Africa
Algeria - Algiers
Angola - Luanda
Benin - Porto-Novo (seat of government at Cotonou)
Botswana - Gaborone
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cameroon - Yaoundé
Cape Verde - Praia
Central African Republic - Bangui
Chad - N'Djamena
Comoros - Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (also known as Congo-Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire) - Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of the (also known as Congo-Brazzaville) - Brazzaville
C?te d'Ivoire (commonly known as Ivory Coast) - Yamoussoukro (seat of government at Abidjan)
Djibouti - Djibouti City
Egypt - Cairo
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Gabon - Libreville
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 (overseas territory of France) - Mamoudzou
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Namibia - Windhoek
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Réunion (overseas department of France) - Saint-Denis
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Jamestown
S?o Tomé and Príncipe - S?o Tomé
Senegal - Dakar
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Sudan - Khartoum
Swaziland - Mbabane
Tanzania - Dodoma (seat of government at Dar es Salaam)
Togo - Lomé
Tunisia - Tunis
Uganda - Kampala
Western Sahara - El Aaiún (unofficial)
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare
Eurasia
Asia
Afghanistan - Kabul
Armenia - Yerevan
Azerbaijan - Baku
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Bhutan - Thimphu
British Indian Ocean Territory (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
China, People's Republic of - Beijing
China, Republic of (commonly known as Taiwan) - Taipei
Christmas Island (overseas territory of Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
Cyprus - Nicosia
Georgia - Tbilisi
Hong Kong, China (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Israel - Jerusalem
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (commonly known as North Korea) - Pyongyang
Korea, Republic of (commonly known as South Korea) - Seoul
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Lebanon - Beirut
Macau (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur (seat of government at Putrajaya)
Maldives - Malé
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) - Pyinmana (recently moved from Yangon)
Nepal - Kathmandu
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palestine (collectively the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip)
Philippines - Manila
Qatar - Doha
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Singapore - Singapore (city-state)
Sri Lanka - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (seat of government at Colombo)
Syria - Damascus
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Thailand - Bangkok
Timor-Leste (commonly known as East Timor) - Dili
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaá
Europe
?land (autonomous province of Finland, recognized by international treaty) - Mariehamn
Albania - Tirana
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Austria - Vienna
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Bulgaria - Sofia
Croatia - Zagreb
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Estonia - Tallinn
Faroe Islands (overseas country of Denmark) - Tórshavn
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Germany - Berlin
Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Gibraltar (city-state)
Greece - Athens
Guernsey (British crown dependency) - Saint Peter Port
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavík
Ireland - Dublin
Isle of Man (British crown dependency) - Douglas
Italy - Rome
Jan Mayen (overseas territory of Norway)
Jersey (British crown dependency) - Saint Helier
Latvia - Riga
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg City
Macedonia - Skopje
Malta - Valletta
Moldova - Chi?in?u
Monaco - Monaco (city-state)
Netherlands - Amsterdam (seat of government at The Hague)
Norway - Oslo
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
San Marino - San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro - Belgrade
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Spain - Madrid
Svalbard (overseas territory of Norway, recognized by international treaty) - Longyearbyen
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Ukraine - Kiev
United Kingdom - London
Vatican City - Vatican City (city-state)
America
North America
Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - The Valley
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Oranjestad
Bahamas - Nassau
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belize - Belmopan
Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Hamilton
British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Road Town
Canada - Ottawa
Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - George Town
Costa Rica - San José
Cuba - Havana
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Greenland (overseas country of Denmark) - Nuuk
Grenada - Saint George's
Guadeloupe (overseas department of France) - Basse-Terre
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Jamaica - Kingston
Martinique (overseas department of France) - Fort-de-France
Mexico - Mexico City
Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Plymouth (seat of government at Brades)
Navassa Island (insular area of the United States)
Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Willemstad
Nicaragua - Managua
Panama - Panama City
Puerto Rico (insular area of the United States) - San Juan
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (overseas territory of France) - Saint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Cockburn Town
United States - Washington, D.C.
United States Virgin Islands (insular area of the United States) - Charlotte Amalie
South America
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Bolivia - Sucre (seat of government at La Paz)
Brazil - Brasília
Chile - Santiago
Colombia - Bogotá
Ecuador - Quito
Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Stanley
French Guiana (overseas department of France) - Cayenne
Guyana - Georgetown
Paraguay - Asunción
Peru - Lima
Suriname - Paramaribo
Uruguay - Montevideo
Venezuela - Caracas
Oceania
Oceania is a geopolitical region consisting of the continent and country of Australia and numerous countries in the Pacific Ocean (often called the Pacific Islands). It is important to note that Oceania is not a continent in any geographical sense, and some islands located within the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean are not considered parts of Oceania (e.g., Japan).
American Samoa (insular area of the United States) - Pago Pago
Australia - Canberra
Baker Island (insular area of the United States)
Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) - Avarua
Fiji - Suva
French Polynesia (overseas territory of France) - Papeete
Guam (insular area of the United States) - Hag?t?a
Howland Island (insular area of the United States)
Jarvis Island (insular area of the United States)
Johnston Atoll (insular area of the United States)
Kingman Reef (insular area of the United States)
Kiribati - South Tarawa
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Micronesia - Palikir
Midway Atoll (insular area of the United States)
Nauru - none (seat of government at Yaren)
New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) - Nouméa
New Zealand - Wellington
Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) - Alofi
Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia) - Kingston
Northern Mariana Islands (insular area of the United States) - Saipan
Palau - Koror
Palmyra Atoll (insular area of the United States)
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Adamstown
Samoa - Apia
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand) - none (each atoll has its own administrative centre)
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Tuvalu - Funafuti
Vanuatu - Port Vila
Wake Island (insular area of the United States)
Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France) - Mat?'Utu
Antarctica
Territorial claims of sovereign states to Antarctica and its outlying islands south of 60°S are held in abeyance under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctic islands north of 60°S include:
Bouvet Island (overseas territory of Norway)
French Southern Territories (overseas territory of France)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)