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The world has 197 countries: 193 UN member states, 2 observer states (Vatican City and Palestine) and 2 states widely recognized by the international community (Kosovo and Taiwan). This table shows the complete list of the countries of the world and their capitals, in alphabetical order, with the population and area of each country. Click on a column header to sort the table, or use the search box to find a country or capital.

List of the 197 countries of the world and their capitals

Country Capital Capital Population Area Area (km²)
Afghanistan AfghanistanKabul Kabul 42,647,492652,860 km² 652,860
Albania AlbaniaTirana Tirana 2,714,61728,750 km² 28,750
Algeria AlgeriaAlgiers Algiers 46,814,3082,381,740 km² 2,381,740
Andorra AndorraAndorra la Vella Andorra la Vella 81,938470 km² 470
Angola AngolaLuanda Luanda 37,885,8491,246,700 km² 1,246,700
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and BarbudaSt. John's St. John's 93,772440 km² 440
Argentina ArgentinaBuenos Aires Buenos Aires 45,696,1592,780,400 km² 2,780,400
Armenia ArmeniaYerevan Yerevan 3,033,50029,740 km² 29,740
Australia AustraliaCanberra Canberra 27,204,8097,741,220 km² 7,741,220
Austria AustriaVienna Vienna 9,178,48283,879 km² 83,879
Azerbaijan AzerbaijanBaku Baku 10,202,85086,600 km² 86,600
Bahamas BahamasNassau Nassau 401,28313,880 km² 13,880
Bahrain BahrainManama Manama 1,588,670790 km² 790
Bangladesh BangladeshDhaka Dhaka 173,562,364147,570 km² 147,570
Barbados BarbadosBridgetown Bridgetown 282,467430 km² 430
Belarus BelarusMinsk Minsk 9,133,712207,630 km² 207,630
Belgium BelgiumBrussels Brussels 11,876,84430,689 km² 30,689
Belize BelizeBelmopan Belmopan 417,07222,970 km² 22,970
Benin BeninPorto Novo Porto Novo 14,462,724114,760 km² 114,760
Bhutan BhutanThimphu Thimphu 791,52438,390 km² 38,390
Bolivia BoliviaSucre Sucre 12,413,3151,098,580 km² 1,098,580
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo Sarajevo 3,164,25351,210 km² 51,210
Botswana BotswanaGaborone Gaborone 2,521,139581,730 km² 581,730
Brazil BrazilBrasilia Brasilia 211,998,5738,510,420 km² 8,510,420
Brunei BruneiBandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan 462,7215,770 km² 5,770
Bulgaria BulgariaSofia Sofia 6,444,366111,000 km² 111,000
Burkina Faso Burkina FasoOuagadougou Ouagadougou 23,548,781274,200 km² 274,200
Burundi BurundiBujumbura Bujumbura 14,047,78627,830 km² 27,830
Cambodia CambodiaPhnom Penh Phnom Penh 17,638,801181,040 km² 181,040
Cameroon CameroonYaoundé Yaoundé 29,123,744475,440 km² 475,440
Canada CanadaOttawa Ottawa 41,288,59915,634,400 km² 15,634,400
Cape Verde Cape VerdePraia Praia 524,8774,030 km² 4,030
Central African Republic Central African RepublicBangui Bangui 5,330,690622,980 km² 622,980
Chad ChadN'Djamena N'Djamena 20,299,1231,284,000 km² 1,284,000
Chile ChileSantiago Santiago 19,764,771756,700 km² 756,700
China ChinaBeijing Beijing 1,408,975,0009,562,910 km² 9,562,910
Colombia ColombiaBogota Bogota 52,886,3631,140,620 km² 1,140,620
Comoros ComorosMoroni Moroni 866,6281,861 km² 1,861
Costa Rica Costa RicaSan José San José 5,129,91051,100 km² 51,100
Croatia CroatiaZagreb Zagreb 3,866,30088,070 km² 88,070
Cuba CubaHavana Havana 10,979,783109,880 km² 109,880
Cyprus CyprusNicosia Nicosia 1,358,2829,250 km² 9,250
Czech Republic Czech RepublicPrague Prague 10,882,16478,871 km² 78,871
Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of CongoKinshasa Kinshasa 109,276,2652,344,860 km² 2,344,860
Denmark DenmarkCopenagen Copenagen 5,976,99242,920 km² 42,920
