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World countries and capitals with ISO 2 and region

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Updated: Jul 2026

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Capital ISO 2 Region Subregion Independent


Afghanistan	Kabul	AF	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Åland Islands	Mariehamn	AX	Europe	Northern Europe	No
Albania	Tirana	AL	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Algeria	Algiers	DZ	Africa	Northern Africa	Yes
American Samoa	Pago Pago	AS	Oceania	Polynesia	No
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	AD	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Angola	Luanda	AO	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Anguilla	The Valley	AI	Americas	Caribbean	No
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John's	AG	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Argentina	Buenos Aires	AR	Americas	South America	Yes
Armenia	Yerevan	AM	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Aruba	Oranjestad	AW	Americas	Caribbean	No
Australia	Canberra	AU	Oceania	Australia and New Zealand	Yes
Austria	Vienna	AT	Europe	Central Europe	Yes
Azerbaijan	Baku	AZ	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Bahamas	Nassau	BS	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Bahrain	Manama	BH	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Bangladesh	Dhaka	BD	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Barbados	Bridgetown	BB	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Belarus	Minsk	BY	Europe	Eastern Europe	Yes
Belgium	Brussels	BE	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
Belize	Belmopan	BZ	Americas	Central America	Yes
Benin	Porto-Novo	BJ	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Bermuda	Hamilton	BM	Americas	North America	No
Bhutan	Thimphu	BT	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Bolivia	Sucre	BO	Americas	South America	Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	BA	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Botswana	Gaborone	BW	Africa	Southern Africa	Yes
Brazil	Brasília	BR	Americas	South America	Yes
British Indian Ocean Territory	Diego Garcia	IO	Africa	Eastern Africa	No
British Virgin Islands	Road Town	VG	Americas	Caribbean	No
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	BN	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Bulgaria	Sofia	BG	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	BF	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Burundi	Gitega	BI	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	KH	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Cameroon	Yaoundé	CM	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Canada	Ottawa	CA	Americas	North America	Yes
Cape Verde	Praia	CV	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Caribbean Netherlands	Kralendijk	BQ	Americas	Caribbean	No
Cayman Islands	George Town	KY	Americas	Caribbean	No
Central African Republic	Bangui	CF	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Chad	N'Djamena	TD	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Chile	Santiago	CL	Americas	South America	Yes
China	Beijing	CN	Asia	Eastern Asia	Yes
Christmas Island	Flying Fish Cove	CX	Oceania	Australia and New Zealand	No
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	West Island	CC	Oceania	Australia and New Zealand	No
Colombia	Bogotá	CO	Americas	South America	Yes
Comoros	Moroni	KM	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Congo	Brazzaville	CG	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Cook Islands	Avarua	CK	Oceania	Polynesia	No
Costa Rica	San José	CR	Americas	Central America	Yes
Croatia	Zagreb	HR	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Cuba	Havana	CU	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Curaçao	Willemstad	CW	Americas	Caribbean	No
Cyprus	Nicosia	CY	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Czechia	Prague	CZ	Europe	Central Europe	Yes
Denmark	Copenhagen	DK	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
Djibouti	Djibouti	DJ	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Dominica	Roseau	DM	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	DO	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
DR Congo	Kinshasa	CD	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Ecuador	Quito	EC	Americas	South America	Yes
Egypt	Cairo	EG	Africa	Northern Africa	Yes
El Salvador	San Salvador	SV	Americas	Central America	Yes
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	GQ	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Eritrea	Asmara	ER	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Estonia	Tallinn	EE	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
Eswatini	Lobamba	SZ	Africa	Southern Africa	Yes
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	ET	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Falkland Islands	Stanley	FK	Americas	South America	No
Faroe Islands	Tórshavn	FO	Europe	Northern Europe	No
Fiji	Suva	FJ	Oceania	Melanesia	Yes
Finland	Helsinki	FI	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
France	Paris	FR	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
French Guiana	Cayenne	GF	Americas	South America	No
French Polynesia	Papeetē	PF	Oceania	Polynesia	No
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Port-aux-Français	TF	Antarctic	Not provided	No
