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CountryGovernmentPopulationDemocracy
Flag of IN
IndiaNew Delhi
Parliamentary1.42BFlag of CN
ChinaBeijing
Communist1.41BFlag of US
United StatesWashington, D.C.
Federal338.0MFlag of ID
IndonesiaJakarta
Presidential283.6MFlag of PK
PakistanIslamabad
Parliamentary257.0MFlag of NG
NigeriaAbuja
Federal244.3MFlag of BR
BrazilBrasília
Federal221.4MFlag of BD
BangladeshDhaka
Parliamentary174.4MFlag of RU
RussiaMoscow
Semi-presidential140.1MFlag of MX
MexicoMexico City (Ciudad de Mexico)
Federal130.7MFlag of JP
JapanTokyo
Constitutional monarchy123.2MFlag of ET
EthiopiaAddis Ababa
Parliamentary121.4MFlag of CD
DRCKinshasa
Semi-presidential119.0MFlag of PH
PhilippinesManila
Presidential118.3MFlag of EG
EgyptCairo
Presidential112.9MFlag of VN
VietnamHanoi (Ha Noi)
Communist106.7MFlag of IR
IranTehran
Theocratic89.2MFlag of TR
TurkeyAnkara
Presidential84.6MFlag of DE
GermanyBerlin
Parliamentary84.0MFlag of TH
ThailandBangkok
Constitutional monarchy70.0MFlag of TZ
TanzaniaDodoma
Presidential69.1MFlag of GB
United KingdomLondon
Constitutional monarchy68.8MFlag of FR
FranceParis
Semi-presidential68.5MFlag of ZA
South AfricaPretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
Parliamentary61.1MFlag of IT
ItalyRome
Parliamentary60.9MFlag of MM
BurmaRangoon (aka Yangon, continues to be recognized as the primary Burmese capital by the US Government); Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital
Military57.9MFlag of KE
KenyaNairobi
Presidential55.8MFlag of KR
South KoreaSeoul
Presidential51.5MFlag of UG
UgandaKampala
Presidential50.9MFlag of SD
SudanKhartoum
Presidential50.5MFlag of CO
ColombiaBogotá
Presidential49.8MFlag of AF
AfghanistanKabul
Theocratic49.5MFlag of DZ
AlgeriaAlgiers
Presidential47.7MFlag of ES
SpainMadrid
Constitutional monarchy47.3MFlag of AR
ArgentinaBuenos Aires
Presidential45.4MFlag of IQ
IraqBaghdad
Parliamentary42.9MFlag of CA
CanadaOttawa
Constitutional monarchy39.2MFlag of AO
AngolaLuanda
Presidential39.0MFlag of PL
PolandWarsaw
Parliamentary38.7MFlag of MA
MoroccoRabat
Constitutional monarchy37.4MFlag of UZ
UzbekistanTashkent (Toshkent)
One-party37.0MFlag of SA
Saudi ArabiaRiyadh
Absolute monarchy36.5MFlag of UA
UkraineKyiv (Kiev is the transliteration from Russian)
Semi-presidential35.7MFlag of GH
GhanaAccra
Presidential35.3MFlag of MY
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
Constitutional monarchy34.9MFlag of YE
YemenSanaa
Other34.5MFlag of MZ
MozambiqueMaputo
Presidential34.2MFlag of PE
PeruLima
Presidential32.8MFlag of CI
Côte d'IvoireYamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan
Presidential31.9MFlag of VE
VenezuelaCaracas
Federal31.8MFlag of CM
CameroonYaounde
Presidential31.5MFlag of MG
MadagascarAntananarivo
Semi-presidential31.3MFlag of NP
NepalKathmandu
Parliamentary31.3MFlag of AU
AustraliaCanberra
Constitutional monarchy27.5MFlag of NE
NigerNiamey
Semi-presidential27.3MFlag of KP
North KoreaPyongyang
Communist26.4MFlag of SY
SyriaDamascus
Presidential24.3MFlag of TW
TaiwanTaipei
Semi-presidential23.6MFlag of BF
Burkina FasoOuagadougou
Presidential23.5MFlag of ML
MaliBamako
