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Countries, Capitals and Currencies of the World 2023, Continent wise List

Countries, Capitals and Currencies of the World 2023

In the current world, there are 195 countries. Out of them, 193 countries are members of the United Nations while two countries i.e., the Holy See and the State of Palestine are the observer states. These countries are divided into 7 continents namely Asia (area-wise largest), Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (area-wise smallest). A continent is the major seven divisions of the land on Earth.

The combined area of the continents is roughly 148 million square kilometres (57 million square miles). Most of Earth’s land surface, but not all of it, is made up of continents. Islands that are not geographically a part of continents constitute a small fraction of the overall land area. Nearly three-quarters of Earth is covered by water. The aggregate area of all the continents is less than half of what the ocean is. At least one ocean borders each continent. The longest chain of coasts is found in Asia i.e., the world’s largest continent.

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List of Countries, Capitals and Currencies 2023

At present, there are 195 countries in the world. Here is the list of countries and their capitals along with their currency.

Country Capital City Currency
Algeria Algiers Algerian dinar
Angola Luanda Angolan kwanza
Benin Porto-Novo West African CFA franc
Botswana Gaborone Botswana pula
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou West African CFA franc
Burundi Gitega Burundian franc
Cabo Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo
Cameroon Yaounde Central African CFA franc
Central African Republic Bangui Central African CFA franc
Chad N’Djamena Central African CFA franc
Comoros Moroni Comorian franc
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Congolese franc
Congo, Republic of the Brazzaville Congolese franc
Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro West African CFA franc
Djibouti Djibouti (city) Djiboutian franc
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound
Equatorial Guinea Malabo (de jure), Oyala (seat of government) Central African CFA franc
Eritrea Asmara Eritrean nakfa
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative, royal) Swazi lilangeni
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian Birr
Gabon Libreville CFA franc
Gambia Banjul Dalasi
Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA franc
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling
Lesotho Maseru Loti
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy ariary
Malawi Lilongwe Malawian kwacha
Mali Bamako CFA franc
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee
Morocco Rabat Moroccan dirham
Mozambique Maputo Mozambican metical
Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar
Niger Niamey CFA franc
Nigeria Abuja Naira
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc
Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé Dobra
Senegal Dakar CFA franc
Seychelles Victoria Seychellois rupee
Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leonean
Somalia Mogadishu Shilling
South Africa Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) South African rand
South Sudan Juba South Sudanese Pound
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound
Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling
Togo Lomé CFA franc
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar
Uganda Kampala Ugandan shilling
Zambia Lusaka Zambian kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar
Afghanistan Kabul Afghan afghani
Armenia Yerevan Armenian dram
Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani manat
Bahrain Manama Bahraini dinar
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Bhutan Thimphu Bhutanese ngultrum
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei dollar
Cambodia Phnom Penh Cambodian riel
China Beijing Renminbi (Yuan)
Cyprus Nicosia Euro
Georgia Tbilisi Lari
India New Delhi Indian rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
Iran Tehran Iranian rial
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi dinar
Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel
Japan Tokyo Yen
Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Kazakhstani tenge
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani som
Laos Vientiane Lao kip
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit
Maldives Male Maldivian rufiyaa
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian togrog
Myanmar (formerly Burma) Naypyidaw Kyat
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean won
Oman Muscat Omani rial
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee
Palestine Jerusalem (East) Palestine pound
Philippines Manila Philippine peso
Qatar Doha Qatari riyal
Russia Moscow Russian ruble
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi riyal
Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar
South Korea Seoul South Korean won
Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan rupee
Syria Damascus Syrian pound
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan dollar
Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni
Thailand Bangkok Baht
Timor-Leste Dili US dollar
Turkey Ankara Turkish lira
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmen new manat
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi UAE dirham
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan som
Vietnam Hanoi Dong
Yemen Sana’a Yemeni rial
Australia Canberra Australian dollar
Fiji Suva Fiji dollar
Kiribati Tarawa Australian dollar
Marshall Islands Majuro US dollar
Micronesia Palikir US dollar
Nauru Yaren District (de facto) Australian dollar
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar
Palau Ngerulmud US dollar
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina
Samoa Apia Tala
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands Dollar
Tonga Nukuʻalofa Pa’anga
Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar
Vanuatu Port Vila Vatu
Albania Tirana Albanian Lek
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro
Armenia Yerevan Armenian dram
Austria Vienna Euro
Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani manat
Belarus Minsk Belarusian ruble
Belgium Brussels Euro
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian Lev
Croatia Zagreb Croatian kuna
Cyprus Nicosia Cypriot pound
Czechia Prague Czech koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone
Estonia Tallinn Euro
Finland Helsinki Euro
France Paris Euro
Germany Berlin Euro
Gibraltar Gibraltar Pound sterling
Greece Athens Euro
Hungary Budapest Hungarian forint
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic krona
Ireland Dublin Euro
Italy Rome Euro
Kosovo Pristina Euro
Latvia Riga Euro
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc
Lithuania Vilnius Euro
Luxembourg Luxembourg (city) Euro
Malta Valletta Euro
Moldova Chisinau Moldovan leu
Monaco Monaco Euro
Montenegro Podgorica Euro
Netherlands Amsterdam Euro
Norway Oslo Norwegian krone
Poland Warsaw Polish zloty
Portugal Lisbon Euro
Romania Bucharest Fourth Romanian leu
Russia Moscow Russian ruble
San Marino San Marino Euro
Serbia Belgrade Serbian dinar
Slovakia Bratislava Euro
Slovenia Ljubljana Euro
Spain Madrid Euro
Sweden Stockholm Swedish krona
Switzerland Bern Swiss franc
Ukraine Kyiv (also known as Kiev) Ukrainian hryvnia
United Kingdom London Pound sterling
Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Euro
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s East Caribbean dollar
Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar
Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian dollar
Belize Belmopan Belize dollar
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar
Costa Rica San Jose Costa Rican colon
Cuba Havana Cuban peso
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Dollar
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso
El Salvador San Salvador United States dollar
Grenada Saint George’s East Caribbean Dollar
Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan quetzal
Haiti Port-au-Prince Haitian gourde
Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduran lempira
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan Cordoba
Panama Panama City Panamanian balboa
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean Dollar
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean Dollar
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
United States of America Washington, D.C. United States dollar
Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso
Bolivia Sucre (de jure), La Paz (seat of government) Bolivian Boliviano
Brazil Brasilia Brazilian real
Chile Santiago Chilean peso
Colombia Bogotá Colombian peso
Ecuador Quito United states dollar
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar
Paraguay Asunción Paraguayan guarani
Peru Lima Peruvian Nuevo sol
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso
Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan bolivar

 

Continent-wise No. of Countries

There are 7 continents in the world. Out of these continents, Antarctica is not livable due to harsh weather conditions, so there is no permanent human habitation in this region India and China both are the most populous countries in the world, and both are located in the Asian continent. Europe has a greater number of developed countries. The capital of any country is a very significant city which symbolizes the power of that country. All important offices related to the government are mostly located in the capital city.

Name of the Continent Number of Countries
Africa 54
Asia 48
Europe 44
North America 23
Australia/Oceania 14
South America 12

Countries and Capitals of Africa

On the African continent, there are 54 countries. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with more than 206 million people. The Seychelles, an island country in the Indian Ocean, is the smallest and least populous country in Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Central Africa, is the continent’s largest country by land area.

Country Capital City
Algeria Algiers
Angola Luanda
Benin Porto-Novo
Botswana Gaborone
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou
Burundi Gitega
Cabo Verde Praia
Cameroon Yaounde
Central African Republic Bangui
Chad N’Djamena
Comoros Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of the Brazzaville
Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro
Djibouti Djibouti (city)
Egypt Cairo
Equatorial Guinea Malabo (de jure), Oyala (seat of government)
Eritrea Asmara
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative, royal)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Gabon Libreville
Gambia Banjul
Ghana Accra
Guinea Conakry
Guinea-Bissau Bissau
Kenya Nairobi
Lesotho Maseru
Liberia Monrovia
Libya Tripoli
Madagascar Antananarivo
Malawi Lilongwe
Mali Bamako
Mauritania Nouakchott
Mauritius Port Louis
Morocco Rabat
Mozambique Maputo
Namibia Windhoek
Niger Niamey
Nigeria Abuja
Rwanda Kigali
Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé
Senegal Dakar
Seychelles Victoria
Sierra Leone Freetown
Somalia Mogadishu
South Africa Pretoria (Administrative), Cape Town (Legislative), Bloemfontein (Judicial)
South Sudan Juba
Sudan Khartoum
Tanzania Dodoma
Togo Lomé
Tunisia Tunis
Uganda Kampala
Zambia Lusaka
Zimbabwe Harare

Countries and Capitals of Asia

Asia consists of a total of 48 countries. The largest and most populous continent on Earth is Asia. More than half of the world’s population, or around 4.677 billion people, reside in Asia. China and India, two nations in Asia, are the most and second-most populous countries in the world, respectively. There are more than 100 million people living in five other Asian countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, and the Philippines. The Sultanate of Brunei, with only 437,000 inhabitants, is the least populous country in Asia.

