List_of_countries_by_continent

Contents

1 Africa
2 Eurasia

2.1 Asia
2.2 Europe


3 Americas

3.1 North America
3.2 South America


4 Oceania
5 Antarctica
6 Notes
7 External links
8 Credits



This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according to the United Nations Statistics Division,[1] displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. This list contains:

Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of:
The member states of the United Nations (UN).
A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City.
States not recognized by the UN, but recognized by or maintaining de facto international relations with many UN members: the Republic of China and Kosovo.
Territories de facto not independent, but recognized by many UN members as entitled to sovereignty (country names in bold italics): the Palestinian territories and Western Sahara.
Dependent territories, including the overseas departments of France and the special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (country names in italics).
Africa




Country
Capital
Country
Capital


 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 (also known as Congo-Kinshasa)
Kinshasa


 Congo, Republic of (also known as Congo-Brazzaville)
Brazzaville

 Côte d'Ivoire (also commonly known as Ivory Coast)
Yamoussoukro (seat of government at Abidjan)


 Djibouti
Djibouti

 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; including the territories of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha)
Jamestown


 Sao Tome and Principe
São Tomé

 Senegal
Dakar


 Seychelles
Victoria

 Sierra Leone
Freetown


 Somalia
Mogadishu

 South Africa
Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)


 Sudan
Khartoum

 Swaziland
Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)


 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




Country
Capital
Country
Capital


 Afghanistan
Kabul

 Armenia[2]
Yerevan


 Azerbaijan[2]
Baku

 Bahrain
Manama


 Bangladesh
Dhaka

 Bhutan
Thimphu


 British Indian Ocean Territory[3]
(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[4]
(overseas territory of Australia)


 Cocos (Keeling) Islands[4]
(overseas territory of Australia)

 Cyprus[2]
Nicosia


 Georgia[2]
Tbilisi

 Hong Kong
(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 (also commonly known as Burma)
Naypyidaw

 Nepal
Kathmandu


 Oman
Muscat

 Pakistan
Islamabad


 Palestinian territories
(collectively the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip)

 Philippines
Manila


 Qatar
Doha

 Saudi Arabia
Riyadh


 Singapore
Singapore[5]

 Sri Lanka
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte


 Syria
Damascus

 Tajikistan
Dushanbe


 Thailand
Bangkok

 Timor-Leste (also commonly known as East Timor)
Dili


 Turkey[2]
Ankara

 Turkmenistan
Ashgabat


 United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi

 Uzbekistan
Tashkent


 Vietnam
Hanoi

 Yemen
Sana'a

Europe




Country
Capital
Country
Capital


 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 territory of Denmark)
Tórshavn


 Finland
Helsinki

 France
Paris


 Germany
Berlin

 Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Gibraltar[5]


 Greece
Athens

 Guernsey (British crown dependency)
Saint Peter Port


 Hungary
Budapest

 Iceland
Reykjavík


 Ireland
Dublin

 Isle of Man (British crown dependency)
Douglas


 Italy
Rome

 Jersey (British crown dependency)
Saint Helier


 Kosovo
Pristina

 Latvia
Riga


 Liechtenstein
Vaduz

 Lithuania
Vilnius


 Luxembourg
Luxembourg

 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Skopje


 Malta
Valletta

 Moldova
Chisinau


 Monaco
Monaco[5]

 Montenegro
Podgorica


 Netherlands
Amsterdam (seat of government at The Hague)

 Norway
Oslo


 Poland
Warsaw

 Portugal
Lisbon


 Romania
Bucharest

 Russia[6]
Moscow


 San Marino
San Marino

 Serbia
Belgrade


 Slovakia
Bratislava

 Slovenia
Ljubljana


 Spain
Madrid

 Sweden
Stockholm


 Switzerland
Berne

 Ukraine
Kiev


 United Kingdom
London

 Vatican City
Vatican City[5]

