List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English as well as any additional official language(s).
A
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghanestan افغانستان | Kabul كابل | Pashto/Dari (Arabic script) |
| Albania | Tirana | Shqipëria | Tirana | Albanian |
| Algeria | Algiers | Dzayer ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ Al-Jazā'ir الجزائر | Dzayer ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ Al-Jazā'ir الجزائر | Berber language (Tifinagh script) Arabic (Arabic script) |
| American Samoa[1] | Pago Pago | Amerika Sāmoa American Samoa | Pago Pago Pago Pago | Samoan English |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Catalan |
| Angola | Luanda | Angola | Luanda | Portuguese |
| Anguilla[2] | The Valley | Anguilla | The Valley | English |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | English |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Spanish |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Hayastán Հայաստան | Yerevan Երեվան | Armenian (Armenian alphabet) |
| Aruba[3] | Oranjestad | Aruba Aruba | Oranjestad Oranjestad | Dutch Papiamento |
| Australia | Canberra | Australia | Canberra | English/ Aboriginal native languages |
| Austria | Vienna | Österreich | Wien | German |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Azərbaycan | Bakı | Azerbaijani (Latin script) |
B
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bahamas | Nassau | The Bahamas | Nassau | English |
| Bahrain | Manama | Al-Baḥrayn البحرين | Al-Manāmah المنامة | Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Bangladesh বাংলাদেশ | Dhaka ঢাকা | Bengali (Bengali script) |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Barbados | Bridgetown | English |
| Belarus | Minsk | Bielaruś Беларусь Belarus Беларусь | Minsk Мінск Minsk Минск | Belarusian (Cyrillic script) Russian (Cyrillic script) |
| Belgium | Brussels | België Belgique Belgien | Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel | Dutch French German |
| Belize | Belmopan | English | ||
| Benin | Porto-Novo | Bénin | Porto-Novo | French |
| Bermuda[2] | Hamilton | English | ||
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Druk Yul འབྲུག་ཡུལ | Thimphu ཐིམ་ཕུ | Dzongkha |
| Bolivia | La Paz | Bolivia Buliwya Wuliwya Volívia | La Paz Chuqiyapu Chuqiyapu La Paz | Spanish Quechua Aymara Guaraní |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Bosna i Hercegovina Босна и Херцеговина | Sarajevo Сарајево | Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian (Cyrillic script) |
| Botswana | Gaborone | English | ||
| Brazil | Brasília | Brasil | Brasília | Portuguese |
| British Virgin Islands[2] | Road Town | English | ||
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei بروني | Bandar Seri Begawan or Bandar باندر سري بڬاون | Malay (Jawi script) |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Bulgariya or Bălgarija България | Sofiya or Sofija[4] София | Bulgarian (Cyrillic script) |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | French | ||
| Burundi | Bujumbura | Kirundi, French |
C
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Kampuchea កម្ពុជា | Phnom Penh ភ្នំពេញ | Khmer ខ្មែរ |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Cameroun Cameroon | Yaoundé Yaoundé | French English |
| Canada | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa | English French Indigenous |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Cabo Verde | Praia | Portuguese |
| Cayman Islands[2] | George Town | English | ||
| Central African Republic | Bangui | République Centrafricaine Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka | Bangui Bangî | French Sango |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Tchad Tšād تشاد | Ndjamena Nijāmīnā نجامينا | French Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Chile | Santiago | Chile | Santiago | Spanish |
| China (People's Republic of) | Beijing | Zhōngguó (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) 中国 (中华人民共和国) | Běijīng 北京 | Mandarin Chinese |
| Christmas Island[5] | Flying Fish Cove | English | ||
| Cocos Islands[5] | West Island | English | ||
| Colombia | Bogotá | Colombia | Bogotá | Spanish |
| Comoros | Moroni | Komori Juzur al-Qamar جزر القمر Comores | Moroni Moroni موروني Moroni | Shikomor Arabic (Arabic script) French |
