List of Countries and Their Capitals

by | Apr 14, 2024 | Themed Vocabulary

Learning the names of the countries and their capitals is useful for language learners. These words are most commonly used in English conversations and learning the names of the countries and their capitals will not only improve your knowledge but also help you to use these words confidently in your English communication.

In this article, you will learn the number of countries in the world, the names of the countries and their capitals, and examples of sentences using these vocabulary words in context.

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Why Learning Countries and Their Capitals

Learning countries and thier capitals’ names are important for beginners who want to improve their English communication skills. Once you know the correct words, you can easily use them in the context and make your communication better. Here are some examples of sentences showing you the use of the names of countries and thier capital in everyday English conversations:

  • He has been to New York. 
  • She lives in London. 
  • My friend wants to study in the UK.

List of Countries and Their Capitals

Here is the list of the counties and their capitals in English. You will notice that some counties have more than one capital name. 

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Eritrea • Estonia • Eswatini • Ethiopia • Fiji • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Grenada • Guatemala • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kiribati • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Madagascar • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Mali • Malta • Marshall Islands • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Micronesia • Moldova • Monaco • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nauru • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Niger • Nigeria • North Korea • Noth Macedonia • Norway • Oman • Pakistan • Palau • Palestine • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and 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Porto-Novo • Thimphu • Sucre (de jure) , La Pas (seat of government) • Sarajevo • Gaborone • Brasilia • Badar Seri Begawan • Sofia • Ouagadougou • Gitega • Praia • Phnom Penh • Yaoundé • Ottawa • Bangui • N’Djamena • Santiago • Beijing • Bogota • Moroni • Kinshasa • Brazzaville • San Jose • Yamoussoukro • Zagreb • Havan • Nicosia • Prague • Copenhagen • Djibouti • Roseau • Santo Domingo • Quito • Cairo • San Salvador • Malabo (de jure), Oyala (seat of government) • Asmara • Tallinn • Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative, royal) • Addis Ababa • Suva • Helsinki • Paris • Libreville • Banjul • Tbilisi • Berlin • Accra • Athens • Saint George’s • Guatemala city • Conakry • Bisau • Georgetown • Port-au-Prince • Tegucigalpa • Budapest • Reykjavik • New Delhi • Jakarta • Tehran • Baghdad • Dublin • Jerusalem • Rome • Kingston • Tokyo • Amman • Astana • Nairobi • Tarawa • Pristina • Kuwait City • Bishkek • Vientiane • Riga • Beirut • Maseru • Monrovia • Tripoli • Vaduz • Vilnius • Luxembourg • Antananarivo • Lilongwe • Kuala Lumpur • Male • Bamako • Valletta • Majuro • Nouakchott • Port Louis • Mexico City • Palikir • Chisinau • Monaco • Ulaanbaatar • Podgorica • Rabat • Maputo • Naypyidaw • Windhoek • Yaren district (de facto) • Kathmandu • Amsterdam • Wellington • Managua • Niamey • Abuja • Pyongyang • Skopje • Oslo • Muscat • Islamabad • Ngerulmud • Jerusalem • Panama City • Port Moresby • Asuncion • Lima • Manila • Warsaw • Lisbon • Doha • Bucharest • Moscow • Kigali • Basseterre • Castries • Kingstown • Apia • San Marino • Sao tome • Riyadh • Dakar • Belgrade • Victoria • Freetown • Singapore • Bratislava • Ljubljana • Honiara • Mogadishu • Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) • Seoul • Juba • Madrid • Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte • Khartoum • Paramaribo • Stockholm • Bern • Damascus • Taipei • Dushanbe • Dodoma • Bangkok • Dili • Lime • Nuku’alofa • Port of Spain • Tunis • Ankara • Ashgabat • Funafuti • Kampala • Kyiv 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FAQs About Countries and Their Capitals

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about countries and their capitals. 

Is there a country with 3 capitals?

South Africa is the only country in the world with three capital cities.

  • Pretoria (administrative capital)
  • Cape Town (legislative captial)
  • Bloemfontein (judicial capital)

What countries have the same name as their capital city?

Four countries have the same name as their capital city. They are:

  • Vatican City
  • Monaco
  • Luxembourg
  • Andorra

What is the only country without a capital city?

Nauru is the only country in the world that does not have a capital city.

Which country has 2 capital cities?

South Africa and Sri Lanka are the only two countries that have two capital cities. 

Learning countries and their capitals is useful for language learners because these names are frequently used in daily conversations when talking about topics related to different countries, and interacting with others from different nationalities.

I hope this article helped you to learn the names of the countries and their capitals in English.

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