Interactive World Map
Hover over countries to see their capitals.
World Capitals
Discover every capital city across the globe – one country at a time
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Popular Capitals
🇫🇷 Paris
Capital of France
🇯🇵 Tokyo
Capital of Japan
🇹🇷 Ankara
Capital of Turkey
🇺🇸 Washington, D.C.
Capital of USA
🌍 How Many Countries Are There?
In most references, there are 195 countries in the world:
- ✔️ 193 United Nations member states
- ✔️ Vatican City
- ✔️ Palestine (observer state)
In our dataset, Kosovo is also included as a partially recognized state ❗
👉 That is why the total count here becomes 196 countries.
