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This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is 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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id="A"

| Abidjan {{small|(former capital; still hosts some government offices)}}

rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Ivory Coast|name=Ivory Coast}} (Côte d'Ivoire)

| rowspan="2" |Africa

rowspan="2" |Abidjan is the largest city in Ivory Coast and is officially designated as the economic capital.
Yamoussoukro {{small|(de jure)}}
Abu Dhabi{{flaglist|United Arab Emirates}}

|Asia

Abuja{{flaglist|Nigeria}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

Lagos was the capital from 1914 to 1991.
Accra{{flaglist|Ghana}}
Adamstown{{flaglist|Pitcairn Islands}}

| Oceania

British Overseas Territory.
Addis Ababa{{flaglist|Ethiopia}}

|Africa

Aden {{small|(de facto, temporary)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Yemen}}

| rowspan="3" |Asia

rowspan="2" | Yemen is in a state of civil war, and Sanaa has been occupied by Houthi rebels since September 2014. Aden, the former capital of South Yemen, is Yemen's acting capital.
Sanaa {{small|(de jure)}}
Episkopi Cantonment{{flaglist|Akrotiri and Dhekelia}}British Overseas Territory.
Algiers{{flaglist|Algeria}}

|Africa

Alofi{{flaglist|Niue}}

| Oceania

Self-governing in free association with New Zealand. Government offices are spread across both Alofi North and Alofi South.
Amman{{flaglist|Jordan}}

|Asia

Amsterdam {{small|(official)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Netherlands}}

| rowspan="3" |Europe

rowspan="2" | The Hague hosts the monarch, government ministries, judiciary and diplomatic missions. See also Capital of the Netherlands.
The Hague {{small|(de facto)}}
Andorra la Vella{{flaglist|Andorra}}
Ankara{{flaglist|Turkey}}

|Asia

Ankara became capital of the newly-formed Republic of Turkey in 1923, after the Turkish War of Independence. The capital of Turkey's predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, was Constantinople.
Antananarivo{{flaglist|Madagascar}}

|Africa

Apia{{flaglist|Samoa}}

|Oceania

Ashgabat{{flaglist|Turkmenistan}}

| Asia

Asmara{{flaglist|Eritrea}}

|Africa

Astana{{flaglist|Kazakhstan}}

|Asia

Astana was named Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 1997 and its predecessor the Kazakh SSR from 1929 to 1991.
Asunción{{flaglist|Paraguay}}

|South America

Atafu {{small|(atoll administration)}}rowspan="3" | {{flaglist|Tokelau}}

| rowspan="3" |Oceania

Most populous city and smallest atoll. New Zealand owns Tokelau.
Nukunonu {{small|(atoll administration)}}Largest atoll. the population of people living there is 531.
Fakaofo {{small|(atoll administration)}}Most populous city in this atoll is Fale, Tokelau
Athens{{flaglist|Greece}}

|Europe

Avarua{{flaglist|Cook Islands}}

|Oceania

Self-governing in free association with New Zealand. The capital is sometimes incorrectly stated as Rarotonga, the island on which Avarua is located.
id="B"

| Baghdad

{{flaglist|Iraq}}

| Asia

Baku{{flaglist|Azerbaijan}}

| Asia/Europe

Bamako{{flaglist|Mali}}

|Africa

Bandar Seri Begawan{{flaglist|Brunei}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

Bangkok{{THA}}
Bangui{{flaglist|Central African Republic}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

Banjul{{flaglist|Gambia|name=Gambia}}
Basseterre{{flaglist|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

|North America

Beijing{{CHN}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

See also: Historical capitals of China.
Beirut{{flaglist|Lebanon}}
Belgrade{{flaglist|Serbia}}

|Europe

Belmopan{{flaglist|Belize}}

|North America

Belize City was the capital of Belize's predecessor, British Honduras.
Berlin{{flaglist|Germany}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

Bonn was the capital of West Germany and remained the seat of government for reunified Germany until 1999, and is still the primary seat of six ministries. See also Capital of Germany.
Bern {{Small|(de facto)}}{{flaglist|Switzerland}}
Bishkek{{flaglist|Kyrgyzstan}}

|Asia

Bissau{{flaglist|Guinea-Bissau}}

| rowspan="4" |Africa

Bloemfontein {{small|(judicial)}}rowspan="3" | {{flaglist|South Africa}}
Cape Town {{small|(legislative)}}
Pretoria {{small|(executive)}}
Bogotá{{flaglist|Colombia}}

|South America

Brades {{small|(de facto)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Montserrat}}

| rowspan="2" | North America

rowspan="2" | British Overseas Territory. Plymouth was abandoned after the Soufrière Hills volcano erupted in 1997. Since then, government offices have been moved to Brades, which is in northwestern Montserrat. A new capital, Little Bay, is currently under construction.
Plymouth {{small|(de jure)}}
Brasília{{flaglist|Brazil}}

|South America

Rio de Janeiro was the capital until 1960. See also: Capitals of Brazil.
Bratislava{{flaglist|Slovakia}}

|Europe

Brazzaville{{flaglist|Congo}}

|Africa

Bridgetown{{flaglist|Barbados}}

| North America

rowspan="2" | Brussels{{flaglist|Belgium}}

| rowspan="4" |Europe

| rowspan="2" |Brussels also serves as de facto capital of the European Union.{{Cite book |last=Cybriwsky |first=Roman Adrian |title=Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-61069-248-9 |page=[{{GBurl|id=qb6NAQAAQBAJ|p=64}} 64] |quote=Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is considered to be the de facto capital of the EU}}

{{flaglist|European Union}} {{Small|(de facto)}}
Bucharest{{flaglist|Romania}}
Budapest{{flaglist|Hungary}}See also: List of historical capitals of Hungary.
Buenos Aires{{flaglist|Argentina}}

|South America

id="C"

|Cairo

{{flaglist|Egypt}}

|Africa

A new capital is being built at the New Administrative Capital. It might be named Egypt. See also: List of historical capitals of Egypt.
Canberra{{flaglist|Australia}}

|Oceania

Planned city built to mitigate the rivalry between Melbourne (de facto capital at the time) and Sydney (economic capital and most populous city), both of which were put forward as potential capitals in the Australasia Federation Conventions of the 1890s. Section 125 of the Constitution gives basic details about the location of the capital, size of the encompassing territory and so forth, while the Seat of Government Act 1908 specified its precise location.
Caracas{{flaglist|Venezuela|state}}

|South America

Castries{{flaglist|Saint Lucia}}

| rowspan="2" |North America

Charlotte Amalie{{flaglist|United States Virgin Islands}}Territory of the United States.
Chișinău{{flaglist|Moldova}}

|Europe

Cockburn Town{{flaglist|Turks and Caicos Islands}}

| North America

British Overseas Territory.
Colombo {{small|(executive, judicial)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Sri Lanka}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

Until 1982, the capital was Colombo, where many governmental institutions remain; it is still designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. See also: Capital of Sri Lanka.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {{small|(official)}}Also known as Kotte, the city is a suburb of Colombo.
Conakry{{flaglist|Guinea}}

|Africa

Copenhagen{{flaglist|Denmark}}

|Europe

Cotonou {{small|(de facto)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Benin}}

| rowspan="3" |Africa

Porto-Novo {{small|(official)}}
id="D"

| Dakar

{{flaglist|Senegal}}
Damascus{{flaglist|Syria}}

| rowspan="3" |Asia

Dhaka{{flaglist|Bangladesh}}
Dili{{flaglist|East Timor|name=East Timor}}
Djibouti{{flaglist|Djibouti}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

Dodoma

|{{flaglist|Tanzania}}

Dar es Salaam, the former capital and largest city, still hosts some government ministries, the judiciary, and diplomatic missions.
Doha{{flaglist|Qatar}}

|Asia

Douglas{{flaglist|Isle of Man}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

