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Have you ever wondered what the names of all the countries in the world are, listed in alphabetical order? With 195 countries spread across six continents, it can be a daunting task to try and remember them all. But fear not, for we have compiled a comprehensive list of all the countries in the world, from A to Z.

Whether you’re a geography buff, a world traveler, or simply curious about the world around you, this alphabetical list of countries is sure to satisfy your thirst for knowledge. So without further ado, let’s dive into the fascinating world of country names and discover what each one has to offer.

Alphabetical List of Countries

# Country Population Capital
1 Afghanistan  38,928,346  Kabul
2 Albania  2,877,797  Tirana
3 Algeria  44,616,624  Algiers
4 Andorra  77,142  Andorra la Vella
5 Angola  32,866,272  Luanda
6 Antigua and Barbuda  98,731  Saint John’s
7 Argentina  45,376,763  Buenos Aires
8 Armenia  2,957,731  Yerevan
9 Australia  25,810,500  Canberra
10 Austria  8,773,686  Vienna
11 Azerbaijan  10,139,177  Baku
12 Bahamas  393,244  Nassau
13 Bahrain  1,701,575  Manama
14 Bangladesh  164,689,383  Dhaka
15 Barbados  287,025  Bridgetown
16 Belarus  9,408,400  Minsk
17 Belgium  11,632,186  Brussels
18 Belize  397,628  Belmopan
19 Benin  12,123,200  Porto-Novo
20 Bhutan  771,608  Thimphu
21 Bolivia  11,673,021  La Paz
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3,280,819  Sarajevo
23 Botswana  2,351,627  Gaborone
24 Brazil  213,445,417  Brasília
25 Brunei  460,345  Bandar Seri Begawan
26 Bulgaria  6,932,739  Sofia
27 Burkina Faso  21,510,181  Ouagadougou
28 Burundi  12,448,017  Gitega
29 Côte d’Ivoire  27,476,271  Yamoussoukro
30 Cabo Verde  549,935  Praia
31 Cambodia  16,718,965  Phnom Penh
32 Cameroon  27,797,013  Yaoundé
33 Canada  38,048,738  Ottawa
34 Central African Republic  4,900,666  Bangui
35 Chad  16,425,864  N’Djamena
36 Chile  19,212,361  Santiago
37 China  1,444,216,107  Beijing
38 Colombia  50,882,891  Bogotá
39 Comoros  869,601  Moroni
40 Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)  5,518,092  Brazzaville
41 Costa Rica  5,152,622  San José
42 Croatia  4,057,197  Zagreb
43 Cuba  11,326,616  Havana
44 Cyprus  1,209,099  Nicosia
45 Czechia (Czech Republic)  10,737,629  Prague
46 Democratic Republic of the Congo  89,561,403  Kinshasa
47 Denmark  5,792,202  Copenhagen
48 Djibouti  988,000  Djibouti
49 Dominica  72,367  Roseau
50 Dominican Republic  10,903,762  Santo Domingo
51 Ecuador  17,643,054  Quito
52 Egypt  104,258,327  Cairo
53 El Salvador  6,453,553  San Salvador
54 Equatorial Guinea  1,402,985  Malabo
55 Eritrea  3,546,421  Asmara
56 Estonia  1,326,535  Tallinn
57 Eswatini  1,160,164  Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)
58 Ethiopia  117,876,227  Addis Ababa
59 Fiji  896,445  Suva
60 Finland  5,545,596  Helsinki
61 France  67,408,000  Paris
62 Gabon  2,278,825  Libreville
63 Gambia  2,416,668  Banjul
64 Georgia  3,729,600  Tbilisi
65 Germany  83,166,711  Berlin
66 Ghana  31,072,940  Accra
67 Greece  10,719,856  Athens
68 Grenada  112,003  St. George’s
69 Guatemala  18,054,390  Guatemala City
70 Guinea  13,048,450  Conakry
71 Guinea-Bissau  2,024,245  Bissau
72 Guyana  789,764  Georgetown
73 Haiti  11,577,779  Port-au-Prince
74 Holy See  799  Vatican City
75 Honduras  10,423,054  Tegucigalpa
76 Hungary  9,660,351  Budapest
77 Iceland  343,518  Reykjavik
78 India  1,393,409,038  New Delhi
79 Indonesia  276,361,783  Jakarta
80 Iran  85,028,759  Tehran
81 Iraq  41,179,350  Baghdad
82 Ireland  4,976,794  Dublin
83 Israel  9,455,440  Jerusalem
84 Italy  60,391,418  Rome
85 Jamaica  2,961,167  Kingston
86 Japan  125,961,625  Tokyo
87 Jordan  10,832,147  Amman
88 Kazakhstan  18,994,962  Nur-Sultan
