World Capitals — all 195 countries

Good to know

A capital is the seat of government, not necessarily the largest or best-known city. Canberra, Brasília, Abuja and Naypyidaw were built or chosen specifically to be capitals, while Australia, Canada, Turkey and Nigeria all have a bigger, more famous city elsewhere. A few countries split the role between several cities: the game uses Sucre for Bolivia and Pretoria for South Africa.

At a glance

Countries

195

Total population

8.2B

Total area

133,954,602 km²

Most populous

India (1.5B)

Least populous

Vatican City (800)

Largest by area

Russia (17,075,400 km²)

Smallest by area

Vatican City (0.49 km²)

Where the capitals are

Northernmost capital

Reykjavík (Iceland)

Southernmost capital

Wellington (New Zealand)

Population, area, coordinates and flag colours come from the same curated country data the game uses.