List of countries by continent

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This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their national flags and capitals. It 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
  • A state not recognized by the UN and most of its members, but currently with de facto international relations with most countries: The Republic of China
• Two territories de facto not independent but recognized by many countries as sovereign (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)

However, this list does not contain de facto independent states that are generally unrecognized.

For a detailed discussion of how the world is divided into continents, see continent.

Some countries are considered transcontinental, using either purely geographical or historical and sociopolitical criteria. They are classified according to the United Nations Statistics Division [1].

Contents 1 Africa 2 Eurasia 2.1 Asia 2.2 Europe 3 America 3.1 North America 3.2 South America 4 Oceania 5 Antarctica 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] 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
•  Côte 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
•  São Tomé and Príncipe - 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

[edit] Eurasia

[edit] 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 (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) - 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 (city-state)
•  Sri Lanka - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
•  Syria - Damascus
•  Tajikistan - Dushanbe
•  Thailand - Bangkok
•  Timor-Leste (commonly known as East Timor) - Dili
•  Turkey - Ankara
•  Turkmenistan - Aşgabat
•  United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
•  Uzbekistan - Tashkent
•  Vietnam - Hanoi
•  Yemen - Sana'a

[edit] Europe

•  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
•  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
•  Latvia - Riga
•  Liechtenstein - Vaduz
•  Lithuania - Vilnius
•  Luxembourg - Luxembourg
•  Macedonia - Skopje
•  Malta - Valletta
•  Moldova - Chişinău
•  Monaco - Monaco (city-state)
•  Montenegro - Podgorica
•  Netherlands - Amsterdam (seat of government at The Hague)
•  Norway - Oslo
•  Poland - Warsaw
•  Portugal - Lisbon
•  Romania - Bucharest
•  Russia - 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 (city-state)

[edit] America

[edit] 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 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 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 (overseas territory of the United States) - Charlotte Amalie

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

•  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 capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre)
•  Tonga - Nuku'alofa
•  Tuvalu - Funafuti
•  Vanuatu - Port Vila
•  Wake Island (overseas territory of the United States)
•  Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France) - Mata-Utu

[edit] 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)

[edit] See also

• List of countries by continent (data file) - this data in a plain text format suitable for automated processing
• List of countries (in alphabetical order)
• List of countries and capitals in native languages
• List of national capitals
• List of national flags
• Tables of countries and territories (with area, population, population density, and capital) in each continent:
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Oceania

[edit] External links

• https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
• http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
• http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
• http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/index.html