List of countries by continent
This is poop of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. This list contains:
- Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of:
- The member states of the United Nations (UN).
- A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City.
- States not recognized by the UN, but recognized by or maintaining de facto international relations with many UN members: the Republic of China and Kosovo.
- Territories de facto not independent, but recognized by many UN members as entitled to sovereignty (country names in bold italics): the Palestinian territories and Western Sahara.
- Dependent territories, including the overseas departments of France and the special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (country names in italics).
However, this list does not contain de facto independent states that are generally unrecognized.
For a detailed discussion of how the world is divided into continents, see the articles Continent and Borders of the continents.
In this list, countries are classified according to the United Nations Statistics Division.[1] There are countries that span more than one continent, according to either geographical or political and historical criteria. For the partition of countries into continents according to geographical criteria, see here.
Africa
Algeria – Algiers
Angola – Luanda
Benin – Porto-Novo (seat of government at Cotonou)
Botswana – Gaborone
Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
Burundi – Bujumbura
Cameroon – Yaoundé
Cape Verde – Praia
Central African Republic – Bangui
Chad – N'Djamena
Comoros – Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of (also known as Congo-Kinshasa) – Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of (also known as Congo-Brazzaville) – Brazzaville
Côte d'Ivoire (also commonly known as Ivory Coast) – Yamoussoukro (seat of government at Abidjan)
Djibouti – Djibouti
Egypt – Cairo
Equatorial Guinea – Malabo
Eritrea – Asmara
Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
Gabon – Libreville
Gambia – Banjul
Ghana – Accra
Guinea – Conakry
Guinea-Bissau – Bissau
Kenya – Nairobi
Lesotho – Maseru
Liberia – Monrovia
Libya – Tripoli
Madagascar – Antananarivo
Malawi – Lilongwe
Mali – Bamako
Mauritania – Nouakchott
Mauritius – Port Louis
Mayotte (overseas territory of France) – Mamoudzou
Morocco – Rabat
Mozambique – Maputo
Namibia – Windhoek
Niger – Niamey
Nigeria – Abuja
Réunion (overseas department of France) – Saint-Denis
Rwanda – Kigali
Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom; including the territories of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha) – Jamestown
Sao Tome and Principe – São Tomé
Senegal – Dakar
Seychelles – Victoria
Sierra Leone – Freetown
Somalia – Mogadishu
South Africa – Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Sudan – Khartoum
Swaziland – Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
Tanzania – Dodoma (seat of government at Dar es Salaam)
Togo – Lomé
Tunisia – Tunis
Uganda – Kampala
Western Sahara – El Aaiún (unofficial)
Zambia – Lusaka
Zimbabwe – Harare
Eurasia
Asia
Afghanistan – Kabul
Armenia[2] – Yerevan
Azerbaijan[2] – Baku
Bahrain – Manama
Bangladesh – Dhaka
Bhutan – Thimphu
British Indian Ocean Territory[3] (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia – Phnom Penh
China, People's Republic of – Beijing
China, Republic of (commonly known as Taiwan) – Taipei
Christmas Island[4] (overseas territory of Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands[4] (overseas territory of Australia)
Cyprus[2] – Nicosia
Georgia[2] – Tbilisi
Hong Kong (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)
India – New Delhi
Indonesia – Jakarta
Iran – Tehran
Iraq – Baghdad
Israel – Jerusalem
Japan – Tokyo
Jordan – Amman
Kazakhstan – Astana
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (commonly known as North Korea) – Pyongyang
Korea, Republic of (commonly known as South Korea) – Seoul
Kuwait – Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
Laos – Vientiane
Lebanon – Beirut
Macau (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur (seat of government at Putrajaya)
Maldives – Malé
Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar (also commonly known as Burma) – Naypyidaw
Nepal – Kathmandu
Oman – Muscat
Pakistan – Islamabad
Palestinian territories (collectively the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip)
Philippines – Manila
Qatar – Doha
Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
Singapore – Singapore[5]
Sri Lanka – Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Syria – Damascus
Tajikistan – Dushanbe
Thailand – Bangkok
Timor-Leste (also commonly known as East Timor) – Dili
Turkey[2] – Ankara
Turkmenistan – Ashgabat
United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi
Uzbekistan – Tashkent
Vietnam – Hanoi
Yemen – Sana'a
Europe
Albania – Tirana
Andorra – Andorra la Vella
Austria – Vienna
Belarus – Minsk
Belgium – Brussels
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo
Bulgaria – Sofia
Croatia – Zagreb
Czech Republic – Prague
Denmark – Copenhagen
Estonia – Tallinn
