How many countries are there in the world?
List of countries in the world: There are 195 countries in the world, of which 193 are UN member states while 2 are non-member observer states - the Vatican and Palestine.
Fifty-four of these countries are located in Africa, forty-eight in Asia, forty-four in Europe, thirty-three in Latin America and the Caribbean, fourteen in Oceania, and two in Northern America.
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Here's the complete list of countries and their capitals.
List of countries and their capitals
| S.No. |
Country |
Capital |
| 1 |
China |
Beijing |
| 2 |
India |
New Delhi |
| 3 |
United States |
Washington DC |
| 4 |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
| 5 |
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
| 6 |
Brazil |
Brasilia |
| 7 |
Nigeria |
Abuja |
| 8 |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
| 9 |
Russia |
Moscow |
| 10 |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
| 11 |
Japan |
Tokyo |
| 12 |
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
| 13 |
Philippines |
Manila |
| 14 |
Egypt |
Cairo |
| 15 |
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
| 16 |
DR Congo |
Kinshasa |
| 17 |
Turkey |
Ankara |
| 18 |
Iran |
Tehran |
| 19 |
Germany |
Berlin |
| 20 |
Thailand |
Bangkok |
| 21 |
United Kingdom |
London |
| 22 |
France |
Paris |
| 23 |
Italy |
Rome |
| 24 |
Tanzania |
Dodoma |
| 25 |
South Africa |
Pretoria |
| 26 |
Myanmar |
Naypyidaw |
| 27 |
Kenya |
Nairobi |
| 28 |
South Korea |
Seoul |
| 29 |
Colombia |
Bogota |
| 30 |
Spain |
Madrid |
| 31 |
Uganda |
Kampala |
| 32 |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
| 33 |
Algeria |
Algiers |
| 34 |
Sudan |
Khartoum |
| 35 |
Ukraine |
Kiev |
| 36 |
Iraq |
Baghdad |
| 37 |
Afghanistan |
Kabul |
| 38 |
Poland |
Warsaw |
| 39 |
Canada |
Ottawa |
| 40 |
Morocco |
Rabat |
| 41 |
Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
| 42 |
Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
| 43 |
Peru |
Lima |
| 44 |
Angola |
Luanda |
| 45 |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
| 46 |
Mozambique |
Maputo |
| 47 |
Ghana |
Accra |
| 48 |
Yemen |
Sana'a |
| 49 |
Nepal |
Kathmandu |
| 50 |
Venezuela |
Caracas |
| 51 |
Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
| 52 |
Cameroon |
Yaounde |
| 53 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Yamoussoukro |
| 54 |
North Korea |
Pyongyang |
| 55 |
Australia |
Canberra |
| 56 |
Niger |
Niamey |
| 57 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte |
| 58 |
Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
| 59 |
Mali |
Bamako |
| 60 |
Romania |
Bucharest |
| 61 |
Malawi |
Lilongwe |
| 62 |
Chile |
Santiago |
| 63 |
Kazakhstan |
Astana |
| 64 |
Zambia |
Lusaka |
| 65 |
Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
| 66 |
Ecuador |
Quito |
| 67 |
Syria |
Damascus |
| 68 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
| 69 |
Senegal |
Dakar |
| 70 |
Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
| 71 |
Chad |
N'Djamena |
| 72 |
Somalia |
Mogadishu |
| 73 |
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
| 74 |
Guinea |
Conakry |
| 75 |
Rwanda |
Kigali |
| 76 |
Benin |
Porto Novo |
| 77 |
Burundi |
Bujumbura |
| 78 |
Tunisia |
Tunis |
| 79 |
Bolivia |
Sucre |
| 80 |
Belgium |
Brussels |
| 81 |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
| 82 |
Cuba |
Zagreb |
| 83 |
South Sudan |
Juba |
| 84 |
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
| 85 |
Czech Republic (Czechia) |
Prague |
| 86 |
Greece |
Athens |
| 87 |
Jordan |
Amman |
| 88 |
Portugal |
Lisbon |
| 89 |
Azerbaijan |
Baku |
| 90 |
Sweden |
Stockholm |
| 91 |
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
| 92 |
United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
| 93 |
Hungary |
Budapest |
| 94 |
Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
| 95 |
Belarus |
Minsk |
| 96 |
Austria |
Vienna |
| 97 |
Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
