This is a list of national capitals, including capital city, capitals of Territory (administrative division), territories and dependent territory, dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is territorial dispute, disputed.
The capitals included on this list are those associated with states or territories listed by the international standard ISO 3166-1, or that are included in the list of states with limited recognition.
Sovereign states and observer states within the United Nations are shown in bold text.
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}), a merely symbolic statement, by Article 49 of the Peruvian Constitution. Arequipa is dubbed the "Legal Capital" of Peru for being the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru, Constitutional Court.
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, London , , , , Prior to the Acts of Union 1707, Acts of Union in 1707, London was the capital of England only; Edinburgh was the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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, Luanda , , , ,
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, Lusaka , , , ,
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, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg , , , ,
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, Madrid , , , ,
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, Majuro , , , , Self-governing in associated state, free association with the United States. The seat of government is at Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, Delpa-Uliga-Djarrit, a settlement on the attoll of Majuro.
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, Malabo , , , , Ciudad de la Paz is currently under construction and will become the new capital when complete.
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, Malé , , , ,
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, Managua , , , ,
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, Manama , , , ,
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, Manila , , , ,
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, Maputo , , , ,
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, Mariehamn , , , , Autonomous province of Finland.
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, Marigot, Saint Martin, Marigot , , , , Overseas collectivity of France.
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, Maseru , , , ,
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, Mata Utu , , , , Overseas collectivity of France.
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, Mexico City , , , ,
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, Minsk , , , ,
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, Municipality of Monaco, Monaco , , , , City-state. The Principality of Monaco does not have an official capital designated in Constitution of Monaco, its constitution, however, the Commune of Monaco, the country's only commune, is coterminous with the nation, making it the de facto capital.
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, Monrovia , , , ,
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, Montevideo , , , ,
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, Moroni, Comoros, Moroni , , , ,
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, Moscow , , , ,
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, Muscat, Oman, Muscat , , , ,
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, Nairobi , , , ,
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, Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau , , , ,
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, Naypyidaw , , , , Yangon was the capital until 2006. See also: List of capitals of Myanmar
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, N'Djamena , , , ,
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, New Delhi , , , , Kolkata was the capital of India until 1911 during the British Raj.
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, Ngerulmud , , , , Self-governing in associated state, free association with the United States. Koror City was the capital of Palau until 2006.
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, Niamey , , , ,
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, Nicosia , ,
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, Nouakchott , , , ,
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, Nouméa , , New Caledonia , , Overseas territory of France.
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, Nuuk , , , , Self-governing country within the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark.
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, Oranjestad, Aruba, Oranjestad , , , , Self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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, Oslo , , , , See also: List of historical capitals of Norway
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, Ouagadougou , , , ,
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, Pago Pago , , , , Territories of the United States, Territory of the United States.
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, Palikir , , , , Self-governing in associated state, free association with the United States. Kolonia is the former capital; and Australia, China, Japan and the United States retain embassies there.
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, Panama City , , , ,
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, Papeete , , , , Overseas collectivity of France.
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, Paramaribo , , , ,
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, Paris , , , , See also: List of capitals of France, List of Capitals of France
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, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Philipsburg , , , , Self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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, Phnom Penh , , , ,
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, Port Louis , , , ,
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, Port Moresby , , , ,
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, Port of Spain , , , ,
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, Port-au-Prince , , , ,
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, Prague
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, Brno
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, Praia , , , ,
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, Pristina , , , , De facto independent state that is recognized by UN member states and by Taiwan. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as part of its Kosovo, Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo.
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, Pyongyang , , , ,
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, Quito , , , , Highest official capital (2,850 m).
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, Rabat , , , ,
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, Reykjavík , , , ,
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, Riga , , , ,
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, Riyadh , , , ,
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, Road Town , , , , British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory.
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, Rome , , , ,
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, Roseau , , , ,
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, Rothera Research Station, Rothera , , , , British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory.
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, Saipan , , , , Territories of the United States, Territory of the United States. The seat of government is at Capitol Hill, Saipan, Capitol Hill, a settlement on the island of Saipan.
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, San José, Costa Rica, San José , , , ,
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, San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan , , , , Territories of the United States, Territory of the United States.
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, City of San Marino, San Marino , , , ,
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, San Salvador , , , ,
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, Santiago , , rowspan="2" , , ,
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, Valparaíso , , The National Congress of Chile is located in Valparaíso.
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, Santo Domingo , , , ,
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, São Tomé , , , ,
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, Sarajevo , , , ,
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, Sejong City
, On 2 July 2012, some functions of government moved to Sejong, which became the de facto administrative capital of South Korea.
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, Singapore , , , , City-state.
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, Skopje , , , ,
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, Sofia , , , ,
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, South Tarawa , , , , South Tarawa is a settlement on the atoll of Tarawa.
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, St. George's, Grenada, St. George's , , , ,
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, St. Helier , , , , United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency.
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, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, St. John's , , , , Antigua and Barbuda has no official capital.
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, St. Peter Port , , , , United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency.
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, St. Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, St. Pierre , , , , Overseas collectivity of France.
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, Stanley, Falkland Islands, Stanley , , , , British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory.
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, Stepanakert , , , , The self-declared country remains diplomatically unrecognized by UN-member states, including Armenia. Transnistria, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia all recognize the state. Claimed in whole by Azerbaijan.
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, Sukhumi , , , , De facto independent state recognized by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by the Georgia (country), Republic of Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
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, Suva , , , ,
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, Taipei , , , , Officially the Republic of China (ROC), it has been competing for recognition with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) as the sole Chinese government since 1949. Taiwan controls the island of Taiwan and its associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas, and part of the Spratly Islands.
[The sovereignty over the Spratly Islands is disputed by the PRC, the ROC, Vietnam, the Philippines (part), Malaysia (part), and Brunei (part). Except Brunei, each of these countries occupies part of the islands (see List of territorial disputes).] Its territory is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China.
[In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the Kuomintang (KMT) lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and set up a provisional capital in Taipei. The CCP established the People's Republic. As such, the Political status of Taiwan, political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the Free Area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave the China and the United Nations, China seat to the PRC instead of the ROC: most states recognize the PRC to be the One-China policy, sole legitimate representative of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Province of China". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates Taiwan independence.] The Republic of China participates in the World Health Organization and a number of non-UN international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the International Olympic Committee and others under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly Chinese Taipei.
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, Tegucigalpa , , , , Comayaguela is declared in the Constitution of Honduras, Honduran Constitution as co-official capital with Tegucigalpa.
Now they have merged into a single Metropolitan Area.
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, Tirana , , , ,
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, Tiraspol , , , , De facto independent state, not recognized by any UN-member, but by Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Moldova as the ''Territorial Unit of Transnistria''.
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, Tokyo , , , , See also: Capital of Japan
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, Tórshavn , , , , Self-governing country within the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark.
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, Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli , , , ,
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, Tskhinvali , , , , De facto independent state recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela, Abkhazia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by the Georgia (country), Republic of Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.
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, The Valley, Anguilla, The Valley , , , , British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory.
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, Vatican City , , , , City-state.
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, Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria , , , ,
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, Washington, D.C. , , , , The capital of the United States has moved multiple times. See also: List of capitals in the United States#National%20capitals, National capitals of the United States
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, Wellington , , , , Since 1865. Wellington is New Zealand's third capital. See also: Capital of New Zealand.
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, West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, West Island , , , , States and territories of Australia, External territory of Australia.
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, Willemstad , , , , Self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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, Windhoek , , , ,
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, Yaoundé , , , ,
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, Yaren District, Yaren , , , , Nauru has no official capital; however, the government offices are in Yaren.
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, Zagreb , , , ,
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