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List of Countries and Capitals

Last updated on November 27, 2013 in Data Visualization

list of all countries and capitals

I have previously shared some frustrations with aggregating a good list of countries and capitals. The problem is that the word country is a bit arbitrary and used to represent everything from sovereign states, various dependencies, special sovereign lands, uninhabited islands, and other entities. Adding to this, we have self-declared sovereign states like Somaliland that are unrecognized by most organizations so it’s hard to tell how you want to define that and which capital city to use. Moreover, there are countries that claim the same capital city (Jerusalem), islands with rotating capitals (Tokelau), and large geographical areas with no capital (Antarctica). So, here is my take on aggregating a complete list of countries and capitals of the world.

My definition of a country is any piece of land on this earth. To give context, I have provided the continent in which the country exists. Where applicable, I am also providing the ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code but the International Organization for Standardization does not recognize Somaliland and Northern Cyprus. Finally, unlike most lists out there, I am also providing the geographical coordinates for each capital and below the table you can find links to CSV and JSON representations of this country and capital list.

All Countries and Capitals with Latitude and Longitude Data

countries and capitals in JSON
countries and capitals in CSV

Country Name Capital Name Capital Latitude Capital Longitude Country Code Continent Name
Afghanistan Kabul 34.51666667 69.183333 AF Asia
Aland Islands Mariehamn 60.116667 19.9 AX Europe
Albania Tirana 41.31666667 19.816667 AL Europe
Algeria Algiers 36.75 3.05 DZ Africa
American Samoa Pago Pago -14.26666667 -170.7 AS Australia
Andorra Andorra la Vella 42.5 1.516667 AD Europe
Angola Luanda -8.833333333 13.216667 AO Africa
Anguilla The Valley 18.21666667 -63.05 AI North America
Antarctica N/A 0 0 AQ Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s 17.11666667 -61.85 AG North America
Argentina Buenos Aires -34.58333333 -58.666667 AR South America
Armenia Yerevan 40.16666667 44.5 AM Europe
Aruba Oranjestad 12.51666667 -70.033333 AW North America
Australia Canberra -35.26666667 149.133333 AU Australia
Austria Vienna 48.2 16.366667 AT Europe
Azerbaijan Baku 40.38333333 49.866667 AZ Europe
Bahamas Nassau 25.08333333 -77.35 BS North America
Bahrain Manama 26.23333333 50.566667 BH Asia
Bangladesh Dhaka 23.71666667 90.4 BD Asia
Barbados Bridgetown 13.1 -59.616667 BB North America
Belarus Minsk 53.9 27.566667 BY Europe
Belgium Brussels 50.83333333 4.333333 BE Europe
Belize Belmopan 17.25 -88.766667 BZ Central America
Benin Porto-Novo 6.483333333 2.616667 BJ Africa
Bermuda Hamilton 32.28333333 -64.783333 BM North America
Bhutan Thimphu 27.46666667 89.633333 BT Asia
Bolivia La Paz -16.5 -68.15 BO South America
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 43.86666667 18.416667 BA Europe
Botswana Gaborone -24.63333333 25.9 BW Africa
Brazil Brasilia -15.78333333 -47.916667 BR South America
British Indian Ocean Territory Diego Garcia -7.3 72.4 IO Africa
British Virgin Islands Road Town 18.41666667 -64.616667 VG North America
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan 4.883333333 114.933333 BN Asia
Bulgaria Sofia 42.68333333 23.316667 BG Europe
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 12.36666667 -1.516667 BF Africa
