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Complete List of Countries with Capitals and Currencies 2026 – Global Reference for Students & Professionals

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🌐 Master the Globe: Complete List of Countries, Capitals, and Currencies (2026 Updated)

Gearing up for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC CGL, Banking, or State PSCs? Navigating the shifting landscape of global geography can be a challenge, especially with recent diplomatic overhauls and economic shifts. Staying updated with an accurate list of countries, capitals, and currencies is a foundational step to ace your Static GK section. From Indonesia’s historic capital relocation to Nusantara to the official adoption of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, international boundaries and financial codes are constantly evolving.
This comprehensive, fully updated 2026 global reference guide eliminates the guesswork. Whether you are a student memorizing world geography or a working professional requiring precise international details, this verified data table gives you the most reliable, exam-ready insights on all UN-recognized nations, complete with their official capitals and active ISO currency codes. Bookmark this page to keep the ultimate World GK tool right at your fingertips!

📌 Complete 2026 List of Countries with Capitals and Currencies

S.No Country (Official 2026) Capital Currency (2026)
1 Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani (AFN)
2 Albania Tirana Albanian Lek (ALL)
3 Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar (DZD)
4 Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro (EUR)
5 Angola Luanda Angolan Kwanza (AOA)
6 Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
7 Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine Peso (ARS)
8 Armenia Yerevan Armenian Dram (AMD)
9 Australia Canberra Australian Dollar (AUD)
10 Austria Vienna Euro (EUR)
11 Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)
12 Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
13 Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
14 Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
15 Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar (BBD)
16 Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble (BYN)
17 Belgium Brussels Euro (EUR)
18 Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar (BZD)
19 Benin Porto‑Novo West African CFA Franc (XOF)
20 Bhutan Thimphu Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
21 Bolivia Sucre (constitutional), La Paz (administrative) Boliviano (BOB)
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Convertible Mark (BAM)
23 Botswana Gaborone Botswana Pula (BWP)
24 Brazil Brasília Brazilian Real (BRL)
25 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar (BND)
26 Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
27 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou West African CFA Franc (XOF)
28 Burundi Gitega Burundian Franc (BIF)
29 Cabo Verde Praia Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)
30 Cambodia Phnom Penh Cambodian Riel (KHR)
31 Cameroon Yaoundé Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
32 Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar (CAD)
33 Central African Republic Bangui Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
34 Chad N’Djamena Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
35 Chile Santiago Chilean Peso (CLP)
36 China Beijing Renminbi (Yuan) (CNY)
37 Colombia Bogotá Colombian Peso (COP)
38 Comoros Moroni Comorian Franc (KMF)
39 Congo (Republic) Brazzaville Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
40 Congo (Democratic Republic) Kinshasa Congolese Franc (CDF)
41 Costa Rica San José Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
42 Côte d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro West African CFA Franc (XOF)
43 Croatia Zagreb Euro (EUR)
44 Cuba Havana Cuban Peso (CUP)
45 Cyprus Nicosia Euro (EUR)
46 Czech Republic Prague Czech Koruna (CZK)
47 Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone (DKK)
48 Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian Franc (DJF)
49 Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
50 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso (DOP)
51 Ecuador Quito United States Dollar (USD)
52 Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound (EGP)
53 El Salvador San Salvador United States Dollar (USD)
54 Equatorial Guinea Malabo Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
55 Eritrea Asmara Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)
56 Estonia Tallinn Euro (EUR)
57 Eswatini Mbabane / Lobamba Swazi Lilangeni (SZL)
58 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
59 Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar (FJD)
60 Finland Helsinki Euro (EUR)
61 France Paris Euro (EUR)
62 Gabon Libreville Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
63 Gambia Banjul Gambian Dalasi (GMD)
64 Georgia Tbilisi Georgian Lari (GEL)
65 Germany Berlin Euro (EUR)
66 Ghana Accra Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)
67 Greece Athens Euro (EUR)
68 Grenada St. George’s East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
69 Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ)
70 Guinea Conakry Guinean Franc (GNF)
71 Guinea‑Bissau Bissau West African CFA Franc (XOF)
72 Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
73 Haiti Port‑au‑Prince Haitian Gourde (HTG)
74 Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduran Lempira (HNL)
75 Hungary Budapest Hungarian Forint (HUF)
76 Iceland Reykjavík Icelandic Króna (ISK)
77 India New Delhi Indian Rupee (INR)
78 Indonesia Nusantara Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
79 Iran Tehran Iranian Rial (IRR)
80 Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
81 Ireland Dublin Euro (EUR)
82 Israel Jerusalem Israeli Shekel (ILS)
83 Italy Rome Euro (EUR)
84 Jamaica Kingston Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
85 Japan Tokyo Japanese Yen (JPY)
86 Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
87 Kazakhstan Astana (Nur‑Sultan) Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
88 Kenya Nairobi Kenyan Shilling (KES)
89 Kiribati Tarawa Australian Dollar (AUD)
90 Korea (North) Pyongyang North Korean Won (KPW)
91 Korea (South) Seoul South Korean Won (KRW)
92 Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
93 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS)
94 Laos Vientiane Lao Kip (LAK)
95 Latvia Riga Euro (EUR)
96 Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound (LBP)
97 Lesotho Maseru Lesotho Loti (LSL)
98 Liberia Monrovia Liberian Dollar (LRD)
99 Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar (LYD)
100 Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss Franc (CHF)
101 Lithuania Vilnius Euro (EUR)
102 Luxembourg Luxembourg City Euro (EUR)
103 Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary (MGA)
104 Malawi Lilongwe Malawian Kwacha (MWK)
105 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
106 Maldives Malé Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)
107 Mali Bamako West African CFA Franc (XOF)
108 Malta Valletta Euro (EUR)
109 Marshall Islands Majuro United States Dollar (USD)
110 Mauritania Nouakchott Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU)
111 Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee (MUR)
112 Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso (MXN)
113 Micronesia Palikir United States Dollar (USD)
114 Moldova Chișinău Moldovan Leu (MDL)
115 Monaco Monaco Euro (EUR)
116 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian Tögrög (MNT)
117 Montenegro Podgorica Euro (EUR)
118 Morocco Rabat Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
119 Mozambique Maputo Mozambican Metical (MZN)
120 Myanmar Naypyidaw Burmese Kyat (MMK)
121 Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar (NAD)
122 Nauru Yaren (de facto) Australian Dollar (AUD)
123 Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
124 Netherlands Amsterdam Euro (EUR)
125 New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
126 Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO)
127 Niger Niamey West African CFA Franc (XOF)
128 Nigeria Abuja Nigerian Naira (NGN)
129 North Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar (MKD)
130 Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone (NOK)
131 Oman Muscat Omani Rial (OMR)
132 Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
133 Palau Ngerulmud United States Dollar (USD)
134 Panama Panama City Balboa / United States Dollar (PAB / USD)
135 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)
136 Paraguay Asunción Paraguayan Guaraní (PYG)
137 Peru Lima Peruvian Sol (PEN)
138 Philippines Manila Philippine Peso (PHP)
139 Poland Warsaw Polish Złoty (PLN)
140 Portugal Lisbon Euro (EUR)
141 Qatar Doha Qatari Riyal (QAR)
142 Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu (RON)
143 Russian Federation Moscow Russian Ruble (RUB)
144 Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc (RWF)
145 Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
146 Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
148 Samoa Apia Samoan Tālā (WST)
149 San Marino San Marino Euro (EUR)
150 São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra (STN)
151 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal (SAR)
152 Senegal Dakar West African CFA Franc (XOF)
153 Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar (RSD)
154 Seychelles Victoria Seychellois Rupee (SCR)
155 Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leonean Leone (SLE)
156 Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar (SGD)
157 Slovakia Bratislava Euro (EUR)
158 Slovenia Ljubljana Euro (EUR)
159 Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)
160 Somalia Mogadishu Somali Shilling (SOS)
161 South Africa Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein South African Rand (ZAR)
162 South Sudan Juba South Sudanese Pound (SSP)
163 Spain Madrid Euro (EUR)
164 Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
165 Sudan Khartoum Sudanese Pound (SDG)
166 Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese Dollar (SRD)
167 Sweden Stockholm Swedish Krona (SEK)
168 Switzerland Bern Swiss Franc (CHF)
169 Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Syrian Pound (SYP)
170 Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni (TJS)
171 Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
172 Thailand Bangkok Thai Baht (THB)
173 Togo Lomé West African CFA Franc (XOF)
174 Tonga Nukuʻalofa Tongan Paʻanga (TOP)
175 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)
176 Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar (TND)
177 Türkiye Ankara Turkish Lira (TRY)
178 Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)
179 Tuvalu Funafuti Australian Dollar (AUD)
180 Uganda Kampala Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
181 Ukraine Kyiv Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)
182 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi UAE Dirham (AED)
183 United Kingdom London Pound Sterling (GBP)
184 United States of America Washington, D.C. United States Dollar (USD)
185 Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
186 Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
187 Vanuatu Port Vila Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
188 Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Euro (EUR)
189 Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan Bolívar (VES)
190 Vietnam Hanoi Vietnamese đồng (VND)
191 Yemen Sana’a Yemeni Rial (YER)
192 Zambia Lusaka Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)
193 Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)

 

🌍 Deep Dive: Recent Geopolitical Name Changes (Add-on Content Block)

In corporate and competitive exams (like UPSC, SSC, or Banking), examiners frequently target recent country name changes. 

1. Türkiye (Formerly Turkey)

  • Year of Change: 2022
  • The Reason: The Turkish government officially registered the name Türkiye with the United Nations to better represent the culture, values, and heritage of its people. It also aimed to distance the country’s brand from the English word “turkey” (the bird) and its colloquial negative connotations.
  • Exam Pointer: The capital remains Ankara and the currency is the Turkish Lira (TRY).

2. Czechia (Formerly Czech Republic)

  • Year of Change: 2016 (Officialized in global databases over the following years)
  • The Reason: The government recommended the short-name Czechia to make it easier for companies, sports teams, and international bodies to use on products and promotional materials—much like how the “French Republic” is simply called “France.” Both names remain official, but “Czechia” is the preferred geographic short-name.
  • Exam Pointer: The capital is Prague and the currency is the Czech Koruna (CZK).

3. Eswatini (Formerly Swaziland)

  • Year of Change: 2018
  • The Reason: King Mswati III announced the change to the Kingdom of Eswatini to mark 50 years of independence. The change was made to shed the nation’s colonial past and to avoid international confusion between “Swaziland” and “Switzerland.”
  • Exam Pointer: Eswatini is a dual-capital nation: Mbabane (administrative) and Lobamba (legislative).

4. North Macedonia (Formerly Macedonia)

  • Year of Change: 2019
  • The Reason: The country officially changed its name from the “Republic of Macedonia” to the “Republic of North Macedonia” to end a decades-long geopolitical dispute with neighboring Greece. Greece has its own northern region called Macedonia and objected to the name. This resolution unlocked North Macedonia’s path to joining NATO.
  • Exam Pointer: The capital is Skopje and the currency is the Macedonian Denar (MKD).

5. Cabo Verde (Formerly Cape Verde)

  • Year of Change: 2013
  • The Reason: The government requested that the island nation’s Portuguese name, Cabo Verde, be used globally without being translated into English (“Cape Verde”). It honors the country’s official language and official geographical naming protocols.
  • Exam Pointer: The capital is Praia and the currency is the Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE).

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