| | Capital (2001) | Capital (2003) |
|
Afghanistan |
Kabul |
Kabul |
|
Albania |
Tirana |
Tirana |
|
Algeria |
Algiers |
Algiers |
|
American Samoa |
Pago Pago |
Pago Pago |
|
Andorra |
Andorra la Vella |
Andorra la Vella |
|
Angola |
Luanda |
Luanda |
|
Anguilla |
The Valley |
The Valley |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
Saint John's |
Saint John's |
|
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
Buenos Aires |
|
Armenia |
Yerevan |
Yerevan |
|
Aruba |
Oranjestad |
Oranjestad |
|
Australia |
Canberra |
Canberra |
|
Austria |
Vienna |
Vienna |
|
Azerbaijan |
Baku (Baki) |
Baku (Baki) |
|
Bahamas, The |
Nassau |
Nassau |
|
Bahrain |
Manama |
Manama |
|
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
Dhaka |
|
Barbados |
Bridgetown |
Bridgetown |
|
Belarus |
Minsk |
Minsk |
|
Belgium |
Brussels |
Brussels |
|
Belize |
Belmopan |
Belmopan |
|
Benin |
Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government |
Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government |
|
Bermuda |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
|
Bhutan |
Thimphu |
Thimphu |
|
Bolivia |
La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) |
La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
Sarajevo |
|
Botswana |
Gaborone |
Gaborone |
|
Brazil |
Brasilia |
Brasilia |
|
British Virgin Islands |
Road Town |
Road Town |
|
Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
|
Bulgaria |
Sofia |
Sofia |
|
Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
Ouagadougou |
|
Burma |
Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) |
Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) |
|
Burundi |
Bujumbura |
Bujumbura |
|
Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
Phnom Penh |
|
Cameroon |
Yaounde |
Yaounde |
|
Canada |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
|
Cape Verde |
Praia |
Praia |
|
Cayman Islands |
George Town |
George Town |
|
Central African Republic |
Bangui |
Bangui |
|
Chad |
N'Djamena |
N'Djamena |
|
Chile |
Santiago |
Santiago |
|
China |
Beijing |
Beijing |
|
Christmas Island |
The Settlement |
The Settlement |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
West Island |
West Island |
|
Colombia |
Bogota |
Bogota |
|
Comoros |
Moroni |
Moroni |
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Kinshasa |
Kinshasa |
|
Congo, Republic of the |
Brazzaville |
Brazzaville |
|
Cook Islands |
Avarua |
Avarua |
|
Costa Rica |
San Jose |
San Jose |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan |
Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan |
|
Croatia |
Zagreb |
Zagreb |
|
Cuba |
Havana |
Havana |
|
Cyprus |
Nicosia |
Nicosia |
|
Czech Republic |
Prague |
Prague |
|
Denmark |
Copenhagen |
Copenhagen |
|
Djibouti |
Djibouti |
Djibouti |
|
Dominica |
Roseau |
Roseau |
|
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
Santo Domingo |
|
East Timor |
- |
Dili |
|
Ecuador |
Quito |
Quito |
|
Egypt |
Cairo |
Cairo |
|
El Salvador |
San Salvador |
San Salvador |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
Malabo |
|
Eritrea |
Asmara (formerly Asmera) |
Asmara (formerly Asmera) |
|
Estonia |
Tallinn |
Tallinn |
|
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
Addis Ababa |
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
Stanley |
Stanley |
|
Faroe Islands |
Torshavn |
Torshavn |
|
Fiji |
Suva |
Suva |
|
Finland |
Helsinki |
Helsinki |
|
France |
Paris |
Paris |
|
French Guiana |
Cayenne |
Cayenne |
|
French Polynesia |
Papeete |
Papeete |
|
Gabon |
Libreville |
Libreville |
|
Gambia, The |
Banjul |
Banjul |
|
Georgia |
T'bilisi |
T'bilisi |
|
Germany |
Berlin |
Berlin |
|
Ghana |
Accra |
Accra |
|
Gibraltar |
Gibraltar |
Gibraltar |
|
Greece |
Athens |
Athens |
|
Greenland |
Nuuk (Godthab) |
Nuuk (Godthab) |
|
Grenada |
Saint George's |
Saint George's |
|
Guadeloupe |
Basse-Terre |
Basse-Terre |
|
Guam |
Hagatna (Agana) |
Hagatna (Agana) |
|
Guatemala |
Guatemala |
Guatemala |
|
Guernsey |
Saint Peter Port |
Saint Peter Port |
|
Guinea |
Conakry |
Conakry |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
Bissau |
|
Guyana |
Georgetown |
Georgetown |
|
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
Port-au-Prince |
|
Holy See (Vatican City) |
Vatican City |
Vatican City |
|
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
Tegucigalpa |
|
Hungary |
Budapest |
Budapest |
|
Iceland |
Reykjavik |
Reykjavik |
|
India |
New Delhi |
New Delhi |
|
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
Jakarta |
|
Iran |
Tehran |
Tehran |
|
Iraq |
Baghdad |
Baghdad |
|
Ireland |
Dublin |
Dublin |
|
Isle of Man |
Douglas |
Douglas |
|
Israel |
Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv |
Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv |
|
Italy |
Rome |
Rome |
|
Jamaica |
Kingston |
Kingston |
|
Japan |
Tokyo |
Tokyo |
|
Jersey |
Saint Helier |
Saint Helier |
|
Jordan |
Amman |
'Amman |
|
Kazakhstan |
Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 |
Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana in December 1998 |
|
Kenya |
Nairobi |
Nairobi |
|
Kiribati |
Tarawa |
Tarawa |
|
Korea, North |
P'yongyang |
Pyongyang |
|
Korea, South |
Seoul |
Seoul |
|
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
Bishkek |
|
Laos |
Vientiane |
Vientiane |
|
Latvia |
Riga |
Riga |
|
Lebanon |
Beirut |
Beirut |
|
Lesotho |
Maseru |
Maseru |
|
Liberia |
Monrovia |
Monrovia |
|
Libya |
Tripoli |
Tripoli |
|
Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
Vaduz |
|
Lithuania |
Vilnius |
Vilnius |
|
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
Skopje |
Skopje |
|
Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
Antananarivo |
|
Malawi |
Lilongwe |
Lilongwe |
|
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur |
|
Maldives |
Male |
Male |
|
Mali |
Bamako |
Bamako |
|
Malta |
Valletta |
Valletta |
|
Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
Majuro |
|
Martinique |
Fort-de-France |
Fort-de-France |
|
Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
Nouakchott |
|
Mauritius |
Port Louis |
Port Louis |
|
Mayotte |
Mamoutzou |
Mamoutzou |
|
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico (Distrito Federal) |
|
Micronesia, Federated States of |
Palikir |
Palikir |
|
Moldova |
Chisinau |
Chisinau |
|
Monaco |
Monaco |
Monaco |
|
Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
Ulaanbaatar |
|
Montserrat |
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat) |
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat) |
|
Morocco |
Rabat |
Rabat |
|
Mozambique |
Maputo |
Maputo |
|
Namibia |
Windhoek |
Windhoek |
|
Nauru |
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District |
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District |
|
Nepal |
Kathmandu |
Kathmandu |
|
Netherlands |
Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government |
Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government |
|
Netherlands Antilles |
Willemstad |
Willemstad |
|
New Caledonia |
Noumea |
Noumea |
|
New Zealand |
Wellington |
Wellington |
|
Nicaragua |
Managua |
Managua |
|
Niger |
Niamey |
Niamey |
|
Nigeria |
Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices have now made the move to Abuja |
Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices have now made the move to Abuja |
|
Niue |
Alofi |
Alofi |
|
Norfolk Island |
Kingston |
Kingston |
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
Saipan |
Saipan |
|
Norway |
Oslo |
Oslo |
|
Oman |
Muscat |
Muscat |
|
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Islamabad |
|
Palau |
Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror |
Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror |
|
Panama |
Panama |
Panama |
|
Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
Port Moresby |
|
Paraguay |
Asuncion |
Asuncion |
|
Peru |
Lima |
Lima |
|
Philippines |
Manila |
Manila |
|
Pitcairn Islands |
Adamstown |
Adamstown |
|
Poland |
Warsaw |
Warsaw |
|
Portugal |
Lisbon |
Lisbon |
|
Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
San Juan |
|
Qatar |
Doha |
Doha |
|
Reunion |
Saint-Denis |
Saint-Denis |
|
Romania |
Bucharest |
Bucharest |
|
Russia |
Moscow |
Moscow |
|
Rwanda |
Kigali |
Kigali |
|
Saint Helena |
Jamestown |
Jamestown |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
Basseterre |
|
Saint Lucia |
Castries |
Castries |
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
Saint-Pierre |
Saint-Pierre |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown |
Kingstown |
|
Samoa |
Apia |
Apia |
|
San Marino |
San Marino |
San Marino |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
Sao Tome |
Sao Tome |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
Riyadh |
|
Senegal |
Dakar |
Dakar |
|
Serbia and Montenegro |
- |
Belgrade; note - Podgorica is the judicial capital |
|
Seychelles |
Victoria |
Victoria |
|
Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
Freetown |
|
Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
|
Slovakia |
Bratislava |
Bratislava |
|
Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
Ljubljana |
|
Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
Honiara |
|
Somalia |
Mogadishu |
Mogadishu |
|
South Africa |
Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center |
Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center |
|
Spain |
Madrid |
Madrid |
|
Sri Lanka |
Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital |
Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital |
|
Sudan |
Khartoum |
Khartoum |
|
Suriname |
Paramaribo |
Paramaribo |
|
Svalbard |
Longyearbyen |
Longyearbyen |
|
Swaziland |
Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital |
Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital |
|
Sweden |
Stockholm |
Stockholm |
|
Switzerland |
Bern |
Bern |
|
Syria |
Damascus |
Damascus |
|
Taiwan |
Taipei |
Taipei |
|
Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
Dushanbe |
|
Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis |
Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis |
|
Thailand |
Bangkok |
Bangkok |
|
Togo |
Lome |
Lome |
|
Tokelau |
none; each atoll has its own administrative center |
none; each atoll has its own administrative center |
|
Tonga |
Nuku'alofa |
Nuku'alofa |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port-of-Spain |
Port-of-Spain |
|
Tunisia |
Tunis |
Tunis |
|
Turkey |
Ankara |
Ankara |
|
Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
Ashgabat |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
Cockburn Town (on Grand Turk) |
Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) |
|
Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
Funafuti |
|
Uganda |
Kampala |
Kampala |
|
Ukraine |
Kiev (Kyyiv) |
Kiev (Kyyiv) |
|
United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Abu Dhabi |
|
United Kingdom |
London |
London |
|
United States |
Washington, DC |
Washington, DC |
|
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
Montevideo |
|
Uzbekistan |
Tashkent (Toshkent) |
Tashkent (Toshkent) |
|
Vanuatu |
Port-Vila |
Port-Vila |
|
Venezuela |
Caracas |
Caracas |
|
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Hanoi |
|
Virgin Islands |
Charlotte Amalie |
Charlotte Amalie |
|
Wallis and Futuna |
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) |
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) |
|
Western Sahara |
none |
none |
|
Yemen |
Sanaa |
Sanaa |
|
Yugoslavia |
Belgrade |
- |
|
Zambia |
Lusaka |
Lusaka |
|
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
Harare |