List of countries by continent
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Countries listed by continent and their capitals:
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Africa
Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more continents.
- Algeria (Al - Jaza'ir) - Algiers
- Angola - Luanda
- Benin - Porto Novo, Cotonou
- Botswana - Gaborone
- Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
- Burundi - Bujumbura
- Cameroon (also spelled Cameroun) - Yaoundé
- Cape Verde - Praia
- Central African Republic (Centrafrique) - Bangui
- Chad (Tchad) - N'Djamena
- Comoros - Moroni
- Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville
- Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kinshasa
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Yamoussoukro
- Djibouti - Djibouti
- Egypt (Misr) - Cairo
- Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
- Eritrea - Asmara
- Ethiopia (Itiopia) - Addis Ababa
- Gabon - Libreville
- The Gambia - Banjul
- Ghana - Accra
- Guinea - Conakry
- Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
- Kenya - Nairobi
- Lesotho - Maseru
- Liberia - Monrovia
- Libya - Tripoli
- Madagascar - Antananarivo
- Malawi - Lilongwe
- Mali - Bamako
- Mauritania - Nouakchott
- Mauritius - Port Louis
- Mayotte - Mamoutzou (France)
- Morocco (Al Maghrib) - Rabat
- Mozambique - Maputo
- Namibia - Windhoek
- Niger - Niamey
- Nigeria - Abuja
- Réunion - Saint-Denis (France)
- Rwanda - Kigali
- Saint Helena - Jamestown (United Kingdom)
- São Tomé and Príncipe - São Tomé
- Senegal - Dakar
- Seychelles - Victoria
- Sierra Leone - Freetown
- Somalia - Mogadishu
- South Africa - Cape Town, Tshwane, Bloemfontein
- Sudan - Khartoum
- Swaziland - Mbabane
- Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Dodoma
- Togo - Lome
- Tunisia - Tunis
- Uganda - Kampala
- Western Sahara *DISPUTED* - Laâyoune
- Zambia - Lusaka
- Zimbabwe - Harare
Eurasia
Eurasia is a continent in the 5 continent systems, called simply Asia in one of them.
Asia
Asia is a continent in the 5 continent systems (but includes Europe in one of them) and those with 6 or more continents.
- Afghanistan - Kabul
- Azerbaijan - Baku
- Bahrain - Manama
- Bangladesh - Dhaka
- Bhutan - Thimphu
- British Indian Ocean Territory - Diego Garcia
- Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
- Cambodia (Kampuchea) - Phnom Penh
- China, People's Republic of - Beijing
- China, Republic of (a.k.a. Taiwan) - Taipei
- Christmas Island (Australia)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
- East Timor (Timor Leste) - Dili
- Hong Kong, SAR, China
- India (Hindi: Bharat) - New Delhi
- Indonesia - Jakarta
- Iran - Teheran
- Iraq - Baghdad
- Israel (Yisra'el) - Jerusalem (Yerushalayim/Al Quds)
- Japan (Nihon) - Tokyo
- Jordan (Al Urdun) - Amman
- Kazakhstan - Astana
- Kuwait - Kuwait City
- Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
- Laos - Vientiane
- Lebanon (Lubnan) - Beirut
- Macau, SAR, China
- Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
- Maldives - Male
- Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
- Myanmar (Burma) - Yangon
- Nepal - Kathmandu
- North Korea - Pyongyang
- Oman - Muscat
- Pakistan - Islamabad
- State of Palestine - Jerusalem
- Philippines (Filipinas) - Manila
- Qatar - Doha
- Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
- Singapore - Singapore
- South Korea - Seoul
- Sri Lanka - Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Syria - Damascus
- Taiwan - See China, Republic of
- Tajikistan - Dushanbe
- Thailand (Muang Thai) - Bangkok
- Turkey - Ankara
- Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
- United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
- Uzbekistan - Tashkent
- Vietnam - Hanoi
- Yemen - Sanaá
Europe
Europe is a continent in one of the 6 continent systems and the 7 continent system. In other systems it is part of Asia or Eurasia.
