Americas
This city serves as the federal capital of the United States.
Washington, DC
This Japanese capital is the most populous metropolitan area on Earth and a major global finance hub.
Tokyo
Known as the "City of Light," this French capital is home to the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe.
Paris
Sitting on the banks of the Egyptian Nile, this city is the largest in the Arab world and the gateway to the pyramids.
Cairo
This city was built from scratch to serve as Australia's capital, ending the rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne.
Canberra
This modernist capital was built in the interior of Brazil to encourage development away from the coast.
Brasilia
Known as "Krung Thep" to locals, this Siamese city is famous for its floating markets and vibrant street culture.
Bangkok
This "Eternal City" completely surrounds the world's smallest sovereign state, Vatican City.
Rome
This Kenyan capital is the only city in the world to have a National Park with lions and rhinos within its boundaries.
Nairobi
This city, the world's most southerly sovereign capital, is located on the North Island of the country some call Aotearoa.
Wellington
This capital is the largest city in Cuba and famous for its vintage cars and Spanish colonial architecture.
Havana
This city is the gateway to the Himalayas and serves as the capital of Nepal.
Kathmandu
This Hellenic city is considered the birthplace of democracy and is topped by the ancient Parthenon.
Athens
This capital was a planned city built in the 1980s to be a more neutral, central capital for Nigeria.
Abuja
This coastal city is the capital of Fiji and a major urban center in the South Pacific islands.
Suva
Situated on the north shore of the Rio de la Plata, this city is the capital of Uruguay.
Montevideo
Located on the shores of the Caspian Sea, this city is the capital of Azerbaijan and known for its "Flame Towers."
Baku
This capital of Iceland is the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state.
Reykjavik
While Cape Town handles legislation, this city is the executive capital where the President of South Africa works.
Pretoria
Located on the island of New Guinea, this city is the capital and largest urban center of Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby
While the government mostly meets in La Paz, this city remains the constitutional capital of Bolivia.
Sucre
This city on the island of Borneo is currently under construction to replace Jakarta as Indonesia’s capital.
Nusantara
This tiny town is the capital of Alpine microstate of Liechtenstein.
Vaduz
This capital of Burkina Faso is a major cultural center for African film, though it is perhaps most famous for its unique and lengthy eleven letter name.
Ouagadougou
Located on the island of Upolu, this city is the capital of the island nation of Samoa.
Apia