List of countries by continent

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This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. The list contains:

Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of:
- The member states of the United Nations (UN)
- A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City
- A state not recognized by the UN and most of its members, but currently with de facto international relations with most countries: The Republic of China
Two territories de facto not independent but recognized by many countries as sovereign (country names in bold italics): The Palestinian territories and Western Sahara
Dependent territories, including the overseas departments of France and the special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (country names in italics)

However, this list does not contain de facto independent states that are generally unrecognized.

For a detailed discussion of how the world is divided into continents, see continent.

Some countries are considered transcontinental, using either purely geographical or historical and sociopolitical criteria. They are classified according to the United Nations Statistics Division [1].

1 Africa
2 Eurasia
- 2.1 Asia
- 2.2 Europe
3 America
- 3.1 North America
- 3.2 South America
4 Oceania
5 Antarctica
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Africa

Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria - Algiers
Image:Flag of Angola.svg Angola - Luanda
Image:Flag of Benin.svg Benin - Porto-Novo (seat of government at Cotonou)
Image:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana - Gaborone
Image:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Image:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi - Bujumbura
Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon - Yaoundé
Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde - Praia
Image:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic - Bangui
Image:Flag of Chad.svg Chad - N'Djamena
Image:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros - Moroni
Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Democratic Republic of the (also known as Congo-Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire) - Kinshasa
Image:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Republic of the (also known as Congo-Brazzaville) - Brazzaville
Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire (commonly known as Ivory Coast) - Yamoussoukro (seat of government at Abidjan)
Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti - Djibouti City
Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt - Cairo
Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Image:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea - Asmara
Image:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Image:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon - Libreville
Image:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia - Banjul
Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana - Accra
Image:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea - Conakry
Image:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya - Nairobi
Image:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho - Maseru
Image:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia - Monrovia
Image:Flag of Libya.svg Libya - Tripoli
Image:Flag of Madagascar (bordered).svg Madagascar - Antananarivo
Image:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi - Lilongwe
Image:Flag of Mali.svg Mali - Bamako
Image:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania - Nouakchott
Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius - Port Louis
Image:Flag of France.svg Mayotte (overseas territory of France) - Mamoudzou
Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco - Rabat
Image:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique - Maputo
Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia - Windhoek
Image:Flag of Niger.svg Niger - Niamey
Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria - Abuja
Image:Flag of France.svg Réunion (overseas department of France) - Saint-Denis
Image:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda - Kigali
Image:Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Jamestown
Image:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe - São Tomé
Image:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal - Dakar
Image:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles - Victoria
Image:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone - Freetown
Image:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia - Mogadishu
Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa - Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Image:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan - Khartoum
Image:Flag of Swaziland.svg Swaziland - Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania - Dodoma (seat of government at Dar es Salaam)
Image:Flag of Togo.svg Togo - Lomé
Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia - Tunis
Image:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda - Kampala
Image:Flag of Western Sahara.svg Western Sahara - El Aaiún (unofficial)
Image:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia - Lusaka
Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe - Harare

[edit] Eurasia

[edit] Asia

Image:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan - Kabul
Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia - Yerevan
Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan - Baku
Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain - Manama
Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh - Dhaka
Image:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - Thimphu
Image:Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg British Indian Ocean Territory (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Image:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Image:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China, People's Republic of - Beijing
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg China, Republic of (commonly known as Taiwan) - Taipei
Image:Flag of Christmas Island.svg Christmas Island (overseas territory of Australia)
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus - Nicosia
Image:Flag of Georgia (bordered).svg Georgia - Tbilisi
Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)
Image:Flag of India.svg India - New Delhi
Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia - Jakarta
Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran - Tehran
Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq - Baghdad
Image:Flag of Israel (bordered).svg Israel - Jerusalem
Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Japan - Tokyo
Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan - Amman
Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan - Astana
Image:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (commonly known as North Korea) - Pyongyang
Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Korea, Republic of (commonly known as South Korea) - Seoul
Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait - Kuwait City
Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Image:Flag of Laos.svg Laos - Vientiane
Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon - Beirut
Image:Flag of Macau.svg Macau (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)
Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur (seat of government at Putrajaya)
Image:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives - Malé
Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) - Naypyidaw
Image:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal - Kathmandu
Image:Flag of Oman (bordered).svg Oman - Muscat
Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan - Islamabad
Image:Palestinian flag.svg Palestinian territories (collectively the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip)
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines - Manila
Image:Flag of Qatar (bordered).svg Qatar - Doha
Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Image:Flag of Singapore (bordered).svg Singapore - Singapore (city-state)
Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Syria - Damascus
Image:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand - Bangkok
Image:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste (commonly known as East Timor) - Dili
Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey - Ankara
Image:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan - Aşgabat
Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam - Hanoi
Image:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen - Sana'a

[edit] Europe

Image:Flag of Albania.svg Albania - Tirana
Image:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria - Vienna
Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus - Minsk
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium - Brussels
Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg Bulgaria - Sofia
Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia - Zagreb
Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Czech Republic - Prague
Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark - Copenhagen
Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia - Tallinn
Image:Flag of the Faroe Islands (bordered).svg Faroe Islands (overseas territory of Denmark) - Tórshavn
Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland - Helsinki
Image:Flag of France.svg France - Paris
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany - Berlin
Image:Flag of Gibraltar (bordered).svg Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Gibraltar
Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece - Athens
Image:Flag of Guernsey (bordered).svg Guernsey (British crown dependency) - Saint Peter Port
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary - Budapest
Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland - Reykjavík
Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg Ireland - Dublin
Image:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man (British crown dependency) - Douglas
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy - Rome
Image:Flag of Jersey (bordered).svg Jersey (British crown dependency) - Saint Helier
Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia - Riga
Image:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania - Vilnius
Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg Macedonia - Skopje
Image:Flag of Malta (bordered).svg Malta - Valletta
Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova - Chişinău
Image:Flag of Monaco (bordered).svg Monaco - Monaco (city-state)
Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro - Podgorica
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands - Amsterdam (seat of government at The Hague)
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway - Oslo
Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland - Warsaw
Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal - Lisbon
Romania - Bucharest
Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia - Moscow
Image:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino - San Marino
Image:Flag of Serbia (state) (bordered).svg Serbia - Belgrade
Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia - Bratislava
Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia - Ljubljana
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain - Madrid
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden - Stockholm
Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland - Berne
Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine - Kiev
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom - London
Image:Flag of the Vatican City.svg Vatican City - Vatican City (city-state)

[edit] America

[edit] North America

Image:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - The Valley
Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Image:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Oranjestad
Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas - Nassau
Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados - Bridgetown
Image:Flag of Belize.svg Belize - Belmopan
Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Hamilton
Image:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Road Town
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Ottawa
Image:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - George Town
Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica - San José
Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba - Havana
Image:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica - Roseau
Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador - San Salvador
Image:Flag of Greenland (bordered).svg Greenland (overseas territory of Denmark) - Nuuk
Image:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada - Saint George's
Image:Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe (overseas department of France) - Basse-Terre
Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala - Guatemala City
Image:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica - Kingston
Image:Flag of France.svg Martinique (overseas department of France) - Fort-de-France
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico - Mexico City
Image:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Plymouth (seat of government at Brades)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Navassa Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (bordered).svg Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Willemstad
Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua - Managua
Image:Flag of Panama (bordered).svg Panama - Panama City
Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (overseas territory of the United States) - San Juan
Image:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia - Castries
Image:Flag of France.svg Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (overseas territory of France) - Saint-Pierre
Image:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain
Image:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Cockburn Town
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States - Washington, D.C.
Image:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United States) - Charlotte Amalie

[edit] South America

Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina - Buenos Aires
Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia - Sucre (seat of government at La Paz)
Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil - Brasília
Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Chile - Santiago
Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia - Bogotá
Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador - Quito
Image:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Stanley
Image:Flag of France.svg French Guiana (overseas department of France) - Cayenne
Image:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana - Georgetown
Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay - Asunción
Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru - Lima
Image:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname - Paramaribo
Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay - Montevideo
Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela - Caracas

[edit] Oceania

Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including those in the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Image:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (overseas territory of the United States) - Pago Pago (seat of government at Fagatogo)
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Canberra
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Baker Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (territory in free association with New Zealand) - Avarua
Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji - Suva
Image:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia (overseas territory of France) - Papeete
Image:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (overseas territory of the United States) - Hagåtña
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Howland Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jarvis Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Johnston Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Kingman Reef (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati - South Tarawa
Image:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands - Majuro
Image:Flag of Micronesia.svg Micronesia - Palikir
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Midway Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru - no official capital (seat of government at Yaren)
Image:Flag of France.svg New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) - Nouméa
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - Wellington
Image:Flag of Niue.svg Niue (territory in free association with New Zealand) - Alofi
Image:Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia) - Kingston
Image:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands (overseas territory of the United States) - Saipan
Image:Flag of Palau.svg Palau - Melekeok
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Palmyra Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Image:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Adamstown
Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa - Apia
Image:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands - Honiara
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand) - no capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre)
Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Image:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu - Funafuti
Image:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu - Port Vila
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Wake Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Image:Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France) - Mata-Utu

[edit] Antarctica

Territorial claims of sovereign states to Antarctica and its outlying islands south of 60°S are held in abeyance under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctic islands north of 60°S include: