One of the most popular questions for geography lovers is, “How many countries are there in the world?”. There are 195 countries independent sovereign nations in the world, including Palestine and the Vatican, according to the United Nations.
According to Olympic Nations, there are 206 nations. There are 211 FIFA countries eligible for the World Cup. There are 249 Country Codes in the ISO Standard List.
Country means that territory of a nation shared the same culture and history.
List of Countries A-Z Capitals and Continent
Country |
Capital |
Continent |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Asia |
| Albania | Tirana | Europe |
| Algeria | Algiers | Africa |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Europe |
| Angola | Luanda | Africa |
| Antigua and Barbuda | St. John’s | America |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | America |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Asia |
| Australia | Canberra | Oceania |
| Austria | Vienna | Europe |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Asia |
| Bahamas | Nassau | America |
| Bahrain | Manama | Asia |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Asia |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | America |
| Belarus | Minsk | Europe |
| Belgium | Brussels | Europe |
| Belize | Belmopan | America |
| Benin | Porto Novo | Africa |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Asia |
| Bolivia | Sucre | America |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Europe |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Africa |
| Brazil | Brasilia | America |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Asia |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Europe |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Africa |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | Africa |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Asia |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Africa |
| Canada | Ottawa | America |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Africa |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Africa |
| Chad | N’Djamena | Africa |
| Chile | Santiago | America |
| China | Beijing | Asia |
| Colombia | Bogota | America |
| Comoros | Moroni | Africa |
| Costa Rica | San José | America |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Europe |
| Cuba | Havana | America |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Europe |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Europe |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | Africa |
| Denmark | Copenagen | Europe |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Africa |
| Dominica | Roseau | America |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | America |
| East Timor | Dili | Oceania |
| Ecuador | Quito | America |
| Egypt | Cairo | Africa |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | America |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Africa |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Africa |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Europe |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Africa |
| Fiji | Suva | Oceania |
| Finland | Helsinki | Europe |
| France | Paris | Europe |
| Gabon | Libreville | Africa |
| Gambia | Banjul | Africa |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Asia |
| Germany | Berlin | Europe |
| Ghana | Accra | Africa |
| Greece | Athens | Europe |
| Grenada | St. George’s | America |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | America |
| Guinea | Conakry | Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Africa |
| Guyana | Georgetown | America |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | America |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | America |
| Hungary | Budapest | Europe |
| Iceland | Reykjaík | Europe |
| India | New Delhi | Asia |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Asia |
| Iran | Tehran | Asia |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Asia |
| Ireland | Dublin | Europe |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Asia |
| Italy | Italian | Europe |
| Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | Africa |
| Jamaica | Kingston | America |
| Japan | Tokyo | Asia |
| Jordan | Amman | Asia |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Asia |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Africa |
| Kiribati | Tarawa | Oceania |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang | Asia |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Asia |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Europe |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Asia |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Asia |
| Laos | Vientiane | Asia |
| Latvia | Riga | Europe |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Asia |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Africa |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Africa |
| Libya | Tripoli | Africa |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Europe |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Europe |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Europe |
| Macedonia | Skopje | Europe |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Africa |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Africa |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Asia |
| Maldives | Malé | Asia |
| Mali | Bamako | Africa |
| Malta | Valletta | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Oceania |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Africa |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Africa |
| Mexico | Mexico City | America |
| Micronesia | Palikir | Oceania |
| Moldova | Chisinau | Europe |
| Monaco | Monaco | Europe |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Asia |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Europe |
| Morocco | Rabat | Africa |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Africa |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Asia |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Africa |
| Nauru | Yaren | Oceania |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Asia |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Europe |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | Managua | America |
| Niger | Niamey | Africa |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Africa |
| Norway | Oslo | Europe |
| Oman | Muscat | Asia |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Asia |
| Palau | Melekeok | Oceania |
| Palestine | East Jerusalem | Asia |
| Panama | Panama City | America |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Oceania |
| Paraguay | Asunción | America |
| Peru | Lima | America |
| Philippines | Manila | Asia |
| Poland | Warsaw | Europe |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Europe |
| Qatar | Doha | Asia |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Africa |
| Romania | Bucharest | Europe |
| Russia | Moscow | Europe |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Africa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | America |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | America |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | America |
| Samoa | Apia | Oceania |
| San Marino | San Marino | Europe |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Africa |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Asia |
| Senegal | Dakar | Africa |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Europe |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Africa |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Africa |
| Singapore | Singapore | Asia |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Europe |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Europe |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Oceania |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Africa |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Africa |
| South Sudan | Juba | Africa |
| Spain | Madrid | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Asia |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Africa |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | America |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | Africa |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Europe |
| Switzerland | Bern | Europe |
| Syria | Damascus | Asia |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Asia |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | Africa |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Asia |
| Togo | Lomé | Africa |
| Tonga | Nukualofa | Oceania |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | America |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Africa |
| Turkey | Ankara | Asia |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Asia |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | Oceania |
| Uganda | Kampala | Africa |
| Ukraine | Kiev | Europe |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Asia |
| United Kingdom | London | Europe |
| United States | Washington D.C. | America |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | America |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Asia |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Oceania |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | Europe |
| Venezuela | Caracas | America |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Asia |
| Yemen | Sana’a | Asia |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Africa |
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