Countries and Their Capitals: A List for Kids

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Learning about countries and their capitals can be a fun and exciting way to explore the world. Every country has a capital city, which is often the centre of government, culture, and history. Let us take a journey across the globe and discover different countries, capitals and their currencies!

ASIA

Serial No.

Country

Capital

Currency

1

Afghanistan

Kabul

Afghan Afghani (AFN)

2

Armenia

Yerevan

Armenian Dram (AMD)

3

Azerbaijan

Baku

Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)

4

Bahrain

Manama

Bahraini Dinar (BHD)

5

Bangladesh

Dhaka

Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)

6

Bhutan

Thimphu

Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)

7

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei Dollar (BND)

8

Cambodia

Phnom Penh

Cambodian Riel (KHR)

9

China

Beijing

Chinese Yuan (CNY)

10

Cyprus

Nicosia

Euro (EUR)

11

Georgia

Tbilisi

Georgian Lari (GEL)

12

India

New Delhi

Indian Rupee (INR)

13

Indonesia

Jakarta

Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)

14

Iran

Tehran

Iranian Rial (IRR)

15

Iraq

Baghdad

Iraqi Dinar (IQD)

16

Israel

Jerusalem

Israeli New Shekel (ILS)

17

Japan

Tokyo

Japanese Yen (JPY)

18

Jordan

Amman

Jordanian Dinar (JOD)

19

Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)

20

Kuwait

Kuwait City

Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)

21

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS)

22

Laos

Vientiane

Lao Kip (LAK)

23

Lebanon

Beirut

Lebanese Pound (LBP)

24

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

25

Maldives

Malé

Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)

26

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Mongolian Togrog (MNT)

27

Myanmar (Burma)

Naypyidaw

Burmese Kyat (MMK)

28

Nepal

Kathmandu

Nepalese Rupee (NPR)

29

North Korea

Pyongyang

North Korean Won (KPW)

30

Oman

Muscat

Omani Rial (OMR)

31

Pakistan

Islamabad

Pakistani Rupee (PKR)

32

Palestine

East Jerusalem

Israeli New Shekel (ILS)

33

Philippines

Manila

Philippine Peso (PHP)

34

Qatar

Doha

Qatari Riyal (QAR)

35

Russia

Moscow

Russian Ruble (RUB)

36

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Saudi Riyal (SAR)

37

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

38

South Korea

Seoul

South Korean Won (KRW)

39

Sri Lanka

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)

40

Syria

Damascus

Syrian Pound (SYP)

41

Tajikistan

Dushanbe

Tajikistani Somoni (TJS)

42

Thailand

Bangkok

Thai Baht (THB)

43

Timor-Leste

Dili

United States Dollar (USD)

44

Turkey

Ankara

Turkish Lira (TRY)

45

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)

46

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

UAE Dirham (AED)

47

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Uzbekistani Som (UZS)

48

Vietnam

Hanoi

Vietnamese Dong (VND)

49

Yemen

Sana’a

Yemeni Rial (YER)

AFRICA

Serial No.

Country

Capital

Currency

1

Algeria

Algiers

Algerian Dinar (DZD)

2

Angola

Luanda

Angolan Kwanza (AOA)

3

Benin

Porto-Novo

West African CFA franc (XOF)

4

Botswana

Gaborone

Botswana Pula (BWP)

5

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou

West African CFA franc (XOF)

6

Burundi

Gitega

Burundian Franc (BIF)

7

Cape Verde

Praia

Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)

8

Cameroon

Yaoundé

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

9

Central African Republic

Bangui

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

10

Chad

N’Djamena

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

11

Comoros

Moroni

Comorian Franc (KMF)

12

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa

Congolese Franc (CDF)

13

Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

14

Djibouti

Djibouti

Djiboutian Franc (DJF)

15

Egypt

Cairo

Egyptian Pound (EGP)

16

Equatorial Guinea

Malabo

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

17

Eritrea

Asmara

Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)

18

Eswatini (Swaziland)

Mbabane

Eswatini Lilangeni (SZL)

19

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Birr (ETB)

20

Gabon

Libreville

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

21

Gambia

Banjul

Gambian Dalasi (GMD)

22

Ghana

Accra

Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)

23

Guinea

Conakry

Guinean Franc (GNF)

24

Guinea-Bissau

Bissau

West African CFA franc (XOF)

25

Ivory Coast

Yamoussoukro

West African CFA franc (XOF)

26

Kenya

Nairobi

Kenyan Shilling (KES)

27

Lesotho

Maseru

Lesotho Loti (LSL)

28

Liberia

Monrovia

Liberian Dollar (LRD)

29

Libya

Tripoli

Libyan Dinar (LYD)

30

Madagascar

Antananarivo

Malagasy Ariary (MGA)

31

Malawi

Lilongwe

Malawian Kwacha (MWK)

32

Mali

Bamako

West African CFA franc (XOF)

33

Mauritania

Nouakchott

Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU)

34

Mauritius

Port Louis

Mauritian Rupee (MUR)

35

Morocco

Rabat

Moroccan Dirham (MAD)

36

Mozambique

Maputo

Mozambican Metical (MZN)

37

Namibia

Windhoek

Namibian Dollar (NAD)

38

Niger

Niamey

West African CFA franc (XOF)

39

Nigeria

Abuja

Nigerian Naira (NGN)

40

Rwanda

Kigali

Rwandan Franc (RWF)

41

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé

São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra (STN)

42

Senegal

Dakar

West African CFA franc (XOF)

43

Seychelles

Victoria

Seychellois Rupee (SCR)

44

Sierra Leone

Freetown

Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL)

45

Somalia

Mogadishu

Somali Shilling (SOS)

46

South Africa

Pretoria (administrative)

South African Rand (ZAR)

47

South Sudan

Juba

South Sudanese Pound (SSP)

48

Sudan

Khartoum

Sudanese Pound (SDG)

49

Tanzania

Dodoma

Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)

50

Togo

Lomé

West African CFA franc (XOF)

51

Tunisia

Tunis

Tunisian Dinar (TND)

52

Uganda

Kampala

Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

53

Zambia

Lusaka

Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)

54

Zimbabwe

Harare

Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWL)

EUROPE

Serial No.

Country

Capital

Currency

1

Albania

Tirana

Albanian Lek (ALL)

2

Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Euro (EUR)

3

Armenia

Yerevan

Armenian Dram (AMD)

4

Austria

Vienna

Euro (EUR)

5

Azerbaijan

Baku

Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)

6

Belarus

Minsk

Belarusian Ruble (BYN)

7

Belgium

Brussels

Euro (EUR)

8

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM)

9

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgarian Lev (BGN)

10

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatian Kuna (HRK)

11

Cyprus

Nicosia

Euro (EUR)

12

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Koruna (CZK)

13

Denmark

Copenhagen

Danish Krone (DKK)

14

Estonia

Tallinn

Euro (EUR)

15

Finland

Helsinki

Euro (EUR)

16

France

Paris

Euro (EUR)

17

Georgia

Tbilisi

Georgian Lari (GEL)

18

Germany

Berlin

Euro (EUR)

19

Greece

Athens

Euro (EUR)

20

Hungary

Budapest

Hungarian Forint (HUF)

21

Iceland

Reykjavik

Icelandic Krona (ISK)

22

Ireland

Dublin

Euro (EUR)

23

Italy

Rome

Euro (EUR)

24

Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)

25

Kosovo

Pristina

Euro (EUR)

26

Latvia

Riga

Euro (EUR)

27

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Swiss Franc (CHF)

28

Lithuania

Vilnius

Euro (EUR)

29

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Euro (EUR)

30

Malta

Valletta

Euro (EUR)

31

Moldova

Chisinau

Moldovan Leu (MDL)

32

Monaco

Monaco

Euro (EUR)

33

Montenegro

Podgorica

Euro (EUR)

34

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Euro (EUR)

35

North Macedonia

Skopje

Macedonian Denar (MKD)

36

Norway

Oslo

Norwegian Krone (NOK)

37

Poland

Warsaw

Polish Zloty (PLN)

38

Portugal

Lisbon

Euro (EUR)

39

Romania

Bucharest

Romanian Leu (RON)

40

Russia

Moscow

Russian Ruble (RUB)

41

San Marino

San Marino

Euro (EUR)

42

Serbia

Belgrade

Serbian Dinar (RSD)

43

Slovakia

Bratislava

Euro (EUR)

44

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Euro (EUR)

45

Spain

Madrid

Euro (EUR)

46

Sweden

Stockholm

Swedish Krona (SEK)

47

Switzerland

Bern

Swiss Franc (CHF)

48

Turkey

Ankara

Turkish Lira (TRY)

49

Ukraine

Kyiv

Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)

50

United Kingdom

London

Pound Sterling (GBP)

51

Vatican City

Vatican City

Euro (EUR)

North America

Serial No.

Country

Capital

Currency

1

Canada

Ottawa

Canadian Dollar (CAD)

2

Mexico

Mexico City

Mexican Peso (MXN)

3

United States

Washington, D.C.

United States Dollar (USD)

 

Central America and the Caribbean

Serial No.

Country

Capital

Currency

1

Belize

Belmopan

Belize Dollar (BZD)

2

Costa Rica

San José

Costa Rican Colón (CRC)

3

El Salvador

San Salvador

United States Dollar (USD)

4

Guatemala

Guatemala City

Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ)

5

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Honduran Lempira (HNL)

6

Nicaragua

Managua

Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO)

7

Panama

Panama City

Panamanian Balboa (PAB)

8

Antigua and Barbuda

St. John’s

East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

9

Bahamas

Nassau

Bahamian Dollar (BSD)

10

Barbados

Bridgetown

Barbadian Dollar (BBD)

11

Cuba

Havana

Cuban Peso (CUP)

12

Dominica

Roseau

East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

13

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Dominican Peso (DOP)

14

Grenada

St. George’s

East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

15

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Haitian Gourde (HTG)

16

Jamaica

Kingston

Jamaican Dollar (JMD)

17

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre

East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

18

Saint Lucia

Castries

East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

19

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown

East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

20

Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)

South America

Serial No.

Country

Capital

Currency

1

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Argentine Peso (ARS)

2

Bolivia

Sucre (constitutional)

Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)

3

Brazil

Brasília

Brazilian Real (BRL)

4

Chile

Santiago

Chilean Peso (CLP)

5

Colombia

Bogotá

Colombian Peso (COP)

6

Ecuador

Quito

United States Dollar (USD)

7

Guyana

Georgetown

Guyanese Dollar (GYD)

8

Paraguay

Asunción

Paraguayan Guaraní (PYG)

9

Peru

Lima

Peruvian Sol (PEN)

10

Suriname

Paramaribo

Surinamese Dollar (SRD)

11

Uruguay

Montevideo

Uruguayan Peso (UYU)

12

Venezuela

Caracas

Venezuelan Bolívar (VES)

Australia and Oceania

Serial No.

Country

Capital

Currency

1

Australia

Canberra

Australian Dollar (AUD)

2

Fiji

Suva

Fijian Dollar (FJD)

3

Kiribati

Tarawa

Kiribati Dollar (KID), Australian Dollar (AUD)

4

Marshall Islands

Majuro

United States Dollar (USD)

5

Micronesia

Palikir

United States Dollar (USD)

6

Nauru

Yaren (de facto)

Australian Dollar (AUD)

7

New Zealand

Wellington

New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

8

Palau

Ngerulmud

United States Dollar (USD)

9

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)

10

Samoa

Apia

Samoan Tālā (WST)

11

Solomon Islands

Honiara

Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)

12

Tonga

Nukuʻalofa

Tongan Paʻanga (TOP)

13

Tuvalu

Funafuti

Australian Dollar (AUD), Tuvaluan Dollar (TVD)

14

Vanuatu

Port Vila

Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)

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