Capital Cities of the World (2026)

There are 246 recognized capital cities in the world. Capital cities serve as the seat of government and are often the largest or most important city in their country. The capital of the most populous country is New Delhi.

Countries

246

Total Population

8.02B

Total Area

136.3M km²

Regions

#	Country	Population	Area (km²)	Capital	Region
1	India	1,417,492,000	3,287,263	New Delhi	Asia
2	China	1,408,280,000	9,706,961	Beijing	Asia
3	United States	340,110,988	9,525,067	Washington, D.C.	Americas
4	Indonesia	284,438,782	1,904,569	Jakarta	Asia
5	Pakistan	241,499,431	796,095	Islamabad	Asia
6	Nigeria	223,800,000	923,768	Abuja	Africa
7	Brazil	213,421,037	8,515,767	Brasília	Americas
8	Bangladesh	169,828,911	147,570	Dhaka	Asia
9	Russia	146,028,325	17,098,246	Moscow	Europe
10	Mexico	130,575,786	1,964,375	Mexico City	Americas
11	Japan	123,210,000	377,930	Tokyo	Asia
12	Philippines	114,123,600	342,353	Manila	Asia
13	DR Congo	112,832,000	2,344,858	Kinshasa	Africa
14	Ethiopia	111,652,998	1,104,300	Addis Ababa	Africa
15	Egypt	107,271,260	1,002,450	Cairo	Africa
16	Vietnam	101,343,800	331,212	Hanoi	Asia
17	Iran	85,961,000	1,648,195	Tehran	Asia
18	Turkey	85,664,944	783,562	Ankara	Asia
19	Germany	83,491,249	357,114	Berlin	Europe
20	United Kingdom	69,281,437	244,376	London	Europe
21	Tanzania	68,153,004	947,303	Dodoma	Africa
22	France	66,351,959	543,908	Paris	Europe
23	Thailand	65,859,640	513,120	Bangkok	Asia
24	South Africa	63,100,945	1,221,037	Pretoria	Africa
25	Italy	58,927,633	301,336	Rome	Europe
26	Kenya	53,330,978	580,367	Nairobi	Africa
27	Colombia	53,057,212	1,141,748	Bogotá	Americas
28	Sudan	51,662,000	1,886,068	Khartoum	Africa
29	Myanmar	51,316,756	676,578	Naypyidaw	Asia
30	South Korea	51,159,889	100,210	Seoul	Asia
31	Spain	49,315,949	505,992	Madrid	Europe
32	Algeria	47,400,000	2,381,741	Algiers	Africa
33	Argentina	46,735,004	2,780,400	Buenos Aires	Americas
34	Iraq	46,118,793	438,317	Baghdad	Asia
35	Uganda	45,905,417	241,550	Kampala	Africa
36	Afghanistan	43,844,000	652,230	Kabul	Asia
37	Canada	41,651,653	9,984,670	Ottawa	Americas
38	Uzbekistan	37,859,698	447,400	Tashkent	Asia
39	Poland	37,392,000	312,679	Warsaw	Europe
40	Morocco	36,828,330	446,550	Rabat	Africa
41	Angola	36,170,961	1,246,700	Luanda	Africa
42	Saudi Arabia	35,300,280	2,149,690	Riyadh	Asia
43	Peru	34,350,244	1,285,216	Lima	Americas
44	Malaysia	34,231,700	330,803	Kuala Lumpur	Asia
45	Mozambique	34,090,466	801,590	Maputo	Africa
46	Ghana	33,742,380	238,533	Accra	Africa
47	Ukraine	32,862,000	603,550	Kyiv	Europe
48	Yemen	32,684,503	527,968	Sana'a	Asia
49	Madagascar	31,727,042	587,041	Antananarivo	Africa
50	Ivory Coast	31,719,275	322,463	Yamoussoukro	Africa
51	Nepal	29,911,840	147,181	Kathmandu	Asia
52	Cameroon	29,442,327	475,442	Yaoundé	Africa
53	Venezuela	28,517,000	916,445	Caracas	Americas
54	Australia	27,536,874	7,692,024	Canberra	Oceania
55	Niger	26,312,034	1,267,000	Niamey	Africa
56	North Korea	25,950,000	120,538	Pyongyang	Asia
57	Syria	25,620,000	185,180	Damascus	Asia