Americas
North America




Country
Capital
Country
Capital


 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


 Clipperton Island (overseas territory of France)


 Costa Rica
San José

 Cuba
Havana


 Dominica
Roseau

 Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo


 El Salvador
San Salvador

 Greenland (overseas territory 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 (overseas territory of the United States)


 Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Willemstad

 Nicaragua
Managua


 Panama
Panama City

 Puerto Rico (overseas territory of the United States)
San Juan


 Saint Barthélemy (overseas territory of France)
Gustavia

 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre


 Saint Lucia
Castries

 Saint Martin (overseas territory of France)
Marigot


 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 (overseas territory of the United States)
Charlotte Amalie

South America




Country
Capital
Country
Capital


 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, rather than a continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including those in the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands.





Country
Capital
Country
Capital


 American Samoa (overseas territory of the United States)
Pago Pago (seat of government at Fagatogo)

 Australia
Canberra


 Baker Island
(overseas territory of the United States)

 Cook Islands (territory in free association with New Zealand)
Avarua


 Fiji
Suva

 French Polynesia (overseas territory of France)
Papeete


 Guam (overseas territory of the United States)
Hagåtña

 Howland Island
(overseas territory of the United States)


 Jarvis Island
(overseas territory of the United States)

 Johnston Atoll
(overseas territory of the United States)


 Kingman Reef
(overseas territory of the United States)

 Kiribati
South Tarawa


 Marshall Islands
Majuro

 Micronesia
Palikir


 Midway Atoll
(overseas territory of the United States)

 Nauru
no official capital (seat of government at Yaren)


 New Caledonia (overseas territory of France)
Nouméa

 New Zealand
Wellington


 Niue (territory in free association with New Zealand)
Alofi

 Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia)
Kingston


 Northern Mariana Islands (overseas territory of the United States)
Saipan

 Palau
Melekeok


 Palmyra Atoll
(overseas territory 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)
no official capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre)


 Tonga
Nukuʻalofa

 Tuvalu
Funafuti


 Vanuatu
Port Vila

 Wake Island
(overseas territory of the United States)


 Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France)
Mata-Utu



Antarctica
Antarctica, including all territorial claims by sovereign states, is regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, which defines it as all land and ice shelves south of 60°S. Several dependent territories include sub-Antarctic islands north of 60°S.





Territory
Comment


 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[7]
overseas territory of the United Kingdom

Notes

↑ Geographic Regions United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved November 3, 2020.

↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, and Turkey are classified as Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division Geographic Regions Retrieved November 3, 2020. However, they are often considered European countries, since their territories are either partly in Europe or in the vicinity of Europe and they have close political and historical ties with Europe (for example, they are members of the Council of Europe).

↑ The British Indian Ocean Territory is sometimes considered an African territory, since it was historically part of Mauritius.

↑ 4.0 4.1 Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are sometimes considered Oceanian territories, since they are dependent territories of Australia.

↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 This country is a city-state.

↑ Russia is generally considered a European country more than an Asian country, even though most of its territory is in Asia, since most of its population and also its capital are in Europe, and it has close political and historical ties with Europe. Among the federal districts of Russia, four are in Europe (Central, Southern, Northwestern and Volga), while three are in Asia (Far Eastern, Siberian and Urals).

↑ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is sometimes considered a South American territory, since it is administered from the Falkland Islands.


External links
All links retrieved October 29, 2022.

U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets U.S. Department of State.
List of countries, territories and currencies European Commission.
Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")



Continents of the world




Africa-Eurasia


Americas


Eurasia


Oceania



Africa


Antarctica


Asia


Australia


Europe


N. America


S. America



Geological supercontinents
Gondwana •
Laurasia •
Pangaea •
Pannotia •
Rodinia •
Columbia •
Kenorland •
Ur •
Vaalbara




Mythical and theorized continents
Atlantis •
Kerguelen Plateau •
Lemuria •
Mu •
Terra Australis •
Zealandia




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