| Country Capital | Local names | Transliteration |
| In many countries several languages are spoken. The local names shown here are in the most used language in each country. | ||
| Afghanistan Kabul | افغانستان کابل | Afghanestan Kabul |
| Albania Tirana | Shqipëria Tiranë | |
| Algeria Algiers | الجزائر الجزائر | al-Jaza'ir al-Jaza'ir |
| Andorra Andorra la Vella | Andorra Andorra la Vella | |
| Angola Luanda | Angola Luanda | |
| Antigua and Barbuda St. John's | Antigua and Barbuda St. John's | |
| Argentina Buenos Aires | Argentina Buenos Aires | |
| Armenia Yerevan | Հայաստան Երևան | Hayastan Yerevan |
| Australia Canberra | Australia Canberra | |
| Austria Vienna | Österreich Wien | |
| Azerbaijan Baku | Azərbaycan Bakı | |
| Bahamas Nassau | Bahamas Nassau | |
| Bahrain Manama | البحرين المنامة | al-Bahrayn al-Manamah |
| Bangladesh Dhaka | বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা | Bānglādesh Dhākā |
| Barbados Bridgetown | Barbados Bridgetown | |
| Belarus Minsk | Беларусь Мінск | Belarus' Minsk |
| Belgium Brussels | België Brussel | |
| Belize Belmopan | Belize Belmopan | |
| Benin Porto-Novo | Bénin Porto-Novo | |
| Porto-Novo is the official capital of Benin, but the seat of government is Cotonou. | ||
| Bhutan Thimphu | འབྲུག་ཡུལ ཐིམ་ཕུ | Druk Yul Thimphu |
| Bolivia La Paz | Bolivia La Paz | |
| La Paz is the administrative and legislative capital of Bolivia. Sucre is the constitutional and judicial capital. | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo | Bosna i Hercegovina Sarajevo | |
| Botswana Gaborone | Botswana Gaborone | |
| Brazil Brasilia | Brasil Brasília | |
| Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan | |
| Bulgaria Sofia | България София | Bulgariya Sofiya |
| Burkina Fasso Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso Ouagadougou | |
| Burundi Bujumbura | Burundi Bujumbura | |
| Cambodia Phnom Penh | កម្ពុជា ភ្នំពេញ | Kampuchea Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon Yaoundé | Cameroun Yaoundé | |
| Canada Ottawa | Canada Ottawa | |
| Cape Verde Praia | Cabo Verde Praia | |
| Central African Republic Bangui | Bêafrîka Bangî | |
| Chad N'Djamena | تشاد نجامينا | Tashad Njamina |
| Chile Santiago | Chile Santiago | |
| Santiago is the administrative and judicial capital of Chile. Valparaíso is the legislative capital. | ||
| China Beijing | 中国 北京 | Zhōng Guó Běijīng |
| Colombia Bogotá | Colombia Bogotá | |
| Comoros Moroni | Komori Moroni | |
| Congo Brazzaville | Congo Brazzaville | |
| Costa Rica San José | Costa Rica San José | |
| Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro | Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro | |
| The capital of Côte d'Ivoire was officially changed to Yamoussoukro, but the seat of government is still Abidjan. | ||
| Croatia Zagreb | Hrvatska Zagreb | |
| Cuba Havana | Cuba La Habana | |
| Cyprus Nicosia | Κύπρος Λευκωσία | Kípros Lefkosía |
| Czech Republic Prague | Česká republika Praha | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa | République démocratique du Congo Kinshasa | |
| Denmark Copenhagen | Danmark København | |
| Djibouti Djibouti | Djibouti Djibouti | |
| Dominica Roseau | Dominica Roseau | |
| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo | República Dominicana Santo Domingo | |
| East Timor Dili | Timór Lorosa'e Dili | |
| Ecuador Quito | Ecuador Quito | |
| Egypt Cairo | مصر القاهرة | Misr al-Qahirah |
| El Salvador San Salvador | El Salvador San Salvador | |
| Equatorial Guinea Malabo | Guinea Ecuatorial Malabo | |