58	Burkina Faso	24,070,553	272,967	Ouagadougou	Africa
59	Taiwan	23,317,031	36,197	Taipei	Asia
60	Mali	22,395,489	1,240,192	Bamako	Africa
61	Sri Lanka	21,763,170	65,610	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Asia
62	Malawi	20,734,262	118,484	Lilongwe	Africa
63	Kazakhstan	20,426,568	2,724,900	Astana	Asia
64	Chile	20,206,953	756,102	Santiago	Americas
65	Zambia	19,693,423	752,612	Lusaka	Africa
66	Somalia	19,655,000	637,657	Mogadishu	Africa
67	Chad	19,340,757	1,284,000	N'Djamena	Africa
68	Romania	19,036,031	238,391	Bucharest	Europe
69	Senegal	18,593,258	196,722	Dakar	Africa
70	Ecuador	18,103,660	276,841	Quito	Americas
71	Netherlands	18,100,436	41,865	Amsterdam	Europe
72	Guatemala	18,079,810	108,889	Guatemala City	Americas
73	Cambodia	17,577,760	181,035	Phnom Penh	Asia
74	Zimbabwe	17,073,087	390,757	Harare	Africa
75	South Sudan	15,786,898	619,745	Juba	Africa
76	Guinea	14,363,931	245,857	Conakry	Africa
77	Rwanda	14,104,969	26,338	Kigali	Africa
78	Benin	13,224,860	112,622	Porto-Novo	Africa
79	Burundi	12,332,788	27,834	Gitega	Africa
80	Tunisia	11,972,169	163,610	Tunis	Africa
81	Haiti	11,867,032	27,750	Port-au-Prince	Americas
82	Belgium	11,825,551	30,528	Brussels	Europe
83	Papua New Guinea	11,781,559	462,840	Port Moresby	Oceania
84	Jordan	11,734,000	89,342	Amman	Asia
85	Bolivia	11,365,333	1,098,581	Sucre	Americas
86	United Arab Emirates	11,294,243	83,600	Abu Dhabi	Asia
87	Czechia	10,882,341	78,865	Prague	Europe
88	Dominican Republic	10,771,504	48,671	Santo Domingo	Americas
89	Portugal	10,749,635	92,090	Lisbon	Europe
90	Sweden	10,605,098	450,295	Stockholm	Europe
91	Tajikistan	10,499,000	143,100	Dushanbe	Asia
92	Greece	10,400,720	131,990	Athens	Europe
93	Azerbaijan	10,241,722	86,600	Baku	Asia
94	Israel	10,134,800	21,937	Jerusalem	Asia
95	Honduras	9,892,632	112,492	Tegucigalpa	Americas
96	Cuba	9,748,007	109,884	Havana	Americas
97	Hungary	9,539,502	93,028	Budapest	Europe
98	Austria	9,200,931	83,871	Vienna	Europe
99	Belarus	9,109,280	207,600	Minsk	Europe
100	Switzerland	9,082,848	41,284	Bern	Europe
101	Sierra Leone	9,077,691	71,740	Freetown	Africa
102	Togo	8,095,498	56,785	Lomé	Africa
103	Laos	7,647,000	236,800	Vientiane	Asia
104	Hong Kong	7,527,500	1,104	City of Victoria	Asia
105	Libya	7,459,000	1,759,540	Tripoli	Africa
106	Kyrgyzstan	7,281,800	199,951	Bishkek	Asia
107	Turkmenistan	7,057,841	488,100	Ashgabat	Asia
108	Nicaragua	6,803,886	130,373	Managua	Americas
109	Serbia	6,567,783	77,589	Belgrade	Europe
110	Central African Republic	6,470,307	622,984	Bangui	Africa
111	Bulgaria	6,437,360	110,879	Sofia	Europe
112	Republic of the Congo	6,142,180	342,000	Brazzaville	Africa
113	Singapore	6,110,200	710	Singapore	Asia
114	Paraguay	6,109,644	406,752	Asunción	Americas
115	El Salvador	6,029,976	21,041	San Salvador	Americas
116	Denmark	6,011,488	43,094	Copenhagen	Europe
117	Finland	5,650,325	338,455	Helsinki	Europe
118	Norway	5,606,944	386,224	Oslo	Europe
119	Lebanon	5,490,000	10,452	Beirut	Asia
120	Palestine	5,483,450	6,220	Ramallah	Asia
121	Ireland	5,458,600	70,273	Dublin	Europe
122	Slovakia	5,413,813	49,037	Bratislava	Europe