British Crown Dependency.
Dublin{{flaglist|Ireland}}
Dushanbe{{flaglist|Tajikistan}}

|Asia

id="E"

| Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

{{flaglist|Tristan da Cunha}}

|

Part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
id="F"

| Flying Fish Cove

{{flaglist|Christmas Island}}

|

External territory of Australia.
Freetown{{flaglist|Sierra Leone}}

|Africa

Funafuti{{flaglist|Tuvalu}}

|Oceania

id="G"

| Gaborone

{{flaglist|Botswana}}

|Africa

George Town{{flaglist|Cayman Islands}}

|North America

British Overseas Territory.
Georgetown{{flaglist|Ascension Island}}

|

Part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
Georgetown{{flaglist|Guyana}}

|South America

Gibraltar{{flaglist|Gibraltar}}

|Europe

British Overseas Territory and city-state.
Gitega {{small|(de jure)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Burundi}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

rowspan="2" | Bujumbura was the capital from 1962 to 2018.
Bujumbura {{small|(de facto)}}
Guatemala City{{flaglist|Guatemala}}

| rowspan="2" |North America

Gustavia{{flaglist|Saint Barthélemy|local}}Overseas collectivity of France.
id="H"

| Hagåtña

{{flaglist|Guam}}

|Oceania

Territory of the United States.
Hamilton{{flaglist|Bermuda}}

|North America

British Overseas Territory.
Hanoi{{VIE}}

|Asia

See also: List of historical capitals of Vietnam.
Harare{{ZIM}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

Hargeisa{{flaglist|Somaliland}}De facto independent state, deemed by the UN to be de jure part of Somalia.
Havana{{flaglist|Cuba}}

|North America

Helsinki{{flaglist|Finland}}

|Europe

Honiara{{flaglist|Solomon Islands}}

| Oceania

Honiara is a settlement on the island of Guadalcanal.
id="I"

| Islamabad

{{flaglist|Pakistan}}

| rowspan="3" |Asia

Karachi served as the first capital of Pakistan from 1948. A planned capital, Islamabad, was then designated, and in 1958, as an interim measure, the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi, near to the future capital. Islamabad became capital in 1967 when its construction was completed.
id="J"

|Jakarta {{small|(de facto)}}

| rowspan="2" | {{INA}}

The capital will be moved to Nusantara on Borneo no later than 16 August 2024. See also: Capital of Indonesia.
Nusantara
Jamestown{{flaglist|Saint Helena}}

|

Part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
rowspan="2" | Jerusalem

|{{flaglist|Israel}}

| rowspan="3" |Asia

| rowspan="3" |The Jerusalem Law states that "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel" and the city serves as the seat of the Israeli government and its institutions. United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 declared the Jerusalem Law "null and void" and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from Jerusalem. Nearly all countries currently have their embassies in and around Tel Aviv. Defying the UN,{{cite web | url=https://press.un.org/en/2017/ga11995.doc.htm | title=General Assembly Overwhelmingly Adopts Resolution Asking Nations Not to Locate Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases }} the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital and moved its embassy there in May 2018.See the [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/israel/ CIA Factbook] and [https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/israel.pdf Map of Israel] Many countries officially adhere to the proposal that Jerusalem should have international status, as called for in the 1947 Partition Plan.{{cite book |last=Sharkansky |first=Ira |author-link=Ira Sharkansky |title=Governing Jerusalem: Again on the world's agenda |page=[https://archive.org/details/governingjerusal0000shar/page/23 23] |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=1996 |isbn=0-8143-2592-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/governingjerusal0000shar/page/23 }}

rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Palestine}}
Ramallah {{small|(de facto)}}
Juba{{flaglist|South Sudan}}

|Africa

id="K"

| Kabul

{{flaglist|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|name=Afghanistan}}

|Asia

Kampala{{flaglist|Uganda}}

|Africa

Kathmandu{{flaglist|Nepal}}

|Asia

Khartoum{{flaglist|Sudan}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

Kigali{{flaglist|Rwanda}}
King Edward Point{{flaglist|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}

|

British Overseas Territory.
Kingston{{flaglist|Jamaica}}

| North America

Kingston{{flaglist|Norfolk Island}}

| Oceania

External territory of Australia.
Kingstown{{flaglist|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

| North America

Kinshasa{{flaglist|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

|Africa

Kuala Lumpur {{small|(de jure, legislative and royal)}}rowspan="2" | {{MAS}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