| Eritrea Asmara | إرتريا أسمرا | Iritriya Asmara |
| Estonia Tallinn | Eesti Tallinn | |
| Ethiopia Addis Ababa | ኢትዮጵያ አዲስ አበባ | Ityop'ya Addis Ababa |
| Fiji Suva | Fiji Suva | |
| Finland Helsinki | Suomi Helsinki | |
| France Paris | France Paris | |
| Gabon Libreville | Gabon Libreville | |
| Gambia Banjul | Gambia Banjul | |
| Georgia Tbilisi | საქართველო თბილისი | Sak'art'velo T'bilisi |
| Germany Berlin | Deutschland Berlin | |
| Ghana Accra | Ghana Accra | |
| Greece Athens | Ελλάς Αθήνα | Ellás Athína |
| Grenada St. George's | Grenada St. George's | |
| Guatemala Guatemala City | Guatemala Ciudad de Guatemala | |
| Guinea Conakry | Guinée Conakry | |
| Guinea-Bissau Bissau | Guiné-Bissau Bissau | |
| Guyana Georgetown | Guyana Georgetown | |
| Haiti Port-au-Prince | Ayiti Pòtoprens | |
| Honduras Tegucigalpa | Honduras Tegucigalpa | |
| Hungary Budapest | Magyarország Budapest | |
| Iceland Reykjavik | Ísland Reykjavík | |
| India New Delhi | भारत नई दिल्ली | Bhārat Naī Dillī |
| Indonesia Jakarta | Indonesia Jakarta | |
| Iran Tehran | ایران تهران | Iran Tehran |
| Iraq Baghdad | العراق بغداد | al-Iraq Baghdad |
| Ireland Dublin | Ireland Dublin | |
| Israel Jerusalem | ישראל ירושלים | Israel Yerushalayim |
| Israel establishes Jerusalem as its capital, which is also the seat of government. However, most countries recognize Tel Aviv as the capital. | ||
| Italy Rome | Italia Roma | |
| Jamaica Kingston | Jamaica Kingston | |
| Japan Tokyo | 日本 東京 | Nihon Tōkyō |
| Jordan Amman | الأردن عمان | al-Urdun Amman |
| Kazakhstan Astana | Қазақстан Астана | Qazaqstan Astana |
| Kenya Nairobi | Kenya Nairobi | |
| Kiribati South Tarawa | Kiribati Teinainano | |
| Kosovo Pristina | Kosova Prishtina | |
| Kuwait Kuwait City | الكويت الكويت | al-Kuwayt al-Kuwayt |
| Kyrgyzstan Bishkek | Кыргызстан Бишкек | Kyrgyzstan Bishkek |
| Laos Vientiane | ລາວ ວຽງຈັນ | Lao Viangchan |
| Latvia Riga | Latvija Rīga | |
| Lebanon Beirut | لبنان بيروت | Lubnan Bayrut |
| Lesotho Maseru | Lesotho Maseru | |
| Liberia Monrovia | Liberia Monrovia | |
| Libya Tripoli | ليبيا طرابلس | Libiya Tarabulus |
| Liechtenstein Vaduz | Liechtenstein Vaduz | |
| Lithuania Vilnius | Lietuva Vilnius | |
| Luxembourg Luxembourg | Luxembourg Luxembourg | |
| Macedonia Skopje | Македонија Скопје | Makedonija Skopje |
| Madagascar Antananarivo | Madagasikara Antananarivo | |
| Malawi Lilongwe | Malaŵi Lilongwe | |
| Malaysia Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia Kuala Lumpur | |
| The administrative capital of Malaysia was changed to Putrajaya, but the legislative and judicial capital is still Kuala Lumpur. | ||
| Maldives Malé | ދިވެހި ރާއްޖެ މާލެ | Dhivehi Raajje Maale |
| Mali Bamako | Mali Bamako | |
| Malta Valletta | Malta Valletta | |
| Marshall Majuro | Marshall Majuro | |
| Mauritania Nouakchott | موريتانيا نواكشوط | Muritaniya Nawakshut |
| Mauritius Port Louis | Maurice Port Louis | |
| Mexico Mexico City | México Ciudad de México | |
| Micronesia Palikir | Micronesia Palikir | |
| Moldova Chisinau | Moldova Chişinău | |
| Monaco Monaco-Ville | Monaco Monaco-Ville | |
| Mongolia Ulaanbaatar | Монгол улс Улаанбаатар | Mongol uls Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro Podgorica | Crna Gora Podgorica | |
| Morocco Rabat | المغرب الرباط | al-Maghrib ar-Ribat |
| Mozambique Maputo | Moçambique Maputo | |
| Myanmar Naypyidaw | မ္ရန္မာ နေပ္ရည္တော္ | Myanma Nepyido |
| Namibia Windhoek | Namibië Windhoek | |
| Nauru Yaren | Naoreo Yaren | |
| Nauru does not have any cities and therefore it does not have a capital. The seat of government is located in the district of Yaren. | ||
| Nepal Katmandu | नेपाल काठमाडौं | Nepāl Kāthmādung |
| Netherlands Amsterdam | Nederland Amsterdam | |
| Amsterdam is the official capital of the Netherlands, but the seat of government is the Hague. | ||
| New Zealand Wellington | New Zealand Wellington | |
| Nicaragua Managua | Nicaragua Managua | |
| Niger Niamey | Niger Niamey | |
| Nigeria Abuja | Nigeria Abuja | |
| North Korea Pyongyang | 조선 평양 | Chosŏn P'yŏngyang |
| Norway Oslo | Norge Oslo | |
| Oman Muscat | عمان مسقط | Uman Masqat |
| Pakistan Islamabad | پاکستان اسلامآباد | Pakistan Islamabad |
| Palau Melekeok | Belau Melekeok | |
| Panama Panama City | Panamá Ciudad de Panamá | |
| Papua New Guinea Port Moresby | Papua Niugini Pot Mosby | |
| Paraguay Asuncion | Paraguay Asunción | |
| Peru Lima | Perú Lima | |
| Philippines Manila | Pilipinas Maynila | |
| Manila is the executive and judiciary capital of the Philippines. Quezon and Pasay are the legislative capitals (upper and lower houses, respectively). | ||
| Poland Warsaw | Polska Warszawa | |
| Portugal Lisbon | Portugal Lisboa | |
| Qatar Doha | قطر الدوحة | Qatar ad-Dawhah |
| Romania Bucharest | România Bucureşti | |
| Russia Moscow | Россия Москва | Rossiya Moskva |
| Rwanda Kigali | Rwanda Kigali | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre | Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre | |
| Saint Lucia Castries | Saint Lucia Castries | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown | |
| Samoa Apia | Samoa Apia | |
| San Marino San Marino | San Marino San Marino | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé | São Tomé e Príncipe São Tomé | |
| Saudi Arabia Riyadh | العربية السعودية الرياض | al-Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah ar-Riyad |
| Senegal Dakar | Sénégal Dakar | |
| Serbia Belgrade | Србија Београд | Srbija Beograd |
| Seychelles Victoria | Sesel Viktorya | |
| Sierra Leone Freetown | Sierra Leone Freetown | |
| Singapore Singapore | Singapura Singapura | |
| Slovakia Bratislava | Slovensko Bratislava | |
| Slovenia Ljubljana | Slovenija Ljubljana | |
| Solomon Honiara | Solomon Honiara | |
| Somalia Mogadishu | Soomaaliya Muqdisho | |
| South Africa Pretoria | Suid-Afrika Pretoria | |
| South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial). | ||
| South Korea Seoul | 한국 서울 | Hanguk Sŏul |
| Spain Madrid | España Madrid | |
| Sri Lanka Colombo | ශ්රී ලංකා කොළඹ | Sri Lanka Kolamba |
| Colombo is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura-Kotte is the legislative capital. | ||
| Sudan Khartoum | السودان الخرطوم | as-Sudan al-Khartum |
| Suriname Paramaribo | Suriname Paramaribo | |
| Suaziland Mbabane | eSwatini iMbabane | |
| Sweden Stockholm | Sverige Stockholm | |
| Switzerland Berne | Schweiz Bern | |
| Syria Damascus | سوريا دمشق | Suriya Dimashq |
| Taiwan Taipei | 臺灣 臺北 | Táiwān Táiběi |
| Tajikistan Dushanbe | Тоҷикистон Душанбе | Tojikiston Dushanbe |
| Tanzania Dodoma | Tanzania Dodoma | |
| The capital of Tanzania was officially changed to Dodoma, but the seat of government is still Dar es Salaam. | ||
| Thailand Bangkok | ประเทศไทย กรุงเทพฯ | Prathet Thai Krung Thep |
| Togo Lomé | Togo Lomé | |
| Tonga Nuku'alofa | Tonga Nuku'alofa | |
| Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain | |
| Tunisia Tunis | تونس تونس | Tunis Tunis |
| Turkey Ankara | Türkiye Ankara | |
| Turkmenistan Ashgabat | Türkmenistan Aşgabat | |
| Tuvalu Funafuti | Tuvalu Funafuti | |
| Uganda Kampala | Uganda Kampala | |
| Ukraine Kiev | Україна Київ | Ukraïna Kyïv |
| United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi | الإمارات العربية المتحدة أبو ظبي | al-Imarat al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah Abu Zabi |
| United Kingdom London | United Kingdom London | |
| United States Washington | United States Washington | |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Uruguay Montevideo | |
| Uzbekistan Tashkent | O'zbekiston Toshkent | |
| Vanuatu Port Vila | Vanuatu Port Vila | |
| Vatican Vatican City | Vaticano Città del Vaticano | |
| Venezuela Caracas | Venezuela Caracas | |
| Vietnam Hanoi | Việt Nam Hà Nội | |
| Yemen Sana'a | اليمن صنعاء | al-Yaman Sana'a |
| Zambia Lusaka | Zambia Lusaka | |
| Zimbabwe Harare | Zimbabwe Harare | |
| Palestine Ramallah | فلسطين رام الله | Filastin Ram Allah |
| Palestine does not have a defined capital. The seat of government is Ramallah. | ||
| Western Sahara El Aaiún | الصحراء الغربية العيون | as-Sahra'u al-Gharbiyah al-Uyun |
| Western Sahara does not have a defined capital. El Aaiún is the unofficial capital. | ||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia Episkopi | Ακρωτήρι και Δεκέλεια Επισκοπή | Akrotíri ke Dhekélia Episkopí |
| Åland Mariehamn | Åland Mariehamn | |
| American Samoa Fagatogo | Amerika Samoa Fagatogo | |
| Anguilla The Valley | Anguilla The Valley | |
| Aruba Oranjestad | Aruba Oranjestad | |
| Bermuda Hamilton | Bermuda Hamilton | |
| British Virgin Islands Road Town | British Virgin Islands Road Town | |
| Cayman Islands George Town | Cayman Islands George Town | |
| Christmas Island The Settlement | Christmas Island The Settlement | |
| Cocos Islands West Island | Cocos Islands West Island | |
| Cook Islands Avarua | Cook Islands Avarua | |
| Faroe Islands Tórshavn | Føroyar Tórshavn | |
| Falkland Islands Stanley | Falkland Islands Stanley | |
| French Polynesia Papeete | Polynésie française Papeete | |
| Gibraltar Gibraltar | Gibraltar Gibraltar | |
| Greenland Nuuk | Kalaallit Nunaat Nuuk | |
| Guam Hagåtña | Guam Hagåtña | |
| Guernsey St Peter Port | Guernsey St Peter Port | |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 香港 香港 | Hèunggóng Hèunggóng |
| Isle of Man Douglas | Isle of Man Douglas | |
| Jersey St. Helier | Jersey St. Helier | |
| Macau Macau | 澳門 澳門 | Oumùhn Oumùhn |
| Mayotte Mamoudzou | Mayotte Mamoudzou | |
| Montserrat Brades | Montserrat Brades | |
| Netherlands Antilles Willemstad | Nederlandse Antillen Willemstad | |
| New Caledonia Nouméa | Nouvelle-Calédonie Nouméa | |
| Niue Alofi | Niue Alofi | |
| Norfolk Island Kingston | Norfolk Island Kingston | |
| Northern Mariana Islands Saipan | Northern Mariana Islands Saipan | |
| Pitcairn Islands Adamstown | Pitcairn Islands Adamstown | |
| Puerto Rico San Juan | Puerto Rico San Juan | |
| Saint Barthelemy Gustavia | Saint-Barthélemy Gustavia | |
| Saint Helena Jamestown | Saint Helena Jamestown | |
| Saint Martin Marigot | Saint-Martin Marigot | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Saint-Pierre | |
| Svalbard Longyearbyen | Svalbard Longyearbyen | |
| Tokelau | Tokelau | |
| Tokelau does not have a capital. | ||
| Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town | Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town | |
| United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie | United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie | |
| Wallis and Futuna Mata-Utu | Wallis-et-Futuna Mata-Utu | |