Semi-presidential22.6MFlag of LK
Sri LankaColombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)
Presidential22.1MFlag of ZM
ZambiaLusaka
Presidential22.0MFlag of MW
MalawiLilongwe
Presidential21.8MFlag of KZ
KazakhstanAstana
Presidential20.4MFlag of SO
SomaliaMogadishu
Parliamentary20.3MFlag of TD
ChadN'Djamena
Presidential19.7MFlag of CL
ChileSantiago; note - Valparaiso is the seat of the national legislature
Presidential19.1MFlag of SN
SenegalDakar
Presidential18.8MFlag of EC
EcuadorQuito
Presidential18.5MFlag of GT
GuatemalaGuatemala City
Presidential18.3MFlag of RO
RomaniaBucharest
Semi-presidential18.1MFlag of NL
NetherlandsAmsterdam
Constitutional monarchy17.8MFlag of ZW
ZimbabweHarare
Presidential17.5MFlag of KH
CambodiaPhnom Penh
Constitutional monarchy17.2MFlag of BJ
BeninPorto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government)
Presidential15.2MFlag of GN
GuineaConakry
Presidential14.4MFlag of RW
RwandaKigali
Presidential13.6MFlag of BI
BurundiGitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital)
Presidential13.6MFlag of SS
South SudanJuba
Presidential12.7MFlag of BO
BoliviaLa Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital)
Presidential12.4MFlag of TN
TunisiaTunis
Parliamentary12.0MFlag of BE
BelgiumBrussels
Constitutional monarchy12.0MFlag of HT
HaitiPort-au-Prince
Semi-presidential11.9MFlag of JO
JordanAmman
Constitutional monarchy11.3MFlag of DO
The DominicanSanto Domingo
Presidential10.9MFlag of CZ
CzechiaPrague
Parliamentary10.8MFlag of AZ
AzerbaijanBaku (Baki, Baky)
Presidential10.7MFlag of SE
SwedenStockholm
Constitutional monarchy10.6MFlag of TJ
TajikistanDushanbe
Presidential10.6MFlag of GR
GreeceAthens
Parliamentary10.4MFlag of PG
Papua New GuineaPort Moresby
Constitutional monarchy10.3MFlag of PT
PortugalLisbon
Semi-presidential10.2MFlag of CU
CubaHavana
Communist10.1MFlag of HU
HungaryBudapest
Parliamentary9.9MFlag of HN
HondurasTegucigalpa
Presidential9.5MFlag of BY
BelarusMinsk
One-party9.5M
IsraelJerusalem
Parliamentary9.4MFlag of SL
Sierra LeoneFreetown
Presidential9.3MFlag of AT
AustriaVienna
Parliamentary9.2MFlag of TG
TogoLome
Presidential9.1MFlag of CH
SwitzerlandBern
Federal8.9MFlag of LA
LaosVientiane (Viangchan)
Communist8.0MFlag of PY
ParaguayAsunción
Presidential7.6MFlag of LY
LibyaTripoli (Tarabulus)
Other7.4M
Hong Kong
Presidential7.3MFlag of NI
NicaraguaManagua
Presidential6.7MFlag of BG
BulgariaSofia
Parliamentary6.7MFlag of RS
SerbiaBelgrade (Beograd)
Parliamentary6.7MFlag of ER
EritreaAsmara
One-party6.4MFlag of SV
El SalvadorSan Salvador
Presidential6.3MFlag of KG
KyrgyzstanBishkek
Parliamentary6.2MFlag of CG
Congo (Brazzaville)Brazzaville
Presidential6.1MFlag of SG
SingaporeSingapore
Parliamentary6.1M
DenmarkCopenhagen
Constitutional monarchy6.1MFlag of TM
TurkmenistanAshgabat (Ashkhabad)
One-party5.7MFlag of SK
SlovakiaBratislava
Parliamentary5.6MFlag of LR
LiberiaMonrovia
Presidential5.6MFlag of FI
FinlandHelsinki
Parliamentary5.6MFlag of NO
NorwayOslo
Constitutional monarchy5.5MFlag of LB
LebanonBeirut
Parliamentary5.4MFlag of CR
Costa RicaSan José
Presidential5.3MFlag of IE
IrelandDublin
Parliamentary5.2MFlag of MR
MauritaniaNouakchott
