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List of Countries by Continent with Capital, Currency, Official Languages

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Below is the list of Countries by continent with capital, currency and their official languages. The total number of countries which were members of United Nations with inclusion of South Sudan in year 2000 was 193. There are two countries which are not member of UN but are counted as Observer state. They are Vatican City and Palestine. This brings the total number of officially recognized countries to 195.

There are several territories which works fully as a sovereign Country but are claimed by other countries to be their regions or provinces such as Taiwan which is claimed by China. Kosovo gained independence from Serbia in 2008 and is still claimed by Serbia. This list of territories which do not have status of countries (Claimed by other) also includes Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Greenland, Western Sahara and members of UK like Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.

List of Countries by Continent with Capital : Africa

Country Capital Currency Official Language
Algeria Algiers Dinar Arabic
Angola Luanda  Kwanza  Portuguese
Botswana Gaborone Pula English, Setswana
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA franc French
Burundi Bujumbura Burundian franc Kirundi, French
Cameroon Yaoundé CFA franc French, English
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo Portuguese
Central African Republic Bangui CFA franc French, Sango
Chad N’Djamena CFA franc French, Arabic
Comoros Moroni Comorian franc Comorian, Arabic,French
Congo Brazzaville CFA franc French
Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro CFA franc French
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Congolese franc French
Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian franc French, Arabic
Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound Arabic
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Equatorial Guinean peseta Spanish,French,Portuguese
Eritrea Asmara Tallero Tigrinya,Arabic,English
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Amharic
Gabon Libreville CFA franc French
Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi English
Ghana Accra Ghana cedi English
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc French
Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA franc Portuguese
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling Swahili, English
Lesotho Maseru Lesotho loti English, Sesotho
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar English
Libya Tripoli Dinar Arabic
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy ariary Malagasy, French
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha English, Chichewa
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Arabic
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee Mauritian Creole, French
English
Morocco Rabat Moroccan dirham Arabic, Berber
Mozambique Maputo Mozambican metical Portuguese
Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar English
Niger Niamey CFA franc French
Nigeria Abuja Naira English
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc Kinyarwanda, English
Senegal Dakar Dobra Portuguese
Seychelles Victoria Seychellois rupee Seychellois Creole,French
English
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone English
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Somali, Arabic
South Africa Pretoria(administrative), Cape Town (Legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) South African rand Afrikaans, English, Venda
Xhosa, Zulu, Swazi
Tsonga, Tswana
South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound English
Swaziland Mbabane, Lobamba Lilangeni English, Swati
Tanzania Dodoma (official)
Dar es Salaam (Government seat)
Tanzanian shilling Swahili, English
Togo Lomé CFA franc French
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar Arabic
Uganda Kampala Ugandan shilling Swahili, English,Luganda
Zambia Lusaka Zambian kwacha English
Zimbabwe Harare  Multiple currencies English, Shona

 

List of Countries by Continent with capital : Asia

Country Capital Currency Official Language
Afganistan Kabul  Afghani  Pashto, Dhari
Armenia Yerevan  Dram  Armenian
Azerbaijan Baku  Manat  Azerbaijani
Bahrain Manama  Bahraini Dinar  Arabic
Bangladesh Dhaka  Taka Bengali
Bhutan Thimphu Bhutanese ngultrum  Dzongkha
Brunei Bander Seri Begawan  Brunei dollar  Bahasa Melayu
Cambodia Phnom Penh  Riel  Khmer
China Beijing  Renminbi (yuan)  Mandarin
Cyprus Nicosia  Euro  Greek,Turkish
Georgia Tbilsi  Lari  Georgian
India New Delhi  Rupee  Hindi, English
Indonesia Jakarta  Rupiah Indonesian
Iran Tehran  Rial  Persian
Iraq Baghdad  Iraqi Dianr  Kurdish, Arabic
Israel Jerusalem  New Shekel  Hebrew, Arabic
Japan Tokyo  Yen Japanese
Jordam Amman  Jordanian dinar  Arabic
Kazakhstan Astana  Tenge  Kazakh, Russian
North Korea Pyongyang  North Korean won  Korean
South Korea Seoul  South Korean Won  Korean
Kuwait Kuwait City  Kuwaiti dinar  Arabic
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek  Som  Kyrgyz, Russian
Laos Vientiane  Kip Lao
Lebanon Beirut  Lebanese pound  Arabic
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur  Ringgit  Malaysian
Maldieves Male  Maldivian rufiyaa  Maldivian
Mangolia Ulaanbaatar  Tögrög  Mongolian
Myanmar Naypyidaw  Kyat  Burmese
Nepal Kathmandu  Nepalese rupee  Nepali
Oman Muscat  Rial  Arabic
Pakistan Islamabad  Pakistani Rupee  English, Urdu
Philippines Manila  Philippine Peso  Filipino, English
Qatar Doha  Riyal Arabic
Russia Moscow  Russian Ruble Russian
Saudi Arabia Riyadh  Saudi riyal  Arabic
Singapore Singapore  Singapore dollar  English, Chinese
Malay, Tamil
Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte  Sri Lankan rupee  Sinhala, Tamil
Syria Damascus  Syrian pound  Arabic
Tajikistan Dushanbe  Somoni  Tajik
Thailand Bangkok  Baht  Thai
East Timor Dili  US Dollar  Portuguese, Tetun
Turkey Ankara  Turkish lira  Turkish
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi  UAE dirham  Arabic
Uzbekistan Tashkent  Uzbekistan som  Uzbek
Vietnam Hanoi  đồng  Vietnamese
Yemen Sanaa  Yemeni rial  Arabic

