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Countries of the world

	Region	Capital	Population	Area (sq. km)	Density	GDP (USD)	Currency
Afghanistan	South Asia	Kabul	31,822,848	652,230	48.79	45,299,998,720	AFN
Albania	Europe	Tirana	3,020,209	28,748	105.06	28,340,000,768	ALL
Algeria	Africa	Algiers	38,813,722	2,381,741	16.30	284,699,983,872	DZD
Andorra	Europe	Andorra la Vella	85,458	468	182.60	3,160,000,000	EUR
Angola	Africa	Luanda	19,088,106	1,246,700	15.31	131,799,998,464	AOA
Antigua and Barbuda	Central America and the Caribbean	Saint John's	91,295	443	206.27	1,610,000,000	XCD
Argentina	South America	Buenos Aires	43,024,374	2,780,400	15.47	770,999,975,936	ARS
Armenia	Middle East	Yerevan	3,060,631	29,743	102.90	20,610,000,896	AMD
Australia	Australia-Oceania	Canberra	22,507,617	7,741,220	2.91	998,299,992,064	AUD
Austria	Europe	Vienna	8,223,062	83,871	98.04	361,000,009,728	EUR
Azerbaijan	Middle East	Baku	9,686,210	86,600	111.85	102,699,999,232	AZN
Bahamas, The	Central America and the Caribbean	Nassau	321,834	13,880	23.19	11,399,999,488	BSD
Bahrain	Middle East	Manama	1,314,089	760	1,729.06	34,959,998,976	BHD
Bangladesh	South Asia	Dhaka	166,280,712	143,998	1,154.74	324,600,004,608	BDT
Barbados	Central America and the Caribbean	Bridgetown	289,680	430	673.67	7,000,000,000	BBD
Belarus	Europe	Minsk	9,608,058	207,600	46.28	150,400,008,192	BYR
Belgium	Europe	Brussels	10,449,361	30,528	342.29	421,700,009,984	EUR
Belize	Central America and the Caribbean	Belmopan	340,844	22,966	14.84	3,080,000,000	BZD
Benin	Africa	Porto-Novo	10,160,556	112,622	90.22	16,650,000,384	XOF
Bhutan	South Asia	Thimphu	733,643	38,394	19.11	5,240,000,000	BTN
Bolivia	South America	La Paz	10,631,486	1,098,581	9.68	59,109,998,592	BOB
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	Sarajevo	3,871,643	51,197	75.62	32,160,000,000	BAM
Botswana	Africa	Gaborone	2,155,784	581,730	3.71	33,999,998,976	BWP
Brazil	South America	Brasilia	202,656,788	8,514,877	23.80	2,419,999,899,648	BRL
Brunei	East and Southeast Asia	Bandar Seri Begawan	422,675	5,765	73.32	22,250,000,384	BND
Bulgaria	Europe	Sofia	6,924,716	110,879	62.45	104,600,002,560	BGN
Burkina Faso	Africa	Ouagadougou	18,365,123	274,200	66.98	26,510,000,128	XOF
Burma	East and Southeast Asia	Rangoon	55,746,253	676,578	82.39	111,100,002,304	MMK
Burundi	Africa	Bujumbura	10,395,931	27,830	373.55	5,750,000,128	BIF
Cambodia	East and Southeast Asia	Phnom Penh	15,458,332	181,035	85.39	39,639,998,464	KHR
Cameroon	Africa	Yaounde	23,130,708	475,440	48.65	53,160,001,536	XAF
Canada	North America	Ottawa	34,834,841	9,984,670	3.49	1,520,000,040,960	CAD
Cape Verde	Africa	Praia	538,535	4,033	133.53	2,220,000,000	CVE
Central African Republic	Africa	Bangui	5,277,959	622,984	8.47	3,340,000,000	XAF
Chad	Africa	N'Djamena	11,412,107	1,284,000	8.89	28,000,000,000	XAF
Chile	South America	Santiago	17,363,894	756,102	22.97	335,400,009,728	CLP
China	East and Southeast Asia	Beijing	1,355,692,576	9,596,960	141.26	13,389,999,898,624	CNY
Colombia	South America	Bogota	46,245,297	1,138,910	40.60	526,500,003,840	COP
Comoros	Africa	Moroni	766,865	2,235	343.12	911,000,000	KMF
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Africa	Kinshasa	77,433,744	2,344,858	33.02	29,390,000,128	CDF
Congo, Republic of the	Africa	Brazzaville	4,662,446	342,000	13.63	20,259,999,744	XAF
