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Independent Countries of the World

Information about the independent nations of the world organized alphabetically by country name.

A
Afghanistan | Capital: Kabul | Asia |
Albania | Capital: Tirana | Europe |
Algeria | Capital: Algiers | Africa |
Andorra | Capital: Andorra la Vella | Europe |
Angola | Capital: Luanda | Africa |
Antigua and Barbuda | Capital: Saint John’s | Panamerica |
Argentina | Capital: Buenos Aires | Panamerica |
Armenia | Capital: Yerevan | Asia |
Australia | Capital: Canberra | Oceania |
Austria | Capital: Vienna | Europe |
Azerbaijan | Capital: Baku | Asia |

B
Bahamas | Capital: Nassau | Panamerica |
Bahrain | Capital: Manama | Asia |
Bangladesh | Capital: Dhaka | Asia |
Barbados | Capital: Bridgetown | Panamerica |
Belarus | Capital: Minsk | Europe |
Belgium | Capital: Brussels | Europe |
Belize | Capital: Belmopan | Panamerica |
Benin | Capital: Porto-Novo | Africa |
Bhutan | Capital: Thimphu | Asia |
Bolivia | Capital: Sucre | Panamerica |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Capital: Sarajevo | Europe |
Botswana | Capital: Gaborone | Africa |
Brazil | Capital: Brasilia | Panamerica |
Brunei | Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan | Asia |
Bulgaria | Capital: Sofia | Europe |
Burkina Faso | Capital: Ouagadougou | Africa |
Burma (Myanmar) | Capital: Nay Pyi Taw | Asia |
Burundi | Capital: Bujumbura | Africa |

C
Cambodia | Capital: Phnom Penh | Asia |
Cameroon | Capital: Yaounde | Africa |
Canada | Capital: Ottawa | Panamerica |
Cape Verde | Capital: Praia | Africa |
Cayman Islands (UK)| Capital: George Town | Panamerica |
Central African Republic | Capital: Bangui | Africa |
Chad | Capital: N’Djamena | Africa |
Chile | Capital: Santiago | Panamerica |
China | Capital: Beijing | Asia |
Colombia | Capital: Bogota | Panamerica |
Comoros | Capital: Moroni | Africa |
Congo Democratic Republic | Capital: Kinshasa | Africa |
Congo Republic | Capital: Brazzaville | Africa |
Cook Islands | Capital: Avarua | Oceania |
Costa Rica | Capital: San Jose | Panamerica |
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Capital: Avarua | Oceania |
Croatia | Capital: Zagreb | Europe |
Cuba | Capital: Havana | Panamerica |
Curacao | Capital: Willemstad | Panamerica |
Cyprus | Capital: Nicosia | Asia |
Czech Republic (Czechia) | Capital: Prague | Europe |
Czechoslovakia (1918-1993)| Capital: Prague | Europe |

D
Denmark | Capital: Copenhagen | Europe |
Djibouti | Capital: Djibouti | Africa |
Dominica | Capital: Roseau | Panamerica |
Dominican Republic | Capital: Santo Domingo | Panamerica |

E
East Germany (1949-1990) | Capital: East Berlin | Europe |
East Timor (Timor Leste) | Capital: Dili | Asia |
Ecuador | Capital: Quito | Panamerica |
Egypt | Capital: Cairo | Africa |
El Salvador | Capital: San Salvador | Panamerica |
Equatorial Guinea | Capital: Malabo
Eritrea | Capital: Asmara | Africa |
Estonia | Capital: Tallinn | Europe |
Eswatini | Capital: Mbabane | Africa |
Ethiopia | Capital: Addis Ababa | Africa |

F
Fiji | Capital: Suva | Oceania |
Finland | Capital: Helsinki | Europe |
France | Capital: Paris | Europe |

G
Gabon | Capital: Libreville | Africa |
Gambia | Capital: Banjul | Africa |
Georgia the Country | Capital: Tbilisi | Asia |
Germany | Capital: Berlin | Europe |
Ghana | Capital: Accra | Africa |
Greece | Capital: Athens | Europe |
Grenada | Capital: Saint George’s | Panamerica |
Guatemala | Capital: Guatemala City | Panamerica |
Guinea | Capital: Conakry | Africa |
Guinea-Bissau | Capital: Bissau | Africa |
Guyana | Capital: Georgetown | Panamerica |

H
Haiti | Capital: Port-au-Prince | Panamerica |
Honduras | Capital: Tegucigalpa | Panamerica |
Hungary | Capital: Budapest | Europe |

I
Iceland | Capital: Reykjavik | Europe |
India | Capital: New Delhi | Asia |
Indonesia | Capital: Jakarta | Asia |
Iran | Capital: Tehran | Asia |
Iraq | Capital: Baghdad | Asia |
Ireland | Capital: Dublin | Europe |
Israel | Capital: Jerusalem | Asia |
Italy | Capital: Rome | Europe |
Ivory Coast | Capital: Yamoussoukro | Africa |

J
Jamaica | Capital: Kingston | Panamerica |
Japan | Capital: Tokyo | Asia |
Jordan | Capital: Amman | Asia |

K
Kazakhstan | Capital: Nursultan | Asia |
Kenya | Capital: Nairobi | Africa |
Kiribati | Capital: Tarawa | Oceania |
Kosovo | Capital: Pristina | Europe |
Kuwait | Capital: Kuwait City | Asia |
Kyrgyzstan | Capital: Bishkek | Asia |

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Laos | Capital: Vientiane | Asia |
Latvia | Capital: Riga | Europe |
Lebanon | Capital: Beirut | Asia |
Lesotho | Capital: Maseru | Africa |
Liberia | Capital: Monrovia | Africa |
Libya | Capital: Tripoli | Africa |
Liechtenstein | Capital: Vaduz | Europe |
Lithuania | Capital: Vilnius | Europe |
Luxembourg | Capital: Luxembourg | Europe |

