Alphabetical List of World Countries and Capitals
How many countries are in the world?
Unfortunately, there isn't one correct answer. Maps and country systems are political, so it can vary depending on your views and where you come from.
In this list of countries and capitals, we have included all 193 members of the United Nations, the two UN observers (Palestine and Vatican City), and Kosovo to equal 196 countries and their respective capital cities.
Here's an alphabetical list of world countries and capitals:
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AFGHANISTAN
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KABUL
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ALBANIA
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TIRANA
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ALGERIA
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ALGIERS
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ANDORRA
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ANDORRA LA VELLA
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ANGOLA
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LUANDA
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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
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SAINT JOHN'S
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ARGENTINA
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BUENOS AIRES
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ARMENIA
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YEREVAN
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AUSTRALIA
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CANBERRA
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AUSTRIA
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VIENNA
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AZERBAIJAN
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BAKU
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BAHAMAS, THE
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NASSAU
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BAHRAIN
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MANAMA
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BANGLADESH
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DHAKA
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BARBADOS
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BRIDGETOWN
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BELARUS
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MINSK
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BELGIUM
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BRUSSELS
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BELIZE
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BELMOPAN
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BENIN
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PORTO-NOVO
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BHUTAN
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THIMPHU
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BOLIVIA
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SUCRE, LA PAZ
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BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
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SARAJEVO
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BOTSWANA
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GABORONE
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BRAZIL
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BRASILIA
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BRUNEI
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
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BULGARIA
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SOFIA
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BURKINA FASO
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OUAGADOUGOU
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BURUNDI
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GITEGA, BUJUMBURA
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CABO VERDE
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PRAIA
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CAMBODIA
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PHNOM PENH
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CAMEROON
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YAOUNDE
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CANADA
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OTTAWA
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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BANGUI
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CHAD
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N'DJAMENA
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CHILE
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SANTIAGO
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CHINA
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BEIJING
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COLOMBIA
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BOGOTÁ
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COMOROS
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MORONI
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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
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KINSHASA
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CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE
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BRAZZAVILLE
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COSTA RICA
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SAN JOSE
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CÔTE D'IVOIRE
(Ivory Coast)
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YAMOUSSOUKRO
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CROATIA
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ZAGREB
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CUBA
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HAVANA
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CYPRUS
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NICOSIA
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CZECHIA (Czech Republic)
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PRAGUE
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DENMARK
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COPENHAGEN
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DJIBOUTI
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DJIBOUTI (CITY)
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DOMINICA
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ROSEAU
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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SANTO DOMINGO
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ECUADOR
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QUITO
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EGYPT
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CAIRO
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EL SALVADOR
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SAN SALVADOR
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
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MALABO
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ERITREA
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ASMARA
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ESTONIA
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TALLINN
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ESWATINI (formerly Swaziland)
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MBABANE
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ETHIOPIA
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ADDIS ABABA
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FIJI
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SUVA
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FINLAND
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HELSINKI
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FRANCE
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PARIS
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GABON
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LIBREVILLE
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GAMBIA, THE
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BANJUL
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GEORGIA
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TBILISI
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GERMANY
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BERLIN
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GHANA
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ACCRA
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GREECE
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ATHENS
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GRENADA
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SAINT GEORGE'S
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GUATEMALA
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GUATEMALA CITY
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GUINEA
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CONAKRY
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GUINEA-BISSAU
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BISSAU
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GUYANA
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GEORGETOWN
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HAITI
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PORT-AU-PRINCE
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HONDURAS
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TEGUCIGALPA
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HUNGARY
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BUDAPEST
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ICELAND
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REYKJAVIK
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INDIA
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NEW DELHI
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INDONESIA
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JAKARTA
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IRAN
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TEHRAN
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IRAQ
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BAGHDAD
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IRELAND
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DUBLIN
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ISRAEL
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JERUSALEM
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ITALY
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ROME
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JAMAICA
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KINGSTON
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JAPAN
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TOKYO
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JORDAN
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AMMAN
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KAZAKHSTAN
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ASTANA
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KENYA
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NAIROBI
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KIRIBATI
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SOUTH TARAWA
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KOSOVO
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PRISTINA
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KUWAIT
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KUWAIT CITY
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KYRGYZSTAN
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BISHKEK
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LAOS
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VIENTIANE
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LATVIA
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RIGA
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LEBANON
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BEIRUT
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LESOTHO
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MASERU
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LIBERIA
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MONROVIA
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LIBYA
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TRIPOLI
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LIECHTENSTEIN
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VADUZ
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LITHUANIA
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VILNIUS