- Albania - Tirana
- Andorra - Andorra-La Vella
- Austria - Vienna
- Belgium - Brussels
- Bosnia Herzegovina - Sarajevo
- Bulgaria - Sofia
- Croatia - Zagreb
- Czech Republic - Prague
- Denmark - Copenhagen
- Finland - Helsinki
- France - Paris
- Germany - Berlin
- Greece - Athens
- Hungary - Budapest
- Iceland - Reykjavík
- Italy - Rome
- Liechtenstein - Vaduz
- Lithuania - Vilnius
- Luxembourg - Luxembourg City
- Monaco - Monaco-City
- Netherlands - Amsterdam
- Norway - Oslo
- Poland - Warsaw
- Portugal - Lisbon
- Ireland - Dublin
- Macedonia - Skopje
- Romania - Bucharest
- Russia - Moscow
- San Marino -San Marino
- Slovakia (Slovensko) - Bratislava
- Slovenia (Slovenija) - Ljubljana
- Spain (España) - Madrid
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen - Longyearbyen (Norway)
- Sweden (Sverige) - Stockholm
- Switzerland - Bern
- United Kingdom - London
- Vatican City - Vatican City
America
America is a continent in the 4, 5 and one of the 6 continent systems.
North and Central America
North and Central America are continents in the 7 continent system. In other systems they are part of America.
- Anguilla - The Valley
- Antigua and Barbuda - St. John's
- Aruba - Oranjestad
- Bahamas - Nassau
- Barbados - Bridgetown
- Belize - Belmopan
- Bermuda - Hamilton
- British Virgin Islands - Road Town (United Kingdom)
- Canada - Ottawa
- Cayman Islands - George Town
- Costa Rica - San José
- Cuba - Havana
- Dominica - Roseau
- Dominican Republic (Republica Dominicana) - Santo Domingo
- El Salvador - San Salvador
- Greenland - Nuuk (Denmark)
- Grenada - Saint George's
- Guadeloupe - Basse-Terre (France)
- Guatemala - Guatemala
- Haiti - Port-au-Prince
- Honduras - Tegucigalpa
- Jamaica - Kingston
- Martinique - Fort-de-France (France)
- Montserrat - Plymouth (United Kingdom)
- Mexico (México) - Mexico City
- Nicaragua - Managua
- Panama (Panamá) - Panama City
- Puerto Rico - San Juan (United States)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
- Saint Lucia - Castries
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - Saint-Pierre (France)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
- Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
- Turks and Caicos Islands - Cockburn Town (United Kingdom)
- United States - Washington DC
- U.S. Virgin Islands - Charlotte Amalie (United States)
South America
South America is a continent in the 7 continent system. In other systems it is part of America.
- Argentina - Buenos Aires
- Bolivia - Sucre (official capital), La Paz (seat of government)
- Brazil (Brasil) - Brasilia
- Chile - Santiago (official), Valparaiso (legislative)
- Colombia - Bogotá
- Ecuador - Quito
- Falkland Islands - Port Stanley (United Kingdom)
- French Guiana - Cayenne (France)
- Guyana - Georgetown
- Netherlands Antilles - Willemstad (The Netherlands)
- Paraguay - Asuncion
- Peru - Lima
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - (Falkland Islands) (United Kingdom)
- Suriname - Paramaribo
- Uruguay - Montevideo
- Venezuela - Caracas
Oceania
Several terms are in use to describe the region comprising the continent and country of Australia and the nations of the Pacific Ocean. The term Oceania is usually preferred, and this is the term in use by the United Nations. The term Pacific Islands generally excludes the islands of New Zealand, and the continent of Australia. Oceania can then be subdivided into the following regions:
Australasia
- Australia - Canberra
- New Zealand (Aotearoa) - Wellington
- Norfolk Island - Kingston (Australia)
Melanesia
- Fiji - Suva
- New Caledonia - Nouméa (France)
- Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
- Solomon Islands - Honiara
- Vanuatu - Port Vila
Micronesia
- Guam - Hagåtña (United States)
- Kiribati - South Tarawa or TUC
- Marshall Islands - Majuro
- Federated States of Micronesia - Palikir
- Nauru - none (main centre: Yaren)
- Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan (United States)
- Palau - Koror
Polynesia
- American Samoa - Pago Pago (United States)
- Cook Islands - Avarua
- French Polynesia - Papeete
- Niue - Alofi
- Pitcairn Islands - Adamstown
- Samoa - Apia
- Tokelau
- Tonga - Nuku'alofa
- Tuvalu - Funafuti
- Wallis and Futuna Islands - Mata-Utu
Antarctica
- Bouvet Island (Norway)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
- French Southern Territories (France)
See also
External links to information by country
- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
- http://www.world-gazetteer.com/home.htm
- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
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