| Cook Islands[6] | Avarua | English | ||
| Costa Rica | San José | Costa Rica | San José | Spanish |
| Côte d'Ivoire
(formerly Ivory Coast) |
Yamoussoukro | French | ||
| Croatia | Zagreb | Hrvatska | Zagreb | Croatian |
| Cuba | Havana | Cuba | La Habana | Spanish |
| Curaçao[3] | Willemstad | Curaçao Kòrsou Curaçao | Willemstad Willemstad Willemstad | Dutch Papiamento English |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Kypros Κύπρος Kıbrıs | Lefkosia Λευκωσία Lefkoşa | Greek (Greek alphabet) Turkish |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Česká republika Česko | Praha | Czech |
D
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
(formerly Zaire) |
Kinshasa | République démocratique du Congo | Kinshasa | French |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Danmark | København | Danish |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Jībūtī جيبوتي Djibouti | Jībūtī جيبوتي Djibouti | Arabic (Arabic script) French |
| Dominica | Roseau | English | ||
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | República Dominicana | Santo Domingo | Spanish |
E
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Timor | Díli | Timor Lorosa'e Timor-Leste | Díli Díli | Tetum Portuguese |
| Ecuador | Quito | Ecuador | Quito | Spanish |
| Egypt | Cairo | Misr or Masr مصر | Al-Qāhirah القاهرة | Arabic (Arabic script) |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | El Salvador | San Salvador | Spanish |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Guinea Ecuatorial | Malabo | Spanish |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Iritriya إرتريا Ertra ኤርትራ | Asmaraa أسمرا Asmära አሥመራ | Arabic (Arabic script) Tigrinya |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Eesti | Tallinn | Estonian |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Ityop'ia ኢትዮጵያ | Addis Abäba አዲስ አበ | Amharic |
F
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkland Islands[2] | Stanley | Falkland Islands | English | |
| Faroe Islands[7] | Tórshavn | Føroyar Færøerne | Tórshavn Thorshavn | Faroese Danish |
| Fiji | Suva | Fiji Viti फ़िजी | Suva | English Fijian Fiji Hindi |
| Finland | Helsinki | Suomi Finland | Helsinki Helsingfors | Finnish Swedish |
| France | Paris | France | Paris | French |
| French Guiana[8] | Cayenne | Guyane | Cayenne | French |
| French Polynesia[9] | Papeete | Polynésie française | Papeete | French |
G
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | Libreville | République gabonaise | Libreville | French |
| The Gambia | Banjul | The Gambia | Banjul | English |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Sak'art'velo საქართველო | Tbilisi თბილისი | Georgian (Georgian alphabet) |
| Germany | Berlin | Deutschland | Berlin | German |
| Ghana | Accra | English Akan Fante Twi Ga Dagbani Ewe | ||
| Gibraltar[2] | Gibraltar | English | ||
| Greece | Athens | Hellas Ελλάς or Ellada Ελλάδα | Athinai Αθήναι or Athina Αθήνα | Greek (Greek alphabet) |
| Greenland[7] | Nuuk | Kalaallit Nunaat Grønland | Nuuk Godthåb | Greenlandic Danish |
| Grenada | St. George's | English | ||
| Guadeloupe[8] | Basse-Terre | French | ||
| Guam[1] | Hagåtña formerly Agaña | Guåhån | Hagåtña | English Chamorro |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala | La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción | Spanish |
| Guernsey[10] | Saint Peter Port | English | ||
| Guinea | Conakry | Guinée Gine Gine | Conakry Kɔnakiri Konakiri | French Maninka, Susu Pular |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Guiné-Bissau | Bissau | Portuguese |
| Guyana | Georgetown | English |
H
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Haïti Ayiti | Port-au-Prince Pòtoprens | French Haitian Creole |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Spanish |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Heung Gong 香港 | Hong Kong Heung Gong 香港 | English Cantonese Chinese (Traditional Chinese characters) |
| Hungary | Budapest | Magyarország | Budapest | Hungarian |
I
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Reykjavík | Ísland | Reykjavík | Icelandic |