Cook Islands	Australia-Oceania	Avarua	10,134	236	42.94	183,200,000	NZD
Costa Rica	Central America and the Caribbean	San Jose	4,755,234	51,100	93.06	61,430,001,664	CRC
Cote d'Ivoire	Africa	Yamoussoukro	22,848,945	322,463	70.86	43,669,999,616	XOF
Croatia	Europe	Zagreb	4,470,534	56,594	78.99	78,900,002,816	HRK
Cuba	Central America and the Caribbean	Havana	11,047,251	110,860	99.65	121,000,001,536	CUP
Cyprus	Europe	Nicosia	1,172,458	9,251	126.74	21,620,000,768	EUR
Czech Republic	Europe	Prague	10,627,448	78,867	134.75	285,599,989,760	CZK
Denmark	Europe	Copenhagen	5,569,077	43,094	129.23	211,300,007,936	DKK
Djibouti	Africa	Djibouti	810,179	23,200	34.92	2,510,000,128	DJF
Dominica	Central America and the Caribbean	Roseau	73,449	751	97.80	1,020,000,000	XCD
Dominican Republic	Central America and the Caribbean	Santo Domingo	10,349,741	48,670	212.65	101,000,003,584	DOP
Ecuador	South America	Quito	15,654,411	283,561	55.21	157,600,006,144	USD
Egypt	Africa	Cairo	86,895,099	1,001,450	86.77	551,399,981,056	EGP
El Salvador	Central America and the Caribbean	San Salvador	6,125,512	21,041	291.12	47,469,998,080	SVC
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	Malabo	722,254	28,051	25.75	19,680,000,000	200
Eritrea	Africa	Asmara	6,380,803	117,600	54.26	4,720,000,000	ERN
Estonia	Europe	Tallinn	1,257,921	45,228	27.81	29,940,000,768	EEK
Ethiopia	Africa	Addis Ababa	96,633,458	1,104,300	87.51	118,200,000,512	ETB
Fiji	Australia-Oceania	Suva	903,207	18,274	49.43	4,449,999,872	FJD
Finland	Europe	Helsinki	5,268,799	338,145	15.58	195,499,999,232	EUR
France	Europe	Paris	66,259,012	643,801	102.92	2,280,000,061,440	EUR
Gabon	Africa	Libreville	1,672,597	267,667	6.25	30,059,999,232	200
Gambia, The	Africa	Banjul	1,925,527	11,295	170.48	3,680,000,000	GMD
Gaza Strip	Middle East	N/A	1,816,379	360	5,045.50	0	ILS
Georgia	Middle East	Tbilisi	4,935,880	69,700	70.82	27,299,999,744	GEL
Germany	Europe	Berlin	80,996,685	357,022	226.87	3,229,999,955,968	EUR
Ghana	Africa	Accra	25,758,108	238,533	107.99	90,410,000,384	GHS
Greece	Europe	Athens	10,775,557	131,957	81.66	267,099,996,160	EUR
Grenada	Central America and the Caribbean	Saint George's	110,152	344	320.21	1,460,000,000	XCD
Guatemala	Central America and the Caribbean	Guatemala City	14,647,083	108,889	134.51	81,509,998,592	GTQ
Guinea	Africa	Conakry	11,474,383	245,857	46.67	12,560,000,000	GNF
Guinea-Bissau	Africa	Bissau	1,693,398	36,125	46.88	2,010,000,000	XOF
Guyana	South America	Georgetown	735,554	214,969	3.42	6,590,000,128	GYD
Haiti	Central America and the Caribbean	Port-au-Prince	9,996,731	27,750	360.24	13,420,000,256	HTG
Holy See (Vatican City)	Europe	Vatican City	842	0	1,913.64	0	EUR
Honduras	Central America and the Caribbean	Tegucigalpa	8,598,561	112,090	76.71	39,230,001,152	HNL
Hong Kong	East and Southeast Asia	N/A	7,112,688	1,104	6,442.65	381,300,015,104	HKD
Hungary	Europe	Budapest	9,919,128	93,028	106.63	196,600,004,608	HUF
Iceland	Europe	Reykjavik	317,351	103,000	3.08	13,109,999,616	ISK
India	South Asia	New Delhi	1,236,344,631	3,287,263	376.10	4,990,000,168,960	INR
Indonesia	East and Southeast Asia	Jakarta	253,609,643	1,904,569	133.16	1,290,000,007,168	IDR
Iran	Middle East	Tehran	80,840,713	1,648,195	49.05	987,100,020,736	IRR
Iraq	Middle East	Baghdad	32,585,692	438,317	74.34	249,400,000,512	IQD