Burundi Bujumbura -3.366666667 29.35 BI Africa
Cambodia Phnom Penh 11.55 104.916667 KH Asia
Cameroon Yaounde 3.866666667 11.516667 CM Africa
Canada Ottawa 45.41666667 -75.7 CA Central America
Cape Verde Praia 14.91666667 -23.516667 CV Africa
Cayman Islands George Town 19.3 -81.383333 KY North America
Central African Republic Bangui 4.366666667 18.583333 CF Africa
Chad N’Djamena 12.1 15.033333 TD Africa
Chile Santiago -33.45 -70.666667 CL South America
China Beijing 39.91666667 116.383333 CN Asia
Christmas Island The Settlement -10.41666667 105.716667 CX Australia
Cocos Islands West Island -12.16666667 96.833333 CC Australia
Colombia Bogota 4.6 -74.083333 CO South America
Comoros Moroni -11.7 43.233333 KM Africa
Cook Islands Avarua -21.2 -159.766667 CK Australia
Costa Rica San Jose 9.933333333 -84.083333 CR Central America
Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro 6.816666667 -5.266667 CI Africa
Croatia Zagreb 45.8 16 HR Europe
Cuba Havana 23.11666667 -82.35 CU North America
Curaçao Willemstad 12.1 -68.916667 CW North America
Cyprus Nicosia 35.16666667 33.366667 CY Europe
Czech Republic Prague 50.08333333 14.466667 CZ Europe
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa -4.316666667 15.3 CD Africa
Denmark Copenhagen 55.66666667 12.583333 DK Europe
Djibouti Djibouti 11.58333333 43.15 DJ Africa
Dominica Roseau 15.3 -61.4 DM North America
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 18.46666667 -69.9 DO North America
Ecuador Quito -0.216666667 -78.5 EC South America
Egypt Cairo 30.05 31.25 EG Africa
El Salvador San Salvador 13.7 -89.2 SV Central America
Equatorial Guinea Malabo 3.75 8.783333 GQ Africa
Eritrea Asmara 15.33333333 38.933333 ER Africa
Estonia Tallinn 59.43333333 24.716667 EE Europe
Ethiopia Addis Ababa 9.033333333 38.7 ET Africa
Falkland Islands Stanley -51.7 -57.85 FK South America
Faroe Islands Torshavn 62 -6.766667 FO Europe
Federated States of Micronesia Palikir 6.916666667 158.15 FM Australia
Fiji Suva -18.13333333 178.416667 FJ Australia
Finland Helsinki 60.16666667 24.933333 FI Europe
France Paris 48.86666667 2.333333 FR Europe
French Polynesia Papeete -17.53333333 -149.566667 PF Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Port-aux-Français -49.35 70.216667 TF Antarctica
Gabon Libreville 0.383333333 9.45 GA Africa
Georgia Tbilisi 41.68333333 44.833333 GE Europe
Germany Berlin 52.51666667 13.4 DE Europe
Ghana Accra 5.55 -0.216667 GH Africa
Gibraltar Gibraltar 36.13333333 -5.35 GI Europe
Greece Athens 37.98333333 23.733333 GR Europe
Greenland Nuuk 64.18333333 -51.75 GL Central America
Grenada Saint George’s 12.05 -61.75 GD North America
Guam Hagatna 13.46666667 144.733333 GU Australia
Guatemala Guatemala City 14.61666667 -90.516667 GT Central America
Guernsey Saint Peter Port 49.45 -2.533333 GG Europe
Guinea Conakry 9.5 -13.7 GN Africa
Guinea-Bissau Bissau 11.85 -15.583333 GW Africa
Guyana Georgetown 6.8 -58.15 GY South America
Haiti Port-au-Prince 18.53333333 -72.333333 HT North America
Heard Island and McDonald Islands N/A 0 0 HM Antarctica
Honduras Tegucigalpa 14.1 -87.216667 HN Central America
Hong Kong N/A 0 0 HK Asia
Hungary Budapest 47.5 19.083333 HU Europe
Iceland Reykjavik 64.15 -21.95 IS Europe
India New Delhi 28.6 77.2 IN Asia
Indonesia Jakarta -6.166666667 106.816667 ID Asia
Iran Tehran 35.7 51.416667 IR Asia
Iraq Baghdad 33.33333333 44.4 IQ Asia
Ireland Dublin 53.31666667 -6.233333 IE Europe
Isle of Man Douglas 54.15 -4.483333 IM Europe
Israel Jerusalem 31.76666667 35.233333 IL Asia
Italy Rome 41.9 12.483333 IT Europe
Jamaica Kingston 18 -76.8 JM North America
Japan Tokyo 35.68333333 139.75 JP Asia
Jersey Saint Helier 49.18333333 -2.1 JE Europe
Jordan Amman 31.95 35.933333 JO Asia
Kazakhstan Astana 51.16666667 71.416667 KZ Asia
Kenya Nairobi -1.283333333 36.816667 KE Africa
Kiribati Tarawa -0.883333333 169.533333 KI Australia
Kosovo Pristina 42.66666667 21.166667 KO Europe
Kuwait Kuwait City 29.36666667 47.966667 KW Asia
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 42.86666667 74.6 KG Asia
Laos Vientiane 17.96666667 102.6 LA Asia
Latvia Riga 56.95 24.1 LV Europe
Lebanon Beirut 33.86666667 35.5 LB Asia
Lesotho Maseru -29.31666667 27.483333 LS Africa
Liberia Monrovia 6.3 -10.8 LR Africa
Libya Tripoli 32.88333333 13.166667 LY Africa
Liechtenstein Vaduz 47.13333333 9.516667 LI Europe
Lithuania Vilnius 54.68333333 25.316667 LT Europe
Luxembourg Luxembourg 49.6 6.116667 LU Europe
Macau N/A 0 0 MO Asia
Macedonia Skopje 42 21.433333 MK Europe
Madagascar Antananarivo -18.91666667 47.516667 MG Africa
Malawi Lilongwe -13.96666667 33.783333 MW Africa
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 3.166666667 101.7 MY Asia
Maldives Male 4.166666667 73.5 MV Asia
Mali Bamako 12.65 -8 ML Africa
Malta Valletta 35.88333333 14.5 MT Europe
Marshall Islands Majuro 7.1 171.383333 MH Australia
Mauritania Nouakchott 18.06666667 -15.966667 MR Africa
Mauritius Port Louis -20.15 57.483333 MU Africa
Mexico Mexico City 19.43333333 -99.133333 MX Central America
Moldova Chisinau 47 28.85 MD Europe
Monaco Monaco 43.73333333 7.416667 MC Europe
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 47.91666667 106.916667 MN Asia
Montenegro Podgorica 42.43333333 19.266667 ME Europe
Montserrat Plymouth 16.7 -62.216667 MS North America
Morocco Rabat 34.01666667 -6.816667 MA Africa
Mozambique Maputo -25.95 32.583333 MZ Africa
Myanmar Rangoon 16.8 96.15 MM Asia
Namibia Windhoek -22.56666667 17.083333 NA Africa
Nauru Yaren -0.5477 166.920867 NR Australia
Nepal Kathmandu 27.71666667 85.316667 NP Asia
Netherlands Amsterdam 52.35 4.916667 NL Europe
New Caledonia Noumea -22.26666667 166.45 NC Australia
New Zealand Wellington -41.3 174.783333 NZ Australia
Nicaragua Managua 12.13333333 -86.25 NI Central America
Niger Niamey 13.51666667 2.116667 NE Africa
Nigeria Abuja 9.083333333 7.533333 NG Africa
Niue Alofi -19.01666667 -169.916667 NU Australia
Norfolk Island Kingston -29.05 167.966667 NF Australia
North Korea Pyongyang 39.01666667 125.75 KP Asia
Northern Cyprus North Nicosia 35.183333 33.366667 NULL Europe
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan 15.2 145.75 MP Australia
Norway Oslo 59.91666667 10.75 NO Europe
Oman Muscat 23.61666667 58.583333 OM Asia
Pakistan Islamabad 33.68333333 73.05 PK Asia
Palau Melekeok 7.483333333 134.633333 PW Australia
Palestine Jerusalem 31.76666667 35.233333 PS Asia
Panama Panama City 8.966666667 -79.533333 PA Central America
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby -9.45 147.183333 PG Australia
Paraguay Asuncion -25.26666667 -57.666667 PY South America
Peru Lima -12.05 -77.05 PE South America
Philippines Manila 14.6 120.966667 PH Asia
Pitcairn Islands Adamstown -25.06666667 -130.083333 PN Australia
Poland Warsaw 52.25 21 PL Europe
Portugal Lisbon 38.71666667 -9.133333 PT Europe
Puerto Rico San Juan 18.46666667 -66.116667 PR North America
Qatar Doha 25.28333333 51.533333 QA Asia
Republic of Congo Brazzaville -4.25 15.283333 CG Africa
Romania Bucharest 44.43333333 26.1 RO Europe
Russia Moscow 55.75 37.6 RU Europe
Rwanda Kigali -1.95 30.05 RW Africa
Saint Barthelemy Gustavia 17.88333333 -62.85 BL North America
Saint Helena Jamestown -15.93333333 -5.716667 SH Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 17.3 -62.716667 KN North America