Presidential5.2MFlag of NZ
New ZealandWellington
Constitutional monarchy5.2MFlag of GE
GeorgiaTbilisi
Semi-presidential4.9MFlag of PA
PanamaPanama City
Presidential4.5MFlag of HR
CroatiaZagreb
Parliamentary4.1MFlag of OM
OmanMuscat
Absolute monarchy4.0MFlag of BA
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
Parliamentary3.7MFlag of MD
MoldovaChisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
Parliamentary3.6MFlag of UY
UruguayMontevideo
Presidential3.4M
West Bank
Other3.3MFlag of MN
MongoliaUlaanbaatar
Semi-presidential3.3MFlag of KW
KuwaitKuwait City
Constitutional monarchy3.2M
Puerto RicoSan Juan
Republic3.0MFlag of AM
ArmeniaYerevan
Parliamentary3.0MFlag of JM
JamaicaKingston
Constitutional monarchy2.9MFlag of NA
NamibiaWindhoek
Presidential2.9MFlag of LT
LithuaniaVilnius
Semi-presidential2.8MFlag of QA
QatarDoha
Absolute monarchy2.6MFlag of AL
AlbaniaTirana (Tirane)
Parliamentary2.6MFlag of GM
The GambiaBanjul
Presidential2.5MFlag of BW
BotswanaGaborone
Parliamentary2.5MFlag of GA
GabonLibreville
Presidential2.5MFlag of LS
LesothoMaseru
Constitutional monarchy2.2M
Gaza, Gaza Strip
Other2.2MFlag of MK
North MacedoniaSkopje
Parliamentary2.1MFlag of GW
Guinea-BissauBissau
Semi-presidential2.1MFlag of SI
SloveniaLjubljana
Parliamentary2.1M
KosovoPristina (Prishtine, Prishtina)
Parliamentary2.0MFlag of LV
LatviaRiga
Parliamentary1.9MFlag of GQ
Equatorial GuineaMalabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.
Presidential1.8MFlag of BH
BahrainManama
Constitutional monarchy1.6MFlag of TT
Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain
Parliamentary1.4MFlag of TL
Timor-LesteDili
Semi-presidential1.4MFlag of EE
EstoniaTallinn
Parliamentary1.3MFlag of CY
CyprusNicosia (Lefkosia/Lefkosa)
Parliamentary1.3MFlag of MU
MauritiusPort Louis
Parliamentary1.3MFlag of SZ
EswatiniMbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)
Absolute monarchy1.1MFlag of DJ
DjiboutiDjibouti
Presidential1.0MFlag of FJ
FijiSuva (on Viti Levu)
Parliamentary952KFlag of KM
ComorosMoroni
Federal912KFlag of BT
BhutanThimphu
Constitutional monarchy893KFlag of GY
GuyanaGeorgetown
Parliamentary794KFlag of SB
Solomon IslandsHoniara
Constitutional monarchy739KFlag of LU
LuxembourgLuxembourg
Constitutional monarchy671KFlag of SR
SurinameParamaribo
Presidential654K
Macau
Republic644KFlag of CV
Cabo VerdePraia
Parliamentary611KFlag of ME
MontenegroPodgorica
Parliamentary600KFlag of MT
MaltaValletta
Parliamentary522KFlag of BN
BruneiBandar Seri Begawan
Absolute monarchy492KFlag of BZ
BelizeBelmopan
Constitutional monarchy422KFlag of BS
The BahamasNassau
Constitutional monarchy415KFlag of MV
MaldivesMalé
Presidential389KFlag of IS
IcelandReykjavik
Parliamentary364KFlag of VU
VanuatuPort-Vila (on Efate)
Parliamentary318K
New CaledoniaNoumea
Parliamentary308K
French PolynesiaPapeete (located on Tahiti)
Parliamentary306KFlag of BB
BarbadosBridgetown
Parliamentary304KFlag of ST
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome
Semi-presidential224KFlag of WS
SamoaApia
Parliamentary210K
GuamHagatna (Agana)
Republic170KFlag of LC
Saint LuciaCastries
Constitutional monarchy168K
CuracaoWillemstad
Parliamentary153K