Ireland	Europe	Dublin	4,832,765	70,273	68.77	190,400,004,096	EUR
Israel	Middle East	Jerusalem	7,821,850	20,770	376.59	273,200,005,120	ILS
Italy	Europe	Rome	61,680,122	301,340	204.69	1,809,999,986,688	EUR
Jamaica	Central America and the Caribbean	Kingston	2,930,050	10,991	266.59	25,130,000,384	JMD
Japan	East and Southeast Asia	Tokyo	127,103,388	377,915	336.33	4,729,999,982,592	JPY
Jordan	Middle East	Amman	7,930,491	89,342	88.77	40,020,000,768	JOD
Kazakhstan	Central Asia	Astana	17,948,816	2,724,900	6.59	243,599,998,976	KZT
Kenya	Africa	Nairobi	45,010,056	580,367	77.55	79,900,000,256	KES
Kiribati	Australia-Oceania	Tarawa	104,488	811	128.84	698,000,000	AUD
Korea, North	East and Southeast Asia	Pyongyang	24,851,627	120,538	206.17	40,000,000,000	KPW
Korea, South	East and Southeast Asia	Seoul	49,039,986	99,720	491.78	1,670,000,017,408	KRW
Kosovo	Europe	Pristina	1,859,203	10,887	170.77	14,110,000,128	EUR
Kuwait	Middle East	Kuwait City	2,742,711	17,818	153.93	165,800,001,536	KWD
Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	Bishkek	5,604,212	199,951	28.03	14,300,000,256	KGS
Laos	East and Southeast Asia	Vientiane	6,803,699	236,800	28.73	20,779,999,232	LAK
Latvia	Europe	Riga	2,165,165	64,589	33.52	38,869,999,616	LVL
Lebanon	Middle East	Beirut	5,882,562	10,400	565.63	64,310,001,664	LBP
Lesotho	Africa	Maseru	1,942,008	30,355	63.98	4,270,000,128	LSL
Liberia	Africa	Monrovia	4,092,310	111,369	36.75	2,900,000,000	LRD
Libya	Africa	Tripoli	6,244,174	1,759,540	3.55	73,600,000,000	LYD
Liechtenstein	Europe	Vaduz	37,313	160	233.21	3,200,000,000	CHF
Lithuania	Europe	Vilnius	3,505,738	65,300	53.69	67,429,998,592	LTL
Luxembourg	Europe	Luxembourg	520,672	2,586	201.34	42,669,998,080	EUR
Macau	East and Southeast Asia	N/A	587,914	28	20,848.01	51,680,002,048	MOP
Macedonia	Europe	Skopje	2,091,719	25,713	81.35	22,570,000,384	MKD
Madagascar	Africa	Antananarivo	23,201,926	587,041	39.52	22,030,000,128	MGA
Malawi	Africa	Lilongwe	17,377,468	118,484	146.67	15,020,000,256	MWK
Malaysia	East and Southeast Asia	Kuala Lumpur	30,073,353	329,847	91.17	525,000,015,872	MYR
Maldives	South Asia	Male	393,595	298	1,320.79	3,070,000,128	MVR
Mali	Africa	Bamako	16,455,903	1,240,192	13.27	18,900,000,768	XOF
Malta	Europe	Valletta	412,655	316	1,305.87	11,219,999,744	EUR
Marshall Islands	Australia-Oceania	Majuro	70,983	181	392.17	486,000,000	USD
Mauritania	Africa	Nouakchott	3,516,806	1,030,700	3.41	8,200,000,000	MRO
Mauritius	Africa	Port Louis	1,331,155	2,040	652.53	20,949,999,616	MUR
Mexico	North America	Mexico City	120,286,655	1,964,375	61.23	1,850,000,015,360	MXN
Micronesia, Federated States of	Australia-Oceania	Palikir	105,681	702	150.54	754,000,000	USD
Moldova	Europe	Chisinau	3,583,288	33,851	105.85	13,249,999,872	MDL
Monaco	Europe	Monaco	30,508	2	15,254.00	6,209,999,872	EUR
Mongolia	East and Southeast Asia	Ulaanbaatar	2,953,190	1,564,116	1.89	17,029,999,616	MNT
Montenegro	Europe	Podgorica	650,036	13,812	47.06	7,430,000,128	EUR
Morocco	Africa	Rabat	32,987,206	446,550	73.87	179,999,997,952	MAD
Mozambique	Africa	Maputo	24,692,144	799,380	30.89	28,149,999,616	MZN
Namibia	Africa	Windhoek	2,198,406	824,292	2.67	17,789,999,104	NAD
Nauru	Australia-Oceania	N/A	9,488	21	451.81	60,000,000	AUD
Nepal	South Asia	Kathmandu	30,986,975	147,181	210.54	42,060,001,280	NPR
