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World Capitals
World capitals flashcards covering 197 country and state entries with regional and special-capital notes.
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About this deck
This world capitals flashcard deck helps you review country to capital recall across the world. It is built for geography class, map quiz preparation, and trivia practice.
Because country lists can vary by source and political recognition, use this as a practical study deck and check your teacher, exam board, or quiz source when exact country coverage matters.
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Beginner to intermediate geographylevel
geography students, school quiz prep, and trivia learnersaudience
What you will learn
- Capital cities for 197 country and state entries.
- Commonly tested capitals across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania.
- Fast country to capital recall for quizzes and classroom review.
- Places where capital names, spelling, or administrative notes can trip you up.
How to study this deck
- Study by region first, then shuffle the full deck once you can recall most capitals.
- Say the country and capital aloud to make similar names easier to separate.
- Use quiz mode for final practice after reviewing missed cards.
Recommended study setup
- Start with about 24 cards per session; the full deck is roughly 9 first-pass packs.
- After country-to-answer recall is stable, reverse the cards so the city or abbreviation must produce the place name.
- Use quiz mode after one recall pass; study notes appear only after you answer.
Scope
This deck focuses on country to capital recall. It does not teach flags, maps, population, currencies, or dependent territories.
Review notes
Country list, capitals, regional packs, and special-capital cases reviewed on 2026-07-10.
All 197 cards in this deck
| Front | Back | Study note |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Angola | Luanda | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | Porto-Novo is the official capital; most government activity is in Cotonou. |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Burundi | Gitega | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Cabo Verde | Praia | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Chad | N’Djamena | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Comoros | Moroni | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro | Yamoussoukro is the official capital; Abidjan remains the main economic and administrative center. |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Egypt | Cairo | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | Mbabane is the administrative capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital. |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Gabon | Libreville | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Gambia | Banjul | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Ghana | Accra | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Guinea | Conakry | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Libya | Tripoli | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Mali | Bamako | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Morocco | Rabat | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Niger | Niamey | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Senegal | Dakar | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| South Africa | Pretoria (executive); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial) | South Africa distributes national capital functions across three cities. |
| South Sudan | Juba | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | Dodoma is the official capital; Dar es Salaam remains the largest city and commercial center. |
| Togo | Lomé | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Uganda | Kampala | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Study pack: Africa. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Bahrain | Manama | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| China | Beijing | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| India | New Delhi | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Jakarta remains the capital during the phased move; Nusantara is targeted to become the political capital in 2028. |
| Iran | Tehran | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Israel designates Jerusalem as its capital; the city’s international status remains disputed. |
| Japan | Tokyo | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Jordan | Amman | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Laos | Vientiane | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur is the national capital; Putrajaya is the federal administrative center. |
| Maldives | Malé | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Oman | Muscat | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Philippines | Manila | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Qatar | Doha | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Singapore | Singapore | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| South Korea | Seoul | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital; Colombo remains the main commercial center. |
| Syria | Damascus | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Timor-Leste | Dili | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Turkey | Ankara | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Yemen | Sana’a | Sana’a is the constitutional capital; Aden has served as a temporary seat of the internationally recognized government. |
| Albania | Tirana | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Study pack: Asia. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Austria | Vienna | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Belarus | Minsk | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Belgium | Brussels | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Czechia | Prague | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Finland | Helsinki | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| France | Paris | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Germany | Berlin | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Greece | Athens | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Hungary | Budapest | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Iceland | Reykjavík | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Ireland | Dublin | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Italy | Rome | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Latvia | Riga | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Malta | Valletta | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Moldova | Chișinău | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Monaco | Monaco | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Amsterdam is the constitutional capital; the government and parliament sit in The Hague. |
| North Macedonia | Skopje | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Norway | Oslo | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Poland | Warsaw | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Romania | Bucharest | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Russia | Moscow | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| San Marino | San Marino | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Spain | Madrid | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Switzerland | Bern | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| United Kingdom | London | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Bahamas | Nassau | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Study pack: Europe. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Belize | Belmopan | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Bolivia | Sucre | Sucre is the constitutional capital; La Paz is the seat of government. |
| Brazil | Brasília | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Canada | Ottawa | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Chile | Santiago | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Colombia | Bogotá | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Costa Rica | San José | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Cuba | Havana | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Dominica | Roseau | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Ecuador | Quito | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Grenada | Saint George’s | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Panama | Panama City | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Paraguay | Asunción | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Peru | Lima | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Study pack: the Americas. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Australia | Canberra | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Fiji | Suva | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Kiribati | South Tarawa | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Micronesia | Palikir | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Nauru | Yaren (de facto) | Nauru has no official capital; government offices are in Yaren district. |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Palau | Ngerulmud | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Samoa | Apia | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Tonga | Nuku’alofa | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Study pack: Oceania. Practice both country to capital and capital to country. |
| State of Palestine | East Jerusalem (claimed); Ramallah (administrative center) | UN non-member observer State; capital status remains part of the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
Frequently asked questions
How many world capitals are in this deck?
The deck includes 197 country and state entries, including Kosovo, Taiwan, Vatican City, and the State of Palestine, with status notes where needed.
Should I study world capitals by region?
Yes. Regions make the list less overwhelming. Learn one region at a time, then mix the whole deck to test long-term recall.
Does this deck include territories or flags?
No. It is focused on capitals. Territories, flags, currencies, and map location decks should be separate companion decks.
Is the World Capitals flashcard deck free?
Yes. You can study it free in your browser on MazoCards. Create a free account to save progress, track streaks, and sync across devices.
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