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LUXEMBOURG
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LUXEMBOURG
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MADAGASCAR
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ANTANANARIVO
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MALAWI
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LILONGWE
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MALAYSIA
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KUALA LUMPUR
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MALDIVES
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MALE
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MALI
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BAMAKO
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MALTA
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VALLETTA
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MARSHALL
ISLANDS
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MAJURO
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MAURITANIA
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NOUAKCHOTT
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MAURITIUS
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PORT LOUIS
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MEXICO
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MEXICO CITY
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MICRONESIA,
FEDERATED
STATES OF
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PALIKIR
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MOLDOVA
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CHISINAU
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MONACO
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MONACO
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MONGOLIA
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ULAANBAATAR
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MONTENEGRO
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PODGORICA
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MOROCCO
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RABAT
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MOZAMBIQUE
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MAPUTO
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MYANMAR
(Burma)
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NAY PYI TAW
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NAMIBIA
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WINDHOEK
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NAURU
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YAREN DISTRICT
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NEPAL
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KATHMANDU
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NETHERLANDS
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AMSTERDAM
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NEW ZEALAND
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WELLINGTON
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NICARAGUA
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MANAGUA
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NIGER
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NIAMEY
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NIGERIA
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ABUJA
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NORTH KOREA
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PYONGYANG
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NORTH MACEDONIA
(formerly Macedonia)
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SKOPJE
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NORWAY
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OSLO
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OMAN
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MUSCAT
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PAKISTAN
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ISLAMABAD
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PALAU
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NGERULMUD
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PALESTINE
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EAST JERUSALEM
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PANAMA
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PANAMA CITY
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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PORT MORESBY
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PARAGUAY
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ASUNCIÓN
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PERU
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LIMA
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PHILIPPINES
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MANILA
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POLAND
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WARSAW
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PORTUGAL
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LISBON
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QATAR
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DOHA
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ROMANIA
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BUCHAREST
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RUSSIA
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MOSCOW
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RWANDA
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KIGALI
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SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
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BASSETERRE
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SAINT LUCIA
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CASTRIES
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SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
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KINGSTOWN
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SAMOA
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APIA
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SAN MARINO
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SAN MARINO
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SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE
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SÃO TOMÉ
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SAUDI ARABIA
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RIYADH
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SENEGAL
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DAKAR
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SERBIA
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BELGRADE
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SEYCHELLES
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VICTORIA
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SIERRA LEONE
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FREETOWN
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SINGAPORE
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SINGAPORE
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SLOVAKIA
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BRATISLAVA
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SLOVENIA
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LJUBLJANA
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SOLOMON ISLANDS
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HONIARA
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SOMALIA
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MOGADISHU
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SOUTH AFRICA
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BLOEMFONTEIN, CAPE TOWN, PRETORIA
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SOUTH KOREA
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SEOUL
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SOUTH SUDAN
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JUBA
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SPAIN
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MADRID
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SRI LANKA
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COLOMBO, SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE
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SUDAN
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KHARTOUM
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SURINAME
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PARAMARIBO
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SWEDEN
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STOCKHOLM
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SWITZERLAND
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BERN
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SYRIA
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DAMASCUS
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TAJIKISTAN
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DUSHANBE
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TANZANIA
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DODOMA
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THAILAND
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BANGKOK
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TIMOR-LESTE
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DILI
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TOGO
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LOMÉ
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TONGA
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NUKUʻALOFA
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
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PORT OF SPAIN
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TUNISIA
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TUNIS
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TÜRKIYE
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ANKARA
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TURKMENISTAN
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ASHGABAT
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TUVALU
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FUNAFUTI
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UGANDA
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KAMPALA
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UKRAINE
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KIEV
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)
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ABU DHABI
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UNITED KINGDOM (UK)*
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LONDON
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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URUGUAY
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MONTEVIDEO
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UZBEKISTAN
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TASHKENT
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VANUATU
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PORT VILA
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VATICAN CITY (Holy See)
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VATICAN CITY
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VENEZUELA
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CARACAS
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VIETNAM
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HANOI
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YEMEN
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SANA'A
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ZAMBIA
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LUSAKA
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// Additional information of the alphabetical list of 196 countries //
*The United Kingdom, also called the U.K., consists of a group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe. It is a unique country made up of four nations: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
*Members of the United Nations: http://www.un.org/en/member-states
*United Nations Observers: http://www.un.org/en/sections/member-states/non-member-states/index.html
Is Kosovo a country or not?
International recognition of Kosovo, since its declaration of independence from Serbia started on 17 February 2008. But the international community is divided on the issue. As of September 2020, 98 out of 193 (51%) United Nations (UN) member states, 22 out of 27 (81%) European Union (EU) member states, 26 out of 30 (87%) NATO member states, and 33 out of 57 (58%) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states have recognised Kosovo.
What is United Nations?
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations