Countries – Capital, Currency and Languages

Country Name Capital Currency Official Language Head of Government
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Dari Persian; Pashto President – Ashraf Ghani
Albania Tirane Lek Albanian Prime Minister – Edi Rama
Algeria Algiers Dinar Arabic; Tamazight; French Prime Minister – Noureddin Bedoui
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Catalan Prime Minister – Xavier Espot Zamora
Angola Luanda New Kwanza Portuguese President – João Lourenço
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s East Caribbean dollar English Prime Minister – Gaston Browne
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso Spanish President – Mauricio Macri
Armenia Yerevan Dram Armenian President – Armen Sarkissian
Australia Canberra Australian dollar English Prime Minister – Scott Morrison
Austria Vienna Euro (formerly schilling) German President – Alexander Van der Bellen
Azerbaijan Baku Manat Azerbaijani Prime Minister – Novruz Mammadov
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar English Prime Minister – Hubert Minnis
Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar Arabic Prime Minister – Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Bangla Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina
Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar English Prime Minister – Mia Mottley
Belarus Minsk Belorussian ruble Belarusian; Russian President – Alexander Lukashenko
Belgium Brussels Euro (formerly Belgian franc) Dutch; French; German Prime Minister – Charles Michel
Belize Belmopan Belize dollar English Prime Minister – Dean Barrow
Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc French President – Patrice Talon
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Dzongkha Prime Minister – Lotay Tshering
Bolivia La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) Boliviano Spanish; Quechua; Aymara Prime Minister – Evo Morales
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Convertible Mark Bosnian; Croatian; Serbian Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Denis Zvizdić
Botswana Gaborone Pula English; Tswana President – Mokgweetsi Masisi
Brazil Brasilia Real Portuguese President – Jair Bolsonaro
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei dollar Malay Sultan and Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Bulgarian Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc French Prime Minister  – Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
Burundi Gitega Burundi franc Kirundi; French President – Pierre Nkurunziza
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Khmer Prime Minister – Hun Sen
Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc French; English Prime Minister – Joseph Ngute
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar English; French Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo Portuguese Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva
Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc Sango; French Prime Minister – Firmin Ngrebada
Chad N’Djamena CFA Franc French; Arabic President – Idriss Deby
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso Spanish President – Sebastián Piñera
China Beijing Chinese Yuan Mandarin President – Xi Jinping
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Spanish President – Ivan Duque Marquez
Comoros Moroni Franc Comorian; Arabic; French President – Azali Assoumani
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville CFA Franc French Prime Minister –Clément Mouamba
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Congolese franc French Prime Minister –Sylvestre Ilunga
Costa Rica San Jose Colón Spanish President – Carlos Alvarado Quesada
Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) CFA Franc French President – Alassane Ouattara
Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso Spanish Prime Minister-Manuel Marrero Cruz
Cyprus Nicosia Euro Greek; Turkish President – Nicos Anastasiades
Czech Republic Prague Koruna Czech; Slovak Prime Minister – Andrej Babiš
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone Danish Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen
Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian franc Arabic; French Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar English; French;
Antillean Creole
Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish President – Danilo Medina
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Dili U.S. dollar Tetum; Portuguese;
Iindonesian
Prime Minister – Taur Matan Ruak
Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar Spanish President – Lenín Moreno
Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound Arabic Prime Minister – Moustafa Madbouly
El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar Spanish President – Nayib Bukele
Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc Spanish; French; Portuguese Prime Minister –Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Arabic; Tigrinya; English President – Isaias Afwerki
Estonia Tallinn Estonia Kroon; Euro Estonian Prime Minister – Jüri Ratas
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Amharic Prime Minister – Abiy Ahmed
Fiji Suva Fiji dollar English; Bau Fijian; Hindi Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama
Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka) Finnish; Swedish Prime Minister – Sanna Marin
France Paris Euro (formerly French franc) French
Gabon Libreville CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Ossouka Raponda
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi English President – Adama Barrow
Georgia Tbilisi Lari Georgian Prime Minister – Salome Zurabishvili
Germany Berlin Euro (formerly Deutsche mark) German Chancellor – Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Ghana Accra Cedi English President – Nana Akufo-Addo
Greece Athens Euro (formerly drachma) Greek Prime Minister –Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Grenada Saint George’s East Caribbean dollar English; Patois Prime Minister – Keith Mitchell
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Spanish President – Jimmy Morales
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc French Prime Minister –Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc Portuguese Prime Minister –Aristides Gomes
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar English Prrsident – Mohamed Irfaan Ali
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde Haitian Creole; French Prime Minister – Jean-Michel Lapin
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Spanish President – Juan Orlando Hernández
Hungary Budapest Forint Hungarian Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna Icelandic President – Gudni Johannesson
India New Delhi Indian Rupee Hindi; English Prime Minister – Narendra Modi
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Indonesian President – Joko Widodo
Iran Tehran Rial Persian President – Hassan Rouhani
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Arabic; Kurdish Prime Minister – Mustafa Al Kadhimi
Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt]) English; Irish Prime Minister-Taoiseach – Micheal Martin
Israel Jerusalem* Shekel Hebrew; Arabic Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu
Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira) Italian Prime Minister – Giuseppe Conte
Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro West African CFA franc French Prime Minister – Hamed Bakayoko
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar English Prime Minister – Andrew Holness
Japan Tokyo Yen Japanese Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe
Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar Arabic Prime Minister – Omar Razzaz
Kazakhstan Nur Sultan Tenge Kazakh; Russian Prime Minister – Askar Mamin
Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling Swahili; English President – Uhuru Kenyatta
Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Kiribati dollar English; Gilbertese President – Taneti Mamau
Korea, North Pyongyang Won Korean Premier of the Cabinet – Kim Jong-un
Korea, South Seoul Won Korean Prime Minister – Lee Nak-yeon
Kosovo Pristina Euro (German Mark prior to 2002) Albanian; Serbian Prime Minister – Ramush Haradinaj
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dollar Arabic; English Prime Minister – Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som Kyrgyz; Russian Prime Minister – Kubatbek Boronov
Laos Vientiane New Kip Lao (Laotian) Prime Minister – Thongloun Sisoulith
Latvia Riga Lats Latvian Prime Minister –Krišjānis Kariņš
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound Arabic; French Prime Minister –Mustapha Adib
Lesotho Maseru Maluti Sesotho; English Prime Minister – Moeketsi Majoro
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar English President – George Weah
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar Arabic Prime Minister – Fayez al-Sarraj
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc German Prime Minister-Adrian Hasler
Lithuania Vilnius Litas Lithuanian Prime Minister – Saulius Skvernelis
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc) German; French;
Luxembourgish
Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel
Macedonia Skopje Denar Macedonian President of the Government – Gjorge Ivanov
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary Malagasy; French; English Prime Minister –Christian Ntsay
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha English President – Lazarus Chakwera
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit Malay Prime Minister –  Mahathir Mohamad
Maldives Male Rufiyaa Dhivehi President – Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Mali Bamako CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Boubou Cisse
Malta Valletta Euro Maltese; English Prime Minister – Joseph Muscat
Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar Marshallese; English Prime Minister – Stefan Löfven
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Arabic Prime Minister – Mohamed Ould Bilal
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee English Prime Minister – Pravind Jugnauth
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Spanish President – Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Micronesia, Federated States of Palikir U.S. Dollar English President – Peter M. Christian
Moldova Chisinau Leu Moldovan (Romanian) Prime Minister – Maia Sandu
Monaco Monte Carlo Euro French; Italian; English Minister of State – Serge Telle
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Togrog Mongolian Prime Minister – Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Montenegro Podgorica Euro Montenegrin Prime Minister – Duško Marković
Morocco Rabat Dirham Arabic Prime Minister-Saadeddine Othmani
Mozambique Maputo Metical Portuguese Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
Myanmar (Burma) Nay Pyi Taw Kyat Burmese President– Win Myint
Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar English; Afrikaans; German Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa
Nauru no official capital; government offices in Yaren District Australian dollar English; Nauran President – Lionel Aingimea
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee Nepali Prime Minister – KP Sharma Oli
Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) Euro (formerly guilder) Dutch Prime Minister – Mark Rutte
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar English Prime Minister – Jacinda Ardern
Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba Spanish President – Daniel Ortega
Niger Niamey CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini
Nigeria Abuja Naira English Prime Minister– Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Norway Oslo Norwegian krone Norwegian Prime Minister – Erna Solberg
Oman Muscat Omani rial Arabic Sultan and Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee Urdu; English Prime Minister – Imran Khan
Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar English; Palauan Vice President – Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Palestine Ramallah, East Jerusalem Palestine Pound Arabic Prime Minister – Mohammad Shtayyeh
Panama Panama City Balboa; U.S. dollar Spanish President – Laurentino Cortizo
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina English; Tok Pisin;
Hiri Motu
Prime Minister – James Marape
Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní Spanish; Guarani President – Mario Abdo Benítez
Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991) Spanish Prime Minister – Walter Roger Martos Ruiz
Philippines Manila Peso Filipino; English President – Rodrigo Duterte
Poland Warsaw Zloty Polish President – Andrzej Duda
Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo) Portuguese Prime Minister – António Costa
Qatar Doha Qatari riyal Arabic Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
Romania Bucharest Romanian Rupee Romanian Prime Minister – Viorica Dăncilă
Russia Moscow Ruble Romanian Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc Russian Prime Minister – Édouard Ngirente
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean dollar English Prime Minister – Timothy Harris
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar English Prime Minister – Allen Chastanet
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean dollar English Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves
Samoa Apia Tala Samoan, English Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
San Marino San Marino Euro Italian Pasquale Valentini
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra Portuguese Prime Minister – Jorge Bom Jesus
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Arabic King and Prime Minister – Salman of Saudi Arabia
Senegal Dakar CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne
Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar Serbian Prime Minister – Ana Brnabić
Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee Seychellois Creole, French English President – Danny Faure
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone English President – Julius Maada Bio
Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar English, Chinese and Malay
Tamil
Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong
Slovakia Bratislava Euro Slovak Prime Minister – Peter Pellegrini
Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07) Slovene Prime Minister – Marjan Šarec
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands dollar English Prime Minister –Manasseh Sogavare
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Somali Arabic Prime Minister – Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid
South Africa Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) Rand Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi
Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
President – Cyril Ramaphosa
South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound English President – Salva Kiir Mayardit
Spain Madrid Euro (formerly peseta) Spanish, Catalan Galician , Gasque Prime Minister – Pedro Sánchez
Sri Lanka Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) Sri Lankan rupee Sinhala, Tamil Prime Minister – Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese Pound Arabic, English Prime Minister –Abdalla Hamdok
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar Dutch President –Chabdrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni English, Swati Prime Minister –Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
Sweden Stockholm Krona Swedish Prime Minister – Stefan Löfven
Switzerland Berne Swiss franc German, French, Italian, Romansh President – Ueli Maurer
Syria Damascus Syrian pound Arabic Prime Minister – Imad Khamis
Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar Standard Chinese Prime Minister– Su Tseng-chang
Tajikistan Dushanbe somoni Tajik; Russian Prime Minister – Kokhir Rasulzoda
Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) Tanzanian shilling Swahili, English Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa
Thailand Bangkok Baht Thai Prime Minister – Prayut Chan-o-cha
Togo Lome CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou
Tonga Nuku’alofa Pa’anga English Prime Minister – Pohiva Tuionetoa
Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar English Prime Minister – Keith Rowley
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar Arabic Prime Minister- Hichem Mechichi
Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL) Turkish Prime Minister – Binali Yıldırım
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat Turkmen President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Tuvalu Vaiaku village, Funafuti province Tuvaluan Dollar Tuvaluan; English Prime Minister – Kausea Natano
Uganda Kampala Ugandan new shilling Swahili, English, Luganda Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda
Ukraine Kiev Hryvnia Ukrainian Prime Minister – Oleksiy Honcharuk
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi U.A.E. Dirham Arabic Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
United Kingdom London Pound sterling English Prime Minister – Boris Johnson
United States of America Washington D.C. Dollar English President – Donald Trump
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso Spanish President – Tabaré Vázquez
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum Uzbek Prime Minister – Abdulla Aripov
Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu Bislama, French, English Prime Minister – Charlot Salwai
Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Euro Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Spanish President – Juan Guaidó
Vietnam Hanoi Dong Vietnamese Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Yemen Sanaa Rial Arabic Prime Minister – Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr
Zambia Lusaka Kwacha English President – Edgar Lungu
Zimbabwe Harare United States dollar English, Shona, Ndebele President –Emmerson Mnangagwa

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