Gabon	Libreville	GA	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Gambia	Banjul	GM	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Georgia	Tbilisi	GE	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Germany	Berlin	DE	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
Ghana	Accra	GH	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Gibraltar	Gibraltar	GI	Europe	Southern Europe	No
Greece	Athens	GR	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Greenland	Nuuk	GL	Americas	North America	No
Grenada	St. George's	GD	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	GP	Americas	Caribbean	No
Guam	Hagåtña	GU	Oceania	Micronesia	No
Guatemala	Guatemala City	GT	Americas	Central America	Yes
Guernsey	St. Peter Port	GG	Europe	Northern Europe	No
Guinea	Conakry	GN	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	GW	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Guyana	Georgetown	GY	Americas	South America	Yes
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	HT	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	HN	Americas	Central America	Yes
Hong Kong	City of Victoria	HK	Asia	Eastern Asia	No
Hungary	Budapest	HU	Europe	Central Europe	Yes
Iceland	Reykjavik	IS	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
India	New Delhi	IN	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Indonesia	Jakarta	ID	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Iran	Tehran	IR	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Iraq	Baghdad	IQ	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Ireland	Dublin	IE	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
Isle of Man	Douglas	IM	Europe	Northern Europe	No
Israel	Jerusalem	IL	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Italy	Rome	IT	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro	CI	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Jamaica	Kingston	JM	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Japan	Tokyo	JP	Asia	Eastern Asia	Yes
Jersey	Saint Helier	JE	Europe	Northern Europe	No
Jordan	Amman	JO	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Kazakhstan	Astana	KZ	Asia	Central Asia	Yes
Kenya	Nairobi	KE	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Kiribati	South Tarawa	KI	Oceania	Micronesia	Yes
Kosovo	Pristina	XK	Europe	Southeast Europe	No
Kuwait	Kuwait City	KW	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	KG	Asia	Central Asia	Yes
Laos	Vientiane	LA	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Latvia	Riga	LV	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
Lebanon	Beirut	LB	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Lesotho	Maseru	LS	Africa	Southern Africa	Yes
Liberia	Monrovia	LR	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Libya	Tripoli	LY	Africa	Northern Africa	Yes
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	LI	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
Lithuania	Vilnius	LT	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	LU	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
Madagascar	Antananarivo	MG	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Malawi	Lilongwe	MW	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	MY	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Maldives	Malé	MV	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Mali	Bamako	ML	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Malta	Valletta	MT	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Marshall Islands	Majuro	MH	Oceania	Micronesia	Yes
Martinique	Fort-de-France	MQ	Americas	Caribbean	No
Mauritania	Nouakchott	MR	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Mauritius	Port Louis	MU	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Mayotte	Mamoudzou	YT	Africa	Eastern Africa	No
Mexico	Mexico City	MX	Americas	North America	Yes
Micronesia	Palikir	FM	Oceania	Micronesia	Yes
Moldova	Chișinău	MD	Europe	Eastern Europe	Yes
Monaco	Monaco	MC	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
Mongolia	Ulan Bator	MN	Asia	Eastern Asia	Yes
Montenegro	Podgorica	ME	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Montserrat	Plymouth	MS	Americas	Caribbean	No
Morocco	Rabat	MA	Africa	Northern Africa	Yes
Mozambique	Maputo	MZ	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	MM	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Namibia	Windhoek	NA	Africa	Southern Africa	Yes
Nauru	Yaren	NR	Oceania	Micronesia	Yes
Nepal	Kathmandu	NP	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Netherlands	Amsterdam	NL	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
New Caledonia	Nouméa	NC	Oceania	Melanesia	No
New Zealand	Wellington	NZ	Oceania	Australia and New Zealand	Yes
Nicaragua	Managua	NI	Americas	Central America	Yes
Niger	Niamey	NE	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Nigeria	Abuja	NG	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Niue	Alofi	NU	Oceania	Polynesia	No
Norfolk Island	Kingston	NF	Oceania	Australia and New Zealand	No
North Korea	Pyongyang	KP	Asia	Eastern Asia	Yes
North Macedonia	Skopje	MK	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	MP	Oceania	Micronesia	No
Norway	Oslo	NO	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
Oman	Muscat	OM	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Pakistan	Islamabad	PK	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Palau	Ngerulmud	PW	Oceania	Micronesia	Yes