| India | New Delhi | Bharôt ভাৰত Bharôt ভারত India Bhārat ભારત Bhārat भारत Bhārata ಭಾರತ Bhārat भारत Bhāratam ഭാരതം Bhārat भारत Bhārat भारत Bharôtô ଭାରତ Bhārat ਭਾਰਤ Bhāratam भारतम् Bārata பாரதம் Bhāratadēsam భారత దేశం | Nôtun Dilli নতুন দিল্লী Nôtun Dilli নতুন দিল্লী New Delhi Navī Dilhī નવી દિલ્હી Naī Dillī नई दिल्ली Nava Dehali ನವ ದೆಹಲಿ Navī Dillī नवी दिल्ली Nyūḍalhi ന്യൂഡല്ഹി Navī Dillī नवी दिल्ली Naya Dilli नयाँ दिल्ली Nūadillī ନୂଆଦିଲ୍ଲୀ Navīñ Dillī ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ Nav Dilli नव दिल्ली Pududilli புது தில்லி Krothha ḍhillī క్రొత్త ఢిల్లీ | Assamese (Assamese script) Bengali (Bengali script) English Gujarati (Gujarāti script) Hindi (Devanagari script) Kannada (Kannada script) Konkani (Devanagari script) Malayalam (Malayalam script) Marathi (Devanagari script) Nepalese (Devanagari script) Oriya (Oriya script) Punjabi (Gurmukhi script) Sanskrit (Devanagari script) Tamil (Tamil script) Telugu (Telugu script) |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Indonesia | Jakarta | Bahasa Indonesia |
| Iran | Tehran | Īrān ایران |
Tehrān تهران | Persian (Persian script) |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Al-'Iraq العراق Îraq | Baghdad بغداد Bexda | Arabic (Arabic script) Kurdish |
| Ireland | Dublin | Éire Ireland | Baile Átha Cliath Dublin | Irish English |
| Isle of Man[10] | Douglas | Isle of Man Ellan Vannin | Douglas Doolish | English Manx |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Yisra'el ישראל Israʼiyl إسرائيل |
Yerushalayim ירושלים Al-Quds القُدس | Hebrew (Hebrew script) Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Italy | Rome | Italia | Roma | Italian |
J
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | Kingston | English | ||
| Japan | Tokyo | Nihon Nippon 日本 | Tōkyō 東京 | Japanese (Japanese characters) |
| Jersey[10] | St. Helier | Jersey Jersey Jèrri | St. Helier Saint Hélier Saint Hélyi | English French Jèrriais |
| Jordan | Amman | Al-’Urdun الأردن | ‘Ammān عمان | Arabic (Arabic script) |
K
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Qazaqstan Қазақстан قازاقستان Kazakhstán Казахстан | Astana Астана استانا قالاسى Astana Астана | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) (Arabic script) Russian (Cyrillic script) |
| Kenya | Nairobi | English, Swahili | ||
| Kiribati | Tarawa[11] | English, Gilbertese | ||
| Kosovo[12] | Prishtinë | Kosova, Косово | Prishtinë, Приштина (Priština) | Albanian, Serbian (Latin, Cyrillic) |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Dawlat ul-Kuwayt دولة الكويت il-ikwet الكويت | Madiinat ul-Kuwayt مدينة الكويت id-diira الديرة | Arabic (Official) (Arabic script) Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic (native) (Arabic script) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan Кыргызстан Kirgizija Киргизия | Bishkek Бишкек Bishkek Бишкек | Kyrgyz (Cyrillic script) Russian (Cyrillic script) |
L
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | Vientiane | Lao ປະເທດລາວ | Vientiane or Vieng Chan ວຽງຈັນ | Lao Lao alphabet |
| Latvia | Riga | Latvija | Rīga | Latvian |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Lubnān لبنان | Bayrūt بيروت | Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Sesotho, English | ||
| Liberia | Monrovia | English | ||
| Libya | Tripoli | Libya ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ Lībiyā ليبيا | Ṭrables ⵟⵔⴰⴱⵍⴻⵙ Tarabulus طرابلس | Berber language (Tifinagh script) Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | Vaduz | German |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Lietuva | Vilnius | Lithuanian |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Lëtzebuerg Luxemburg Luxembourg | Lëtzebuerg Luxemburg Luxembourg | Luxembourgish German French |
M
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | Skopje | Makedonija Македонија | Skopje Скопје | Macedonian (Cyrillic script) |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Madagasikara Madagascar | Antananarivo Antananarivo/Tananarive | Malagasy French |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | English, Chichewa | ||
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia Mǎláixīyà 马来西亚 Malēṣiyā மலேசியா | Kuala Lumpur
Jílóngpō 吉隆坡 Kōlā lampūr கோலாலம்பூர் |
Malay Mandarin Chinese (Simplified Chinese characters) Tamil (Tamil script) |
| Maldives | Malé | Dhivehi Raajje ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ | Malé މާލެ | Dhivehi (Thaana script) |
| Mali | Bamako | Mali Mali | Bamako Bamakɔ | French Bambara |
| Malta | Valletta | Malta | Valletta or Il-Belt Valletta | Maltese, English |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Aorōkin M̧ajeļ | Mājro | English, Marshallese |
| Martinique[8] | Fort-de-France | French | ||
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Muritan / Agawec ⵎⵓⵔⵉⵜⴰⵏ / ⴰⴳⴰⵡⵛ Mūrītānyā موريتانيا | Nwakcuṭ / anu ukcuḍ ⵏⵡⴰⴽⵛⵓⵟ / ⴰⵏⵓ ⵓⴽⵛⵓⴹ nwakšūṭ نواكشوط / أنو ؤكشوض | Berber language (Tifinagh script) Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Mauritius Maurice Moris | Port Louis Port-Louis Porlwi | English French Mauritian Creole |
| Mayotte[8] | Mamoudzou | Mayotte | Mamoudzou | French |
| Mexico | Mexico City | México Mēxihco |
Ciudad de México Āltepētl Mēxihco | Spanish Nahuatl |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | English | ||
| Moldova | Chișinău | Moldova | Chișinău | Romanian |
| Monaco | Monaco | French | ||
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Mongol Uls Монгол Улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ | Ulaanbaatar Улаанбаатар ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | Mongolian (Cyrillic script) (Mongol script) |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Crna Gora Црна Гора | Podgorica Подгорица | Montenegrin |
| Montserrat[2] | Brades Estate[13] | English | ||
| Morocco | Rabat | Amerruk / Elmeɣrib ⴰⵎⵔⵔⵓⴽ / ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ Al-maɣréb المغرب | Errbaṭ ⵔⵔⴱⴰⵟ Ar-ribaaṭ الرباط | Berber language (Tifinagh script) Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Moçambique | Maputo | Portuguese |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Myanma မြန်မာ | Nay Pyi Taw နေပြည်တော် | Burmese (Burmese alphabet) |
N
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagorno-Karabakh | Stepanakert | Arts'akhi Hanrapetut'yun Արցախի Հանրապետություն | Stepanakert Ստեփանակերտ | Armenian |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Namibia | Windhoek Windhuk Windhoek /Ae-//Gams Otjomuise | English German Afrikaans Damara/Nama Herero |
| Nauru | Yaren (de facto)[14] | Nauru Naoero | / | English Nauruan |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepāl नेपाल | Kāṭhamāṇḍauṃ काठमाण्डौं Kāntipura कान्तिपुर Yen Dey येँ देय् | Nepalese Devanagari |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Nederland Nederlân | Amsterdam Amsterdam | Dutch Frisian |
| New Caledonia[15] | Nouméa | Nouvelle-Calédonie | Nouméa | French |
| New Zealand[16] | Wellington | New Zealand Aotearoa | Wellington Poneke/Te Whanganui-a-Tara | English Māori |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Nicaragua | Managua | Spanish |
| Niger | Niamey | French | ||
| Nigeria | Abuja | English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Pidgin English, Ibibio, Efik | ||
| Niue[6] | Alofi | Niuē Niue | Alofi Alofi | Niuean English |
| Norfolk Island[5] | Kingston | English | ||
| North Korea[12] | P'yŏngyang | Chosŏn as called in NK 조선 / 朝鮮 Bukchosŏn 북조선 | P'yŏngyang 평양 / 平壌 | Korean (Hangul/Hanja) |
| Northern Cyprus[12] | North Nicosia | Kuzey Kıbrıs | Kuzey Lefkoşa | Turkish |
| Northern Mariana Islands[1] | Saipan | English | ||
| Norway | Oslo | Norge Noreg | Oslo Oslo | Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Nynorsk |
O
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | Muscat | ‘Umān عُمان | Masqaṭ مسقط | Arabic (Arabic script) |
P
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Pākistān (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) پاکستان | Islāmabād (City of Islam) اسلاماباد | Urdu, English, Pashto, Punjabi, Hindko, Balochi, Sindhi, Seraiki, Kashmiri |
| Palau | Ngerulmud | Belau | Ngerulmud | English, Palauan |
| Panama | Panama City | Panamá | Panamá | Spanish |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea Papua Niugini Papua Niugini | Port Moresby Pot Mosbi Pot Mosbi | English Tok Pisin Hiri Motu |
| Paraguay | Asunción | Paraguay Paraguái | Asunción Paraguay | Spanish Guaraní |
| Peru | Lima | Perú Piruw | Lima Lima | Spanish Quechua/Aymara |
| Philippines | Manila | Pilipinas
Pinas |
Maynila
Manila |
Filipino English |
| Pitcairn Islands[2] | Adamstown | English | ||
| Poland | Warsaw | Polska | Warszawa | Polish |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Portugal | Lisboa | Portuguese |
| Puerto Rico[1] | San Juan | Puerto Rico | San Juan | Spanish |
Q
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Doha | Qaṭar قطر | Ad-Dawḥah الدوحة | Arabic (Arabic script) |
