What are the Capital Cities in the world?

A colleague said, or rather insisted that Abu Dhabi is a country and not a city. Do you know if it's a country or a city? What about Dubai? If it's a city, which country is it in? If it's a country, what is its capital city?

What is the capital of Canada? Errmmmm…. Errr…… A clue was given. Starts with "C". …………….Errrmmmm…. Errrr…. Conversation goes like this:

O: It's Canberra lah!
L: What??! Can't be. That's the capital of Australia!

(O laughed out loud).

I joined the laughter and added confidently. Ya lah, you are wrong. Canberra is capital of Canada lah.

L: Huh??? Then wat's the capital of Australia?
O and Me: Errrmmmm…. Errrr…. Canberra??
Me: That means Australia and Canada have the same capital city??

We later realized that L was right. Canberra is indeed capital of Australia! Capital of Canada is Ottawa!!

So I concluded many of us are quite ignorant about capital cities of major countries. For the good of all, I have listed some common countries and their capital cities. And for the more serious readers, the population as well.

And another thing, Rio De Janeiro is a city in Brazil. But not its capital city.


Country, Capital City, Population by Regions
(Asia, Oceania, Middle East, East Europe, West Europe, Africa, Central America, North America, South America)

You can click here for a very good map of exact country location.

















Nearest to us. MUST KNOW!!!
Asia
Bangladesh, Dhaka: city 3,839,000; metro area 8,500,000
Bhutan, Thimphu 30,340
Brunei, Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan, 52,300
Cambodia, Phnom Penh, 900,000
China, Beijing, 12,033,000
India, New Delhi, 294,149
Indonesia, Jakarta: city 9,160,500; metro 11,500,000
Japan, Tokyo: city 8,162,444; metro 28,025,000
Korea (North), Pyongyang, 2,741,260
Korea, (South), Seoul, city 10,231,217; metro 11,968,000
Laos, Vientiane, 442,000
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1,145,000
Maldives, Male, 62,973
Mongolia, Ulan Bator, 619,000
Myanmar, Rangoon
Nepal, Kathmandu, 535,000
Pakistan, Islamabad, 201,000
Philippines, Manila, city 1,654,761, metro 9,280,000
Singapore, Singapore, 3,044,000
Sri Lanka, Colombo, (official) 1,994,000
Taiwan, Taipei, 2,643,439
Thailand, Bangkok, 5,882,000
Vietnam, Hanoi
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Oceania
Australia, Canberra, 307,700
Fiji, Suva, 200,000
New Zealand, Wellington
Palau, Koror, 12,299
Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 250,000
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Middle East
Afghanistan, Kabul
Bahrain, Manama, 140,401
Iran, Teheran
Iraq, Baghdad
Israel, Jerusalem, 2,550,500
Jordan, Amman, 963,490
Kazakhstan, Astana, 280,200
Kuwait, Kuwait City, 151,060
Lebanon, Beirut, 1,100,000
Morocco, Rabat, 1,220,000
Oman, Muscat, 350,000
Qatar, Doha, 300,000
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Turkey, Ankara, 2,890,025
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 363,432
Yemen, Sana, 1,972,011
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Europe (East)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, 310,000
Cyprus, Nicosia, 186,400
Czech Republic, Prague, 1,215,771
Finland, Helsinki, 515,765
Greece, Athens
Hungary, Budapest, 2,008,546
Poland, Warsaw, 1,642,700
Romania, Bucharest, 2,351,000
Russian Federation, Moscow: city 8,415,549, metro 9,299,000
Yugoslavia, Belgrade, 1,168,454
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Europe (West), Scandinavia & UK
Austria, Vienna, 1,600,000
Belgium, Brussels, 949,070 (metro)
Denmark, Copenhagen, 1,339,395
Egypt, Cairo: city limits 7,010,000; metro 10,72,000
France, Paris
Germany, Berlin, 3,471,418
Iceland, Reykjavik, 103,036
Ireland, Dublin
Italy, Rome, 2,693,383
Liechtenstein, Vaduz, 5,067
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 75,622
Monaco, Monaco, 30,400
Netherlands, Amsterdam (official), 724,096
Norway, Oslo, 483,401
Portugal, Lisbon, 677,790
Spain, Madrid, 2,947,228
Sweden, Stockholm, 703,627
Switzerland, Bern, 129,423
United Kingdom, London, 7,007,091
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Africa
Botswana, Gaborone, 138,000
Central African Republic, Bangui, 706,000
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 2,200,186
Kenya, Nairobi, 2,000,000
Madagascar, Antananarivo, 1,000,000
Mauritius, Port Louis, 134,516
Nigeria, Abuja, 339,000
Rwanda, Kigali, 232,733
Senegal, Dakar, 1,729,823
Seychelles, Victoria, 25,000
South Africa, (official) Pretoria, (legislative) Cape Town, (judicial) Bloemfontein
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Central America
Bahamas, Nassau, 171,542
Costa Rica, San Jose, 315,909
Cuba, Havana, 2,241,000
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, 2,100,000
El Salvador, San Salvador, 972,810
Jamaica, Kingston, 104,000
Mexico, Mexico City: city 8,735,400; metro 18,131,000
Nicaragua, Managua, 974,000
Panama, Panama City, 450,668
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North America
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (unavailable)
United States, Washington, D.C., 606,900
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South America
Argentina, Buenos Aires: city 3,000,000; metro 12,000,000
Bolivia, Sucre, 131,800; Administrative capital: La Paz, 713,400
Brazil, Brasilia, 1,800,000
Chile, Santiago, 4,601,434
Colombia, Bogota 1,945,448
Paraguay, Asuncion, 502,426
Peru, Lima, city 5,681,941; metro 7,443,000
Venezuela, Caracas

...... the one who's feeling more enlightened now