Putrajaya {{small|(administrative and judicial)}}
Kuwait City{{flaglist|Kuwait}}

|Asia

Kyiv{{flaglist|Ukraine}}

|Europe

id="L"

| La Paz {{small|(administrative)}}

rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Bolivia}}

| rowspan="2" |South America

La Paz is the highest administrative capital (3,650 m) in the world, higher than Quito.
Sucre {{small|(constitutional)}}
Laayoune {{small|(declared)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|name=Western Sahara}}

| rowspan="4" |Africa

rowspan="2" | De facto independent state contested by both the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), and Morocco. Laayoune is within Moroccan-controlled territory while Tifariti is within Sahrawi-controlled territory and serves as the temporary capital (previously Bir Lehlou). Some government and military buildings reside in exile in Tindouf, Algeria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wi.html|title=CIA - The World Factbook -- Western Sahara|date=June 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612210735/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wi.html|archive-date=2007-06-12}} See also: Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Tifariti {{small|(de facto)}}
Libreville{{flaglist|Gabon}}
Lilongwe{{flaglist|Malawi}}
Lima{{flaglist|Peru|state}}

|South America

Cusco is declared the "historical capital" ({{langx|es|capital histórica}}), by Article 49 of the Peruvian Constitution, a merely symbolic statement. Arequipa is deemed the "legal capital" as it is the seat of the Constitutional Court.
Lisbon{{POR}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

Ljubljana{{flaglist|Slovenia}}
Lobamba {{small|(royal and legislative)}}rowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Eswatini}}

| rowspan="3" |Africa

Mbabane {{small|(administrative)}}
Lomé{{flaglist|Togo}}
London{{UK}}

|Europe

Prior to the Acts of Union in 1707, London was the capital of England only; Edinburgh was the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland. The United Kingdom includes the subdivisions of {{Flagu|England}} (capital London), {{Flagu|Scotland}} (capital Edinburgh), {{Flagu|Wales}} (capital Cardiff), {{Flagu|Northern Ireland}} (capital Belfast).
London {{Small|(administration)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Flaglist|British Indian Ocean Territory}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

| rowspan="2" |British Overseas Territory. Officially, the British Indian Ocean Territory is administered from London,{{Cite web |title=Governance {{!}} British Indian Ocean Territory |url=https://www.biot.gov.io/governance/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.biot.gov.io}} though some consider the capital to be Diego Garcia.{{Cite web |title=British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) |url=https://islandstudies.com/files/2016/11/British-Indian-Ocean-Territory-BIOT.pdf |website=Island Studies |publisher=University of Prince Edward Island}}

Diego Garcia {{Small|(de facto)}}
Luanda{{flaglist|Angola}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

Lusaka{{flaglist|Zambia}}
Luxembourg{{flaglist|Luxembourg}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

id="M"

| Madrid

{{flaglist|Spain}}
Majuro{{flaglist|Marshall Islands}}

| Oceania

Self-governing in free association with the United States. The seat of government is at Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, a settlement on the atoll of Majuro.
Malabo{{flaglist|Equatorial Guinea}}

|Africa

Ciudad de la Paz is currently under construction and will become the new capital when complete.{{cite web |last=Fortin |first=Jacey |date=19 December 2012 |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/poverty-stricken-equatorial-guinea-builds-expensive-capital-city-middle-nowhere-949224 |title=Poverty-Stricken Equatorial Guinea Builds Expensive Capital City In The Middle Of Nowhere|website=International Business Times }}
Malé{{flaglist|Maldives}}