R
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | République du Congo | Brazzaville | French |
| Réunion[8] | Saint-Denis | Réunion | Saint-Denis | French |
| Romania | Bucharest | România | București | Romanian |
| Russia | Moscow | Rossiya or Rossiâ Россия1 | Moskva Москва | Russian (Cyrillic script) |
| Rwanda | Kigali | French, Kinyarwanda, English |
S
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | El Aaiún | |||
| Saint Barthélemy[9] | Gustavia | Saint-Barthélemy | Gustavia | French |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[2] | Jamestown | English | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | English | ||
| Saint Martin[9] | Marigot | Saint-Martin | Marigot | French |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | English | ||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon[9] | Saint-Pierre | Saint-Pierre et Miquelon | Saint-Pierre | French |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | English | ||
| Samoa | Apia | English Samoan | ||
| San Marino | San Marino | Italian | ||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | São Tomé e Príncipe | São Tomé | Portuguese |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Al-Mamlaka Al-‘Arabiyyah as Sa‘ūdiyyah المملكة العربية السعودية | Ar-Riyāḍ الرياض | Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Senegal | Dakar | Sénégal | Dakar | French |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Srbija Србија | Beograd Београд | Serbian (Cyrillic script) |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Sesel Seychelles Seychelles | Victoria or Port Victoria | Seychellois Creole French English |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | English | ||
| Singapore | Singapore City | Singapura Singapore Xīnjiāpō 新加坡 Singapur சிங்கப்பூர் | Malay English Mandarin Chinese (Simplified Chinese characters) Tamil (Tamil script) | |
| Sint Maarten[3] | Philipsburg | Sint Maarten Sint Maarten | Philipsburg Philipsburg | Dutch English |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Slovensko | Bratislava | Slovak |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenija | Ljubljana | Slovene |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Solomon Islands Solomon Aelan | Honiara Honiala | English Neo-Solomonic |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Soomaaliya aş-Şūmāl الصومال | Muqdisho Maqadīshū مقديشو | Somali Arabic (Arabic script) |
| South Africa | Pretoria (administrative capital), Cape Town (legislative capital), Bloemfontein, (judicial capital) | South Africa Suid-Afrika iNingizimu Afrika uMzantsi Afrika Afrika-Borwa Afrika Borwa Aforika Borwa Afurika Tshipembe Afrika Dzonga iNingizimu Afrika iSewula Afrika | Pretoria, Cape Town Pretoria, Kaapstad iPitoli, iKapa iPitoli, iKapa Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria Pitori iPitoli iPitori | English Afrikaans isiZulu isiXhosa Pedi Sotho Tswana Venda Tsonga Swazi Ndebele |
| South Korea | Seoul | Hanguk as called in SK 한국 / 韓國 Namhan 남한 | Seoul 서울 | Korean (Hangul/Hanja) |
| South Sudan | Juba | English | ||
| Spain | Madrid | España Espanya Espainia Espanha | Madrid Madrid Madril Madrid | Spanish/Galician Catalan Basque Aranese/Galician (R) |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Sri Lankā ශ්රී ලංකාව இலங்கை | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுரம் கோட்டை | Sinhala Tamil |
| Sudan | Khartoum | As-Sudan السودان | Al-Khartûm الخرطوم | Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | Dutch | ||
| Svalbard[17] | Longyearbyen | Svalbard | Longyearbyen | Norwegian |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | Umbuso weSwatini kaNgwane Eswatini | English | |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Sverige | Stockholm | Swedish |
| Switzerland | Bern | Schweiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra | Bern Berne Berna Berna | German French Italian Romansh |
| Syria | Damascus | Suriyah سورية | Dimashq / Ash-Sham الشام / دمشق | Arabic (Arabic script) |
T
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan (Republic of China) | Taipei | Zhōnghuá Mínguó or Táiwān 中華民國 or 臺灣/台灣 | Táiběi 臺北/台北 | Chinese (Traditional Chinese characters) |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Tojikistan Тоҷикистон | Dushanbe Душанбе | Tajiki-Persian (Cyrilic) |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | English | ||
| Thailand | Bangkok | Mueang Thai, Prathet Thai, Ratcha-anachak Thai เมืองไทย, ประเทศไทย, ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Krung Thep Maha Nakhon กรุงเทพฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร | Thai |
| Togo | Lomé | French | ||
| Tokelau[18] | English | |||
| Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Tongan |
| Transnistria | Tiraspol | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | English | ||
| Tunisia | Tunis | Tunes ⵜⵓⵏⵙ Tūns تونس | Tunes ⵜⵓⵏⵙ Tūns تونس | Berber language (Tifinagh script) Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Turkey | Ankara | Türkiye | Ankara | Turkish |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Türkmenistan | Aşgabat | Turkmen |
| Turks and Caicos Islands[2] | Cockburn Town | English | ||
| Tuvalu | Fongafale (in Funafuti) | English |
U
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | Kampala | English | ||
| Ukraine | Kiev | Ukraїna Україна | Kyїv Київ | Ukrainian (Cyrillic script) |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Al-’Imārat Al-‘Arabiyyah Al-Muttaḥidah الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة | ‘Abū ẓabī أبوظبي | Arabic (Arabic script) |
| United Kingdom | London | United Kingdom or Britain Y Deyrnas Unedig Unitit Kinrick Rìoghachd Aonaichte Ríocht Aontaithe An Rywvaneth Unys | London Llundain Lunnon Lunnainn Londain Loundres | English Welsh Scots Scots Gaelic Irish Cornish |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | United States or America Estados Unidos États-Unis Amelika-hui-pu-'ia | Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Washington, D.C. Wakinekona or Wasinetona | English Spanish Cajun French Indigenous Hawaiian |
| United States Virgin Islands[1] | Charlotte Amalie | English | ||
| Uruguay | Montevideo | República Oriental del Uruguay | Montevideo | Spanish |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | O‘zbekiston Ўзбекистон | Toshkent Тошкент | Uzbek (Cyrillic script) |
V
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Vanuatu | Port-Vila | French |
| Vatican City | E Civitate Vaticana | Latin | ||
| Venezuela | Caracas | Venezuela | Caracas | Spanish |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Việt Nam | Hà Nội | Vietnamese |
W
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallis and Futuna[9] | Matâ'Utu | Wallis-et-Futuna Uvea mo Futuna | Matâ'Utu | French Eastern Uvean |
X
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|
Y
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | Sana'a | Al-Yaman اليمن | Ṣan‘ā’ ﺻﻨﻌﺎﺀ | Arabic (Arabic script) |
Z
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | Lusaka | English | ||
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Shona |
Å
| Country (exonym) | Capital (exonym) | Country (endonym) | Capital (endonym) | Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland Islands | Mariehamn | Åland Ahvenanmaa | Mariehamn Maarianhamina | Swedish Finnish |
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Insular area of the United States.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 British Overseas Territory.
- 1 2 3 Constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- ↑ Bulgarian and Russian can be transliterated in various ways, therefore the two most generally used transliterations are given here.
- 1 2 3 External territory of Australia.
- 1 2 In free association with New Zealand.
- 1 2 Constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Overseas department of France.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Overseas collectivity of France.
- 1 2 3 British Crown Dependency.
- ↑ Bairiki Village is the former capital of Kiribati and is still the seat of the Presidency, but the official capital is now South Tarawa.
- 1 2 3 Not universally recognised.
- ↑ Brades Estate has been the de facto capital since a volcanic eruption in 1995 covered the official capital of Plymouth, leaving it uninhabitable.
- ↑ Nauru is the only country in the world without an official capital.
- ↑ Sui generis collectivity of France.
- ↑ The country has a third official language in New Zealand Sign Language.
- ↑ Integral part of Norway.
- ↑ Dependency of New Zealand
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