Country Capital City
Afghanistan Kabul
Armenia Yerevan
Azerbaijan Baku
Bahrain Manama
Bangladesh Dhaka
Bhutan Thimphu
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia Phnom Penh
China Beijing
Cyprus Nicosia
Georgia Tbilisi
India New Delhi
Indonesia Jakarta
Iran Tehran
Iraq Baghdad
Israel Jerusalem
Japan Tokyo
Jordan Amman
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan
Kuwait Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek
Laos Vientiane
Lebanon Beirut
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Maldives Male
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar (formerly Burma) Naypyidaw
Nepal Kathmandu
North Korea Pyongyang
Oman Muscat
Pakistan Islamabad
Palestine Jerusalem (East)
Philippines Manila
Qatar Doha
Russia Moscow
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Singapore Singapore
South Korea Seoul
Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Syria Damascus
Tajikistan Dushanbe
Thailand Bangkok
Timor-Leste Dili
Turkey Ankara
Turkmenistan Ashgabat
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
Uzbekistan Tashkent
Vietnam Hanoi
Yemen Sana’a

Countries and Capitals of Europe

On the continent of Europe, there are 44 countries. Russia, with a population of roughly 146 million, is the biggest and most populous country on the continent. However, Russia is a transcontinental country, which means that it has land on multiple continents. Russia’s land actually occupies a large portion of Asia rather than Europe. Small countries like Monaco, Andorra, San Marino, and Liechtenstein are also located in Europe. In fact, Europe is entitled to have the smallest country in the world i.e., Vatican City, with a population of less than 1,000.

Country Capital City
Albania Tirana
Andorra Andorra la Vella
Armenia Yerevan
Austria Vienna
Azerbaijan Baku
Belarus Minsk
Belgium Brussels
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Bulgaria Sofia
Croatia Zagreb
Cyprus Nicosia
Czechia Prague
Denmark Copenhagen
Estonia Tallinn
Finland Helsinki
France Paris
Georgia Tbilisi
Germany Berlin
Greece Athens
Hungary Budapest
Iceland Reykjavik
Ireland Dublin
Italy Rome
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan
Kosovo Pristina
Latvia Riga
Liechtenstein Vaduz
Lithuania Vilnius
Luxembourg Luxembourg (city)
Malta Valletta
Moldova Chisinau
Monaco Monaco
Montenegro Podgorica
Netherlands Amsterdam
North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Skopje
Norway Oslo
Poland Warsaw
Portugal Lisbon
Romania Bucharest
Russia Moscow
San Marino San Marino
Serbia Belgrade
Slovakia Bratislava
Slovenia Ljubljana
Spain Madrid
Sweden Stockholm
Switzerland Bern
Turkey Ankara
Ukraine Kyiv (also known as Kiev)
United Kingdom London
Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City

Countries and Capitals of North America

There are 23 countries on the North American continent. Canada, the northernmost country on the continent and the second-largest country in the world is the largest country in North America. Despite its size, Canada is still only sparsely inhabited. Canada has just 38 million inhabitants. In comparison, its sizable neighbour to the south, the United States of America, is home to more than 331 million people.

Country Capital City
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s
Bahamas Nassau
Barbados Bridgetown
Belize Belmopan
Canada Ottawa
Costa Rica San Jose
Cuba Havana
Dominica Roseau
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
El Salvador San Salvador
Grenada Saint George’s
Guatemala Guatemala City
Haiti Port-au-Prince
Honduras Tegucigalpa
Jamaica Kingston
Mexico Mexico City
Nicaragua Managua
Panama Panama City
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre
Saint Lucia Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
United States of America Washington, D.C.

Countries and Capitals of South America

There are 12 independent countries in the South American continent. Brazil is by far the biggest and most populous country in the continent, with a population of close to 214 million. This amounts to approximately half of the continent’s population. Brazil borders almost all of the other countries on the continent due to its size. Brazil is home to five of South America’s ten largest cities, including Sao Paolo i.e., the largest city in the region with a metropolitan population of almost 12 million, making it even more populated than several South American nations.

Country Capital City
Argentina Buenos Aires
Bolivia Sucre (de jure), La Paz (seat of government)
Brazil Brasilia
Chile Santiago
Colombia Bogotá
Ecuador Quito
Guyana Georgetown
Paraguay Asunción
Peru Lima
Suriname Paramaribo
Uruguay Montevideo
Venezuela Caracas

Countries and Capitals of Australia and Oceania

Australia may or may not be considered a continent in and of itself, depending on one’s point of view. In some regions of the world, however, it is considered to be a part of the larger continent of Oceania, which also includes New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and numerous other countries that are primarily composed of small islands. Oceania’s largest countries are Australia and Papua New Guinea. Oceania’s most populous country is Australia, while the smallest and least populous is the tiny island country of Nauru. Oceania consists of a total of 14 different countries, including Australia.

Country Capital City
Australia Canberra
Fiji Suva
Kiribati Tarawa
Marshall Islands Majuro
Micronesia Palikir
Nauru Yaren District (de facto)
New Zealand Wellington
Palau Ngerulmud
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Samoa Apia
Solomon Islands Honiara
Tonga Nukuʻalofa
Tuvalu Funafuti
Vanuatu Port Vila

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