Netherlands	Europe	Amsterdam	16,877,351	41,543	406.26	699,700,019,200	EUR
New Zealand	Australia-Oceania	Wellington	4,401,916	267,710	16.44	135,999,995,904	NZD
Nicaragua	Central America and the Caribbean	Managua	5,848,641	130,370	44.86	27,970,000,896	NIO
Niger	Africa	Niamey	17,466,172	1,267,000	13.79	13,980,000,256	XOF
Nigeria	Africa	Abuja	177,155,754	923,768	191.78	478,499,995,648	NGN
Niue	Australia-Oceania	Alofi	1,190	260	4.58	10,010,000	NZD
Norway	Europe	Oslo	5,147,792	323,802	15.90	282,200,014,848	NOK
Oman	Middle East	Muscat	3,219,775	309,500	10.40	94,860,001,280	OMR
Pakistan	South Asia	Islamabad	196,174,380	796,095	246.42	574,100,013,056	PKR
Palau	Australia-Oceania	Melekeok	21,186	459	46.16	245,500,000	USD
Panama	Central America and the Caribbean	Panama City	3,608,431	75,420	47.84	61,539,999,744	PAB
Papua New Guinea	East and Southeast Asia	Port Moresby	6,552,730	462,840	14.16	19,960,000,512	PGK
Paraguay	South America	Asuncion	6,703,860	406,752	16.48	45,900,001,280	PYG
Peru	South America	Lima	30,147,935	1,285,216	23.46	344,000,004,096	PEN
Philippines	East and Southeast Asia	Manila	107,668,231	300,000	358.89	454,300,008,448	PHP
Poland	Europe	Warsaw	38,346,279	312,685	122.64	813,999,980,544	PLN
Portugal	Europe	Lisbon	10,813,834	92,090	117.43	243,300,007,936	EUR
Puerto Rico	Central America and the Caribbean	San Juan	3,620,897	13,790	262.57	64,839,999,488	USD
Qatar	Middle East	Doha	2,123,160	11,586	183.25	198,700,007,424	QAR
Romania	Europe	Bucharest	21,729,871	238,391	91.15	288,499,990,528	RON
Russia	Central Asia	Moscow	142,470,272	17,098,242	8.33	2,549,999,992,832	RUB
Rwanda	Africa	Kigali	12,337,138	26,338	468.42	16,369,999,872	RWF
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Central America and the Caribbean	Basseterre	51,538	261	197.46	952,000,000	XCD
Saint Lucia	Central America and the Caribbean	Castries	163,362	616	265.20	2,220,000,000	XCD
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Central America and the Caribbean	Kingstown	102,918	389	264.57	1,340,000,000	XCD
Samoa	Australia-Oceania	Apia	196,628	2,831	69.46	1,150,000,000	WST
San Marino	Europe	San Marino	32,742	61	536.75	1,310,000,000	EUR
Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	Sao Tome	190,428	964	197.54	421,000,000	STD
Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Riyadh	27,345,986	2,149,690	12.72	927,799,967,744	SAR
Senegal	Africa	Dakar	13,635,927	196,722	69.32	27,719,999,488	XOF
Serbia	Europe	Belgrade	7,209,764	77,474	93.06	80,469,999,616	RSD
Seychelles	Africa	Victoria	91,650	455	201.43	2,400,000,000	SCR
Sierra Leone	Africa	Freetown	5,743,725	71,740	80.06	9,159,999,488	SLL
Singapore	East and Southeast Asia	Singapore	5,567,301	697	7,987.52	339,000,000,512	SGD
Slovakia	Europe	Bratislava	5,443,583	49,035	111.01	133,400,002,560	EUR
Slovenia	Europe	Ljubljana	1,988,292	20,273	98.08	57,359,998,976	EUR
Solomon Islands	Australia-Oceania	Honiara	609,883	28,896	21.11	1,960,000,000	SBD
Somalia	Africa	Mogadishu	10,428,043	637,657	16.35	5,900,000,256	SOS
South Africa	Africa	Pretoria	48,375,645	1,219,090	39.68	595,700,023,296	ZAR
South Sudan	Africa	Juba	11,562,695	644,329	17.95	14,709,999,616	SSP
Spain	Europe	Madrid	47,737,941	505,370	94.46	1,389,999,947,776	EUR
Sri Lanka	South Asia	Colombo	21,866,445	65,610	333.28	134,499,999,744	LKR
