This is a list of national capitals in the world in alphabetical order by country:
In the case that the capital is not the largest city, the third column gives the cities that are larger.
| Country | Capital | Larger cities (population compared to the capital's) |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Afghanistan | Kabul | - |
| Albania | Tirana | - |
| Algeria | Algiers | - |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | - |
| Angola | Luanda | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | - |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | - |
| Armenia | Yerevan | - |
| Australia | Canberra | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Gold Coast |
| Austria | Vienna | - |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | |
| B | ||
| Bahamas | Nassau | - |
| Bahrain | Manama | - |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | |
| Belarus | Minsk | |
| Belgium | Brussels | - |
| Belize | Belmopan | Belize City, Corozal Town, Dangriga, Orange Walk Town, San Ignacio Cayo |
| Benin | Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (de facto) | |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | |
| Bolivia | Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) | La Paz |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | |
| Botswana | Gaborone | |
| Brazil | Brasília | São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Belo Horizonte |
| Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan | |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | - |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | |
| C | ||
| Cambodia (http://www.arikah.net/TourismCambodia-TravelGuide/Cambodia-Welcome) | Phnom Penh (http://www.arikah.net/TourismCambodia-TravelGuide/Cambodia-PhnomPenh) | |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Douala |
| Canada | Ottawa | Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver |
| Cape Verde | Praia | |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | |
| Chad | N'Djamena | |
| Chile | Santiago | |
| China, People's Republic of | Beijing | Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chongqing, Wuhan, Harbin, Xi'an, Hong Kong |
| Colombia | Santafé de Bogotá | |
| Comoros | Moroni | |
| Congo, Republic of the | Brazzaville | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa | |
| Costa Rica | San José | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (administrative) | |
| Croatia | Zagreb | |
| Cuba | Havana | |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | |
| Czech Republic | Prague | |
| D | ||
| Denmark | Copenhagen | |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | |
| Dominica | Roseau | |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | |
| E | ||
| East Timor | Dili | |
| Ecuador | Quito | Guayaquil |
| Egypt | Cairo | |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | |
| Eritrea | Asmara | |
| Estonia | Tallinn | |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | |
| F | ||
| Fiji | Suva | |
| Finland | Helsinki | |
| France | Paris | |
| G | ||
| Gabon | Libreville | |
| Gambia, The | Banjul | |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | |
| Germany | Berlin | - |
| Ghana | Accra | |
| Greece | Athens | |
| Grenada | St. George's | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | |
| Guinea | Conakry | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | |
| Guyana | Georgetown | |
| H | ||
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | |
| Holy See, The | Vatican City, The | |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | |
| Hungary | Budapest | - |
| I | ||
| Iceland | Reykjavik | |
| India | New Delhi | Mumbai, Dilli, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and 114 others |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | |
| Iran | Tehran | |
| Iraq | Baghdad | |
| Ireland | Dublin | - |
| Israel | Jerusalem (disputed; most countries recognize Tel Aviv) | |
| Italy | Rome | - |
| J | ||
| Jamaica | Kingston | |
| Japan | Tokyo | |
| Jordan | Amman | |
| K | ||
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Almaty |
| Kenya | Nairobi | |
| Kiribati | Tarawa | |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang | |
| Korea, South | Seoul | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | |
| L | ||
| Laos | Vientiane | |
| Latvia | Riga | |
| Lebanon | Beirut | |
| Lesotho | Maseru | |
| Liberia | Monrovia | |
| Libya | Tripoli | |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | - |
| M | ||
| Macedonia, FYR | Skopje | |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Blantyre |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | |
| Maldives | Malé | |
| Mali | Bamako | |
| Malta | Valletta | Birkirkara |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | |
| Mexico | Mexico City | |
| Micronesia | Palikir | Weno |
| Moldova | Chisinau | |
| Monaco | Monaco | |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | |
| Morocco | Rabat | Casablanca |
| Mozambique | Maputo | |
| Myanmar | Rangoon | |
| N | ||
| Namibia | Windhoek | |
| Nauru | None (Government offices in Yaren District) | |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam (official), The Hague (administrative) | Rotterdam has more inhabitants than The Hague, but not Amsterdam. |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Auckland |
| Nicaragua | Managua | |
| Niger | Niamey | |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Ogbomosho |
| Norway | Oslo | |
| O | ||
| Oman | Muscat | |
| P | ||
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta |
| Palau | Koror | |
| Panama | Panama City | |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | |
| Paraguay | Asunción | |
| Peru | Lima | |
| The Philippines | Manila | Quezon City |
| Poland | Warsaw | Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area (Katowice metropolitan area); some sources say the capital is larger |
| Portugal | Lisbon | |
| Q | ||
| Qatar | Doha | |
| R | ||
| Romania | Bucharest | |
| Russia | Moscow | |
| Rwanda | Kigali | |
| S | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | |
| Samoa | Apia | |
| San Marino | San Marino | - |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | |
| Senegal | Dakar | |
| Serbia | Belgrade | |
| Seychelles | Victoria | |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | |
| Singapore | Singapore City | - |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | |
| South Africa | Pretoria (official), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) | Largest metro area: Johannesburg; largest city: Cape Town |
| Spain | Madrid | - |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo (official), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative and judicial) | |
| Sudan | Khartoum | |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | |
| Sweden | Stockholm | |
| Switzerland | Bern | Zurich, Geneva, Basel |
| Syria | Damascus | |
| T | ||
| China, Republic of (Taiwan) | Taipei (provisional), Nanjing (official) | |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | |
| Tanzania | Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (administrative) | |
| Thailand (http://www.arikah.net/TourismThailand-TravelGuide/Thailand-Welcome) | Bangkok (http://www.arikah.net/TourismThailand-TravelGuide/Thailand-Bangkok) | |
| Togo | Lomé | |
| Tonga | Nuku'alofa | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | |
| Tunisia | Tunis | |
| Turkey | Ankara | Istanbul |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | |
| U | ||
| Uganda | Kampala | |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | |
| United Kingdom | London | |
| United States | Washington, DC | New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and 16 others |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | |
| V | ||
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | |
| Vatican City | See Holy See, The | |
| Venezuela | Caracas | |
| Vietnam (http://www.arikah.net/TourismVietnam-TravelGuide/Vietnam-Welcome) | Hanoi (http://www.arikah.net/TourismVietnam-TravelGuide/Vietnam-Hanoi) | |
| Y | ||
| Yemen | Sanaá | |
| Z | ||
| Zambia | Lusaka | |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | - |