What is the capital of France? — Paris. Largest city in France. Located on the River Seine. Home to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and UNESCO headquarters.

What is the capital of Germany? — Berlin. Largest city in Germany. Reunified as the capital in 1990 after German reunification. Home of the Brandenburg Gate.

What is the capital of Italy? — Rome. Also known as the Eternal City. Capital of the ancient Roman Empire. Contains Vatican City — the world's smallest country.

What is the capital of Spain? — Madrid. Located on the Manzanares River. Highest capital city in the European Union at 667 m above sea level.

What is the capital of United Kingdom? — London. Located on the River Thames. One of the world's leading financial and cultural centres. Home of the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.

What is the capital of Russia? — Moscow. Largest city in Russia and Europe. Located on the Moskva River. Home of the Kremlin and Red Square.

What is the capital of China? — Beijing. Political capital of China. Home of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Located in northeastern China. (Note: Shanghai is larger but NOT the capital.)

What is the capital of Japan? — Tokyo. World's most populous metropolitan area. Located on Honshu island on Tokyo Bay. Former name: Edo.

What is the capital of India? — New Delhi. Part of Delhi, located in northern India on the Yamuna River. (Note: Mumbai is larger but NOT the capital.)

What is the capital of Australia? — Canberra. Built specifically as the capital — a planned city chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne. Located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

What is the capital of USA? — Washington D.C. (District of Columbia). Named after President George Washington. Located between Virginia and Maryland. (Note: New York City is NOT the capital.)

What is the capital of Canada? — Ottawa. Located in Ontario, on the Ottawa River. (Note: Toronto is larger but NOT the capital.)

What is the capital of Brazil? — Brasília. A planned capital city built in the 1950s and inaugurated in 1960. (Note: Rio de Janeiro was the former capital; São Paulo is the largest city.)

What is the capital of Argentina? — Buenos Aires. Located on the Río de la Plata. Largest city in Argentina and one of the largest in South America.

What is the capital of Mexico? — Mexico City. One of the largest cities in the world by population. Built on the site of the ancient Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.

What is the capital of Egypt? — Cairo. Largest city in Africa and the Arab world. Located on the Nile River, near the Pyramids of Giza.

What is the capital of Nigeria? — Abuja. A planned city that replaced Lagos as capital in 1991. Located in central Nigeria. (Note: Lagos is larger but NOT the capital.)

What is the capital of South Africa? — Three capitals: Pretoria (executive/administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial). Pretoria is the most commonly cited capital.

What is the capital of Kenya? — Nairobi. Largest city in East Africa. Named from a Maasai phrase meaning "cool waters." Major hub for international organisations in Africa.

What is the capital of Saudi Arabia? — Riyadh. Largest city in Saudi Arabia. Located in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Major centre of government and finance.

What is the capital of Turkey? — Ankara. (Note: Istanbul is the largest city and the historic capital, but Ankara has been the capital since 1923 when Turkey was founded.)

What is the capital of Pakistan? — Islamabad. A planned capital built in the 1960s. (Note: Karachi is larger but NOT the capital.)

What is the capital of Indonesia? — Jakarta. (Note: Indonesia is moving its capital to Nusantara in Borneo — under construction as of 2026.) Jakarta is the current capital.

What is the capital of New Zealand? — Wellington. Located at the southern tip of the North Island. (Note: Auckland is larger but NOT the capital.)

What is the capital of Netherlands? — Amsterdam. (Note: The seat of government is The Hague/Den Haag, but Amsterdam is the constitutional capital.)

What is the capital of Switzerland? — Bern. (Note: Bern is the federal city/de facto capital. Geneva and Zurich are larger.)

What is the capital of Sweden? — Stockholm. Located on 14 islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. Known as the "Venice of the North."

What is the capital of Norway? — Oslo. Located at the head of the Oslofjord. Formerly called Christiania.

What is the capital of Greece? — Athens. One of the world's oldest cities. Birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and the Olympic Games.

What is the capital of Ukraine? — Kyiv (also spelled Kiev). Located on the Dnieper River. One of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe.

What is the capital of Iran? — Tehran. Largest city in Iran and western Asia. Located at the foot of the Alborz mountain range.

What is the capital of Iraq? — Baghdad. Located on the Tigris River. Was the largest city in the world during the Islamic Golden Age (8th century).

What is the capital of North Korea? — Pyongyang. Located on the Taedong River. One of the most isolated capital cities in the world.

What is the capital of South Korea? — Seoul. One of the world's largest metropolitan areas. Located on the Han River in northwestern South Korea.

What is the capital of Ethiopia? — Addis Ababa. Highest capital city in Africa (2,355 m). Headquarters of the African Union.