Faroe Islands (overseas territory of Denmark) – Tórshavn
Finland – Helsinki
France – Paris
Germany – Berlin
Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Gibraltar[5]
Greece – Athens
Guernsey (British crown dependency) – Saint Peter Port
Hungary – Budapest
Iceland – Reykjavík
Ireland – Dublin
Isle of Man (British crown dependency) – Douglas
Italy – Rome
Jersey (British crown dependency) – Saint Helier
Kosovo – Pristina
Latvia – Riga
Liechtenstein – Vaduz
Lithuania – Vilnius
Luxembourg – Luxembourg
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Skopje
Malta – Valletta
Moldova – Chişinău
Monaco – Monaco[5]
Montenegro – Podgorica
Netherlands – Amsterdam (seat of government at The Hague)
Norway – Oslo
Poland – Warsaw
Portugal – Lisbon
Romania – Bucharest
Russia[6] – Moscow
San Marino – San Marino
Serbia – Belgrade
Slovakia – Bratislava
Slovenia – Ljubljana
Spain – Madrid
Sweden – Stockholm
Switzerland – Berne
Ukraine – Kiev
United Kingdom – London
Vatican City – Vatican City[5]
Americas
North America
Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – The Valley
Antigua and Barbuda – Saint John's
Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Oranjestad
Bahamas – Nassau
Barbados – Bridgetown
Belize – Belmopan
Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Hamilton
British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Road Town
Canada – Ottawa
Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – George Town
Clipperton Island (overseas territory of France)
Costa Rica – San José
Cuba – Havana
Dominica – Roseau
Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo
El Salvador – San Salvador
Greenland (overseas territory of Denmark) – Nuuk
Grenada – Saint George's
Guadeloupe (overseas department of France) – Basse-Terre
Guatemala – Guatemala City
Haiti – Port-au-Prince
Honduras – Tegucigalpa
Jamaica – Kingston
Martinique (overseas department of France) – Fort-de-France
Mexico – Mexico City
Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Plymouth (seat of government at Brades)
Navassa Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Willemstad
Nicaragua – Managua
Panama – Panama City
Puerto Rico (overseas territory of the United States) – San Juan
Saint Barthélemy (overseas territory of France) – Gustavia
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre
Saint Lucia – Castries
Saint Martin (overseas territory of France) – Marigot
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas territory of France) – Saint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown
Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain
Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Cockburn Town
United States – Washington, D.C.
United States Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United States) – Charlotte Amalie
South America
Argentina – Buenos Aires
Bolivia – Sucre (seat of government at La Paz)
Brazil – Brasília
Chile – Santiago
Colombia – Bogotá
Ecuador – Quito
Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Stanley
French Guiana (overseas department of France) – Cayenne
Guyana – Georgetown
Paraguay – Asunción
Peru – Lima
Suriname – Paramaribo
Uruguay – Montevideo
Venezuela – Caracas
Oceania
Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including those in the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands.
American Samoa (overseas territory of the United States) – Pago Pago (seat of government at Fagatogo)
Australia – Canberra
Baker Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Cook Islands (territory in free association with New Zealand) – Avarua
Fiji – Suva
French Polynesia (overseas territory of France) – Papeete
Guam (overseas territory of the United States) – Hagåtña
Howland Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Jarvis Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Johnston Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
Kingman Reef (overseas territory of the United States)
Kiribati – South Tarawa
Marshall Islands – Majuro
Micronesia – Palikir
Midway Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
Nauru – no official capital (seat of government at Yaren)
New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) – Nouméa
New Zealand – Wellington
Niue (territory in free association with New Zealand) – Alofi
Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia) – Kingston
Northern Mariana Islands (overseas territory of the United States) – Saipan
Palau – Melekeok
Palmyra Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Adamstown
Samoa – Apia
Solomon Islands – Honiara
Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand) – no official capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre)
Tonga – Nukuʻalofa
Tuvalu – Funafuti
Vanuatu – Port Vila
Wake Island (overseas territory of the United States)
Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France) – Mata-Utu
Antarctica
Antarctica, including all territorial claims by sovereign states, is regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, which defines it as all land and ice shelves south of 60°S. Several dependent territories include sub-Antarctic islands north of 60°S.
Bouvet Island (overseas territory of Norway)
French Southern Territories (overseas territory of France)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[7] (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Partition of countries according to geographical criteria
Boundaries of Africa
For a detailed description of the geographical boundaries of Africa, see here.
Suez Canal
Considering the Suez Canal as a boundary between Africa and Asia, the following change from the UN definition occurs:
- Egypt: Africa, west of the Suez Canal; to the east, Asia.
Continental shelf of Africa
Considering the continental shelf of Africa, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- French Southern Territories: sub-Antarctic territory; Îles Éparses (Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island) in Africa.
- Italy: Europe; Pantelleria and Pelagie Islands in Africa.
- Malta: Africa.
- Portugal: Europe; Madeira archipelago, Desertas Islands and Savage Islands in Africa.
- Spain: Europe; Canary Islands and the plazas de soberanía in Africa (most of the plazas de soberanía, including Ceuta and Melilla, are in mainland Africa).
- Yemen: Asia; Socotra in Africa.
Boundaries between Asia and Europe
For a detailed description of the geographical boundaries between Asia and Europe, see here.
Sea of Marmara and Turkish Straits
Considering the Sea of Marmara and the Turkish Straits (the Bosporus and the Dardanelles) as a boundary between Asia and Europe, the following change from the UN definition occurs:
- Turkey: Asia, east and south of Sea of Marmara and the Turkish Straits; to the west and north, Europe.
Ural definitions
Considering the Ural definition that follows the watershed of the Ural Mountains, and then the Ural River until the Caspian Sea, as a boundary between Asia and Europe, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Kazakhstan: Asia, east of the Ural River; to the west, Europe.
- Russia: Europe, west and north of the Ural Mountains watershed and the Ural River; to the east and south, Asia.
Considering the Ural definition that follows the watershed of the Ural Mountains, and then the Ural River until it reaches Kazakhstan's border for the first time, and then the Or River and the Emba River, as a boundary between Asia and Europe, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Kazakhstan: Asia, east of the Or River and the Emba River; to the west, Europe.
- Russia: Europe, west of the Ural Mountains watershed and the Ural River (until it reaches Kazakhstan's border for the first time); to the east, Asia.
Caucasus definitions
Considering the Caucasus definition that follows the watershed of the Greater Caucasus of the Caucasus Mountains as a boundary between Asia and Europe, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Azerbaijan: Asia, south of the Greater Caucasus watershed; to the north, Europe (very small area).
- Georgia: Asia, south of the Greater Caucasus watershed; to the north, Europe (very small area).
- Russia: Europe, north of the Greater Caucasus watershed; to the south, Asia (very small area).
Considering the Caucasus definition that follows the Meso-Caucaso, marked by the Rioni River and the Kura River (from Tbilisi on), as a boundary between Asia and Europe, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Azerbaijan: Asia, south of the Kura River; to the north, Europe.
- Georgia: Asia, south of the Rioni River and the Kura River (from Tbilisi on); to the north, Europe.
Considering the Caucasus definition that follows the Kuma-Manych Depression, marked by the Kuma River and the Manych River, as a boundary between Asia and Europe, the following change from the UN definition occurs:
- Russia: Europe, north of the Kuma River and the Manych River; to the south, Asia.
Though very rare, considering the Caucasus definition that follows the watershed of the Lesser Caucasus of the Caucasus Mountains as a boundary between Asia and Europe, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Armenia: Europe; isolated spots in the south in Asia.
- Azerbaijan: Europe; isolated spots in the south in Asia.
- Georgia: Europe; isolated spots in the south in Asia.
- Iran: Asia; isolated spots in the northwest in Europe.
- Turkey: Asia; isolated spots in the northeast in Europe.
Continental shelfs of Asia and Europe
Considering the continental shelfs of Asia and Europe, the following change from the UN definition occurs:
- Greece: Europe (including Crete, Ionian Islands, Cyclades and near mainland Greek islands); Aegean Islands, Dodecanese and nearby islands in Asia.
Boundaries between Asia and North America
For a detailed description of the geographical boundaries between Asia and North America, see here.
Continental shelfs of Asia and North America
Considering the continental shelfs of Asia and North America, the following change from the UN definition occurs:
- United States: North America; Near Islands and St. Lawrence Island in Asia.
Boundaries between Europe and North America
For a detailed description of the geographical boundaries between Europe and North America, see here.
Continental shelfs of Europe and North America
Considering the continental shelfs of Europe and North America, the following change from the UN definition occurs:
- Portugal: Europe (including São Miguel, Santa Maria, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial of the Azores); Flores and Corvo of the Azores in North America.
Boundaries between North and South America
For a detailed description of the geographical boundaries between North and South America, see here.
Panama Canal
Considering the Panama Canal as a boundary between North and South America, the following change from the UN definition occurs:
- Panama: North America, west of the Panama Canal; to the east, South America.
Continental shelfs of North and South America
Considering the continental shelfs of North and South America, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Aruba: South America.
- Colombia: South America; San Andrés and Providencia Islands in North America.
- Netherlands Antilles: North America; Curaçao and Bonaire in South America.
- Trinidad and Tobago: South America.
- Venezuela: South America; Isla Aves in North America.
Boundaries of Oceania
For a detailed description of the geographical boundaries of Oceania, see here.
Asia-Australasia divisions
Considering the Asia-Australasia division that follows the anthropologic Melanesian Line as a boundary between Asia and Oceania, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Indonesia: Asia (including Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Sumba and Flores); Maluku, Buru, Seram, Timor and New Guinea in Oceania.
- Timor-Leste: Oceania.
Considering the Asia-Australasia division that follows the zoologic Wallace Line as a boundary between Asia and Oceania, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Indonesia: Asia (including Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali); Sulawesi, Sumba, Flores, Maluku, Buru, Seram, Timor and New Guinea in Oceania.
- Timor-Leste: Oceania.
Though very rare, considering the Malay Archipelago as being part of Oceania, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Brunei: Oceania.
- Indonesia: Oceania.
- Malaysia: Asia; Labuan, Sarawak and Sabah in Oceania.
- Philippines: Oceania.
- Singapore: Oceania.
- Timor-Leste: Oceania.
Pacific Islands
Considering all Pacific Islands as being part of Oceania, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Chile: South America; Easter Island and Sala y Gómez in Oceania.
- Japan: Asia; Bird Islands (Okinotorishima and Minamitorishima) in Oceania.
- United States: North America; Hawaii in Oceania.
Boundaries of Antarctica
For a detailed description of the geographical boundaries of Antarctica, see here.
Sub-Antarctic islands
Considering sub-Antarctic islands north of 60°S which are fully integrated with its country, the following changes from the UN definition occur:
- Australia: Oceania; Macquarie Island, sub-Antarctic territory.
- New Zealand: Oceania; New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Islands and Snares Islands), sub-Antarctic territory.
- South Africa: Africa; Prince Edward Islands, sub-Antarctic territory.
Notes
- ↑ Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey are classified as Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division [1]. However, they are often considered European countries, since their territories are either partly in Europe or in the vicinity of Europe (for the geographical boundaries between Asia and Europe, see here), and they have close political and historical ties with Europe (e.g., they are members of the Council of Europe).
- ↑ The British Indian Ocean Territory is sometimes considered an African territory, since it was historically part of Mauritius.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are sometimes considered Oceanian territories, since they are dependent territories of Australia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 This country is a city-state.
- ↑ Russia is generally considered a European country more than an Asian country, even though most of its territory is in Asia, since most of its population and also its capital are in Europe, and it has close political and historical ties with Europe. Among the federal districts of Russia, four are in Europe (Central, Southern, Northwestern and Volga), while three are in Asia (Far Eastern, Siberian and Urals).
- ↑ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is sometimes considered a South American territory, since it is administered from the Falkland Islands.
See also
Definition of continents
- Continent
- Borders of the continents
- Continental shelf
- Geography by continent:
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Oceania
- Antarctica
Lists of countries
- List of countries by continent (data file) - this data in a plain text format suitable for automated processing
- List of countries (in alphabetical order)
- List of countries and capitals in native languages
- List of national capitals (in alphabetical order)
- List of capitals by country
- Tables of countries and territories (with area, population, population density, and capital) in each continent:
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Oceania
External links
- UN List of Territories
- CIA – The World Factbook
- U.S. Department of State: Background notes
- European Commission: List of countries, territories and currencies
- Statoids
- World Gazetteer
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