89 Kenya  54,985,698  Nairobi
90 Kiribati  119,449  South Tarawa
91 Kuwait  4,328,550  Kuwait City
92 Kyrgyzstan  6,622,794  Bishkek
93 Laos  7,382,331  Vientiane
94 Latvia  1,886,198  Riga
95 Lebanon  6,825,445  Beirut
96 Lesotho  2,142,249  Maseru
97 Liberia  5,136,231  Monrovia
98 Libya  6,968,372  Tripoli
99 Liechtenstein  38,250  Vaduz
100 Lithuania  2,722,289  Vilnius
101 Luxembourg  634,814  Luxembourg City
102 Madagascar  29,945,965  Antananarivo
103 Malawi  19,842,560  Lilongwe
104 Malaysia  32,776,194  Kuala Lumpur
105 Maldives  543,617  Malé
106 Mali  20,853,126  Bamako
107 Malta  514,564  Valletta
108 Marshall Islands  58,791  Majuro
109 Mauritania  4,649,658  Nouakchott
110 Mauritius  1,269,668  Port Louis
111 Mexico  130,262,216  Mexico City
112 Micronesia  115,023  Palikir
113 Moldova  2,681,735  Chisinau
114 Monaco  39,242  Monaco
115 Mongolia  3,278,292  Ulaanbaatar
116 Montenegro  628,066  Podgorica
117 Morocco  37,344,795  Rabat
118 Mozambique  32,998,715  Maputo
119 Myanmar (formerly Burma)  54,045,420  Naypyidaw
120 Namibia  2,540,905  Windhoek
121 Nauru  10,824  Yaren
122 Nepal  29,096,997  Kathmandu
123 Netherlands  17,475,707  The Hague (seat of government)
124 New Zealand  5,100,363  Wellington
125 Nicaragua  6,624,554  Managua
126 Niger  24,206,644  Niamey
127 Nigeria  211,400,708  Abuja
128 North Korea  25,778,816  Pyongyang
129 North Macedonia  2,082,370  Skopje
130 Norway  5,410,570  Oslo
131 Oman  5,106,626  Muscat
132 Pakistan  225,199,937  Islamabad
133 Palau  18,094  Ngerulmud
134 Palestine State  5,101,414  East Jerusalem (claimed)
135 Panama  4,341,045  Panama City
136 Papua New Guinea  9,119,010  Port Moresby
137 Paraguay  7,415,676  Asunción
138 Peru  33,359,418  Lima
139 Philippines  110,380,000  Manila
140 Poland  38,434,222  Warsaw
141 Portugal  10,295,713  Lisbon
142 Qatar  2,881,053  Doha
143 Romania  19,473,936  Bucharest
144 Russia  144,471,835  Moscow
145 Rwanda  13,063,420  Kigali
146 Saint Kitts and Nevis  53,192  Basseterre
147 Saint Lucia  183,627  Castries
148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  111,263  Kingstown
149 Samoa  200,874  Apia
150 San Marino  34,017  San Marino
151 Sao Tome and Principe  222,679  São Tomé
152 Saudi Arabia  35,340,683  Riyadh
153 Senegal  17,753,000  Dakar
154 Serbia  8,717,000  Belgrade
155 Seychelles  98,462  Victoria
156 Sierra Leone  8,105,313  Freetown
157 Singapore  5,896,686  Singapore
158 Slovakia  5,458,250  Bratislava
159 Slovenia  2,102,678  Ljubljana
160 Solomon Islands  702,214  Honiara
161 Somalia  15,008,226  Mogadishu
162 South Africa  60,041,994  Bloemfontein
163 South Korea  51,225,308  Seoul
164 South Sudan  11,193,725  Juba
165 Spain  46,951,532  Madrid
166 Sri Lanka  21,803,000  Colombo
167 Sudan  44,192,594  Khartoum
168 Suriname  586,632  Paramaribo
169 Sweden  10,499,395  Stockholm
170 Switzerland  8,697,427  Bern
171 Syria  17,310,000  Damascus
172 Tajikistan  9,537,645  Dushanbe
173 Tanzania  62,637,000  Dodoma
174 Thailand  69,625,582  Bangkok
175 Timor-Leste  1,321,929  Dili
176 Togo  8,619,000  Lomé
177 Tonga  105,695  Nuku’alofa
178 Trinidad and Tobago  1,399,488  Port of Spain
179 Tunisia  12,117,083  Tunis
180 Turkey  84,339,067  Ankara
181 Turkmenistan  6,031,200  Ashgabat
182 Tuvalu  11,792  Funafuti
183 Uganda  47,858,151  Kampala
184 Ukraine  43,733,762  Kyiv
185 United Arab Emirates  9,890,400  Abu Dhabi
186 United Kingdom  68,207,116  London
187 United States of America  332,915,073  Washington, D.C.
188 Uruguay  3,481,884  Montevideo
189 Uzbekistan  34,865,670  Tashkent
190 Vanuatu  299,882  Port Vila
191 Venezuela  28,435,940  Caracas
192 Vietnam  98,694,548  Hanoi
193 Yemen  30,295,000  Sana’a
194 Zambia  18,383,955  Lusaka
195 Zimbabwe  14,862,924  Harare

