List of countries by national capital and largest cities

United Nations member states and observers

In case the capital is not the largest city, the third column lists the cities that are larger.

Country		Capital
Afghanistan		Kabul
Albania		Tirana
Algeria		Algiers
Andorra		Andorra la Vella
Angola		Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda		St. John's
Argentina		Buenos Aires
Armenia		Yerevan
Australia		Canberra
Austria		Vienna
Azerbaijan		Baku
Bahamas		Nassau
Bahrain		Manama
Bangladesh		Dhaka
Barbados		Bridgetown
Belarus		Minsk
Belgium		City of Brussels
Belize		Belmopan
Benin		Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (administrative)
Bhutan		Thimphu
Bolivia		Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Sarajevo
Botswana		Gaborone
Brazil		Brasília
Brunei		Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria		Sofia
Burkina Faso		Ouagadougou
Burundi		Bujumbura
Cambodia		Phnom Penh
Cameroon		Yaoundé
Canada		Ottawa
Cape Verde		Praia
Central African Republic		Bangui
Chad		N'Djamena
Chile		Santiago (official), Valparaíso (legislative)
China		Beijing
Colombia		Bogotá
Comoros		Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of the		Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of the		Brazzaville
Costa Rica		San José
Croatia		Zagreb
Cuba		Havana
Cyprus		Nicosia
Czech Republic		Prague
Denmark		Copenhagen
Djibouti		Djibouti
Dominica		Roseau
Dominican Republic		Santo Domingo
East Timor		Dili
Ecuador		Quito
Egypt		Cairo
El Salvador		San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea		Malabo
Eritrea		Asmara
Estonia		Tallinn
Ethiopia		Addis Ababa
Fiji		Suva
Finland		Helsinki
France		Paris
Gabon		Libreville
Gambia, The		Banjul
Georgia		Tbilisi
Germany		Berlin
Ghana		Accra
Greece		Athens
Grenada		St. George's
Guatemala		Guatemala City
Guinea		Conakry
Guinea-Bissau		Bissau
Guyana		Georgetown
Haiti		Port-au-Prince
Honduras		Tegucigalpa
Hungary		Budapest
Iceland		Reykjavík
India		New Delhi (not to be confused with Delhi)
Indonesia		Jakarta
Iran		Tehran
Iraq		Baghdad
Ireland		Dublin
Israel		Jerusalem (seat of government, proclaimed capital)[1]
Italy		Rome
Ivory Coast		Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (administrative)
Jamaica		Kingston
Japan		Tokyo
Jordan		Amman
Kazakhstan		Astana
Kenya		Nairobi
Kiribati		South Tarawa
Korea, North		Pyongyang
Korea, South		Seoul
Kuwait		Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan		Bishkek
Laos		Vientiane
Latvia		Riga
Lebanon		Beirut
Lesotho		Maseru
Liberia		Monrovia
Libya		Tripoli
Liechtenstein		Vaduz
Lithuania		Vilnius
Luxembourg		Luxembourg
Macedonia, Republic of		Skopje
Madagascar		Antananarivo
Malawi		Lilongwe
Malaysia		Kuala Lumpur(legislative; de facto), Putrajaya(administrative)
Maldives		Malé
Mali		Bamako
Malta		Valletta
Marshall Islands		Majuro
Mauritania		Nouakchott
Mauritius		Port Louis
Mexico		Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of		Palikir
Moldova		Chișinău
Monaco		Monaco
Mongolia		Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro		Podgorica
Morocco		Rabat
Mozambique		Maputo
Myanmar		Nay Pyi Taw
Namibia		Windhoek
Nauru		None (government offices in Yaren District)
Nepal		Kathmandu
Netherlands, Kingdom of the		Amsterdam (official), The Hague(administrative, legislative, and judicial)
New Zealand		Wellington
Nicaragua		Managua
Niger		Niamey
Nigeria		Abuja
Norway		Oslo
Oman		Muscat
Pakistan		Islamabad
Palau		Ngerulmud
Palestine, State of		Jerusalem (proclaimed), Gaza City (de factoadministrative, Gaza Strip),Ramallah (de factoadministrative, West Bank)
Panama		Panama City
Papua New Guinea		Port Moresby
Paraguay		Asunción
Peru		Lima
Philippines		Manila
Poland		Warsaw
Portugal		Lisbon
Qatar		Doha
Romania		Bucharest
Russia		Moscow
Rwanda		Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis		Basseterre
Saint Lucia		Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Kingstown
Samoa		Apia
San Marino		San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe		São Tomé
Saudi Arabia		Riyadh
Senegal		Dakar
Serbia		Belgrade
Seychelles		Victoria
Sierra Leone		Freetown
Singapore		Central Area
Slovakia		Bratislava
Slovenia		Ljubljana
Solomon Islands		Honiara
Somalia		Mogadishu
South Africa		Pretoria (official, administrative, and executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
South Sudan		Juba
Spain		Madrid
Sri Lanka		Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sudan		Khartoum
Suriname		Paramaribo
Swaziland		Mbabane (official), Lobamba (legislative and royal)
Sweden		Stockholm
Switzerland		Bern
Syria		Damascus
Tajikistan		Dushanbe
Tanzania		Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam(administrative)
Thailand		Bangkok
Togo		Lomé
Tonga		Nukuʻalofa
Trinidad and Tobago		Port of Spain
Tunisia		Tunis
Turkey		Ankara
Turkmenistan		Ashgabat
Tuvalu		Funafuti
Uganda		Kampala
Ukraine		Kiev
United Arab Emirates		Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom		London
United States		Washington, D.C.
Uruguay		Montevideo
Uzbekistan		Tashkent
Vanuatu		Port Vila
Vatican City		Vatican City
Venezuela		Caracas
Vietnam		Hanoi
Yemen		Sana'a
Zambia		Lusaka
Zimbabwe		Harare

