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196 records
| Country | Capital | Status | Seat of Government | Capital Since | Last Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Single National Capital | Kabul | 1776 | September 22, 2026 |
| Albania | Tirana | Single National Capital | Tirana | 1920 | September 22, 2026 |
| Algeria | Algiers | Single National Capital | Algiers | 1962 | September 22, 2026 |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Single National Capital | Andorra la Vella | 1278 | September 22, 2026 |
| Angola | Luanda | Single National Capital | Luanda | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | Single National Capital | Saint John's | 1981 | September 22, 2026 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Single National Capital | Buenos Aires | 1880 | September 22, 2026 |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Single National Capital | Yerevan | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Australia | Canberra | Single National Capital | Canberra | 1927 | September 22, 2026 |
| Austria | Vienna | Single National Capital | Vienna | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Single National Capital | Baku | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Bahamas | Nassau | Single National Capital | Nassau | 1973 | September 22, 2026 |
| Bahrain | Manama | Single National Capital | Manama | 1971 | September 22, 2026 |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Single National Capital | Dhaka | 1971 | September 22, 2026 |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Single National Capital | Bridgetown | 1966 | September 22, 2026 |
| Belarus | Minsk | Single National Capital | Minsk | 1919 | September 22, 2026 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Single National Capital | Brussels | 1830 | September 22, 2026 |
| Belize | Belmopan | Single National Capital | Belmopan | 1970 | September 22, 2026 |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | Capital Functions Split Between Cities | Cotonou | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Single National Capital | Thimphu | 1955 | September 22, 2026 |
| Bolivia | Sucre | Capital Functions Split Between Cities | La Paz | 1839 | September 22, 2026 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Single National Capital | Sarajevo | 1945 | September 22, 2026 |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Single National Capital | Gaborone | 1966 | September 22, 2026 |
| Brazil | Brasília | Single National Capital | Brasília | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Single National Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | 1984 | September 22, 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Single National Capital | Sofia | 1879 | September 22, 2026 |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Single National Capital | Ouagadougou | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Burundi | Gitega | Official Capital | Gitega | 2019 | September 22, 2026 |
| Cabo Verde | Praia | Single National Capital | Praia | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Single National Capital | Phnom Penh | 1865 | September 22, 2026 |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Single National Capital | Yaoundé | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Single National Capital | Ottawa | 1867 | September 22, 2026 |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Single National Capital | Bangui | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Single National Capital | N'Djamena | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Chile | Santiago | Single National Capital | Santiago | 1818 | September 22, 2026 |
| China | Beijing | Single National Capital | Beijing | 1949 | September 22, 2026 |
| Colombia | Bogotá | Single National Capital | Bogotá | 1819 | September 22, 2026 |
| Comoros | Moroni | Single National Capital | Moroni | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Costa Rica | San José | Single National Capital | San José | 1823 | September 22, 2026 |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Single National Capital | Zagreb | 1991 | September 22, 2026 |
| Cuba | Havana | Single National Capital | Havana | 1902 | September 22, 2026 |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Single National Capital | Nicosia | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Single National Capital | Prague | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | Single National Capital | Kinshasa | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Single National Capital | Copenhagen | 1443 | September 22, 2026 |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Single National Capital | Djibouti | 1977 | September 22, 2026 |
| Dominica | Roseau | Single National Capital | Roseau | 1978 | September 22, 2026 |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Single National Capital | Santo Domingo | 1844 | September 22, 2026 |
| Ecuador | Quito | Single National Capital | Quito | 1830 | September 22, 2026 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Capital Functions Split Between Cities | New Administrative Capital | 1922 | September 22, 2026 |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Single National Capital | San Salvador | 1841 | September 22, 2026 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Single National Capital | — | 2026 | — | |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Single National Capital | Asmara | 1993 | September 22, 2026 |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Single National Capital | Tallinn | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Eswatini | Mbabane; Lobamba | Multiple Capital Cities | Mbabane | 1902 | September 22, 2026 |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Single National Capital | Addis Ababa | 1889 | September 22, 2026 |
| Fiji | Suva | Single National Capital | Suva | 1877 | September 22, 2026 |
| Finland | Helsinki | Single National Capital | Helsinki | 1812 | September 22, 2026 |
| France | Paris | Single National Capital | Paris | 987 | September 22, 2026 |
| Gabon | Libreville | Single National Capital | Libreville | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Gambia | Banjul | Single National Capital | Banjul | 1965 | September 22, 2026 |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Single National Capital | Tbilisi | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Germany | Berlin | Single National Capital | Berlin | 1990 | September 22, 2026 |
| Ghana | Accra | Single National Capital | Accra | 1957 | September 22, 2026 |
| Greece | Athens | Single National Capital | Athens | 1834 | September 22, 2026 |
| Grenada | St. George's | Single National Capital | St. George's | 1974 | September 22, 2026 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Single National Capital | Guatemala City | 1776 | September 22, 2026 |
| Guinea | Conakry | Single National Capital | Conakry | 1958 | September 22, 2026 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Single National Capital | Bissau | 1974 | September 22, 2026 |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Single National Capital | Georgetown | 1966 | September 22, 2026 |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Single National Capital | Port-au-Prince | 1804 | September 22, 2026 |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Single National Capital | Tegucigalpa | 1880 | September 22, 2026 |
| Hungary | Budapest | Single National Capital | Budapest | 1873 | September 22, 2026 |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Single National Capital | Reykjavik | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| India | New Delhi | Single National Capital | New Delhi | 1931 | September 22, 2026 |
| Indonesia | Single National Capital | — | 1949 | — | |
| Iran | Tehran | Single National Capital | Tehran | 1786 | September 22, 2026 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Single National Capital | Baghdad | 1921 | September 22, 2026 |
| Ireland | Dublin | Single National Capital | Dublin | 1922 | September 22, 2026 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Special Capital Arrangement | Jerusalem | 1950 | September 22, 2026 |
| Italy | Rome | Single National Capital | Rome | 1871 | September 22, 2026 |
| Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | Official Capital | Yamoussoukro | 1983 | September 22, 2026 |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Single National Capital | Kingston | 1962 | September 22, 2026 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Single National Capital | Tokyo | 1868 | September 22, 2026 |
| Jordan | Amman | Single National Capital | Amman | 1921 | September 22, 2026 |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Single National Capital | Astana | 1997 | September 22, 2026 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Single National Capital | Nairobi | 1963 | September 22, 2026 |
| Kiribati | South Tarawa | Single National Capital | South Tarawa | 1979 | September 22, 2026 |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Official Capital | Pristina | 2008 | September 22, 2026 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Single National Capital | Kuwait City | 1961 | September 22, 2026 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Single National Capital | Bishkek | 1936 | September 22, 2026 |
| Laos | Vientiane | Single National Capital | Vientiane | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Latvia | Riga | Single National Capital | Riga | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Single National Capital | Beirut | 1943 | September 22, 2026 |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Single National Capital | Maseru | 1966 | September 22, 2026 |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Single National Capital | Monrovia | 1847 | September 22, 2026 |
| Libya | Tripoli | Single National Capital | Tripoli | 1969 | September 22, 2026 |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Single National Capital | Vaduz | 1719 | September 22, 2026 |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Single National Capital | Vilnius | 1990 | September 22, 2026 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Single National Capital | Luxembourg | 1815 | September 22, 2026 |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Single National Capital | Antananarivo | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Single National Capital | Lilongwe | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Capital Functions Split Between Cities | Putrajaya | 1957 | September 22, 2026 |
| Maldives | Malé | Single National Capital | Malé | 1965 | September 22, 2026 |
| Mali | Bamako | Single National Capital | Bamako | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Malta | Valletta | Single National Capital | Valletta | 1964 | September 22, 2026 |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Single National Capital | Majuro | 1986 | September 22, 2026 |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Single National Capital | Nouakchott | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Single National Capital | Port Louis | 1968 | September 22, 2026 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Single National Capital | Mexico City | 1824 | September 22, 2026 |
| Micronesia | Palikir | Single National Capital | Palikir | 1989 | September 22, 2026 |
| Moldova | Chișinău | Single National Capital | Chișinău | 1991 | September 22, 2026 |
| Monaco | Monaco | Single National Capital | Monaco | 1861 | September 22, 2026 |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Single National Capital | Ulaanbaatar | 1924 | September 22, 2026 |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Single National Capital | Podgorica | 1946 | September 22, 2026 |
| Morocco | Rabat | Single National Capital | Rabat | 1912 | September 22, 2026 |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Single National Capital | Maputo | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Single National Capital | Naypyidaw | 2006 | September 22, 2026 |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Single National Capital | Windhoek | 1990 | September 22, 2026 |
| Nauru | Yaren (de facto) | De Facto Government Seat | Yaren District | 1968 | September 22, 2026 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Single National Capital | Kathmandu | 1768 | September 22, 2026 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Capital Functions Split Between Cities | The Hague | 1814 | September 22, 2026 |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Single National Capital | Wellington | 1865 | September 22, 2026 |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Single National Capital | Managua | 1852 | September 22, 2026 |
| Niger | Niamey | Single National Capital | Niamey | 1926 | September 22, 2026 |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Single National Capital | Abuja | 1991 | September 22, 2026 |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | Single National Capital | Pyongyang | 1948 | September 22, 2026 |
| North Macedonia | Skopje | Single National Capital | Skopje | 1945 | September 22, 2026 |
| Norway | Oslo | Single National Capital | Oslo | 1814 | September 22, 2026 |
| Oman | Muscat | Single National Capital | Muscat | 1793 | September 22, 2026 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Single National Capital | Islamabad | 1967 | September 22, 2026 |
| Palau | Ngerulmud | Single National Capital | Ngerulmud | 2006 | September 22, 2026 |
| Palestine | East Jerusalem | Proclaimed Capital | Ramallah | 1988 | September 22, 2026 |