123	Oman	5,343,630	309,500	Muscat	Asia
124	New Zealand	5,324,700	268,838	Wellington	Oceania
125	Costa Rica	5,309,625	51,100	San José	Americas
126	Liberia	5,248,621	111,369	Monrovia	Africa
127	Mauritania	4,927,532	1,030,700	Nouakchott	Africa
128	Kuwait	4,881,254	17,818	Kuwait City	Asia
129	Panama	4,064,780	75,417	Panama City	Americas
130	Georgia	4,000,921	69,700	Tbilisi	Asia
131	Croatia	3,866,233	56,594	Zagreb	Europe
132	Eritrea	3,607,000	117,600	Asmara	Africa
133	Mongolia	3,544,835	1,564,110	Ulan Bator	Asia
134	Uruguay	3,499,451	181,034	Montevideo	Americas
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,422,000	51,209	Sarajevo	Europe
136	Puerto Rico	3,203,295	8,870	San Juan	Americas
137	Qatar	3,173,024	11,586	Doha	Asia
138	Armenia	3,076,200	29,743	Yerevan	Asia
139	Namibia	3,022,401	825,615	Windhoek	Africa
140	Lithuania	2,894,886	65,300	Vilnius	Europe
141	Jamaica	2,825,544	10,991	Kingston	Americas
142	Moldova	2,749,076	33,847	Chișinău	Europe
143	Gabon	2,469,296	267,668	Libreville	Africa
144	Gambia	2,422,712	10,689	Banjul	Africa
145	Albania	2,363,314	28,748	Tirana	Europe
146	Botswana	2,359,609	582,000	Gaborone	Africa
147	Slovenia	2,130,638	20,273	Ljubljana	Europe
148	Lesotho	2,116,427	30,355	Maseru	Africa
149	Latvia	1,829,000	64,559	Riga	Europe
150	North Macedonia	1,822,612	25,713	Skopje	Europe
151	Guinea-Bissau	1,781,308	36,125	Bissau	Africa
152	Equatorial Guinea	1,668,768	28,051	Ciudad de la Paz	Africa
153	Bahrain	1,594,654	765	Manama	Asia
154	Kosovo	1,585,566	10,908	Pristina	Europe
155	Cyprus	1,442,614	9,251	Nicosia	Europe
156	Timor-Leste	1,391,221	14,874	Dili	Asia
157	Estonia	1,369,995	45,227	Tallinn	Europe
158	Trinidad and Tobago	1,367,764	5,130	Port of Spain	Americas
159	Mauritius	1,243,741	2,040	Port Louis	Africa
160	Eswatini	1,235,549	17,364	Mbabane	Africa
161	Djibouti	1,066,809	23,200	Djibouti	Africa
162	Comoros	919,901	1,862	Moroni	Africa
163	Fiji	900,869	18,272	Suva	Oceania
164	Réunion	896,175	2,511	Saint-Denis	Africa
165	Bhutan	784,043	38,394	Thimphu	Asia
166	Guyana	772,975	214,969	Georgetown	Americas
167	Solomon Islands	750,325	28,896	Honiara	Oceania
168	Luxembourg	681,973	2,586	Luxembourg	Europe
169	Montenegro	623,327	13,812	Podgorica	Europe
170	Suriname	616,500	163,820	Paramaribo	Americas
171	Western Sahara	600,904	266,000	El Aaiún	Africa
172	Malta	574,250	316	Valletta	Europe
173	Maldives	515,132	300	Malé	Asia
174	Cape Verde	491,233	4,033	Praia	Africa
175	Brunei	455,500	5,765	Bandar Seri Begawan	Asia
176	Belize	417,634	22,966	Belmopan	Americas
177	Bahamas	398,165	13,943	Nassau	Americas
178	Iceland	391,810	103,000	Reykjavik	Europe
179	Guadeloupe	378,561	1,628	Basse-Terre	Americas
180	Martinique	349,925	1,128	Fort-de-France	Americas
181	Vanuatu	321,409	12,189	Port Vila	Oceania
182	Mayotte	320,901	374	Mamoudzou	Africa
183	French Guiana	292,354	83,534	Cayenne	Americas
184	French Polynesia	279,500	4,167	Papeetē	Oceania
185	Barbados	267,800	430	Bridgetown	Americas
186	New Caledonia	264,596	18,575	Nouméa	Oceania
187	São Tomé and Príncipe	209,607	964	São Tomé	Africa
