World Capital Cities

A capital city is the principal city designated as the seat of a country's national government. Capital cities are important reference points for understanding political geography, countries and the world.

This Geos King guide provides a clear alphabetical reference for countries and their capital cities. The directory contains 195 countries and is designed for quick lookup, geography study and world-capital research.

The country names and capital information have been reviewed against current United Nations geographical-name resources and official national sources. Recent naming conventions reflected here include Czechia, Eswatini, Cabo Verde, North Macedonia and Türkiye; current capital arrangements are also reflected where authoritative sources indicate a change or an ongoing transition.