By Henrik Jeppesen.
Below are the names of all 206 Olympic Nations as well as their capitals. That’s all the National Olympic Committees (NOC) countries. In addition to this, a lot of places in the world are considered countries by many. More about this in this article. You can click on each country for more information. I visited every country in the world of the UN list, the UN list + observer states and the NOC list below, before turning 28 years. At the age of 30, I completed the FIFA list of nations.
Some countries have more than one capital, with South Africa being the only country to have three. A unique arrangement to share power across regions. You can find more information about the countries with more than one capital in this article by CNN.
| Country |
Capital |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
| Albania |
Tirana |
| Algeria |
Algiers |
| American Samoa |
Pago Pago |
| Andorra |
Andorra la Vella |
| Angola |
Luanda |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Saint John’s |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
| Armenia |
Yerevan |
| Aruba |
Oranjestad |
| Australia |
Canberra |
| Austria |
Vienna |
| Azerbaijan |
Baku |
| Bahamas |
Nassau |
| Bahrain |
Manama |
| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
| Barbados |
Bridgetown |
| Belarus |
Minsk |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
| Belize |
Belmopan |
| Benin |
Cotonou, Porto Novo |
| Bermuda |
Hamilton |
| Bhutan |
Thimphu |
| Bolivia |
La Paz (administrative), Sucre (official) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
| Botswana |
Gaborone |
| Brazil |
Brasilia |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
| Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
| Burundi |
Gitega |
| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon |
Yaounde |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
| Cape Verde |
Praia |
| Cayman Islands |
George Town |
| Central African Republic |
Bangui |
| Chad |
N’Djamena |
| Chile |
Santiago, Valparaíso |
| Chinese Taipei |
Taipei |
| Colombia |
Bogota |
| Comoros |
Moroni |
| Congo |
Brazzaville |
| Cook Islands |
Avarua District |
| Costa Rica |
San Jose |
| Côte D’Ivoire |
Abidjan, Yamoussoukro |
| Croatia |
Zagreb |
| Cuba |
Havana |
| Cyprus |
Nicosia |
| Czech Republic |
Brno, Prague |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
Pyongyang |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Kinshasa |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
| Djibouti |
Djibouti |
| Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
| Dominique |
Roseau |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
| El Salvador |
San Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
| Eritrea |
Asmara |
| Estonia |
Tallinn |
| Eswatini |
Lobamba, Mbabana |
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
| Federated States of Micronesia |
Palikir |
| Fiji |
Suva |
| Finland |
Helsinki |
| France |
Paris |
| Gabon |
Libreville |
| Gambia |
Banjul |
| Georgia |
Tbilisi |
| Germany |
Berlin |
| Ghana |
Accra |
| Great Britain |
London |
| Greece |
Athens |
| Grenada |
Saint George’s |
| Guam |
Hagåtña |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
| Guinea |
Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
| Guyana |
Georgetown |
| Haiti |
Port au Prince |
| Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
| Hong Kong, China |
Victoria |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
| Iceland |
Reykjavik |
| India |
New Delhi |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
| Ireland |
Dublin |
| Islamic Republic of Iran |
Tehran |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
| Italy |
Rome |
| Jamaica |
Kingston |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
| Jordan |
Amman |
| Kazakhstan |
Nur-Sultan |
| Kenya |
Nairobi |
| Kiribati |
Tarawa Atoll |
| Kosovo |
Pristina |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
Vientiane |
| Latvia |
Riga |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
| Lesotho |
Maseru |
| Liberia |
Monrovia |
| Libya |
Tripoli |
| Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
| Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
| Malawi |
Lilongwe |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya |
| Maldives |
Male |
| Mali |
Bamako |
| Malta |
Valletta |
| Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
| Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
| Mauritius |
Port Louis |
| Mexico |
Mexico City |
| Monaco |
Monaco |
| Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro |
Cetinje, Podgorica |
| Morocco |
Rabat |
| Mozambique |
Maputo |
| Myanmar |
Nay Pyi Taw |
| Namibia |
Windhoek |
| Nauru |
Yaren |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu |
| Netherlands |
Amsterdam, The Hague |
| New Zealand |
Wellington |
| Nicaragua |
Managua |
| Niger |
Niamey |
| Nigeria |
Abuja |
| North Macedonia |
Skopje |
| Norway |
Oslo |
| Oman |
Muscat |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
| Palau |
Melekeok |
| Palestine |
Jerusalem, Ramallah |
| Panama |
Panama City |
| Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
| Paraguay |
Asuncion |
| People’s Republic of China |
Beijing |
| Peru |
Lima |
| Philippines |
Manila |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
| Portugal |
Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
| Qatar |
Doha |
| Republic of Korea |
Seoul |
| Republic of Moldova |
Chisinau |
| Romania |
Bucharest |
| Russian Olympic Committee |
Moscow |
| Rwanda |
Kigali |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia |
Castries |
| Samoa (until 1996 Western Samoa) |
Apia |
| San Marino |
San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Sao Tome |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
| Senegal |
Dakar |
| Serbia |
Belgrade |
| Seychelles |
Victoria |
| Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava |
| Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
| Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
| Somalia |
Mogadishu |
| South Africa |
Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria |
| South Sudan |
Juba |
| Spain |
Madrid |
| Sri Lanka |
Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown |
| Sudan |
Khartoum |
| Suriname |
Paramaribo |
| Sweden |
Stockholm |
| Switzerland |
Bern |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Damascus |
| Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
| Timor-Leste |
Dili |
| Togo |
Lome |
| Tonga |
Nuku’alofa |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
| Tunisia |
Tunis |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
| Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
| Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
| Uganda |
Kampala |
| Ukraine |
Kiev |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
| United Republic of Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam, Dodoma |
| United States of America |
Washington D.C. |
| Uruguay |
Montevideo |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
| Vanuatu |
Port Vila |
| Venezuela |
Caracas |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
| Virgin Islands, British |
Road Town |
| Virgin Islands, US |
Charlotte Amalie |
| Yemen |
Sana’a |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe |
Harare |
