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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Afghanistan: | Kabul
Albania: | Tirana
Algeria: | Algiers
American Samoa: | Pago Pago
Andorra: | Andorra la Vella
Angola: | Luanda
Anguilla: | The Valley
Antigua and Barbuda: | Saint John's
Argentina: | Buenos Aires
Armenia: | Yerevan
Aruba: | Oranjestad
Australia: | Canberra
Austria: | Vienna
Azerbaijan: | Baku (Baki)
Bahamas, The: | Nassau
Bahrain: | Manama
Bangladesh: | Dhaka
Barbados: | Bridgetown
Belarus: | Minsk
Belgium: | Brussels
Belize: | Belmopan
Benin: | Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government
Bermuda: | Hamilton
Bhutan: | Thimphu
Bolivia: | La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: | Sarajevo
Botswana: | Gaborone
Brazil: | Brasilia
British Virgin Islands: | Road Town
Brunei: | Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria: | Sofia
Burkina Faso: | Ouagadougou
Burma: | Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon)
Burundi: | Bujumbura
Cambodia: | Phnom Penh
Cameroon: | Yaounde
Canada: | Ottawa
Cape Verde: | Praia
Cayman Islands: | George Town
Central African Republic: | Bangui
Chad: | N'Djamena
Chile: | Santiago
China: | Beijing
Christmas Island: | The Settlement
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: | West Island
Colombia: | Bogota
Comoros: | Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of the: | Brazzaville
Cook Islands: | Avarua
Costa Rica: | San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire: | Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
Croatia: | Zagreb
Cuba: | Havana
Cyprus: | Nicosia
Czech Republic: | Prague
Denmark: | Copenhagen
Djibouti: | Djibouti
Dominica: | Roseau
Dominican Republic: | Santo Domingo
Ecuador: | Quito
Egypt: | Cairo
El Salvador: | San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea: | Malabo
Eritrea: | Asmara (formerly Asmera)
Estonia: | Tallinn
Ethiopia: | Addis Ababa
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): | Stanley
Faroe Islands: | Torshavn
Fiji: | Suva
Finland: | Helsinki
France: | Paris
French Guiana: | Cayenne
French Polynesia: | Papeete
Gabon: | Libreville
Gambia, The: | Banjul
Georgia: | T'bilisi
Germany: | Berlin
Ghana: | Accra
Gibraltar: | Gibraltar
Greece: | Athens
Greenland: | Nuuk (Godthab)
Grenada: | Saint George's
Guadeloupe: | Basse-Terre
Guam: | Hagatna (Agana)
Guatemala: | Guatemala
Guernsey: | Saint Peter Port
Guinea: | Conakry
Guinea-Bissau: | Bissau
Guyana: | Georgetown
Haiti: | Port-au-Prince
Holy See (Vatican City): | Vatican City
Honduras: | Tegucigalpa
Hungary: | Budapest
Iceland: | Reykjavik
India: | New Delhi
Indonesia: | Jakarta
Iran: | Tehran
Iraq: | Baghdad
Ireland: | Dublin
Israel: | Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Italy: | Rome
Jamaica: | Kingston
Japan: | Tokyo
Jersey: | Saint Helier
Jordan: | Amman
Kazakhstan: | Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998
Kenya: | Nairobi
Kiribati: | Tarawa
Korea, North: | P'yongyang
Korea, South: | Seoul
Kuwait: | Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan: | Bishkek
Laos: | Vientiane
Latvia: | Riga
Lebanon: | Beirut
Lesotho: | Maseru
Liberia: | Monrovia
Libya: | Tripoli
Liechtenstein: | Vaduz
Lithuania: | Vilnius
Luxembourg: | Luxembourg
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: | Skopje
Madagascar: | Antananarivo
Malawi: | Lilongwe
Malaysia: | Kuala Lumpur
Maldives: | Male
Mali: | Bamako
Malta: | Valletta
Man, Isle of: | Douglas
Marshall Islands: | Majuro
Martinique: | Fort-de-France
Mauritania: | Nouakchott
Mauritius: | Port Louis
Mayotte: | Mamoutzou
Mexico: | Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of: | Palikir
Moldova: | Chisinau
Monaco: | Monaco
Mongolia: | Ulaanbaatar
Montserrat: | Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
Morocco: | Rabat
Mozambique: | Maputo
Namibia: | Windhoek
Nauru: | no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal: | Kathmandu
Netherlands: | Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government
Netherlands Antilles: | Willemstad
New Caledonia: | Noumea
New Zealand: | Wellington
Nicaragua: | Managua
Niger: | Niamey
Nigeria: | Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices have now made the move to Abuja
Niue: | Alofi
Norfolk Island: | Kingston
Northern Mariana Islands: | Saipan
Norway: | Oslo
Oman: | Muscat
Pakistan: | Islamabad
Palau: | Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror
Panama: | Panama
Papua New Guinea: | Port Moresby
Paraguay: | Asuncion
Peru: | Lima
Philippines: | Manila
Pitcairn Islands: | Adamstown
Poland: | Warsaw
Portugal: | Lisbon
Puerto Rico: | San Juan
Qatar: | Doha
Reunion: | Saint-Denis
Romania: | Bucharest
Russia: | Moscow
Rwanda: | Kigali
Saint Helena: | Jamestown
Saint Kitts and Nevis: | Basseterre
Saint Lucia: | Castries
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: | Saint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: | Kingstown
Samoa: | Apia
San Marino: | San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe: | Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia: | Riyadh
Senegal: | Dakar
Seychelles: | Victoria
Sierra Leone: | Freetown
Singapore: | Singapore
Slovakia: | Bratislava
Slovenia: | Ljubljana
Solomon Islands: | Honiara
Somalia: | Mogadishu
South Africa: | Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center
Spain: | Madrid
Sri Lanka: | Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
Sudan: | Khartoum
Suriname: | Paramaribo
Svalbard: | Longyearbyen
Swaziland: | Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital
Sweden: | Stockholm
Switzerland: | Bern
Syria: | Damascus
Tajikistan: | Dushanbe
Tanzania: | Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis
Thailand: | Bangkok
Togo: | Lome
Tokelau: | none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Tonga: | Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago: | Port-of-Spain
Tunisia: | Tunis
Turkey: | Ankara
Turkmenistan: | Ashgabat
Turks and Caicos Islands: | Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk)
Tuvalu: | Funafuti
Uganda: | Kampala
Ukraine: | Kiev (Kyyiv)
United Arab Emirates: | Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom: | London
United States: | Washington, DC
Uruguay: | Montevideo
Uzbekistan: | Tashkent (Toshkent)
Vanuatu: | Port-Vila
Venezuela: | Caracas
Vietnam: | Hanoi
Virgin Islands: | Charlotte Amalie
Wallis and Futuna: | Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Western Sahara: | none
Yemen: | Sanaa
Yugoslavia: | Belgrade
Zambia: | Lusaka
Zimbabwe: | Harare
Taiwan: | Taipei