| Panama | Panama City | Single National Capital | Panama City | 1903 | September 22, 2026 |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Single National Capital | Port Moresby | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Paraguay | Asunción | Single National Capital | Asunción | 1811 | September 22, 2026 |
| Peru | Lima | Single National Capital | Lima | 1821 | September 22, 2026 |
| Philippines | Manila | Single National Capital | Manila | 1976 | September 22, 2026 |
| Poland | Warsaw | Single National Capital | Warsaw | 1596 | September 22, 2026 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Single National Capital | Lisbon | 1255 | September 22, 2026 |
| Qatar | Doha | Single National Capital | Doha | 1971 | September 22, 2026 |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Single National Capital | Brazzaville | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Romania | Bucharest | Single National Capital | Bucharest | 1862 | September 22, 2026 |
| Russia | Moscow | Single National Capital | Moscow | 1918 | September 22, 2026 |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Single National Capital | Kigali | 1962 | September 22, 2026 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | Single National Capital | Basseterre | 1983 | September 22, 2026 |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | Single National Capital | Castries | 1979 | September 22, 2026 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | Single National Capital | Kingstown | 1979 | September 22, 2026 |
| Samoa | Apia | Single National Capital | Apia | 1962 | September 22, 2026 |
| San Marino | San Marino | Single National Capital | San Marino | 301 | September 22, 2026 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | São Tomé | Single National Capital | São Tomé | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Single National Capital | Riyadh | 1932 | September 22, 2026 |
| Senegal | Dakar | Single National Capital | Dakar | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Single National Capital | Belgrade | 1841 | September 22, 2026 |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Single National Capital | Victoria | 1976 | September 22, 2026 |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Single National Capital | Freetown | 1961 | September 22, 2026 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Single National Capital | Singapore | 1965 | September 22, 2026 |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Single National Capital | Bratislava | 1993 | September 22, 2026 |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Single National Capital | Ljubljana | 1991 | September 22, 2026 |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Single National Capital | Honiara | 1978 | September 22, 2026 |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Single National Capital | Mogadishu | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| South Africa | Pretoria; Cape Town; Bloemfontein | Multiple Capital Cities | Pretoria | 1910 | September 22, 2026 |
| South Korea | Seoul | Single National Capital | Seoul | 1948 | September 22, 2026 |
| South Sudan | Juba | Single National Capital | Juba | 2011 | September 22, 2026 |
| Spain | Madrid | Single National Capital | Madrid | 1561 | September 22, 2026 |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Capital Functions Split Between Cities | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte / Colombo | 1985 | September 22, 2026 |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Single National Capital | Khartoum | 1956 | September 22, 2026 |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | Single National Capital | Paramaribo | 1975 | September 22, 2026 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Single National Capital | Stockholm | 1634 | September 22, 2026 |
| Switzerland | Bern | De Facto Government Seat | Bern | 1848 | September 22, 2026 |
| Syria | Damascus | Single National Capital | Damascus | 1946 | September 22, 2026 |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Single National Capital | Dushanbe | 1924 | September 22, 2026 |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | Single National Capital | Dodoma | 1974 | September 22, 2026 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Single National Capital | Bangkok | 1782 | September 22, 2026 |
| Timor-Leste | Dili | Single National Capital | Dili | 2002 | September 22, 2026 |
| Togo | Lomé | Single National Capital | Lomé | 1960 | September 22, 2026 |
| Tonga | Nuku'alofa | Single National Capital | Nuku'alofa | 1875 | September 22, 2026 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | Single National Capital | Port of Spain | 1962 | September 22, 2026 |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Single National Capital | Tunis | 1956 | September 22, 2026 |
| Turkey | Ankara | Single National Capital | Ankara | 1923 | September 22, 2026 |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Single National Capital | Ashgabat | 1924 | September 22, 2026 |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | Single National Capital | Funafuti | 1978 | September 22, 2026 |
| Uganda | Kampala | Single National Capital | Kampala | 1962 | September 22, 2026 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Single National Capital | Kyiv | 1934 | September 22, 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Single National Capital | Abu Dhabi | 1971 | September 22, 2026 |
| United Kingdom | London | Single National Capital | London | 1066 | September 22, 2026 |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | Single National Capital | Washington, D.C. | 1800 | September 22, 2026 |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Single National Capital | Montevideo | 1828 | September 22, 2026 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Single National Capital | Tashkent | 1930 | September 22, 2026 |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Single National Capital | Port Vila | 1980 | September 22, 2026 |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | Single National Capital | Vatican City | 1929 | September 22, 2026 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Single National Capital | Caracas | 1830 | September 22, 2026 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Single National Capital | Hanoi | 1976 | September 22, 2026 |
| Yemen | Sana'a | Special Capital Arrangement | Aden (temporary seat of the internationally recognized government) | 1990 | September 22, 2026 |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Single National Capital | Lusaka | 1964 | September 22, 2026 |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Single National Capital | Harare | 1980 | September 22, 2026 |
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