A comprehensive list of countries, their capital cities, their currencies and embassy websites in alphabetic order to help you increase your General Knowledge.
The world comprises 183 sovereign countries and 20 non-sovereign, separately administered territories, making a total of 203 countries.
Till the end of 1989, there were only 170 sovereign countries; then Namibia joined as the 171st country when it achieved independence in March 1990.
However, the unification of North and South Yemen in May 1990 and East and West Germany in October 1990 brought the total number of sovereign countries to 169 at the end of 1990. With the disintegration of former USSR towards the end 1991 (which comprised 15 unions Republic) the number of the countries in the world now stands at 183.
| Country | Capital | Currency | Embassy Website |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghani | embassyofafghanistan.org |
| Albania | Tirana | Lek | keshilliministrative.al |
| Algeria | Algiers | Dinar | algeria-us.org |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Euro | andorra.ad |
| Angola | Luanda | New Kwanza | angola.org |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s (Antigua) | East Caribbean Dollar | antigua-barbuda.com |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Peso | turismo.gov.ar.org |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Dram | armeniaemb.org |
| Australia | Canberra | Australian Dollar | australia.gov.au |
| Austria | Vienna | Euro | austria.gov.au |
| Azerbaijan, Republic of | Baku (Baki) | Manat | azembassy.com |
| Bahamas, The | Nassau | Bahamian Dollar | bahamas.gov.bs |
| Bahrain | Al-Manama | Bahrain Dinar | behrainembassy.org |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Taka | bangladeshgov.org |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Barbados Dollar | barbados.gov.bb |
| Belarus | Minsk | Belorussian Rubel | belarusembassy.org |
| Belgium | Brussels (formerly Belgian Franc) | Euro | belgium.fgov.be |
| Belize | Belmopan | Belize Dollar | belize.gov.bz |
| Benin | Porto Novo (official capital); Contonu (Seat of govt.) | CFA Franc | gouv.bj/en |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Ngultrum | bhutan.gov.bt |
| Bolivia | La Paz (Seat of govt.); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) | Boliviano | bolivia.gov.bo |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Marka | bhembassy.org |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Pula | gov.bw |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Real | brasilemb.org |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei Dollar | brunei.gov.bn |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Lev | government.bg |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | Burundi Franc | burundiembassy-usa.org |
| Country | Capital | Currency | Embassy Website |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Riel | cambodia.gov.kh |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | CFA Franc | spm.gov.cm |
| Canada | Ottawa | Canadian Dollar | canada.gc.ca |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Cape Verdean Escudo | virtualcapeverde.net |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | CFA Franc | state.gov/p/af/ci/ct |
| Chad | N’Djamena | CFA Franc | chadembassy.org |
| Chile | Santiago | Chilean Peso | chileangovernment.cl/ |
| China | Beijing | Yuan/Renminbi | english.gov.en |
| Colombia | Santa Fe de Bogotá | Colombian Peso | coluombiaemb.org |
| Comoros | Moroni | Franc | state.gov/p/af/ci/cn |
| Congo, Dem. Republic of the | Kinshasa | Congolese Franc | un.int/drcongo |
| Congo, Republic of | Brazzaville | CFA Franc | state/fov/p/af/ci/cf |
| Costa Rica | San Jose | Colon | costarica-embassy.org |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro | CFA Franc | cotedivorire.usembassy.gov |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Kuna | vlada.hr |
| Cuba | Havana | Cuban Peso | cubagob.ci |
| Cyprus | Lefkosia (Nicosia) | Cyprus pound | moi.gov.cy |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Koruna | czech.cz |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Krone | denmark.dk |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Djibouti Franc | djibouti.usembassy.gov |
| Dominica | Roseau | East Caribbean Dollar | dominica.dm |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Dominican Peso | Domrep.org |
| East Timor | Dili | US Dollar | ecuador.org/main.htm |
| Ecuador | Quito | US Dollar | |
| Egypt | Cairo | Egyptian Pound | sis.gov.eg |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Colon, US Dollar | elsavador.org |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | CFA Franc | state.gov/p/as/ci/ek |
| Eritrea | Asmara (Formerly Asmera) | Nakfa | shabait.com |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Kroon | riik.ee/en |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Birr | moinfo.gouv.fr |
| Fiji | Suva (Viti Levu) | Birr | fiji.gov.fj |
| Finland | Helsinki | Euro (Formerly Marka) | finland.fi |
| France | Paris | Euro (Formerly French Franc) | diplomatie.gauv.fr |
| Country | Capital | Currency | Embassy Website |
| Gabon | Libreville | CFA Franc | legabon.org |
| Gambia, The | Banjul | Dalasi | statehouse.gm/index.html |
| Georgia | T’bilisi | Lari | parliament.ge |
| Germany | Berlin | Euro (Formerly Deutsche Mark) | germany-info.org |
| Ghana | Kumasi | Cedi | ghana.gov.gd |
| Greece | Athens | Euro (Formerly Drachma) | primeminister.gr/gr |
| Grenada | Saint George’s | East Caribbean Dollar | gov.gd |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Quetzal | guatemala-embassy.org |
| Guinea | Conakry | Guinean Franc | guinea-usembaddy.gov |
| Guinea Bissau | Bissau | CFA Franc | state.gov |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Guyanese Dollar | op.gov.gy |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Gourde | haiti.org |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Lempira | hondurasemb.org |
| Hungary | Budapest | Forint | hungary.hu |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Icelandic Krona | iceland.is |
| India | New Delhi | Rupee | india.gov.in |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Rupiah | embassyofindonesia.org |
| Iran | Tehran | Rial | spk-gov.ir |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Dinar/US Dollar | iraqigoverment.org |
| Ireland | Dublin | Euro (Formerly Irish Pound) | irlgov.ie |
| Israel | Jerusalem1 | Shekel | mfa.gov.il |
| Italy | Rome | Euro (Formerly Lira) | italyemb.org |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Dinar | jis.gov.jm |
| Japan | Tokyo | Yen | kantei.go.jp |
| Jordan | Amman | Dinar | jordanembassyus.org |
| Kazakhstan | Astana2 | Tenge | government.kz |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya Shilling | kenyaembassy.com |
| Kiribati | South Tarawa | Australian Dollar | state.gov |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang | Won | korea-dpr-org |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Won | korea.net |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwaiti Dinar | kuwait-info.org |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Som | president.kg |
| Laos | Vientiane | New Kip | tourismlaos.gov.la |
| Latvia | Riga | Lat | lv |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Lebanese Pound | lebanonembassy.org |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Loti | lesotho.gov.ls |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Liberian Dollar | embassyofliberia.org |
| Libya | Tripoli | Libyan Dinar | libya-un.org |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Swiss Franc | liechtenstin.li/en |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Litas | president.lt/en |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Ville | Euro (Formerly Luxembourg Franc) | luxembourg-usa.org |
| Country | Capital | Currency | Embassy Website |
| Macedonia | Skopje3 | Denar | vlada.mk |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Ariary | madagascar-consulate.org |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Kwacha | malawi.gov.mw |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur4 | Ringgit | gov.my |
| Maldives | Male | rufiyaa | maldivesinfor.gov.us |
| Mali | Bamako | CFA Franc | maliembassy.us |
| Malta | Valletta | Maltese Lira | gov.mt |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Us Dollar | rmiebassyus.org |
| Mexico | Mexico City (Distrito Federal) | Mexican Peso | presidencia.gob.mx |
| Micronesia Fed. States of | Palikir | US Dollar | fsmgov.org |
| Moldova | Chisinau | Leu | Moldova.org |
| Monaco | Monaco Ville | Euro | gouv.mc |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Tugrik | pmis.gov.ma |
| Morocco | Rabat | Dirham | mincom.gov.ma |
| Montenegro | Padgorica | Euro | montenegro.yu |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Metical | embamoc-usa.org |
| Myanmar | Rangoon5 | Kyat | myanmar.gov.mm |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Namibian Dollar | grnnet.gov.na |
| Nauru | No official capital; govt offices in Yaren District | Australian Dollar | un.int/nauru |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Napalese Rupee | nepalgov.np |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Euro | government.nl |
| New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand Dollar | govt.nz |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Gold Cordoba | consuladodenicaragua.org |
| Niger | Niamey | CFA Franc | nigerembassyusa.org |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Naira | nigeria.gov.ng |
| Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Krone | norway.no |
| Oman | Muscat | Omani Rial | omanet.om |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Pakistan Rupee | pakistan.gov.pk |
| Palau | Koror | US Dollar | palaugon.net |
| Panama | Panama City | Balboa, US Dollar | visitpanama.com |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Kina | pngonline.gov.pg |
| Paraguay | Asuncion | Guarani | paraguayconsulatela.com |
| Peru | Lima | Nuevo sol | peru.info/perueng.asp |
| Philippines, The | Manila | Peso | gov.ph |
| Poland | Warsaw | Zloty | poland.pl |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Euro (Formerly Escudo) | portugal.gov.pt |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | US Dollar | |
| Qatar | Doha | Qatari Riyal | english.mofa.gov.qa |
| Romania | Bucharest | Leu | guv.ro/engleza |
| Russia | Moscow | Ruble | gov.ru |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Rwanda Franc | gov.rw |
| Country | Capital | Currency | Embassy Website |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | East Caribbean Dollar | stkittsnevis.net |
| St. Lucia | Castries | East Caribbean Dollar | stlucica.gov.lc |
| St. Vincent & the Grenadines | Kingstown | East Caribbean Dollar | embsvg.com |
| Samoa | Apia | Tala | govt.ws |
| San Marino | San Marino | Euro | sanmarino.usvpp.gov |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | Dobra | saotome.org |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Riyal | saudiembassy.net |
| Senegal | Dakar | CFA Franc | senegal-tourism.com |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Yugoslav new dinar | gov.yu |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Seychelles Dollar | virtualseychelles.sc |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Leone | statehouse.sl.org |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Dollar | gov.sg |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Koruna | sigov.si |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenian Tolar | e-uprava.gov.si |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Solomon Islands Dollar | pmc.gov.sb |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Somali Shilling | state.gov/p/af/ci/so |
| South Africa | Pretoria6 | Rand | gov.za |
| Spain | Madrid | Euro (Formerly Peseta) | la-moncloa.es |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo7 | Sri Lanka Rupee | Priu.gov.lk |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Dinar | sudan.gov.sd |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | Surinamese Dollar | surinameambsaddy.org |
| Swaziland | Mbabane8 | Lilangeni | gov.sz |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Krona | sweden.gov.se |
| Switzerland | Bern | Swiss Franc | swissemb.org |
| Syria | Damascus | Syrian Pound | syrianembassy.us |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan New Dollar | gov.tw |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Somoni | tjus.org |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam9 | Tanzanian Shilling | tanzania.go.tz |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Baht | thaiembdc.org |
| Togo | Lome | CFA Franc | state.gov/p/af/ci/to |
| Tonga | Nuku’alofa | Pa’anga | pmo.gov.to |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | Trinidad and Tobago Dollar | gov.tt |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Tunisian Dinar | tourismtunisia.com |
| Turkey | Ankara | Turkish New Lira (YTL) | turkishembassy.org |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Manat | turkmenistanembassy.org |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti10 | Australian dollar | timelesstuvalu.com |
| Uganda | Kampala | Ugandan New Shilling | statehouse.go.ug |
| Ukraine | Kiev | Hryvna | kmu.gov.ua/control/en |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | UAE Dirham | government.ae/gov/en |
| United Kingdom | London | Pound Sterling | direct.gov.uk |
| United State | Washington, DC | US Dollar | firstgov.gov |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Uruguay Peso | uruwashi.org |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent (Toshkent) | Uzbekistani Som | gov.uz |
| Vanuatu | Port-Vila (Efate) | Vatu | vanuatu.gov.ru |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | Vatican City | Euro | vatican.va |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Bolivars | embavenez-us.org |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Dong | na.gov.vn |
| Yemen | Sana | Rial | nic.gov.ye |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Kwacha | statehouse.gov.zm |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Zimbabwean dollar | zim.gov.zw
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