Djibouti DjiboutiDjibouti Djibouti 1,168,72223,200 km² 23,200
Dominica DominicaRoseau Roseau 66,205750 km² 750
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo Santo Domingo 11,427,557146,839 km² 146,839
East Timor East TimorDili Dili 1,400,63814,870 km² 14,870
Ecuador EcuadorQuito Quito 18,135,478256,370 km² 256,370
Egypt EgyptCairo Cairo 116,538,2581,001,450 km² 1,001,450
El Salvador El SalvadorSan Salvador San Salvador 6,338,19321,040 km² 21,040
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial GuineaMalabo Malabo 1,892,51628,050 km² 28,050
Eritrea EritreaAsmara Asmara 3,535,603121,630 km² 121,630
Estonia EstoniaTallinn Tallinn 1,371,98645,340 km² 45,340
Eswatini EswatiniMbabane Mbabane 1,242,82217,360 km² 17,360
Ethiopia EthiopiaAddis Ababa Addis Ababa 132,059,7671,136,240 km² 1,136,240
Fiji FijiSuva Suva 928,78418,270 km² 18,270
Finland FinlandHelsinki Helsinki 5,637,214338,470 km² 338,470
France FranceParis Paris 68,516,699549,087 km² 549,087
Gabon GabonLibreville Libreville 2,538,952267,670 km² 267,670
Gambia GambiaBanjul Banjul 2,759,98811,300 km² 11,300
Georgia GeorgiaTbilisi Tbilisi 3,673,85069,700 km² 69,700
Germany GermanyBerlin Berlin 83,510,950357,600 km² 357,600
Ghana GhanaAccra Accra 34,427,414238,533 km² 238,533
Greece GreeceAthens Athens 10,388,805131,960 km² 131,960
Grenada GrenadaSt. George's St. George's 117,207340 km² 340
Guatemala GuatemalaGuatemala City Guatemala City 18,406,359108,890 km² 108,890
Guinea GuineaConakry Conakry 14,754,785245,860 km² 245,860
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-BissauBissau Bissau 2,201,35236,130 km² 36,130
Guyana GuyanaGeorgetown Georgetown 831,087214,970 km² 214,970
Haiti HaitiPort-au-Prince Port-au-Prince 11,772,55727,750 km² 27,750
Honduras HondurasTegucigalpa Tegucigalpa 10,825,703112,490 km² 112,490
Hungary HungaryBudapest Budapest 9,562,31493,030 km² 93,030
Iceland IcelandReykjavík Reykjavík 404,610103,000 km² 103,000
India IndiaNew Delhi New Delhi 1,450,935,7913,287,260 km² 3,287,260
Indonesia IndonesiaJakarta Jakarta 283,487,9311,916,910 km² 1,916,910
Iran IranTehran Tehran 91,567,7381,745,150 km² 1,745,150
Iraq IraqBaghdad Baghdad 46,042,015435,050 km² 435,050
Ireland IrelandDublin Dublin 5,380,25770,280 km² 70,280
Israel IsraelJerusalem Jerusalem 9,974,40022,070 km² 22,070
Italy ItalyRome Rome 58,986,023302,070 km² 302,070
Ivory Coast Ivory CoastYamoussoukro Yamoussoukro 31,934,230322,460 km² 322,460
Jamaica JamaicaKingston Kingston 2,839,17510,990 km² 10,990
Japan JapanTokyo Tokyo 123,975,371377,969 km² 377,969
Jordan JordanAmman Amman 11,552,87689,318 km² 89,318
Kazakhstan KazakhstanAstana Astana 20,592,5712,724,900 km² 2,724,900
Kenya KenyaNairobi Nairobi 56,432,944580,370 km² 580,370
Kiribati KiribatiTarawa Tarawa 134,518810 km² 810
Korea, North Korea, NorthPyongyang Pyongyang 26,498,823120,540 km² 120,540
Korea, South Korea, SouthSeoul Seoul 51,751,065100,440 km² 100,440
Kosovo KosovoPristina Pristina 1,527,32410,887 km² 10,887
Kuwait KuwaitKuwait City Kuwait City 4,973,86117,820 km² 17,820
Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanBishkek Bishkek 7,224,614199,950 km² 199,950
Laos LaosVientiane Vientiane 7,769,819236,800 km² 236,800
Latvia LatviaRiga Riga 1,862,44164,590 km² 64,590
Lebanon LebanonBeirut Beirut 5,805,96210,450 km² 10,450
Lesotho LesothoMaseru Maseru 2,337,42330,360 km² 30,360
Liberia LiberiaMonrovia Monrovia 5,612,817111,370 km² 111,370
Libya LibyaTripoli Tripoli 7,381,0231,759,540 km² 1,759,540
Liechtenstein LiechtensteinVaduz Vaduz 40,197160 km² 160
Lithuania LithuaniaVilnius Vilnius 2,888,05565,286 km² 65,286
Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 677,7172,590 km² 2,590
Madagascar MadagascarAntananarivo Antananarivo 31,964,956587,295 km² 587,295
Malawi MalawiLilongwe Lilongwe 21,655,286118,480 km² 118,480
Malaysia MalaysiaKuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 35,557,673330,411 km² 330,411
Maldives MaldivesMalé Malé 527,799300 km² 300
Mali MaliBamako Bamako 24,478,5951,240,190 km² 1,240,190
Malta MaltaValletta Valletta 574,346320 km² 320
Marshall Islands Marshall IslandsMajuro Majuro 37,548180 km² 180
Mauritania MauritaniaNouakchott Nouakchott 5,169,3951,030,700 km² 1,030,700
Mauritius MauritiusPort Louis Port Louis 1,259,5092,010 km² 2,010
Mexico MexicoMexico City Mexico City 130,861,0071,964,380 km² 1,964,380
Micronesia MicronesiaPalikir Palikir 113,160700 km² 700
Moldova MoldovaChisinau Chisinau 2,389,27533,850 km² 33,850
Monaco MonacoMonaco Monaco 38,63174 km² 74
Mongolia MongoliaUlaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar 3,524,7881,564,120 km² 1,564,120
Montenegro MontenegroPodgorica Podgorica 623,83113,810 km² 13,810
Morocco MoroccoRabat Rabat 38,081,173446,550 km² 446,550
Mozambique MozambiqueMaputo Maputo 34,631,766799,380 km² 799,380
Myanmar MyanmarNaypyidaw Naypyidaw 54,500,091676,590 km² 676,590
Namibia NamibiaWindhoek Windhoek 3,030,131824,290 km² 824,290
Nauru NauruYaren Yaren 11,94720 km² 20
Nepal NepalKathmandu Kathmandu 29,651,054147,180 km² 147,180
Netherlands NetherlandsAmsterdam Amsterdam 17,994,23741,540 km² 41,540
New Zealand New ZealandWellington Wellington 5,338,500267,710 km² 267,710
Nicaragua NicaraguaManagua Managua 6,916,140130,370 km² 130,370
Niger NigerNiamey Niamey 27,032,4121,267,000 km² 1,267,000
Nigeria NigeriaAbuja Abuja 232,679,478923,770 km² 923,770
North Macedonia North MacedoniaSkopje Skopje 1,792,17925,710 km² 25,710
Norway NorwayOslo Oslo 5,572,272624,500 km² 624,500
Oman OmanMuscat Muscat 5,281,538309,500 km² 309,500
Pakistan PakistanIslamabad Islamabad 251,269,164796,100 km² 796,100
Palau PalauMelekeok Melekeok 17,695460 km² 460
Palestine PalestineEast Jerusalem East Jerusalem 5,289,1526,025 km² 6,025
Panama PanamaPanama City Panama City 4,515,57775,320 km² 75,320
Papua New Guinea Papua New GuineaPort Moresby Port Moresby 10,576,502462,840 km² 462,840
Paraguay ParaguayAsunción Asunción 6,929,153406,752 km² 406,752
Peru PeruLima Lima 34,217,8481,285,220 km² 1,285,220
Philippines PhilippinesManila Manila 115,843,670300,000 km² 300,000
Poland PolandWarsaw Warsaw 36,554,707312,720 km² 312,720
Portugal PortugalLisbon Lisbon 10,701,63692,230 km² 92,230
Qatar QatarDoha Doha 2,857,82211,490 km² 11,490
Republic of the Congo Republic of the CongoBrazzaville Brazzaville 6,332,961342,000 km² 342,000
Romania RomaniaBucharest Bucharest 19,069,340238,400 km² 238,400
Russia RussiaMoscow Moscow 143,533,85117,098,200 km² 17,098,200
Rwanda RwandaKigali Kigali 14,256,56726,340 km² 26,340
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre Basseterre 46,843260 km² 260
Saint Lucia Saint LuciaCastries Castries 179,744620 km² 620
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown Kingstown 100,616390 km² 390
Samoa SamoaApia Apia 218,0192,840 km² 2,840
San Marino San MarinoSan Marino San Marino 33,97760 km² 60
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé São Tomé 235,536960 km² 960
Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaRiyadh Riyadh 35,300,2802,149,690 km² 2,149,690
Senegal SenegalDakar Dakar 18,501,984196,710 km² 196,710
Serbia SerbiaBelgrade Belgrade 6,587,20284,990 km² 84,990