Palestine	Ramallah	PS	Asia	Western Asia	No
Panama	Panama City	PA	Americas	Central America	Yes
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	PG	Oceania	Melanesia	Yes
Paraguay	Asunción	PY	Americas	South America	Yes
Peru	Lima	PE	Americas	South America	Yes
Philippines	Manila	PH	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Pitcairn Islands	Adamstown	PN	Oceania	Polynesia	No
Poland	Warsaw	PL	Europe	Central Europe	Yes
Portugal	Lisbon	PT	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Puerto Rico	San Juan	PR	Americas	Caribbean	No
Qatar	Doha	QA	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Réunion	Saint-Denis	RE	Africa	Eastern Africa	No
Romania	Bucharest	RO	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Russia	Moscow	RU	Europe	Eastern Europe	Yes
Rwanda	Kigali	RW	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Saint Barthélemy	Gustavia	BL	Americas	Caribbean	No
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Jamestown	SH	Africa	Western Africa	No
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	KN	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Saint Lucia	Castries	LC	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Saint Martin	Marigot	MF	Americas	Caribbean	No
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Saint-Pierre	PM	Americas	North America	No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	VC	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Samoa	Apia	WS	Oceania	Polynesia	Yes
San Marino	City of San Marino	SM	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé	ST	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	SA	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Senegal	Dakar	SN	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Serbia	Belgrade	RS	Europe	Southeast Europe	Yes
Seychelles	Victoria	SC	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Sierra Leone	Freetown	SL	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Singapore	Singapore	SG	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	SX	Americas	Caribbean	No
Slovakia	Bratislava	SK	Europe	Central Europe	Yes
Slovenia	Ljubljana	SI	Europe	Central Europe	Yes
Solomon Islands	Honiara	SB	Oceania	Melanesia	Yes
Somalia	Mogadishu	SO	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
South Africa	Pretoria	ZA	Africa	Southern Africa	Yes
South Georgia	King Edward Point	GS	Antarctic	Not provided	No
South Korea	Seoul	KR	Asia	Eastern Asia	Yes
South Sudan	Juba	SS	Africa	Middle Africa	Yes
Spain	Madrid	ES	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Sri Lanka	Colombo	LK	Asia	Southern Asia	Yes
Sudan	Khartoum	SD	Africa	Northern Africa	Yes
Suriname	Paramaribo	SR	Americas	South America	Yes
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Longyearbyen	SJ	Europe	Northern Europe	No
Sweden	Stockholm	SE	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
Switzerland	Bern	CH	Europe	Western Europe	Yes
Syria	Damascus	SY	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Taiwan	Taipei	TW	Asia	Eastern Asia	No
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	TJ	Asia	Central Asia	Yes
Tanzania	Dodoma	TZ	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Thailand	Bangkok	TH	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Timor-Leste	Dili	TL	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Togo	Lomé	TG	Africa	Western Africa	Yes
Tokelau	Fakaofo	TK	Oceania	Polynesia	No
Tonga	Nuku'alofa	TO	Oceania	Polynesia	Yes
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	TT	Americas	Caribbean	Yes
Tunisia	Tunis	TN	Africa	Northern Africa	Yes
Türkiye	Ankara	TR	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	TM	Asia	Central Asia	Yes
Turks and Caicos Islands	Cockburn Town	TC	Americas	Caribbean	No
Tuvalu	Funafuti	TV	Oceania	Polynesia	Yes
Uganda	Kampala	UG	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Ukraine	Kyiv	UA	Europe	Eastern Europe	Yes
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	AE	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
United Kingdom	London	GB	Europe	Northern Europe	Yes
United States	Washington D.C.	US	Americas	North America	Yes
United States Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie	VI	Americas	Caribbean	No
Uruguay	Montevideo	UY	Americas	South America	Yes
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	UZ	Asia	Central Asia	Yes
Vanuatu	Port Vila	VU	Oceania	Melanesia	Yes
Vatican City	Vatican City	VA	Europe	Southern Europe	Yes
Venezuela	Caracas	VE	Americas	South America	Yes
Vietnam	Hanoi	VN	Asia	South-Eastern Asia	Yes
Wallis and Futuna	Mata-Utu	WF	Oceania	Polynesia	No
Western Sahara	El Aaiún	EH	Africa	Northern Africa	No
Yemen	Sana'a	YE	Asia	Western Asia	Yes
Zambia	Lusaka	ZM	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes
Zimbabwe	Harare	ZW	Africa	Eastern Africa	Yes

How to look up countries and capitals

Search by country, capital or ISO 2 code. Brazil lists capital Brasília and ISO BR; Japan lists Tokyo and JP.

The set includes independent countries and territories with a recorded capital, so the row count exceeds UN membership alone.

Sources

Data builds on the public mledoze/countries dataset.

Frequently asked questions

What is Canada’s capital?

Ottawa.

Why more than 193 rows?

Territories and special areas with their own capitals are included alongside UN member states.