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Capitals and Currencies of 190+ Countries

This list provides accurate and updated information about countries, their capitals, and currencies from around the world. It is designed to help learners, especially students, build a strong foundation in world geography. Knowing the capital and currency of each country is essential not only for academic purposes but also for general awareness, competitive exams, and travel knowledge.

From major nations like the United States and India to smaller ones like Tuvalu and Bhutan, every entry includes helpful details that reflect the diversity of our world.

Additional notes are also provided to highlight unique situations, such as countries with more than one capital or recent currency changes.

Country, Capital, and Currency

S.N	Country	Capital	Currency
1	Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghani
2	Albania	Tirana	Albanian Lek
3	Algeria	Algiers	Algerian Dinar
4	Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Euro
5	Angola	Luanda	Angolan Kwanza
6	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Jones	Eastern Caribbean Dollar
7	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Argentino Peso/Centavos
8	Australia	Canberra	Australian Dollar
9	Austria	Vienna	Euro
10	Azerbaijan	Baku	Azerbaijani Manat
11	Bahamas	Nassau	Bahamian Dollar
12	Bahrain	Manama	Bahraini Dinar
13	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Taka
14	Barbados	Bridgetown	Barbados Dollar
15	Belarus	Minsk	Belarusian Ruble
16	Belgium	Brussels	Euro
17	Bhutan	Thimphu	Ngultrum, Indian Rupee
18	Brazil	Brasilia	Real (BRC)
19	Bolivia	La Paz, Sucre*	Boliviano
20	Botswana	Gaborone	Botswana Pula
21	Bulgaria	Sofia	Lev
22	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	West African CFA Franc
23	Burundi	Gitega	Burundian Franc
24	Cambodia	Phnompenh	Riel (KHR)
25	Cameroon	Yaounde	Central African CFA Franc
26	Canada	Ottawa	Canadian Dollar
27	Chad	N'Djamena	Central African CFA Franc
28	Chile	Santiago	Chilean Peso
29	China, People's Republic	Beijing	Renminbi, Yuan
30	Colombia	Bogota	Colombian Peso
31	Croatia	Zagreb	Croatian Kuna
32	Cuba	Havana	Cuban Peso
33	Cyprus	Nicosia	Euro, Cyprus Pound
34	Czech Republic (Czechia)	Prague	Czech Koruna
35	Denmark	Copenhagen	Danish Krone
36	Djibouti	Djibouti	Djiboutian Franc
37	Dominica	Roseau	Eastern Caribbean Dollar
38	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Dominican Peso
39	Ecuador	Quito	USD
40	Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian Pound
41	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Birr
42	Fiji	Suva	Fijian Dollar
43	Finland	Helsinki	Euro
44	France	Paris	Euro, CFP Franc
45	French Guiana	Cayenne	Euro
46	Gabon	Libreville	Central African CFA Franc
47	Gambia	Banjul	Gambian Dalasi
48	Georgia	Tbilisi	Georgian Lari
49	Germany	Berlin	Euro
50	Ghana	Accra	Cedi
51	Greece	Athens	Euro
52	Guyana	Georgetown	Guyanese Dollar
53	Greenland	Nuuk	Danish Krone
54	Grenada	Saint George's	Eastern Caribbean Dollar
55	Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Haitian Gourde
56	Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Honduran Lempira
57	Hong Kong	Victoria, Hong Kong City	Dollar (HKD)
58	Hungary	Budapest	Forint, Adopengo
59	Iceland	Reykjavik	Krona
60	India	New Delhi	Rupee
61	Indonesia	Jakarta	Rupiah
62	Iran	Teheran	Toman (earlier it was Rial)
63	Iraq	Baghdad	Iraqi Dinar
64	Ireland	Dublin	Euro
65	Israel	Jerusalem	New Shekel
66	Italy	Rome	Euro, Italian Lira
67	Jamaica	Kingston	Jamaican Dollar
68	Japan	Tokyo	Yen
69	Jordan	Amman	Jordanian Dinar
70	Kazakhstan	Astana	Tenge
71	Korea (North)	Pyongyang	North Korean Won
72	Korea (South)	Seoul	South Korean Won
73	Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwaiti Dinar
74	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Som
75	Laos	Vientiane	Lao Kip
76	Latvia	Riga	Euro
78	Lebnon	Beirut	Lebanese Pound
79	Lesotho	Maseru	Lesotho Loti
80	Libya	Tripoli	Libyan Dinar
81	Macau / Macao	Macau / Aomen	Pataka (MOP)
82	Macedonia	Skopje	Macedonian Denar
83	Malawi	Lilongwe	Kwacha
84	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Ringgit
85	Maldives, Republic of	Male	Rufiyaa
86	Mali	Bamako	West African CFA Franc
87	Mauritius	Port Louis	Mauritian Rupee
88	Mexico	Mexico City	Mexican Peso
89	Mongolia	Ulaan Baatar	Togrog
90	Montenegro	Podgorica	Euro
91	Morocco	Rabat	Moroccan Dirham
92	Mozambique	Maputo	Metical
93	Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Burmese Kyat
94	Namibia	Windhoek	South African Rand, Namibian Dollar
95	Nauru	Yaren	Australian Dollar (AUD)
96	Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese Rupee
97	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Euro
98	New Zealand	Wellington	New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
99	Nigeria	Abuja	Naira
100	Norway	Oslo	Kroner / Krone
101	Oman	Muscat	Omani Rial
102	Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistani Rupee
103	Panama	Panama City	Balboa, US Dollar
104	Peru	Lima	Sol
105	Philippines	Manila	Philippine Peso
106	Poland	Warsaw	Zloty
107	Portugal	Lisbon	Euro
108	Puerto Rico	San Juan	USD
109	Qatar	Doha	Qatari Riyal
110	Reunion	Saint-Denis	Franc
111	Romania	Bucharest	Leu
112	Russia	Moscow	Ruble/Rouble (RUR)
113	Rwanda	Kigali	Rwandan Franc
114	Saint Kitts & Nevis	Basseterre	Eastern Caribbean Dollar
115	Saint Lucia	Castries	Eastern Caribbean Dollar
116	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Saudi Riyal
117	Senegal	Dakar	CFA Franc
118	Serbia	Belgrade	Serbian Dinar
119	Singapore	Singapore	Dollar (SGD)
120	Slovakia	Bratislava	Euro
121	Slovenia	Ljubljana	Euro
123	South Africa	Cape Town	Rand
124	Spain	Madrid	Euro
125	Sri Lanka	Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Colombo	Sri Lankan Rupee
126	Sudan	Khartoum	Sudanese Pound
127	Suriname	Paramaribo	Suriname Dollar
128	Swaziland	Mbabane	Swazi Lilangeni
129	Sweden	Stockholm	Swedish Krona
130	Switzerland	Bern	Swiss Franc
131	Syprus	Nicosia	Euro
132	Syria	Damascus	Syrian Pound
133	Taiwan	Taipei	New Taiwan Dollar
134	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Somoni
135	Tanzania	Dodoma	Tanzanian Shilling
136	Thailand	Bangkok	Baht
137	Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain	Spain	Dollar (TTD)
138	Turkey	Ankara	Lira
139	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Manat
140	Tuvalu	Funafuti	Tuvaluan dollar, Australian dollar
141	Uganda	Kampala	Shilling
142	Ukraine	Kiev	Hryvnia
143	United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)	Abu Dhabi	Dirham (AED)
144	United Kingdom (UK)	London	GB Pound
145	United States of America (U.S.A.)3	Washington D.C.	U.S. Dollar
146	Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguayan Peso
147	U.S. Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie	USD
148	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Uzbekistani So’m
149	Vanuatu	Port-Vila	Vatu
150	Venezuela	Caracas	Bolivar
151	Vietnam	Hanoi	Dong
152	Western Samoa	Apia	Samoan Tala
153	Yemen	Sana'a	Yemeni Rial
154	Zaire	(Republic of Kinshasa, Congo)	Zaire
155	Zambia	Lusaka	Kwacha
156	Zimbabwe	Harare	U.S. Dollar, Indian Rupee, Euro, Rand, etc.

