List of Country, Capital, Currency and Official Language


What is a Country?

A country is defined as an area of land with its own people, government, etc. There are 195 countries in the world, out of which 193 countries are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

What is a capital?

A capital is a city where a region's government is located. It is a city or town, specified by law or constitution, by the government of a country. For example- In context of India, its capital is New Delhi. 

What is an official language?

An official language is a language chosen by a nation's government to conduct its official business. For example- India made Hindi in Devnagiri script as its official language. 

What is a currency?

A currency can be defined as a standardized form of money that can be used or is in circulation; it can be notes, coins, or any other physical form of money that is used in transactions between buyers and sellers. For example, the currency of India is Indian rupee (INR). 

List of Country, Capital and Currency

S No.

COUNTRY

CAPITAL

CURRENCY

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

1.

Afghanistan

Kabul

Afghan Afghani

Pashto, Dari

2.

Albania

Tirana

Lek (All)

Albanian

3.

Algeria

Algiers

Dinar

Arabic, Berber

4.

Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Euro

Catalan

5.

Angola

Luanda

Kwanza

Portuguese

6.

Antigua and Barbuda

Saint john’s

Eastern Caribbean dollar

English

7.

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Argentine peso

Spanish

8.

Armenia

Yerevan

Armenian dram

Armenian

9.

Australia

Canberra

Australian dollar

English

10.

Austria

Vienna

Euro

German (Austrian German)

11.

Azerbaijan

Baku

Azerbaijani Manat

Azerbaijani

12.

Bahamas

Nassau

Bahamian dollar

English

13.

Bahrain

Manama

Bahraini dinar

Arabic

14.

Bangladesh

Dhaka

Bangladeshi taka

Bengali

15.

Barbados

Bridgetown

Barbadian dollar

English

16.

Belarus

Minsk

Belarusian ruble

Belarusian, Russian

17.

Belgium

Brussels

Euro

French, Dutch, German

18.

Belize

Belmopan

Belize dollar

English

19.

Benin

Porto Novo

West African CFA franc

French

20.

Bhutan

Thimphu

Bhutanese ngultrum

Dzongkha

21.

Bolivia

Sucre

Bolivian boliviano

Spanish, Aymara, Paraguayan, Guaraní

22.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina  convertible mark

Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian

23.

Botswana

Gaborone

Botswana pula

English, Tswana

24.

Brazil

Brasilia

Brazilian real

Portuguese

25.

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei dollar

Malay

26.

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgarian lev

Bulgarian

27.

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou

West African CFA franc

French

28.

Burundi

Gitega

Burundian franc

French, Kirundi

29.

Cabo Verde

Praia

Cape Verdean escudo

Portuguese

30.

Cambodia

Phnom Penh

Cambodian riel

Khmer

31.

Cameroon

Yaoundé

CFA franc, Central African CFA franc

French, English

32.

Canada

Ottawa

Canadian dollar

English, French

33.

Central African

Republic

Bangui

Central African CFA franc

French, Sango

34.

Chad

N'Djamena

CFA franc, Central African CFA franc

French, Arabic

35.

Chile

Santiago

Chilean peso

Spanish

36.

China

Beijing

Renminbi

‎Standard Chinese (Putonghua)

37.

Colombia

Bogota

Colombian peso

Spanish, English

38.

Comoros

Moroni

Comorian franc

Comorian, Arabic, French

39.

The Democratic republic of Congo

Kinshasa

Congolese franc

French

40.

The Republic of  Congo

Brazzaville

CFA franc, Central African CFA franc

French

41.

Costa Rica

San Jose

Costa Rican colon

Spanish

42.

Cote D’ Ivoire

Yamoussoukro

West African CFA franc

French

43.

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatian Kuna

Croatian

44.

Cuba

Havana

Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso

Spanish

45.

Cyprus

Nicosia

Euro

Greek, Turkish

46.

Czechia

Prague

Czech koruna

Czech

47.

Denmark

 

Copenhagen

Danish krone

Danish

48.

Djibouti

Djibouti

Djiboutian frank

Arabic, French, Somali

49.

Dominica

Roseau

Eastern Caribbean dollar

English

50.

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Dominican peso

Spanish

51.

Ecuador

Quito

U.S dollar

Spanish

52.

Egypt

Cairo

Egyptian pound

Arabic

53.

El Salvador

San Salvador

U.S dollar

Spanish

54.

Equatorial Guinea

Malabo

Central African CFA franc

French, Spanish, Portuguese

55.

Eritrea

Asmara

Eritrean nakfa

None

(Tigrinya, Arabic, and English serve as the three working languages)

56.

Estonia

Tallinn

Euro

Estonian

57.

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Mbabane(executive), Lobamba

Swazi, lilangeni

‎Swazi; English

58.

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Ethiopian birr

Amharic

59.

Fiji

Suva

Fijian dollar

English, Fijian

60.

Finland

Helsinki

Euro

Finnish, Swedish

61.

France

Paris

Euro, CFP franc

French

62.

Gabon

Libreville

CFA franc, Central African CFA franc

French

63.

Gambia

Banjul

Gambian dalasi

English

64.

Georgia

Tabilisi

Georgian lari

Georgian

65.

Germany

Berlin

Euro

German

66.

Ghana

Accra

Ghanaian cedi

English

67.

Greece

Athens

Euro

Greek

68.

Grenada

Saint George

Eastern Caribbean dollar

English

69.

Guatemala

Guatemala city

Guatemalan quetzal

Spanish

70.

Guinea

Conakry

Guinean frank

French

71.

Guinea -Bissau

Bissau

West African CFA franc

Portuguese

72.

Guyana

Georgetown

Guyanese dollar

English

73.

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Haitian gourde

Haitian creole, French

74.

Holy See

Vatican City

Euro

Latin

75.

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Honduran lempira

Spanish

76.

Hungary

Budapest

Hungarian forint

Hungarian

77.

Iceland

Reykjavik

Icelandic krona

Icelandic

78.

India

New Delhi

Indian rupee

Hindi, English

79.

Indonesia

Jakarta

Indonesia rupiah

Indonesian

80.

Iran

Tehran

Iranian rial (old)

Toman (new)

Persian

81.

Iraq

Baghdad

Iraqi dinar

Arabic, Kurdish

82.

Ireland

Dublin

Euro

Irish, English

83.

Israel

Jerusalem

Israeli new shekel

Hebrew

84.

Italy

Rome

Euro

Italian

85.

Jamaica

Kingston

Jamaican dollar

Jamaican creole

86.

Japan

Tokyo

Japanese yen

Japanese

87.

Jordan

Amman

Jordanian dinar

Arabic

88.

Kazakhstan

Nur - Sultan

Kazakhstani Tenge

Kazakh, Russian

89.

Kenya

Nairobi

Kenyan shilling

Swahili, English

90.

Kiribati

Tarawa

Australian dollar, Kiribati dollar

English, Gilbertese

91.

Kuwait

Kuwait city

Kuwait dinar

Arabic

92.

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Kyrgyzstani Som

Kyrgyz, Russian

93.

Laos

Vientiane

Lao kip

Lao

94.

Latvia

Lego

Euro

Latvian

95.

Lebanon

Beirut

Lebanese pound

Arabic

96.

Lesotho

Maseru

South African rand, Lesotho loti

English, Southern Sotho, South African English

97.

Liberia

Monrovia

Liberian dollar

English

98.

Libya

Tripoli

Libyan dinar

Arabic

99.

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Swiss frank

German

100.

Lithuania

Vilnius

Euro

Lithuanian

101.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Euro

Luxembourgish, French

102.

Madagascar

Antananarivo

Malagasy Ariary

Malagasy and French

103.

Malawi

Lilongwe

Malawian kwacha

English, Chichewa

104.

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian ringgit

Malay

105.

Maldives

Male

Maldivian rufiyaa

Dhivehi

106.

Mali

Bamako

West African CFA franc

French

107.

Malta

Valletta

Euro

Maltese and English

108.

Marshall Islands

Delap-Uliga-Djarrit

U.S dollar

English and Marshallese

109.

Mauritania

Nouakchott

Mauritanian ouguiya

Arabic

110.

Mauritius

Port Luis

Mauritian rupee

English

111.

Mexico

Mexican city

Mexican peso

None

112.

Micronesia

Palikir

U.S dollar

English

113

Moldova

Chisinau

Moldovan leu

Moldovan, Romanian

114.

Monaco

Monaco

Euro

French

115.

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Mongolian togrog

Mongolian

116.

Montenegro

Podgorica

Euro

Montenegrin

117.

Morocco

Rabat

Moroccan dirham

Arabic, Berber

118.

Mozambique

Maputo

Mozambican metical

Portuguese

119.

Myanmar

Naypyitaw

Burmese kyat

Burmese

120.

Namibia

Windhoek

South African rand, Namibian dollar

Germen, English

121.

Nauru

Yaren

Australian dollar

English, Nauruan

122.

Nepal

Kathmandu

Nepalese rupee

Nepali

123.

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Euro

Dutch

124.

New Zealand

Wellington

New Zealand dollar

English, Maori

125.

Nicaragua

Managua

Nicaraguan cordoba

Spanish

126.

Niger

Niamey

West African CFA franc

French

127.

Nigeria

Abuja

Nigerian naira

English

128.

North Korea

Pyongyang

North Korean won

Korean

129.

