How many countries are there in the whole world? And their capital and currency

There are 195 countries in the world today.

  • 54 countries are in Africa
  • 48 in Asia
  • 44 in Europe
  • 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • 14 in Oceania
  • 2 in Northern America

Country Capitals Currency Language Religion*
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Pashto, Dari (Persian) Islam
Albania Tirana Lek Albanian Islam, Christianity
Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar Arabic; Tamazight; French Islam
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Catalan Christianity
Angola Luanda Kwanza Portuguese Christianity
Antigua & Barbuda Saint John’s East Caribbean Dollar English Christianity
Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine Peso Spanish Christianity (But Secular Country)
Armenia Yerevan Dram Armenian Christianity
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar English Christianity (But Secular Country)
Austria Vienna Euro German Christianity
Azerbaijan Baku Manat Azerbaijani Islam
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar English Christianity
Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar Arabic Islam
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Bangla Islam
Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar English Christianity
Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble Belarusian; Russian Christianity
Belgium Brussels Euro Dutch; French; German Secular
Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar English Christianity
Benin Porto-Novo West African CFA Franc French Christianity
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Dzongkha Buddhism, Hindu
Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarajevo Convertible Mark Bosnian; Croatian; Serbian Islam, Christianity
Botswana Gaborone Pula English; Tswana Christianity
Brazil Brasilia Real Portuguese Christianity
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar Malay Islam
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Bulgarian Secular
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou West African CFA Franc French Islam, Christianity
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi Franc Kirundi; French Christianity
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Khmer Buddhism
Cameroon Yaoundé Central African CFA Franc French; English Christianity
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar English; French Christianity (But Secular Country)
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean Escudo Portuguese Christianity
Central African Republic Bangui Central African CFA Franc Sango; French Christianity
Chad N’Djamena Central African CFA Franc French; Arabic Islam, Christianity
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso Spanish Christianity
China Beijing Chinese Yuan Mandarin N/A
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Spanish Christianity
Comoros Moroni Comorian Franc Comorian; Arabic; French Islam
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Congolese Franc French Christianity
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Central African CFA Franc French N/A
Costa Rica San Jose Colon Spanish Christianity
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Yamoussoukro; Abidjan West African CFA Franc French Islam, Christianity
Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna Christianity
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso Spanish Christianity
Cyprus Nicosia Euro Greek; Turkish Christianity, Islam
Czech Republic Prague Czech Koruna Czech; Slovak N/A
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone Danish Christianity
Djibouti Djibouti City Djiboutian Franc Arabic; French Islam, Christianity
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Dollar English; French; Antillean Creole Christianity
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish Christianity
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Dili United States Dollar Tetum; Portuguese Christianity
Ecuador Quito United States Dollar Spanish Christianity
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound Arabic Islam
El Salvador San Salvador United States Dollar Spanish Christianity
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Central African CFA Franc Spanish; French; Portuguese Christianity
Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Arabic; Tigrinya; English Christianity, Islam
Estonia Tallinn Estonian Kroon; Euro Estonian Secular
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Amharic Islam, Christianity
Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar English; Bau Fijian; Hindi Christianity, Hindu, Islam
Finland Helsinki Euro Finnish; Swedish Christianity
France Paris Euro; CFP Franc French Secular
Gabon Libreville Central African CFA Franc French Christianity
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi English Islam
Georgia Tbilisi Lari Georgian Christianity
Germany Berlin Euro German Christianity
Ghana Accra Ghanaian Cedi English Christianity, Islam
Greece Athens Euro Greek (Christianity) Orthodoxy
Grenada St. George’s East Caribbean Dollar English; Patois Christianity
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Spanish Christianity
Guinea Conakry Guinean Franc French Islam, Christianity
Guinea-Bissau Bissau West African CFA Franc Portuguese Islam, Christianity
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar English Christianity, Hindu, Islam
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde Haitian Creole; French Christianity
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Spanish Christianity
Hungary Budapest Forint Hungarian Christianity
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic Krona Icelandic Christianity
India New Delhi Indian Rupee Hindi; English Secular
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Indonesian Islam
Iran Tehran Rial Persian Islam
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Arabic; Kurdish Islam
Republic of Ireland Dublin Euro English; Irish Christianity
Israel Jerusalem Shekel Hebrew; Arabic Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Druze
Italy Rome Euro Italian Christianity
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican Dollar English Christianity
Japan Tokyo Yen Japanese Buddhism or Shinto (But Secular Country)
Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar Arabic Islam
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge Kazakh; Russian Islam, Christianity
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan Shilling Swahili; English Christianity
Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Kiribati Dollar English; Gilbertese Christianity
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean Won Korean Secular
South Korea Seoul South Korean Won Korean Atheist (but some follow Buddhist & Christian)
Kosovo Pristina Euro Albanian; Serbian Islam
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dollar Arabic; English Islam
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som Kyrgyz; Russian Islam, Russian Orthodoxy
Laos Vientiane Kip Lao (Laotian) Buddhism
Latvia Riga Lats Latvian Christianity
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound Arabic; French Islam, Christianity
Lesotho Maseru Loti Sesotho; English Christianity
Liberia Monrovia Liberian Dollar English Christianity
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar Arabic Islam
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss Franc German Christianity
Lithuania Vilnius Lithuanian Litas Lithuanian Christianity
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro German; French; Luxembourgish Christianity (But it is a Secular Country)
Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar Macedonian Christianity, Islam
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary Malagasy; French; English Traditional Religion
Malawi Lilongwe Malawi Kwacha English Christianity, Islam
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit Malay Islam
Mali Bamako West African CFA Franc French Islam, Christianity
Malta Valletta Euro Maltese; English Christianity
Marshall Islands Majuro United States Dollar Marshallese; English Christianity
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Arabic Islam
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee English Christianity, Islam
Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso Spanish Christianity
Federal States of Micronesia Palikir United States Dollar English Christianity
Moldova Chisinau Moldovan Leu Moldovan (Romanian) Christianity
Monaco Monaco Euro French; Italian; English Christianity
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Togrog Mongolian Buddhism
Montenegro Podgorica Euro Montenegrin Islam, Christianity
Morocco Rabat Moroccan Dirham Arabic Islam
Mozambique Maputo Mozambican Metical Portuguese Christianity, Islam
Myanmar (Burma) Nypyidaw Kyat Burmese Buddhism
Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar English; Afrikaans; German Christianity
Nauru Yaren Australian Dollar English; Nauran Christianity
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee Nepali Hindu, Buddhism, Islam
Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague Euro Dutch Christianity (But a Secular Country)
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar English Christianity (But a Secular Country)
Nicaragua Managua Cordoba Spanish Christianity
Niger Niamey West African CFA Franc French Islam, Christianity
Nigeria Abuja Naira English Christianity, Islam
Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone Norwegian Christianity
Oman Muscat Omani Rial Arabic Islam
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee Urdu; English Islam
Palau Melekeok United States Dollar English; Palauan Christianity
Panama Panama City Balboa Spanish Christianity
Papa New Guinea Port Moresby Papa New Guinean Kina English; Tok Pisin; Hiri Motu Christianity
Paraguay Asuncion Guarani Spanish; Guarani Christianity
Peru Lima Nuevo Sol Spanish Christianity
Philippines Manila Philippine Peso Filipino; English Christianity, Islam
Poland Warsaw Złoty Polish Christianity
Portugal Lisbon Euro Portuguese Christianity
Qatar Doha Qatari Riyal Arabic Islam
Romania Bucharest Romanian Rupee Romanian Christianity
Russia Moscow Ruble Russian Christianity
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc Kinyarwanda; French; English Christianity
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean Dollar English Christianity
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar English; French Christianity
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean Dollar English Christianity
Samoa Apia Tala Samoan; English Christianity
San Marino San Marino Euro Italian Christianity
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra Portuguese Christianity
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal Arabic Islam
Senegal Dakar West African CFA Franc French Islam
Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar Serbian Christianity
Seychelles Victoria Seychoellois Rupee Seychellois Creole; French; English Christianity
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone Krio; English Islam, Christianity
Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar English; Malay; Mandarin Chinese Buddhist, Christianity
Slovakia Bratislava Euro Slovak Christianity
Slovenia Ljubljana Euro Slovene Christianity
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands Dollar Solomons Pijin Christianity
Somalia Mogadishu Somali Shilling Somali; Arabic Islam
South Africa Pretoria; Cape Town; Bloemfontein Rand Zulu; Xhosa; Afrikaans Christianity
Spain Madrid Euro Spanish Christianity
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lankan Rupee Sinhala; Tamil Buddhist, Hindu, Islam
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese Pound Arabic; English Islam
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese Dollar Dutch Christianity
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni English; SiSwati Christianity
Sweden Stockholm Swedish Krona Swedish Christianity
Switzerland Berne Swiss Franc German; French; Italian Christianity
Syria Damascus Syrian Pound Arabic Islam, Christianity
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar Mandarin Polytheistic ancient Chinese religion, Buddhism
Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni Tajik; Russian Islam
Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Dodoma Tanzanian Schilling Swahili Islam, Christianity
Thailand Bangkok Thai Baht Thai Buddhism
Togo Lome West African CFA Franc French Traditional/Native religion, Christianity
Tonga Nuku’alofa Pa’anga Tongan; English Christianity
Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar English Christianity, Hindu, Islam
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar Tunisian; French Islam
Turkey Ankara Turkish Lira Turkish Islam (But Secular country)
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmen New Manat Turkmen; Russian Islam
Tuvalu Vaiaku Tuvaluan Dollar Tuvaluan; English Christianity
Uganda Kampala Ugandan Shilling Swahili; English Christianity
Ukraine Kiev Hryvnia Ukrainian; Russian Eastern Orthodoxy
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Dirham Arabic Islam
United Kingdom London Pound Sterling English Christianity
United States of America Washington D.C. United States Dollar English; Spanish Christianity
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan Peso Spanish Christianity
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan Som Uzbek; Russian Islam
Vanuatu Port-Vila Vanuatu Vatu Bislama; English; French Christianity
Vatican City Vatican City Euro Latin; Italian Christianity
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Fuerte Spanish Christianity
Vietnam Hanoi Dong Vietnamese Native religious practice, Christianity
Yemen Sanaa Yemeni Rial Arabic Islam
Zambia Lusaka Zambian Kwacha English Christianity
Zimbabwe Harare United States Dollar English Christianity
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