ArubaOranjestad
Parliamentary125KFlag of KI
KiribatiTarawa
Presidential117KFlag of GD
GrenadaSaint George's
Constitutional monarchy115KFlag of TO
TongaNuku'alofa
Constitutional monarchy105K
JerseySaint Helier
Parliamentary104K
Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie
Republic104KFlag of AG
Antigua and BarbudaSaint John's
Constitutional monarchy103KFlag of VC
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown
Constitutional monarchy101KFlag of SC
SeychellesVictoria
Presidential98K
Isle of ManDouglas
Parliamentary93KFlag of AD
AndorraAndorra la Vella
Parliamentary85KFlag of MH
Marshall IslandsMajuro
Parliamentary82KFlag of DM
DominicaRoseau
Parliamentary75K
BermudaHamilton
Parliamentary73K
GuernseySaint Peter Port
Parliamentary68K
Cayman IslandsGeorge Town (on Grand Cayman)
Parliamentary67K
Turks and Caicos IslandsGrand Turk (Cockburn Town)
Parliamentary60K
GreenlandNuuk
Parliamentary58KFlag of KN
Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre
Constitutional monarchy55K
Faroe IslandsTorshavn
Parliamentary53K
Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan
Republic51K
Sint MaartenPhilipsburg
Constitutional monarchy47K
American SamoaPago Pago
Republic43KFlag of LI
LiechtensteinVaduz
Constitutional monarchy41K
British Virgin IslandsRoad Town
Parliamentary40KFlag of SM
San MarinoSan Marino (city)
Parliamentary35K
Saint MartinMarigot
Parliamentary33KFlag of MC
MonacoMonaco
Constitutional monarchy32K
GibraltarGibraltar
Parliamentary30KFlag of PW
PalauNgerulmud
Presidential22K
AnguillaThe Valley
Parliamentary19K
Wallis and FutunaMata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Parliamentary16KFlag of TV
TuvaluFunafuti
Constitutional monarchy12KFlag of NR
Nauruno official capital; government offices in the Yaren District
Parliamentary10K
Cook IslandsAvarua
Parliamentary8K
Saint BarthelemyGustavia
Parliamentary7K
MontserratPlymouth
Parliamentary5K
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre
Parliamentary5K
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Stanley
Parliamentary3K
Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)Longyearbyen
Other3K
Tokelau
Constitutional monarchy2K
Paracel Islands
Other2K
NiueAlofi
Parliamentary2K
Norfolk IslandKingston
Other2K
Christmas IslandThe Settlement (Flying Fish Cove)
Other2KFlag of VA
Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City
Absolute monarchy1K
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsWest Island
Other593
Pitcairn IslandsAdamstown
Parliamentary50
AkrotiriEpiskopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
Other
Antarctica
Other
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Other
Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll
Other
Bouvet Island
Other
Clipperton Island
Other
Coral Sea Islands
Other
DhekeliaEpiskopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri
Other
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Other
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Other
Jan Mayen
Other
Navassa Island
Other
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Other
Spratly Islands
Other
Wake Island
Other
Western Sahara
Republic