M
Madagascar | Capital: Antananarivo | Africa |
Malawi | Capital: Lilongwe | Africa |
Malaysia | Capital: Kuala Lumpur | Asia |
Maldives | Capital: Male | Asia |
Mali | Capital: Bamako | Africa |
Malta | Capital: Valletta | Europe |
Marshall Islands| Capital: Majuro | Oceania |
Mauritania | Capital: Nouakchott | Africa |
Mauritius | Capital: Port Louis | Africa |
Mexico | Capital: Mexico City | Panamerica |
Micronesia Federated States | Capital: Palikir | Oceania |
Moldova | Capital: Chisinau | Europe |
Monaco | Capital: Monaco | Europe |
Mongolia | Capital: Ulaanbaatar | Asia |
Montenegro | Capital: Podgorica | Europe |
Montserrat | Capital: Brades | Panamerica |
Morocco | Capital: Rabat | Africa |
Mozambique | Capital: Maputo | Africa |
Myanmar (Burma) | Capital: Nay Pyi Taw | Asia |

N
Namibia | Capital: Windhoek | Africa |
Nauru | Capital: Yaren | Oceania |
Nepal | Capital: Kathmandu | Asia |
Netherlands | Capital: Amsterdam | Europe |
New Zealand | Capital: Wellington | Oceania |
Nicaragua | Capital: Managua | Panamerica |
Niger | Capital: Niamey | Africa |
Nigeria | Capital: Abuja | Africa |
North Korea | Capital: Pyongyang | Asia |
North Macedonia | Capital: Skopje | Europe |
Norway | Capital: Oslo | Europe |

O
Oman | Capital: Muscat | Asia |

P
Pakistan | Capital: Islamabad | Asia |
Palau | Capital: Ngerulmud | Oceania |
Panama | Capital: Panama City | Panamerica |
Papua New Guinea | Capital: Port Moresby | Oceania |
Paraguay | Capital: Asuncion | Panamerica |
Peru | Capital: Lima | Panamerica |
Philippines | Capital: Manila | Asia |
Poland | Capital: Warsaw | Europe |
Portugal | Capital: Lisbon | Europe |

Q
Qatar | Capital: Doha | Asia |

R Romania | Capital: Bucharest | Europe |
Russia | Capital: Moscow | Continent: Europe and Asia |
Rwanda | Capital: Kigali | Africa |

S
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Capital: Basseterre | Panamerica |
Saint Lucia | Capital: Castries | Panamerica |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Capital: Kingstown
Samoa Independent State | Capital: Apia | Oceania |
San Marino | Capital: San Marino | Europe |
Sao Tome and Principe | Capital: Sao Tome | Africa |
Saudi Arabia | Capital: Riyadh | Asia |
Senegal | Capital: Dakar | Africa |
Serbia | Capital: Belgrade | Europe |
Seychelles | Capital: Victoria | Africa |
Sierra Leone | Capital: Freetown | Africa |
Singapore | Capital: Singapore | Asia |
Slovakia | Capital: Bratislava | Europe |
Slovenia | Capital: Ljubljana | Europe |
Solomon Islands | Capital: Honiara | Oceania |
Somalia | Capital: Mogadishu | Africa |
Somaliland (not recognized by most countries)
South Africa | Capital: Pretoria | Africa |
South Korea | Capital: Seoul | Asia |
South Sudan | Capital: Juba | Africa |
Soviet Union (1922–1991) | Capital: Moscow | Europe and Asia |
Spain | Capital: Madrid | Europe |
Sri Lanka | Capital: Colombo | Asia |
Sudan | Capital: Khartoum | Africa |
Suriname | Capital: Paramaribo | Panamerica |
Swaziland (name changed to Eswatini in 2018)
Sweden | Capital: Stockholm | Europe |
Switzerland | Capital: Bern | Europe |
Syria | Capital: Damascus | Asia |

T
Taiwan | Capital: Taipei | Asia |
Tajikistan | Capital: Dushanbe | Asia |
Tanzania | Capital: Dodoma | Africa |
Thailand | Capital: Bangkok | Asia |
Timor Leste (East Timor) | Capital: Dili | Asia |
Togo | Capital: Lome | Africa |
Tonga | Capital: Nukualofa | Oceania |
Trinidad and Tobago | Capital: Port-of-Spain | Panamerica |
Tunisia | Capital: Tunis | Africa |
Turkey | Capital: Ankara | Asia |
Turkmenistan | Capital: Ashgabat | Asia |
Tuvalu | Capital: Funafuti | Oceania |

U
Uganda | Capital: Kampala | Africa |
Ukraine | Capital: Kiev | Europe |
United Arab Emirates | Capital: Abu Dhabi | Asia |
United Kingdom | Capital: London | Europe |
United States | Capital: Washington, D.C. | States | Panamerica |
Uruguay | Capital: Montevideo | Panamerica |
Uzbekistan | Capital: Tashkent | Asia |

V
Vanuatu | Capital: Port-Vila | Oceania |
Vatican City State (Holy See) | Capital: Citta del Vaticano | Europe |
Venezuela | Capital: Caracas | Panamerica |
Vietnam | Capital: Hanoi | Asia |

W
West Germany (1949–1990) | Capital: Bonn | Europe |

Y
Yemen | Capital: Sanaa | Asia |

Yugoslavia (1918–1992) | Capital: Belgrade | Europe |

Z
Zaire (1971–1997) | Capital: Kinshasa | Africa |
Zambia | Capital: Lusaka | Africa |
Zimbabwe | Capital: Harare | Africa |


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