|Asia

Managua{{flaglist|Nicaragua}}

| North America

Manama{{flaglist|Bahrain}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

Manila{{PHI}}
Maputo{{flaglist|Mozambique}}

| Africa

Mariehamn{{flaglist|Åland Islands}}

| Europe

Autonomous region of Finland.
Marigot{{flaglist|Saint Martin|local}}

| North America

Overseas collectivity of France.
Maseru{{flaglist|Lesotho}}

|Africa

Mata Utu{{flaglist|Wallis and Futuna|local}}

| Oceania

Overseas collectivity of France.
Mexico City{{flaglist|Mexico}}

|North America

Minsk{{flaglist|Belarus}}

|Europe

Mogadishu{{flaglist|Somalia}}

|Africa

Monaco{{flaglist|Monaco}}

|Europe

City-state. Monaco does not have a capital designated in its constitution; however, the Commune of Monaco, the country's only commune, is coterminous with the nation, making it the de facto capital.{{cite web |title=Constitution of the Principality |url=https://en.gouv.mc/Government-Institutions/Institutions/Constitution-of-the-Principality |website=Gouvernement Princier Principauté de Monaco |publisher=Principauté de Monaco |access-date=28 February 2020 |language=en |date=17 December 1962}}{{cite web |title=Monaco |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Monaco |website=Britannica |access-date=28 February 2020 |language=en}}
Monrovia{{flaglist|Liberia}}

|Africa

Montevideo{{flaglist|Uruguay}}

|South America

Moroni{{flaglist|Comoros}}

|Africa

Moscow{{flaglist|Russia}}

|Europe

Muscat{{OMA}}

|Asia

id="N"

| Nairobi

{{flaglist|Kenya}}

|Africa

Nassau{{flaglist|Bahamas, The}}

| North America

Naypyidaw{{MYA}}

|Asia

Yangon was the capital until 2006.{{Cite web |title=Nay Pyi Taw {{!}} national capital, Myanmar {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nay-Pyi-Taw |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} See also: List of capitals of Myanmar.
N'Djamena{{flaglist|Chad}}

|Africa

New Delhi{{IND}}

|Asia

Calcutta was the capital of India until 1911 during the British Raj.
Ngerulmud{{flaglist|Palau}}

| Oceania

Self-governing in free association with the United States. Koror City was the capital until 2006.
Niamey{{flaglist|Niger}}

|Africa

rowspan="2" | Nicosia{{flaglist|Cyprus}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

| rowspan="2" |Nicosia is a divided capital, split between Cyprus, which claims the whole city, and the internationally unrecognized breakaway state of Northern Cyprus.

{{flaglist|Northern Cyprus}}
Nouakchott{{flaglist|Mauritania}}

|Africa

Nouméa{{flagdeco|New Caledonia|local}} New Caledonia

| rowspan="2" | Oceania

Overseas territory of France.
Nukuʻalofa{{flaglist|Tonga}}
Nuuk{{flaglist|Greenland}}

|North America

Self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
id="O"

| Oranjestad

{{flaglist|Aruba}}

| South America

Self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Oslo{{NOR}}

|Europe

See also: List of historical capitals of Norway.
Ottawa{{CAN}}

|North America

Ouagadougou{{flaglist|Burkina Faso}}

|Africa

id="P"

| Pago Pago

{{flaglist|American Samoa}}

| rowspan="2" | Oceania

Territory of the United States.
Palikir{{flaglist|Micronesia|name=Micronesia}}Self-governing in free association with the United States. Kolonia is the former capital and Australia, China, Japan and the United States retain embassies there.
Panama City{{flaglist|Panama}}

| North America

Papeete{{flaglist|French Polynesia}}

| Oceania

Overseas collectivity of France.
Paramaribo{{flaglist|Suriname}}

| South America

Paris{{FRA}}

|Europe

See also: List of Capitals of France.
Philipsburg{{flaglist|Sint Maarten}}

| North America

Self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Phnom Penh{{CAM}}

|Asia

Podgorica

|{{flaglist|Montenegro}}

|Europe

|Cetinje has been designated the "Old Royal Capital" and is the present seat of the President.