| 98 |
Serbia |
Belgrade |
| 99 |
Israel |
Jerusalem |
| 100 |
Switzerland |
Bern |
| 101 |
Togo |
Lome |
| 102 |
Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
| 103 |
Laos |
Vientiane |
| 104 |
Paraguay |
Asuncion |
| 105 |
Bulgaria |
Sofia |
| 106 |
Libya |
Tripoli |
| 107 |
Lebanon |
Beirut |
| 108 |
Nicaragua |
Managua |
| 109 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
| 110 |
El Salvador |
San Salvador |
| 111 |
Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
| 112 |
Singapore |
Singapore |
| 113 |
Denmark |
Copenhagen |
| 114 |
Finland |
Helsinki |
| 115 |
Congo |
Kinshasa |
| 116 |
Slovakia |
Bratislava |
| 117 |
Norway |
Oslo |
| 118 |
Oman |
Muscat |
| 119 |
State of Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
| 120 |
Costa Rica |
San Jose |
| 121 |
Liberia |
Monrovia |
| 122 |
Ireland |
Dublin |
| 123 |
Central African Republic |
Bangui |
| 124 |
New Zealand |
Wellington |
| 125 |
Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
| 126 |
Panama |
Panama City |
| 127 |
Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
| 128 |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
| 129 |
Moldova |
Chisinau |
| 130 |
Georgia |
Tbilisi |
| 131 |
Eritrea |
Asmara |
| 132 |
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
| 133 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
| 134 |
Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
| 135 |
Armenia |
Yerevan |
| 136 |
Jamaica |
Kingston |
| 137 |
Qatar |
Doha |
| 138 |
Albania |
Tirana |
| 139 |
Lithuania |
Vilnius |
| 140 |
Namibia |
Windhoek |
| 141 |
The Gambia |
Banjul |
| 142 |
Botswana |
Gaborone |
| 143 |
Gabon |
Libreville |
| 144 |
Lesotho |
Maseru |
| 145 |
North Macedonia |
Skopje |
| 146 |
Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
| 147 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
| 148 |
Latvia |
Riga |
| 149 |
Bahrain |
Manama |
| 150 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
| 151 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
| 152 |
Estonia |
Tallinn |
| 153 |
Timor-Leste |
Dili |
| 154 |
Mauritius |
Port Louis |
| 155 |
Cyprus |
Nicosia |
| 156 |
Eswatini |
Mbabane |
| 157 |
Djibouti |
Djibouti |
| 158 |
Fiji |
Suva |
| 159 |
Comoros |
Moroni |
| 160 |
Guyana |
Georgetown |
| 161 |
Bhutan |
Thimphu |
| 162 |
Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
| 163 |
Montenegro |
Podgorica |
| 164 |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
| 165 |
Suriname |
Paramaribo |
| 166 |
Cabo Verde |
Praia |
| 167 |
Micronesia |
Palikir |
| 168 |
Maldives |
Male |
| 169 |
Malta |
Valletta |
| 170 |
Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
| 171 |
Belize |
Belmopan |
| 172 |
Bahamas |
Nassau |
| 173 |
Iceland |
Reykjavik |
| 174 |
Vanuatu |
Port Vila |
| 175 |
Barbados |
Bridgetown |
| 176 |
Sao Tome & Principe |
Sao Tome |
| 177 |
Samoa |
Apia |
| 178 |
Saint Lucia |
Castries |
| 179 |
Kiribati |
Tarawa |
| 180 |
Grenada |
St. George's |
| 181 |
St. Vincent & Grenadines |
Kingstown |
| 182 |
Tonga |
Nukualofa |
| 183 |
Seychelles |
Victoria |
| 184 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
St. John's |
| 185 |
Andorra |
Andorra la Vella |
| 186 |
Dominica |
Roseau |
| 187 |
Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
| 188 |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
Basseterre |
| 189 |
Monaco |
Monaco |
| 190 |
Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
| 191 |
San Marino |
San Marino |
| 192 |
Palau |
Melekeok |
| 193 |
Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
| 194 |
Nauru |
Yaren |
| 195 |
Holy See |
Vatican City |
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Russia is the world's largest country by area, while Vatican City, located in the centre of Rome, is by far the world's smallest nation. The United States of America, a country in North America, is the other major economic and military power in the world.
DISCLAIMER: The World's Map has been updated in this article.
