Capitals / Difficulty
Further afield
The next step: capitals of well-known countries that are a little less obvious.
A round asks about ten of these 37, in a new order, each with four choices.
The 37 capitals
| Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | 43.8 million (2025) |
| Albania | Tirana | 2.3 million (2025) |
| Algeria | Algiers | 47.4 million (2025) |
| Austria | Vienna | 9.2 million (2025) |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | 796,682 (2025) |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 17.8 million (2025) |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro (official capital) Abidjan (economic capital, de facto capital) Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983; most institutions and embassies remain in Abidjan. | 32.7 million (2025) |
| Croatia | Zagreb | 3.9 million (2025) |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | 1.4 million (2025) |
| Czechia | Prague | 10.9 million (2025) |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 6.0 million (2025) |
| Egypt | Cairo | 118 million (2025) |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 135 million (2025) |
| Finland | Helsinki | 5.6 million (2025) |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | 3.9 million (2025) |
| Greece | Athens | 10.4 million (2025) |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 11.0 million (2025) |
| Hungary | Budapest | 9.5 million (2025) |
| Iceland | Reykjavík | 392,404 (2025) |
| Iran | Tehran | 92.4 million (2025) |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 20.8 million (2025) |
| Lebanon | Beirut | 5.8 million (2025) |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | 29.6 million (2025) |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | 26.6 million (2025) |
| Norway | Oslo | 5.6 million (2025) |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | 255 million (2025) |
| Philippines | Manila | 117 million (2025) |
| Poland | Warsaw | 36.4 million (2025) |
| Romania | Bucharest | 19.0 million (2025) |
| Russia | Moscow | 144 million (2025) |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 37.0 million (2025) |
| Senegal | Dakar | 18.9 million (2025) |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | 19.7 million (2025) |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative capital (parliament), official capital) Colombo (executive capital, judicial capital) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital (parliament); Colombo is the executive and judicial capital. | 21.8 million (2025) |
| Switzerland | Bern (de facto capital, seat of government) Switzerland has no de jure capital; Bern is the "federal city" and seat of the federal authorities. | 9.1 million (2025) |
| Türkiye | Ankara | 85.9 million (2025) |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 39.0 million (2025) |
Population and area: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Capitals: Wikidata (CC0), checked against Natural Earth.
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