The following chart lists the countries of the world, along with their capital cities, in English as well as in the country's native language (when different).

Notes:

• The English names given are the short, most familiar forms (e.g. Taiwan rather than Republic of China and Afghanistan rather than Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan.
• The names have been transliterated into Romanized characters, but original scripts (Cyrillic, Chinese characters, etc.) are included after native names when available.
• This list includes dependent territories and some disputed or occupied areas that are de facto independent.

Notes

About the names in the native language

• ¹Bulgarian and Russian can be transliterated in various ways, therefore the two most generally used transliterations are given here.
• ²Nauru is the only country in the world without an official capital.
• ³Brades Estate has been the de facto capital since a volcanic eruption in 1995 covered the official capital of Plymouth, leaving it uninhabitable.
• ⁴Bairiki is the former capital of Kiribati and is still seat of the Presidency, but the official capital is now South Tarawa.

See also

• List of alternative country names