Port Louis{{flaglist|Mauritius}}

|Africa

Port Moresby{{flaglist|Papua New Guinea}}

| Oceania

Port of Spain{{flaglist|Trinidad and Tobago}}

| South America

Port Vila{{flaglist|Vanuatu}}

| Oceania

Port-au-Prince{{flaglist|Haiti}}

| North America

Prague{{CZE}}

|Europe

The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic is located in Brno.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-30 |title=Countries With More Than One Capital City |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/countries-with-more-than-one-capital-city.html |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=WorldAtlas |language=en-US}}
Praia{{flaglist|Cape Verde}}

|Africa

Pristina{{flaglist|Kosovo}}

|Europe

De facto independent state claimed entirely by Serbia as part of its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo.
Pyongyang{{PRK}}

|Asia

id="Q"

| Quito

{{flaglist|Ecuador}}

|South America

Highest official capital (2,850 m).{{cite news|url=http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/amazonia-or-bust/#ftn3 |title=Amazonia or Bust! |last=Jacobs |first=Frank |newspaper=New York Times |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=28 June 2012}}
id="R"

| Rabat

{{flaglist|Morocco}}

|Africa

Reykjavík{{flaglist|Iceland}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

Riga{{flaglist|Latvia}}
Riyadh{{KSA}}

|Asia

Road Town{{flaglist|British Virgin Islands}}

| North America

British Overseas Territory.
Rome{{flaglist|Italy}}

|Europe

Roseau{{flaglist|Dominica}}

| North America

Rothera{{flaglist|British Antarctic Territory}}

| Antarctica

British Overseas Territory
id="S"

| Saipan

{{flaglist|Northern Mariana Islands|2020}}

| Oceania

Territory of the United States. The seat of government is at Capitol Hill, a settlement on the island of Saipan.
San José{{flaglist|Costa Rica|state}}

| rowspan="2" | North America

San Juan{{flaglist|Puerto Rico}}Territory of the United States.
San Marino{{flaglist|San Marino}}

|Europe

San Salvador{{flaglist|El Salvador}}

| North America

Santiago{{flaglist|Chile}}

|South America

The National Congress of Chile is located in Valparaíso.
Santo Domingo{{flaglist|Dominican Republic}}

| North America

São Tomé{{flaglist|São Tomé and Príncipe}}

|Africa

Sarajevo{{flaglist|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|Europe

Seoul{{KOR}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

On 2 July 2012, some government functions moved to Sejong City, which became the de facto administrative capital.
Singapore{{SIN}}City-state.
Skopje{{flaglist|North Macedonia|name=North Macedonia}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

Sofia{{flaglist|Bulgaria}}
South Tarawa{{KIR}}

| Oceania

South Tarawa is a settlement on the atoll of Tarawa.
St. George's{{flaglist|Grenada}}

| North America

St. Helier{{flaglist|Jersey}}

| Europe

British Crown Dependency.
St. John's{{flaglist|Antigua and Barbuda}}

| North America

St. Peter Port{{flaglist|Guernsey}}

| Europe

British Crown Dependency.
St. Pierre{{flaglist|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}}

| North America

Overseas collectivity of France.
Stanley{{flaglist|Falkland Islands}}

| South America

British Overseas Territory.
Stepanakert{{flaglist|Artsakh}}

| Asia/Europe

A former partially recognized state backed by Armenia and claimed entirely by Azerbaijan after the fall of Soviet Union. Legally reabsorbed by Azerbaijan on 1 January 2024.
Stockholm{{flaglist|Sweden}}

|Europe

Sukhumi{{flaglist|Abkhazia}}

| Asia/Europe

De facto independent state with partial recognition claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
Suva{{flaglist|Fiji}}

| Oceania

id="T"