188	Samoa	205,557	2,842	Apia	Oceania
189	Saint Lucia	184,100	616	Castries	Americas
190	Curaçao	156,115	444	Willemstad	Americas
191	Guam	153,836	549	Hagåtña	Oceania
192	Seychelles	122,729	452	Victoria	Africa
193	Kiribati	120,740	811	South Tarawa	Oceania
194	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	110,872	389	Kingstown	Americas
195	Grenada	109,021	344	St. George's	Americas
196	Aruba	107,566	180	Oranjestad	Americas
197	Micronesia	105,564	702	Palikir	Oceania
198	Antigua and Barbuda	103,603	442	Saint John's	Americas
199	Jersey	103,267	116	Saint Helier	Europe
200	Tonga	100,179	747	Nuku'alofa	Oceania
201	Andorra	88,406	468	Andorra la Vella	Europe
202	United States Virgin Islands	87,146	347	Charlotte Amalie	Americas
203	Cayman Islands	84,738	264	George Town	Americas
204	Isle of Man	84,530	572	Douglas	Europe
205	Dominica	67,408	751	Roseau	Americas
206	Guernsey	64,781	78	St. Peter Port	Europe
207	Bermuda	64,055	54	Hamilton	Americas
208	Greenland	56,542	2,166,086	Nuuk	Americas
209	Faroe Islands	54,885	1,393	Tórshavn	Europe
210	Saint Kitts and Nevis	51,320	261	Basseterre	Americas
211	Turks and Caicos Islands	50,828	948	Cockburn Town	Americas
212	American Samoa	49,710	199	Pago Pago	Oceania
213	Northern Mariana Islands	47,329	464	Saipan	Oceania
214	Marshall Islands	42,418	181	Majuro	Oceania
215	Sint Maarten	41,349	34	Philipsburg	Americas
216	Liechtenstein	40,900	160	Vaduz	Europe
217	British Virgin Islands	39,471	151	Road Town	Americas
218	Monaco	38,423	2.02	Monaco	Europe
219	Gibraltar	38,000	6	Gibraltar	Europe
220	San Marino	34,132	61	City of San Marino	Europe
221	Caribbean Netherlands	31,980	328	Kralendijk	Americas
222	Saint Martin	31,496	53	Marigot	Americas
223	Åland Islands	30,654	1,580	Mariehamn	Europe
224	Palau	16,733	459	Ngerulmud	Oceania
225	Anguilla	16,010	91	The Valley	Americas
226	Cook Islands	15,040	236	Avarua	Oceania
227	Nauru	11,680	21	Yaren	Oceania
228	Wallis and Futuna	11,620	142	Mata-Utu	Oceania
229	Tuvalu	10,643	26	Funafuti	Oceania
230	Saint Barthélemy	10,562	21	Gustavia	Americas
231	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,819	242	Saint-Pierre	Americas
232	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	5,651	394	Jamestown	Africa
233	Montserrat	4,386	102	Plymouth	Americas
234	Falkland Islands	3,662	12,173	Stanley	Americas
235	Tokelau	2,608	12	Fakaofo	Oceania
236	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	2,530	61,399	Longyearbyen	Europe
237	Norfolk Island	2,188	36	Kingston	Oceania
238	Christmas Island	1,692	135	Flying Fish Cove	Oceania
239	Niue	1,681	260	Alofi	Oceania
240	Vatican City	882	0.49	Vatican City	Europe
241	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	593	14	West Island	Oceania
242	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	400	7,747	Port-aux-Français	Antarctic
243	Pitcairn Islands	35	47	Adamstown	Oceania
244	United States Minor Outlying Islands	0	34.2	Washington DC	Americas
245	South Georgia	0	3,903	King Edward Point	Antarctic
246	British Indian Ocean Territory	0	60	Diego Garcia	Africa