Seychelles SeychellesVictoria Victoria 121,354460 km² 460
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneFreetown Freetown 8,642,02272,300 km² 72,300
Singapore SingaporeSingapore Singapore 6,036,860728 km² 728
Slovakia SlovakiaBratislava Bratislava 5,422,06949,030 km² 49,030
Slovenia SloveniaLjubljana Ljubljana 2,126,32420,480 km² 20,480
Solomon Islands Solomon IslandsHoniara Honiara 819,19828,900 km² 28,900
Somalia SomaliaMogadishu Mogadishu 19,009,151637,660 km² 637,660
South Africa South AfricaPretoria Pretoria 64,007,1871,219,090 km² 1,219,090
South Sudan South SudanJuba Juba 11,943,408646,883 km² 646,883
Spain SpainMadrid Madrid 48,807,137505,978 km² 505,978
Sri Lanka Sri LankaSri Jayawardenapura Kotte Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte 21,916,00065,610 km² 65,610
Sudan SudanKhartoum Khartoum 50,448,9631,878,000 km² 1,878,000
Suriname SurinameParamaribo Paramaribo 634,431163,820 km² 163,820
Sweden SwedenStockholm Stockholm 10,569,709528,860 km² 528,860
Switzerland SwitzerlandBern Bern 9,034,10241,290 km² 41,290
Syria SyriaDamascus Damascus 24,672,760185,180 km² 185,180
Taiwan TaiwanTaipei Taipei 23,519,51836,197 km² 36,197
Tajikistan TajikistanDushanbe Dushanbe 10,590,927141,379 km² 141,379
Tanzania TanzaniaDodoma Dodoma 68,560,157947,300 km² 947,300
Thailand ThailandBangkok Bangkok 71,668,011513,120 km² 513,120
Togo TogoLomé Lomé 9,515,23656,790 km² 56,790
Tonga TongaNukualofa Nukualofa 104,175750 km² 750
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain Port of Spain 1,368,3335,130 km² 5,130
Tunisia TunisiaTunis Tunis 12,277,109163,610 km² 163,610
Turkey TurkeyAnkara Ankara 85,518,661785,350 km² 785,350
Turkmenistan TurkmenistanAshgabat Ashgabat 7,494,498491,209 km² 491,209
Tuvalu TuvaluFunafuti Funafuti 9,64630 km² 30
Uganda UgandaKampala Kampala 50,015,092241,550 km² 241,550
Ukraine UkraineKiev Kiev 37,860,221603,550 km² 603,550
United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 10,876,98198,647 km² 98,647
United Kingdom United KingdomLondon London 69,226,000243,610 km² 243,610
United States United StatesWashington D.C. Washington D.C. 340,110,9889,831,510 km² 9,831,510
Uruguay UruguayMontevideo Montevideo 3,386,588176,220 km² 176,220
Uzbekistan UzbekistanTashkent Tashkent 36,361,859448,924 km² 448,924
Vanuatu VanuatuPort Vila Port Vila 327,77712,190 km² 12,190
Vatican City Vatican CityVatican City Vatican City 8820 km² 0
Venezuela VenezuelaCaracas Caracas 28,405,543912,050 km² 912,050
Vietnam VietnamHanoi Hanoi 100,987,686331,340 km² 331,340
Yemen YemenSana'a Sana'a 40,583,164527,970 km² 527,970
Zambia ZambiaLusaka Lusaka 21,314,956752,610 km² 752,610
Zimbabwe ZimbabweHarare Harare 16,634,373390,760 km² 390,760

FAQs about the countries of the world

How many countries are there in the world?

The world has 197 countries: 193 UN member states, 2 observer states (Vatican City and Palestine) and 2 states widely recognized by the international community (Kosovo and Taiwan).

What is the largest country in the world?

Russia is by far the largest country in the world with about 17.1 million km², ahead of Canada (10 million km²) and the United States. It spans two continents, Europe and Asia.

What is the most populous country in the world?

India is the most populous country in the world with over 1.45 billion inhabitants, ahead of China. Together, these two countries are home to more than a third of humanity.

What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with only 0.44 km², followed by Monaco (2 km²) and Nauru (21 km²).