* The constitutional capital is the historic city of Sucre, where the Supreme Court is established, but the administrative capital is La Paz.

1. Putrajaya is the Administrative capital and federal territory of Malaysia.

2. South Africa has three capitals:

Pretoria (Administrative)
Cape Town (Legislative)
Bloemfontein (Judicial Capital)

3. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a constitutional federation of seven emirates:

Abu Dhabi (the largest)
Dubai
Sharjah
Ajman
Umm al-Qaiwain
Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah.

The federation was formally established on 2 December 1971. The UAE occupies an area of 83,600 km2 along the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Qatar lies to the west, Saudi Arabia to the south and west, and Oman to the north and east.

The capital, Abu Dhabi, is located in the emirate of the same name.

4. Four-fifths of the UAE is desert. After declaring independence from Britain in 1968, six emirates formed the federation, i.e., UAE, in 197,1, and in 1972 Ras al-Khaimah joined the UAE as the seventh emirate.

Brexit

The United Kingdom (UK) formally ended its 47 years of membership with the EU (European Union) on January 31, 2020.

Iran's New Currency

To tackle inflation, the Government of Iran (in May 2020) changed the name of its national currency from 'Rial' to the 'Toman', which is equivalent to 10,000 rials.

Final Thoughts

Knowing the countries, their capitals, and currencies gives you a better understanding of how the world is organized. It's not just trivia—it helps you make sense of international news, travel, the global economy, and diplomatic relations. Some nations have multiple capitals or have gone through currency transitions, reflecting their unique political or historical journeys.

Whether you're planning to explore the world or just want to broaden your knowledge, this information builds a strong global perspective. In a world that's more connected than ever, being aware of these details makes your worldview more complete and your conversations more insightful.,

So, whether you're reading the news, planning a trip, or simply expanding your worldview, knowing about countries, capitals, and currencies adds a layer of confidence and cultural respect to everything you do.

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