Countries Starting With A to Z

Countries That Start With A

Country Continent Capital
Afghanistan Asia Kabul
Albania Europe Tirana
Algeria Africa Algiers
Andorra Europe Andorra la Vella
Angola Africa Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda America St. John’s
Argentina America Buenos Aires
Armenia Asia Yerevan
Australia Oceania Canberra
Austria Europe Vienna
Azerbaijan Asia Baku

Countries That Start With B

Country Continent Capital
Burundi Africa Bujumbura
Botswana Africa Gaborone
Burkina Faso Africa Ouagadougou
Benin Africa Porto Novo
Belize America Belmopan
Brazil America Brasilia
Barbados America Bridgetown
Bahamas America Nassau
Bolivia America Sucre
Bangladesh Asia Dhaka
Bahrain Asia Manama
Bhutan Asia Thimphu
Brunei Asia Bandar Seri Begawan
Belgium Europe Brussels
Belarus Europe Minsk
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Sarajevo
Bulgaria Europe Sofia

Countries That Start With C

Country Continent Capital
Central African Republic Africa Bangui
China Asia Beijing
Colombia America Bogota
Cuba America Havana
Comoros Africa Moroni
Chad Africa N’Djamena
Cyprus Europe Nicosia
Canada America Ottawa
Cambodia Asia Phnom Penh
Czech Republic Europe Prague
Cape Verde Africa Praia
Costa Rica America San José
Chile America Santiago
Cameroon Africa Yaoundé
Croatia Europe Zagreb

Countries That Start With D

Country Continent Capital
Democratic Republic of Congo Africa Kinshasa
Denmark Europe Copenagen
Djibouti Africa Djibouti
Dominica America Roseau
Dominican Republic America Santo Domingo

Countries That Start With E

Country Continent Capital
Ethiopia Africa Addis Ababa
Eritrea Africa Asmara
Egypt Africa Cairo
Equatorial Guinea Africa Malabo
Eswatini Africa Mbabane
Ecuador America Quito
El Salvador America San Salvador
Estonia Europe Tallinn
East Timor Oceania Dili

Countries That Start With F

Country Continent Capital
Fiji Oceania Suva
Finland Europe Helsinki
France Europe Paris

Countries That Start With G

Country Continent Capital
Ghana Africa Accra
Gambia Africa Banjul
Guinea-Bissau Africa Bissau
Guinea Africa Conakry
Gabon Africa Libreville
Guyana America Georgetown
Guatemala America Guatemala City
Grenada America St. George’s
Georgia Asia Tbilisi
Greece Europe Athens
Germany Europe Berlin

Countries That Start With H

Country Continent Capital
Haiti America Port-au-Prince
Honduras America Tegucigalpa
Hungary Europe Budapest

Countries That Start With I

Country Continent Capital
Iceland Europe Reykjavík
India Asia New Delhi
Indonesia Asia Jakarta
Iran Asia Tehran
Iraq Asia Baghdad
Ireland Europe Dublin
Israel Asia Jerusalem
Italy Europe Rome
Ivory Coast Africa Yamoussoukro

Countries That Start With J

Country Continent Capital
Jamaica America Kingston
Jordan Asia Amman
Japan Asia Tokyo

Countries That Start With K

Country Continent Capital
Kenya Africa Nairobi
Kazakhstan Asia Astana
Kyrgyzstan Asia Bishkek
Kuwait Asia Kuwait City
Korea, North Asia Pyongyang
Korea, South Asia Seoul
Kosovo Europe Pristina
Kiribati Oceania Tarawa

Countries That Start With L

Country Continent Capital
Laos Asia Vientiane
Latvia Europe Riga
Lebanon Asia Beirut
Lesotho Africa Maseru
Liberia Africa Monrovia
Libya Africa Tripoli
Liechtenstein Europe Vaduz
Lithuania Europe Vilnius
Luxembourg Europe Luxembourg

Countries That Start With M

Country Continent Capital
Madagascar Africa Antananarivo
Mali Africa Bamako
Malawi Africa Lilongwe
Mozambique Africa Maputo
Mauritania Africa Nouakchott
Mauritius Africa Port Louis
Morocco Africa Rabat
Mexico America Mexico City
Malaysia Asia Kuala Lumpur
Maldives Asia Malé
Myanmar Asia Naypyidaw
Mongolia Asia Ulaanbaatar
Moldova Europe Chisinau
Monaco Europe Monaco
Montenegro Europe Podgorica
Malta Europe Valletta
Marshall Islands Oceania Majuro
Micronesia Oceania Palikir

Countries That Start With N

Country Continent Capital
Namibia Africa Windhoek
Nauru Oceania Yaren
Nepal Asia Kathmandu
Netherlands Europe Amsterdam
New Zealand Oceania Wellington
Nicaragua America Managua
Niger Africa Niamey
Nigeria Africa Abuja
North Macedonia Europe Skopje
Norway Europe Oslo

Countries That Start With O

Country Continent Capital
Oman Asia Muscat

Countries That Start With P

Country Continent Capital
Pakistan Asia Islamabad
Palau Oceania Melekeok
Palestine Asia East Jerusalem
Panama America Panama City
Papua New Guinea Oceania Port Moresby
Paraguay America Asunción
Peru America Lima
Philippines Asia Manila
Poland Europe Warsaw
Portugal Europe Lisbon

Countries That Start With Q

Country Continent Capital
Qatar Asia Doha

Countries That Start With R

Country Continent Capital
Republic of the Congo Africa Brazzaville
Rwanda Africa Kigali
Romania Europe Bucharest
Russia Europe Moscow

Countries That Start With S

Country Continent Capital
Saint Kitts and Nevis America Basseterre
Saint Lucia America Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines America Kingstown
Samoa Oceania Apia
Senegal Africa Dakar
Serbia Europe Belgrade
Sierra Leone Africa Freetown
Slovakia Europe Bratislava
Solomon Islands Oceania Honiara
South Sudan Africa Juba
Sudan Africa Khartoum
Switzerland Europe Bern
Syria Asia Damascus
Slovenia Europe Ljubljana
Somalia Africa Mogadishu
South Africa Africa Pretoria
São Tomé and Príncipe Africa São Tomé
Seychelles Africa Victoria
Suriname America Paramaribo
Saudi Arabia Asia Riyadh
Singapore Asia Singapore
Sri Lanka Asia Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Spain Europe Madrid
San Marino Europe San Marino
Sweden Europe Stockholm

Countries That Start With T

Country Continent Capital
Tanzania Africa Dodoma
Togo Africa Lomé
Tunisia Africa Tunis
Trinidad and Tobago America Port of Spain
Turkey Asia Ankara
Turkmenistan Asia Ashgabat
Thailand Asia Bangkok
Tajikistan Asia Dushanbe
Taiwan Asia Taipei
Tuvalu Oceania Funafuti
Tonga Oceania Nukualofa

Countries That Start With U

Country Continent Capital
Uganda Africa Kampala
Uruguay America Montevideo
United States America Washington D.C.
United Arab Emirates Asia Abu Dhabi
Uzbekistan Asia Tashkent
Ukraine Europe Kiev
United Kingdom Europe London

Countries That Start With V

Country Continent Capital
Venezuela America Caracas
Vietnam Asia Hanoi
Vatican City Europe Vatican City
Vanuatu Oceania Port Vila

Countries That Start With Y

Country Continent Capital
Yemen Asia Sana’a

Countries That Start With Z

Country Continent Capital
Zambia Africa Lusaka
Zimbabwe Africa Harare

List of African Countries:

  1. Algeria
  2. Angola
  3. Benin
  4. Botswana
  5. Burkina Faso
  6. Burundi
  7. Cabo Verde
  8. Cameroon
  9. Central African Republic (CAR)
  10. Chad
  11. Comoros
  12. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  13. Republic of the Congo
  14. Cote d’Ivoire
  15. Djibouti
  16. Egypt
  17. Equatorial Guinea
  18. Eritrea
  19. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
  20. Ethiopia
  21. Gabon
  22. Gambia
  23. Ghana
  24. Guinea
  25. Guinea-Bissau
  26. Kenya
  27. Lesotho
  28. Liberia
  29. Libya
  30. Madagascar
  31. Malawi
  32. Mali
  33. Mauritania
  34. Mauritius
  35. Morocco
  36. Mozambique
  37. Namibia
  38. Niger
  39. Nigeria
  40. Rwanda
  41. Sao Tome and Principe
  42. Senegal
  43. Seychelles
  44. Sierra Leone
  45. Somalia
  46. South Africa
  47. South Sudan
  48. Sudan
  49. Tanzania
  50. Togo
  51. Tunisia
  52. Uganda
  53. Zambia
  54. Zimbabwe

List of Asian Countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Armenia
  3. Azerbaijan
  4. Bahrain
  5. Bangladesh
  6. Bhutan
  7. Brunei
  8. Cambodia
  9. China
  10. Cyprus
  11. Georgia
  12. India
  13. Indonesia
  14. Iran
  15. Iraq
  16. Israel
  17. Japan
  18. Jordan
  19. Kazakhstan
  20. Kuwait
  21. Kyrgyzstan
  22. Laos
  23. Lebanon
  24. Malaysia
  25. Maldives
  26. Mongolia
  27. Myanmar (formerly Burma)
  28. Nepal
  29. North Korea
  30. Oman
  31. Pakistan
  32. Palestine
  33. Philippines
  34. Qatar
  35. Russia
  36. Saudi Arabia
  37. Singapore
  38. South Korea
  39. Sri Lanka
  40. Syria
  41. Taiwan
  42. Tajikistan
  43. Thailand
  44. Timor-Leste (East Timor)
  45. Turkey
  46. Turkmenistan
  47. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  48. Uzbekistan
  49. Vietnam
  50. Yemen

List of American Countries:

  1. Antigua and Barbuda
  2. Argentina
  3. Bahamas
  4. Barbados
  5. Belize
  6. Bolivia
  7. Brazil
  8. Canada
  9. Chile
  10. Colombia
  11. Costa Rica
  12. Cuba
  13. Dominica
  14. Dominican Republic
  15. Ecuador
  16. El Salvador
  17. Grenada
  18. Guatemala
  19. Guyana
  20. Haiti
  21. Honduras
  22. Jamaica
  23. Mexico
  24. Nicaragua
  25. Panama
  26. Paraguay
  27. Peru
  28. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  29. Saint Lucia
  30. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  31. Suriname
  32. Trinidad and Tobago
  33. United States of America (USA)
  34. Uruguay
  35. Venezuela

List of European Countries:

Related: How many countries are there in Europe?

  1. Albania
  2. Andorra
  3. Austria
  4. Belarus
  5. Belgium
  6. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  7. Bulgaria
  8. Croatia
  9. Cyprus
  10. Czech Republic
  11. Denmark
  12. Estonia
  13. Finland
  14. France
  15. Germany
  16. Greece
  17. Hungary
  18. Iceland
  19. Ireland
  20. Italy
  21. Kosovo
  22. Latvia
  23. Liechtenstein
  24. Lithuania
  25. Luxembourg
  26. Malta
  27. Moldova
  28. Monaco
  29. Montenegro
  30. Netherlands
  31. North Macedonia
  32. Norway
  33. Poland
  34. Portugal
  35. Romania
  36. Russia
  37. San Marino
  38. Serbia
  39. Slovakia
  40. Slovenia
  41. Spain
  42. Sweden
  43. Switzerland
  44. Ukraine
  45. United Kingdom (UK)
  46. Vatican City (Holy See)

List of Oceania Countries:

  1. Australia
  2. Federated States of Micronesia
  3. Fiji
  4. Kiribati
  5. Marshall Islands
  6. Nauru
  7. New Zealand
  8. Palau
  9. Papua New Guinea
  10. Samoa
  11. Solomon Islands
  12. Tonga
  13. Tuvalu
  14. Vanuatu

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