Saint Lucia Castries 14 -61 LC North America
Saint Martin Marigot 18.0731 -63.0822 MF North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre 46.76666667 -56.183333 PM Central America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown 13.13333333 -61.216667 VC Central America
Samoa Apia -13.81666667 -171.766667 WS Australia
San Marino San Marino 43.93333333 12.416667 SM Europe
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome 0.333333333 6.733333 ST Africa
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 24.65 46.7 SA Asia
Senegal Dakar 14.73333333 -17.633333 SN Africa
Serbia Belgrade 44.83333333 20.5 RS Europe
Seychelles Victoria -4.616666667 55.45 SC Africa
Sierra Leone Freetown 8.483333333 -13.233333 SL Africa
Singapore Singapore 1.283333333 103.85 SG Asia
Sint Maarten Philipsburg 18.01666667 -63.033333 SX North America
Slovakia Bratislava 48.15 17.116667 SK Europe
Slovenia Ljubljana 46.05 14.516667 SI Europe
Solomon Islands Honiara -9.433333333 159.95 SB Australia
Somalia Mogadishu 2.066666667 45.333333 SO Africa
Somaliland Hargeisa 9.55 44.05 NULL Africa
South Africa Pretoria -25.7 28.216667 ZA Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands King Edward Point -54.283333 -36.5 GS Antarctica
South Korea Seoul 37.55 126.983333 KR Asia
South Sudan Juba 4.85 31.616667 SS Africa
Spain Madrid 40.4 -3.683333 ES Europe
Sri Lanka Colombo 6.916666667 79.833333 LK Asia
Sudan Khartoum 15.6 32.533333 SD Africa
Suriname Paramaribo 5.833333333 -55.166667 SR South America
Svalbard Longyearbyen 78.21666667 15.633333 SJ Europe
Swaziland Mbabane -26.31666667 31.133333 SZ Africa
Sweden Stockholm 59.33333333 18.05 SE Europe
Switzerland Bern 46.91666667 7.466667 CH Europe
Syria Damascus 33.5 36.3 SY Asia
Taiwan Taipei 25.03333333 121.516667 TW Asia
Tajikistan Dushanbe 38.55 68.766667 TJ Asia
Tanzania Dar es Salaam -6.8 39.283333 TZ Africa
Thailand Bangkok 13.75 100.516667 TH Asia
The Gambia Banjul 13.45 -16.566667 GM Africa
Timor-Leste Dili -8.583333333 125.6 TL Asia
Togo Lome 6.116666667 1.216667 TG Africa
Tokelau Atafu -9.166667 -171.833333 TK Australia
Tonga Nuku’alofa -21.13333333 -175.2 TO Australia
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 10.65 -61.516667 TT North America
Tunisia Tunis 36.8 10.183333 TN Africa
Turkey Ankara 39.93333333 32.866667 TR Europe
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 37.95 58.383333 TM Asia
Turks and Caicos Islands Grand Turk 21.46666667 -71.133333 TC North America
Tuvalu Funafuti -8.516666667 179.216667 TV Australia
Uganda Kampala 0.316666667 32.55 UG Africa
Ukraine Kyiv 50.43333333 30.516667 UA Europe
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 24.46666667 54.366667 AE Asia
United Kingdom London 51.5 -0.083333 GB Europe
United States Washington, D.C. 38.883333 -77 US Central America
Uruguay Montevideo -34.85 -56.166667 UY South America
US Minor Outlying Islands Washington, D.C. 38.883333 -77 UM Australia
US Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie 18.35 -64.933333 VI North America
Uzbekistan Tashkent 41.31666667 69.25 UZ Asia
Vanuatu Port-Vila -17.73333333 168.316667 VU Australia
Vatican City Vatican City 41.9 12.45 VA Europe
Venezuela Caracas 10.48333333 -66.866667 VE South America
Vietnam Hanoi 21.03333333 105.85 VN Asia
Wallis and Futuna Mata-Utu -13.95 -171.933333 WF Australia
Western Sahara El-Aaiún 27.153611 -13.203333 EH Africa
Yemen Sanaa 15.35 44.2 YE Asia
Zambia Lusaka -15.41666667 28.283333 ZM Africa
Zimbabwe Harare -17.81666667 31.033333 ZW Africa

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