| Taipei

{{flaglist|Taiwan}}

|Asia

De facto independent state, officially called the Republic of China, it competition with the People's Republic of China for recognition as the sole Chinese government since 1949. Taiwan controls the island of Taiwan and the associated islands Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas, and part of the Spratly Islands.Sovereignty over the Spratly Islands is disputed by the PRC, the ROC, Vietnam, the Philippines (part), Malaysia (part), and Brunei (part). 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 CPC established the People's Republic. As such, the political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave the China seat to the PRC instead of the ROC: most states recognize the PRC to be the sole legitimate representative of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "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 a number of international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly Chinese Taipei.
Tallinn{{flaglist|Estonia}}

|Europe

Tashkent{{UZB}}

|Asia

Tbilisi{{flaglist|Georgia}}

| Asia/Europe

From 2012 to 2018, Kutaisi served as Georgia's legislative capital. Additionally, Mtskheta is sometimes called an "ancient capital" of Georgia.{{Cite web |title=Mtskheta {{!}} Ancient Capital, UNESCO Site {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Mtskheta |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Georgia marks day of ancient capital Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli UNESCO monument |url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/3999 |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Agenda.ge}}
Tegucigalparowspan="2" | {{flaglist|Honduras}}

| rowspan="2" | North America

rowspan="2" |Comayagüela is declared in the Honduran Constitution as co-official capital with Tegucigalpa.{{Cite web |date=2010-07-05 |title=Constitution of Honduras |url=http://congreso.gob.hn/constituciones/CONSTITUCION%201982%20DECRETO%20131-82.pdf |access-date=2022-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705043950/http://congreso.gob.hn/constituciones/CONSTITUCION%201982%20DECRETO%20131-82.pdf |archive-date=2010-07-05 |language=es}} The cities have since merged into a single urban area.
Comayagüela
Tehran{{flaglist|Iran}}

| rowspan="2" |Asia

Thimphu{{flaglist|Bhutan}}
Tirana{{flaglist|Albania}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

Tiraspol{{flaglist|Transnistria|state}}De facto independent state, recognized by only non UN members. Claimed in whole by Moldova as the autonomous territorial unit of Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
Tokyo{{JPN}}

|Asia

See also: Capital of Japan.
Tórshavn{{flaglist|Faroe Islands}}

|Europe

Self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Tripoli{{flaglist|Libya}}

|Africa

Tskhinvali{{flaglist|South Ossetia}}

| Asia/Europe

De facto independent state with limited recognition. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia.
Tunis{{flaglist|Tunisia}}

|Africa

id="U"

| Ulaanbaatar

{{flaglist|Mongolia}}

|Asia

id="V"

| Vaduz

{{flaglist|Liechtenstein}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

Valletta{{flaglist|Malta}}
The Valley{{flaglist|Anguilla}}

| North America

British Overseas Territory.
Vatican City{{flaglist|Vatican City}}

|Europe

City-state.
Victoria{{flaglist|Seychelles}}

|Africa

Vienna{{flaglist|Austria}}

|Europe

Vientiane{{LAO}}

| Asia

Vilnius{{flaglist|Lithuania}}

| rowspan="2" |Europe

id="W"

| Warsaw

{{flaglist|Poland}}Former capitals listed in Template:Historical capitals of Poland.
Washington, D.C.{{US}}

|North America

The capital of the United States has moved several times. See also: National capitals of the United States.
Wellington{{NZL}}

|Oceania

Since 1865. Wellington is New Zealand's third capital. See also: Capital of New Zealand.
West Island{{flaglist|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}

|

External territory of Australia.
Willemstad{{flaglist|Curaçao}}

|

Self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Windhoek{{flaglist|Namibia}}

| rowspan="2" |Africa

id="Y"

| Yaoundé

{{flaglist|Cameroon}}
Yaren {{small|(de facto)}}{{flaglist|Nauru}}

| Oceania

Nauru has no official capital, nor cities; the government offices are in Yaren district.
Yerevan{{flaglist|Armenia}}

| Asia/Europe

id="Z"

| Zagreb

{{CRO}}

|Europe

See also

Notes

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