States with limited recognition

List of capitals of states with limited recognition:

Note: whilst these entities claim to be independent and have significant territory, they are not recognised by a majority of other states, and do not have a seat at the United Nations nor are observers

Entity	Capital
Abkhazia	Sukhumi
Kosovo, Republic of	Pristina
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	Stepanakert
Northern Cyprus	Nicosia
Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic	Laayoune (claimed), Tifariti (temporary),Tindouf Camps (de facto)
Somaliland	Hargeisa
South Ossetia	Tskhinvali
Taiwan	Taipei
Transnistria	Tiraspol

Dependent territories

List of capitals and larger cities of dependent territories:

Territory	Territory of	Capital
Åland Islands	Finland	Mariehamn
Alderney	United Kingdom	Saint Anne
American Samoa	United States	Pago Pago
Anguilla	United Kingdom	The Valley
Aruba	Netherlands	Oranjestad
Bermuda	United Kingdom	Hamilton
Bonaire	Netherlands	Kralendijk
British Virgin Islands	United Kingdom	Road Town
Cayman Islands	United Kingdom	George Town
Christmas Island	Australia	The Settlement
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Australia	West Island
Cook Islands	New Zealand	Avarua
Curaçao	Netherlands	Willemstad
Falkland Islands	United Kingdom	Stanley
Faroe Islands	Denmark	Tórshavn
French Guiana	France	Cayenne
French Polynesia	France	Papeete
Gibraltar	United Kingdom	Gibraltar
Greenland	Denmark	Nuuk
Guam	United States	Hagåtña
Guernsey	United Kingdom	St Peter Port
Hong Kong	China	Victoria (administration centre)
Jersey	United Kingdom	Saint Helier
Man, Isle of	United Kingdom	Douglas
Montserrat	United Kingdom	Plymouth (de jure), Brades (de facto)
New Caledonia	France	Nouméa
Niue	New Zealand	Alofi
Norfolk Island	Australia	Kingston
Northern Mariana Islands	United States	Saipan
Pitcairn Islands	United Kingdom	Adamstown
Puerto Rico	United States	San Juan
Saint Barthélemy	France	Gustavia
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	United Kingdom	Jamestown
Saint Martin	France	Marigot
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	France	Saint-Pierre
Sint Maarten	Netherlands	Philipsburg
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	United Kingdom	King Edward Point
Svalbard	Norway	Longyearbyen
Tokelau	New Zealand	Atafu
Turks and Caicos Islands	United Kingdom	Cockburn Town
U.S. Virgin Islands	United States	Charlotte Amalie
Wallis and Futuna	France	Matâ'Utu