North Macedonia

Skopje

Macedonia denar

Macedonian, Albanian

 

130.

Norway

Oslo

Norwegian krone

Norwegian

131

Oman

Muscat

Omani Rial

Arabic

132

Pakistan

Islamabad

Pakistani rupee

Urdu, English

133

Palau

Ngerulmud, Melekeok

U.S Dollar

English, Palauan

134

Palestine  state

Ramallah, east Jerusalem

Israeli new shekel, Jordanian dinar

Arabic

135

Panama

Panama city

U.S dollar, Panamanian balboa

Spanish

136

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

Papua New Guinean kina

English, Hiri Motu

137

Paraguay

Asunción

Paraguayan Guaraní

Spanish, Paraguayan Guaraní

138

Peru

Lima

Sol

Spanish

139

Philippines

Manila

Philippine peso

Filipino, English

140

Poland

Warsaw

Polish złoty

Polish

141

Portugal

Lisbon

Euro

Portuguese

142

Qatar

Doha

Qatari riyal

Arabic

143

Romania

Bucharest

Romanian leu

Romanian

144

Russia

Moscow

Russian ruble

Russian

145

Rwanda

Kigali

Rwandan franc

English, French

146

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre

Eastern Caribbean dollar

English

147

Saint Lucia

Castries

Eastern Caribbean dollar

English, French

148

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown

Eastern Caribbean dollar

English

149

Samoa

Apia

Samoan Tala

English, Samoan

150

San Marino

San Marino

Euro

Italian

151

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome

Sao Tome and Principe dobra

Portuguese

152

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Saudi riyal

Arabic

153

Senegal

Dakar

West African CFA franc

French

154

Serbia

Belgrade

Serbian dinar

Serbian

155

Seychelles

Victoria

Seychellois rupee

English, French

156

Sierra Leone

Freetown

Sierra Leonean Leone

English

157

Singapore

Singapore city

Singapore dollar

English, Standard Mandarin, Malay

158

Slovakia

Bratislava

Euro

Slovak

159

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Euro

Slovene

160

Solomon Islands

Honiara

Solomon Islands dollar

English

161

Somalia

Mogadishu

United States Dollar, Somali shilling

Somali, Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic

162

South Africa

Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein

South African rand

Ndebele, Northern Sotho, African English

163

South Korea

Seoul

South Korean won

Korean

164

South Sudan

Juba

South Sudanese pound

English

165

Spain

Madrid

Euro

Spanish

166

Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lankan rupee

Sinhala, Tamil, English

167

Sudan

Khartoum

Sudanese pound

Arabic, English

168

Suriname

Paramaribo

Surinamese dollar

Dutch

169

Sweden

Stockholm

Swedish krona

Swedish, Finnish, Yiddish, Romani

170

Switzerland

None

Swiss franc

French, German, Italian, Romansh

171

Syria

Damascus

Syrian pound

Arabic

172

Tajikistan

Dushanbe

Tajikistani somoni

Tajiki, Russian, Persian

173

Tanzania

Dodoma

Tanzanian shilling

Swahili, English

174

Thailand

Bangkok

Thai Bhat

Thai

175

Timor-Leste

Dili

United States Dollar

Portuguese, Tetum

176

Togo

Lome

West African CFA franc

French

177

Tonga

Nukuʻalofa

Tongan paʻanga

English, Tongan

178

Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

English

179

Tunisia

Tunis

Tunisian dinar

Arabic

180

Turkey

Ankara

Turkish lira

Turkish

 

181

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Turkmenistan manat

Turkmen, Russian

182

Tuvalu

Funafuti

Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar

English, Tuvaluan

183

Uganda

Kampala

Ugandan shilling

English, Swahili

184

Ukraine

Kyiv

Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian

185

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates Dirham

Arabic

186

United Kingdom

London

Pound sterling

English

187

United States of America

Washington D.C

United States Dollar

None at the federal level

188

Uruguay

Montevideo

Uruguayan peso

Spanish

189

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Uzbekistani som

Uzbek

190

Vanuatu

Port Vila

Vanuatu vatu

Bislama, English, French

191

Venezuela

Caracas

Venezuelan bolívar, Petro

Spanish

192

Vietnam

Hanoi

Vietnamese dong

Vietnamese

193

Yemen

Sana’a

Yemeni Rial

Arabic

194

Zambia

Lusaka

Zambian kwacha

English

195

Zimbabwe

Harare

Zimbabwean dollar, US dollar, South African rand

English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Country, Capital and Currency

How many countries are there in world?

According to the UN, there are 195 recognised countries in the world.

What is the currency of China?

Renminbi is the currency of China.

What is the capital of Japan?

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

What is the official language of Brazil?

Portuguese is the official language of Brazil.

Dhaka is the capital of which neighboring country of India?

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.

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