List of Countries by Continent with Capital : Europe

Country Capital Currency Official Language
Albania Terana Lek Albanian
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Catalan
Austraia Vienna Euro German
Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble Belarusian, Russian
Belgium Brussels Euro Dutch, German, French
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Convertible mark Bosnian, Croatian,Serbian
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Bulgarian
Croatia Zagreb Kuna Croatian
Czech Republic Prague Czech koruna Czech
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone Danish
Estonia Tallinn Euro Estonian
Finland Helsinki Euro Finnish, Swedish
France Paris Euro, Franc French
Germany Berlin Euro German
Greece Athens Euro Greek
Hungary Budapest Forint Hungarian
Iceland Reykjavík Icelandic króna Icelandic
Ireland Dublin Euro English, Irish
Italy Rome Euro Italian
Kosovo Pristina Euro Albanian, Serbian
Latvia Riga Euro Latvian
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc German
Lithuania Vilnius Euro Lithuanian
 Luxembourg  Luxembourg  Euro  Luxembourgish,French,German
Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar Macedonian
Malta Valletta Euro Maltese, English
Moldova Chişinău Moldovan leu Moldovan
Monaco Monaco Euro French
Montenegro Podgorica Euro French
Netherlands Amsterdam Euro, US dollar
NA guilder
Dutch
Norway Oslo Norwegian krone Norwegian , Bokmål
Poland Warsaw Zloty Polish
Portugal Lisbon Euro Portuguese
Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu Romanian
Russia Moscow Russian Ruble Russian
San Marino San Marino Euro Italian
Serbia Belgrade Serbian dinar Serbian
Slovakia Bratislava Euro Slovak
Slovenia Ljubljana Euro Slovene
Spain Madrid Euro Spanish, Catalan
Sweden Stockholm Swedish krona Swedish
Switzerland Bern Swiss franc German, French, Italian
Ukraine Kiev Ukrainian hryvnia Ukrainian
United Kingdom London Pound sterling English
Vatican City Vatican City Euro Italian

 

List of Countries by Continent with Capital :  Oceania

Country Capital Currency Official Language
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar None (English is main spoken language)
Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar Fiji Hindi (Hindustani)
Kiribati South Tarawa  Kiribati Dollar  Kiribati
Marshall Islands Majuro US Dollar Marshallese
Micronesia Palikir US Dollar  English
Nauru Yaren  Australian Dollar  Nauruan
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar Maori, New Zealand Sign, English
Palau Ngerulmud  US Dollar Palauan, English
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby  Papua New Guinean kina  Tok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu
Samoa Apia  Samoan Tala Samoan, English
Solomon Islands Honiara  Solomon Islands dollar  English
Tonga Nukuʻalofa  Tongan paʻanga  Tongan, English
Tuvalu Funafuti  Tuvaluan Dollar  Tuvaluan, English
Vanuatu Port Vila Vanuatu vatu Bislama, French, English

 

List of Countries by Continent with Capital : North America

Antigua and Barbuda St. John’s East Caribbean Dollar English
Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar English
Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar English
Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar English
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar French, English
Costa Rica San José Costa Rican colon Spanish
Cuba Havana Cuban peso Spanish
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Dollar English
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso Spanish
El Salvador San Salvador U S Dollar Spanish
Grenada St. George’s East Caribbean Dollar English
Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan quetzal Spanish
Haiti Port-au-Prince Haitian gourde French
Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduran lempira Spanish
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican Dollar English
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Spanish
Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan cordoba Spanish
Panama Panama City U S Dollar Spanish
Puerto Rico San Juan U S Dollar Spanish
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean Dollar English
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar English
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean Dollar English
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar English
United States Washington, D.C. U S Dollar English
 Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie U S Dollar English

 

List of Countries by Continent with Capital : South America 

Country Capital Currency Official Language
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso Spanish
Bolivia Sucre Boliviano Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Brazil Brasilia Real Portuguese
Chile Santiago Peso Spanish
Columbia Bogota Peso Spanish
Ecuador Quito US Dollar Spanish
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar English
Paraguay Asunción Guaraní Spanish, Guaraní
Peru Lima Nuevo sol Spanish
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar Dutch
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso Spanish
Venezuela Caracas Bolívar fuerte Spanish

 

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