Saturday, July 9, 2011

LIST OF SOVEREIGN STATES


FlagName↓Capital↓
AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgiers
AngolaAngolaLuanda
BeninBeninPorto-Novo (official)Cotonou (seat of government)
BotswanaBotswanaGaborone
Burkina FasoBurkina FasoOuagadougou
BurundiBurundiBujumbura
CameroonCameroonYaoundé
Cape VerdeCape VerdePraia
Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicBangui
ChadChadN'Djamena
ComorosComorosMoroni
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa)Kinshasa
Republic of the CongoCongo, Republic of (Congo-Brazzaville)Brazzaville
Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)Yamoussoukro (official)Abidjan (seat of government)
DjiboutiDjiboutiDjibouti
EgyptEgyptCairo
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaMalabo
EritreaEritreaAsmara
EthiopiaEthiopiaAddis Ababa
GabonGabonLibreville
The GambiaGambiaBanjul
GhanaGhanaAccra
GuineaGuineaConakry
Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauBissau
KenyaKenyaNairobi
LesothoLesothoMaseru
LiberiaLiberiaMonrovia
LibyaLibyaTripoli
MadagascarMadagascarAntananarivo
MalawiMalawiLilongwe
MaliMaliBamako
MauritaniaMauritaniaNouakchott
MauritiusMauritiusPort Louis
MayotteMayotteMamoudzou
MoroccoMoroccoRabat
MozambiqueMozambiqueMaputo
NamibiaNamibiaWindhoek
NigerNigerNiamey
NigeriaNigeriaAbuja
RéunionRéunionSaint-Denis
RwandaRwandaKigali
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaJamestown (Saint Helena)Georgetown (Ascension Island)Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (Tristan da Cunha)
São Tomé and PríncipeSao Tome and PrincipeSão Tomé
SenegalSenegalDakar
SeychellesSeychellesVictoria
Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneFreetown
SomaliaSomaliaMogadishu
SomalilandSomalilandHargeisa
South AfricaSouth AfricaPretoria (administrative)Cape Town (legislative)Bloemfontein (judicial)
South SudanSouth SudanJuba
SudanSudanKhartoum
SwazilandSwazilandMbabane (administrative)Lobamba (royal and legislative)
TanzaniaTanzaniaDodoma (official)Dar es Salaam (seat of government)
TogoTogoLomé
TunisiaTunisiaTunis
UgandaUgandaKampala
Western SaharaWestern SaharaEl Aaiún (unofficial)
ZambiaZambiaLusaka
ZimbabweZimbabweHarare

[edit] Asia

For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see here.

FlagName↓Capital↓
AbkhaziaAbkhaziaSukhumi
AfghanistanAfghanistanKabul
Akrotiri and DhekeliaAkrotiri and DhekeliaEpiskopi Cantonment
ArmeniaArmeniaYerevan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan [Europe]Baku
BahrainBahrainManama
BangladeshBangladeshDhaka
BhutanBhutanThimphu
British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryDiego Garcia
BruneiBruneiBandar Seri Begawan
CambodiaCambodiaPhnom Penh
People's Republic of ChinaChinaBeijing
Republic of ChinaChina, Republic of (Taiwan)Taipei
Christmas IslandChristmas IslandFlying Fish Cove
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) IslandsWest Island
CyprusCyprus [Europe]Nicosia
East TimorEast Timor (Timor-Leste)Dili
Georgia (country)Georgia [Europe]Tbilisi
Hong KongHong Kong
IndiaIndiaNew Delhi
IndonesiaIndonesiaJakarta
IranIranTehran
IraqIraqBaghdad
IsraelIsraelJerusalem
JapanJapanTokyo
JordanJordanAmman
KazakhstanKazakhstanAstana
North KoreaKorea, NorthPyongyang
South KoreaKorea, SouthSeoul
KuwaitKuwaitKuwait City
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanBishkek
LaosLaosVientiane
LebanonLebanonBeirut
MacauMacau
MalaysiaMalaysiaKuala Lumpur (official)Putrajaya (seat of government)
MaldivesMaldivesMalé
MongoliaMongoliaUlaanbaatar
MyanmarMyanmar (Burma)Naypyidaw
Nagorno-Karabakh RepublicNagorno-KarabakhStepanakert
Northern CyprusNorthern CyprusNicosia
NepalNepalKathmandu
OmanOmanMuscat
PakistanPakistanIslamabad
Palestinian territoriesPalestinian territoriesRamallah (West Bank seat of government)Gaza (Gaza Strip seat of government)
PhilippinesPhilippinesManila
QatarQatarDoha
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRiyadh
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
South OssetiaSouth OssetiaTskhinvali
Sri LankaSri LankaSri Jayawardenapura Kotte
SyriaSyriaDamascus
TajikistanTajikistanDushanbe
ThailandThailandBangkok
TurkeyTurkey [Europe]Ankara
TurkmenistanTurkmenistanAshgabat
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi
UzbekistanUzbekistanTashkent
VietnamVietnamHanoi
YemenYemenSana'a

Notes
  1. The Russian Federation is classified as a European country by the United Nations Statistics Division. Russia is historically the successor of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, a medieval state of northeastern Europe. The Russian conquest of Northern Asia begins in the late 16th century. Today, most of the territory of Russia is in Asia, but most of its population lives in the European part.

[edit] Europe

For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see here.

FlagName↓Capital↓
Åland IslandsÅland IslandsMariehamn
AlbaniaAlbaniaTirana
AndorraAndorraAndorra la Vella
AustriaAustriaVienna
BelarusBelarusMinsk
BelgiumBelgiumBrussels
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
BulgariaBulgariaSofia
CroatiaCroatiaZagreb
Czech RepublicCzech RepublicPrague
DenmarkDenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaEstoniaTallinn
Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsTórshavn
FinlandFinlandHelsinki
FranceFranceParis
GermanyGermanyBerlin
GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar
GreeceGreeceAthens
GuernseyGuernseySaint Peter Port
HungaryHungaryBudapest
IcelandIcelandReykjavík
Republic of IrelandIrelandDublin
Isle of ManIsle of ManDouglas
ItalyItalyRome
JerseyJerseySaint Helier
Republic of KosovoKosovoPristina
LatviaLatviaRiga
LiechtensteinLiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaLithuaniaVilnius
LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg
Republic of MacedoniaMacedoniaSkopje
MaltaMaltaValletta
MoldovaMoldovaChişinău
MonacoMonacoMonaco
MontenegroMontenegroPodgorica
NetherlandsNetherlandsAmsterdam
The Hague (seat of government)
NorwayNorwayOslo
PolandPolandWarsaw
PortugalPortugalLisbon
TransnistriaPridnestrovie (Transnistria)Tiraspol
RomaniaRomaniaBucharest
RussiaRussiaMoscow
San MarinoSan MarinoSan Marino
SerbiaSerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaSlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaSloveniaLjubljana
SpainSpainMadrid
SvalbardSvalbardLongyearbyen
SwedenSwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandBern
UkraineUkraineKiev
United KingdomUnited KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican CityVatican City

Notes
    • Transcontinental countries in Europe and Asia, classified as West Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:  Azerbaijan,  Georgia,  Turkey.
    • In West Asia, but a member of the European Union:  Cyprus.

[edit] North America

For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see here.

FlagName↓Capital↓
AnguillaAnguillaThe Valley
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaSaint John's
ArubaArubaOranjestad
The BahamasBahamasNassau
BarbadosBarbadosBridgetown
BelizeBelizeBelmopan
BermudaBermudaHamilton
BonaireBonaireKralendijk
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin IslandsRoad Town
CanadaCanadaOttawa
Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsGeorge Town
Clipperton IslandClipperton Island
Costa RicaCosta RicaSan José
CubaCubaHavana
CuraçaoCuraçaoWillemstad
DominicaDominicaRoseau
Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicSanto Domingo
El SalvadorEl SalvadorSan Salvador
GreenlandGreenlandNuuk
GrenadaGrenadaSaint George's
GuadeloupeGuadeloupeBasse-Terre
GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala City
HaitiHaitiPort-au-Prince
HondurasHondurasTegucigalpa
JamaicaJamaicaKingston
MartiniqueMartiniqueFort-de-France
MexicoMexicoMexico City
MontserratMontserratPlymouth (official)Brades (seat of government)
Navassa IslandNavassa Island
NicaraguaNicaraguaManagua
PanamaPanamaPanama City
Puerto RicoPuerto RicoSan Juan
SabaSabaThe Bottom
Saint BarthélemySaint BarthélemyGustavia
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and NevisBasseterre
Saint LuciaSaint LuciaCastries
Collectivity of Saint MartinSaint MartinMarigot
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown
Sint EustatiusSint EustatiusOranjestad
Sint MaartenSint MaartenPhilipsburg
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoPort of Spain
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsCockburn Town
United StatesUnited States of AmericaWashington, D.C.
United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie

[edit] South America

For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see here.

FlagName↓Capital↓
ArgentinaArgentinaBuenos Aires
BoliviaBoliviaSucre (official)La Paz (seat of government)
BrazilBrazilBrasília
ChileChileSantiago
ColombiaColombiaBogotá
EcuadorEcuadorQuito
Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsStanley
French GuianaFrench GuianaCayenne
GuyanaGuyanaGeorgetown
ParaguayParaguayAsunción
PeruPeruLima
SurinameSurinameParamaribo
UruguayUruguayMontevideo
VenezuelaVenezuelaCaracas

[edit] Oceania

For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see here.

FlagName↓Capital↓
American SamoaAmerican SamoaPago Pago
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore and Cartier Islands
AustraliaAustraliaCanberra
Baker IslandBaker Island
Cook IslandsCook IslandsAvarua
Coral Sea IslandsCoral Sea Islands
FijiFijiSuva
French PolynesiaFrench PolynesiaPapeete
GuamGuamHagåtña
Howland IslandHowland Island
Jarvis IslandJarvis Island
Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll
Kingman ReefKingman Reef
KiribatiKiribatiSouth Tarawa
Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsMajuro
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesiaPalikir
Midway AtollMidway Atoll
NauruNauruYaren (seat of government)
France or New CaledoniaNew CaledoniaNouméa
New ZealandNew ZealandWellington
NiueNiueAlofi
Norfolk IslandNorfolk IslandKingston
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsSaipan
PalauPalauNgerulmud
Palmyra AtollPalmyra Atoll
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPort Moresby
Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn IslandsAdamstown
SamoaSamoaApia
Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsHoniara
TokelauTokelauNukunonu (main settlement, although each atoll has its own administrative centre)
TongaTongaNukuʻalofa
TuvaluTuvaluFunafuti
VanuatuVanuatuPort Vila
Wake IslandWake Island
Wallis and FutunaWallis and FutunaMata-Utu