULGARIASOFIA
BURKINA FASOOUAGADOUGOU
BURUNDIBUJUMBURA
CABO VERDEPRAIA
CAMBODIAPHNOM PENH
CAMEROONYAOUNDE
CANADAOTTAWA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICBANGUI
CHADN’DJAMENA
CHILESANTIAGO
CHINABEIJING
COLOMBIABOGOTÁ
COMOROSMORONI
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THEKINSHASA
COSTA RICASAN JOSE
CÔTE D’IVOIREYAMOUSSOUKRO
CROATIAZAGREB
CUBAHAVANA
CYPRUSNICOSIA
CZECH REPUBLICPRAGUE
DENMARKCOPENHAGEN
DJIBOUTIDJIBOUTI (CITY)
DOMINICAROSEAU
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSANTO DOMINGO
ECUADORQUITO
EGYPTCAIRO
EL SALVADORSAN SALVADOR
EQUATORIAL GUINEAMALABO
ERITREAASMARA
ESTONIATALLINN
ETHIOPIAADDIS ABABA
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIAPALIKIR
FIJISUVA
FINLANDHELSINKI
FRANCEPARIS
GABONLIBREVILLE
GAMBIA, THEBANJUL
GEORGIATBILISI
GERMANYBERLIN
GHANAACCRA
GREECEATHENS
GRENADASAINT GEORGE’S
GUATEMALAGUATEMALA CITY
GUINEACONAKRY
GUINEA-BISSAUBISSAU
GUYANAGEORGETOWN
HAITIPORT-AU-PRINCE
HONDURASTEGUCIGALPA
HUNGARYBUDAPEST
ICELANDREYKJAVIK
INDIANEW DELHI
INDONESIAJAKARTA
IRANTEHRAN
IRAQBAGHDAD
IRELANDDUBLIN
ISRAELJERUSALEM
ITALYROME
JAMAICAKINGSTON
JAPANTOKYO
JORDANAMMAN
KAZAKHSTANASTANA
KENYANAIROBI
KIRIBATISOUTH TARAWA
KOSOVOPRISTINA
KUWAITKUWAIT CITY
KYRGYZSTANBISHKEK
LAOSVIENTIANE
LATVIARIGA
LEBANONBEIRUT
LESOTHOMASERU
LIBERIAMONROVIA
LIBYATRIPOLI
LIECHTENSTEINVADUZ
LITHUANIAVILNIUS
LUXEMBOURGLUXEMBOURG
MACEDONIASKOPJE
MADAGASCARANTANANARIVO
MALAWILILONGWE
MALAYSIAKUALA LUMPUR
MALDIVESMALE
MALIBAMAKO
MALTAVALLETTA
MARSHALL ISLANDSMAJURO
MAURITANIANOUAKCHOTT
MAURITIUSPORT LOUIS
MEXICOMEXICO CITY
MOLDOVACHISINAU
MONACOMONACO
MONGOLIAULAANBAATAR
MONTENEGROPODGORICA
MOROCCORABAT
MOZAMBIQUEMAPUTO
MYANMARNAY PYI TAW
NAMIBIAWINDHOEK
NAURUYAREN DISTRICT
NEPALKATHMANDU
NETHERLANDSAMSTERDAM
NEW ZEALANDWELLINGTON
NICARAGUAMANAGUA
NIGERNIAMEY
NIGERIAABUJA
NORTH KOREAPYONGYANG
NORWAYOSLO
OMANMUSCAT
PAKISTANISLAMABAD
PALAUNGERULMUD
PALESTINERAMALLAH
PANAMAPANAMA CITY
PAPUA NEW GUINEAPORT MORESBY
PARAGUAYASUNCIÓN
PERULIMA
PHILIPPINESMANILA
POLANDWARSAW
PORTUGALLISBON
QATARDOHA
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOBRAZZAVILLE
ROMANIABUCHAREST
RUSSIAMOSCOW
RWANDAKIGALI
SAINT KITTS & NEVISBASSETERRE
SAINT LUCIACASTRIES
SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINESKINGSTOWN
SAMOAAPIA
SAN MARINOSAN MARINO
SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPESÃO TOMÉ
SAUDI ARABIARIYADH
SENEGALDAKAR
SERBIABELGRADE
SEYCHELLESVICTORIA
SIERRA LEONEFREETOWN
SINGAPORESINGAPORE
SLOVAKIABRATISLAVA
SLOVENIALJUBLJANA
SOLOMON ISLANDSHONIARA
SOMALIAMOGADISHU
SOUTH AFRICABLOEMFONTEIN, CAPE TOWN, PRETORIA
SOUTH KOREASEOUL
SOUTH SUDANJUBA
SPAINMADRID
SRI LANKACOLOMBO, SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE
SUDANKHARTOUM
SURINAMEPARAMARIBO
SWAZILANDMBABANE
SWEDENSTOCKHOLM
SWITZERLANDBERN
SYRIADAMASCUS
TAJIKISTANDUSHANBE
TANZANIADODOMA
THAILANDBANGKOK
TIMOR-LESTEDILI
TOGOLOMÉ
TONGANUKUʻALOFA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGOPORT OF SPAIN
TUNISIATUNIS
TURKEYANKARA
TURKMENISTANASHGABAT
TUVALUFUNAFUTI
UGANDAKAMPALA
UKRAINEKIEV
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESABU DHABI
UNITED KINGDOMLONDON
UNITED STATESWASHINGTON, D.C.
URUGUAYMONTEVIDEO
UZBEKISTANTASHKENT
VANUATUPORT VILA
VATICAN CITYVATICAN CITY
VENEZUELACARACAS
VIETNAMHANOI
YEMENSANA’A
ZAMBIALUSAKA
ZIMBABWEHARARE