Sudan	Africa	Khartoum	35,482,233	1,861,484	19.06	89,969,999,872	SDG
Suriname	South America	Paramaribo	573,311	163,820	3.50	7,120,000,000	SRD
Swaziland	Africa	Mbabane	1,419,623	17,364	81.76	6,259,999,744	SZL
Sweden	Europe	Stockholm	9,723,809	450,295	21.59	393,799,991,296	SEK
Switzerland	Europe	Bern	8,061,516	41,277	195.30	371,200,000,000	CHF
Syria	Middle East	Damascus	17,951,639	185,180	96.94	107,600,003,072	SYP
Taiwan	East and Southeast Asia	Taipei	23,359,928	35,980	649.25	926,399,987,712	TWD
Tajikistan	Central Asia	Dushanbe	8,051,512	143,100	56.26	19,200,000,000	TJS
Tanzania	Africa	Dar es Salaam	49,639,138	947,300	52.40	79,289,999,360	TZS
Thailand	East and Southeast Asia	Bangkok	67,741,401	513,120	132.02	672,999,997,440	THB
Timor-Leste	East and Southeast Asia	Dili	1,201,542	14,874	80.78	25,410,000,896	USD
Togo	Africa	Lome	7,351,374	56,785	129.46	7,350,000,128	XOF
Tonga	Australia-Oceania	Nuku'alofa	106,440	747	142.49	846,000,000	TOP
Trinidad and Tobago	Central America and the Caribbean	Port of Spain	1,223,916	5,128	238.67	27,139,999,744	TTD
Tunisia	Africa	Tunis	10,937,521	163,610	66.85	108,400,001,024	TND
Turkey	Middle East	Ankara	81,619,392	783,562	104.16	1,170,000,052,224	TRY
Turkmenistan	Central Asia	Ashgabat	5,171,943	488,100	10.60	55,160,000,512	TMT
Tuvalu	Australia-Oceania	Funafuti	10,782	26	414.69	40,000,000	AUD
Uganda	Africa	Kampala	35,918,915	241,038	149.02	54,370,000,896	UGX
Ukraine	Europe	Kyiv	44,291,413	603,550	73.38	337,400,004,608	UAH
United Arab Emirates	Middle East	Abu Dhabi	5,628,805	83,600	67.33	269,799,997,440	AED
United Kingdom	Europe	London	63,742,977	243,610	261.66	2,389,999,878,144	GBP
United States	North America	Washington, DC	318,892,103	9,826,675	32.45	16,720,000,450,560	USD
Uruguay	South America	Montevideo	3,332,972	176,215	18.91	56,270,000,128	UYU
Uzbekistan	Central Asia	Tashkent	28,929,716	447,400	64.66	112,599,998,464	UZS
Vanuatu	Australia-Oceania	Port-Vila	266,937	12,189	21.90	1,270,000,000	VUV
Venezuela	South America	Caracas	28,868,486	912,050	31.65	407,399,989,248	VEF
Vietnam	East and Southeast Asia	Hanoi	93,421,835	331,210	282.06	358,900,006,912	VND
West Bank	Middle East	N/A	2,731,052	5,860	466.05	8,019,999,744	ILS
Western Sahara	Africa	N/A	554,795	266,000	2.09	906,499,968	MAD
Yemen	Middle East	Sanaa	26,052,966	527,968	49.35	61,630,001,152	YER
Zambia	Africa	Lusaka	14,638,505	752,618	19.45	25,469,999,104	ZMW
Zimbabwe	Africa	Harare	13,771,721	390,757	35.24	7,500,000,256	ZWL

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Browse our interactive atlas of the world and learn about the world countries. These details include: flag, capital, area, population, location, climate, facts about government, economy, energy, communications, military, transportation, and many more. Also, you can view the most popular tourist destinations in each country. The atlas is linked with our interactive world map. Go to the list of world countries.

Country rankings

Learn how countries compare to each other in terms of many different facts like population, area, GDP, public debt, inflation rate, electricity consumption, oil production, and many more. We have also constructed the so-called "choropleth maps" which allow you to easily visualize how these facts are distributed between world countries. See all country rankings.