Capitals / Difficulty
Well-known countries
The capitals of the 60 best-known countries in Atlas Play: a gentle start, with some classic traps on the way.
A round asks about ten of these 60, in a new order, each with four choices.
The 60 capitals
| Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 45.9 million (2025) |
| Australia | Canberra | 27.6 million (2025) |
| Bahamas | Nassau | 403,033 (2025) |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | 176 million (2025) |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | 282,623 (2025) |
| Belgium | Brussels | 11.9 million (2025) |
| Bolivia | Sucre (constitutional capital, judicial capital) La Paz (seat of government, executive capital, legislative capital (parliament)) Constitution of Bolivia (2009) art. 6: Sucre is the capital; the executive and legislature sit in La Paz. | 12.6 million (2025) |
| Botswana | Gaborone | 2.6 million (2025) |
| Brazil | Brasília | 213 million (2025) |
| Canada | Ottawa | 41.7 million (2025) |
| Chile | Santiago | 19.9 million (2025) |
| China | Beijing | 1407 million (2025) |
| Colombia | Bogotá | 53.4 million (2025) |
| Costa Rica | San José | 5.2 million (2025) |
| Cuba | Havana | 10.9 million (2025) |
| Ecuador | Quito | 18.3 million (2025) |
| Fiji | Suva | 933,154 (2025) |
| France | Paris | 68.7 million (2025) |
| Germany | Berlin | 83.5 million (2025) |
| Ghana | Accra | 35.1 million (2025) |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | 18.7 million (2025) |
| Guyana | Georgetown | 835,986 (2025) |
| India | New Delhi | 1464 million (2025) |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 286 million (2025) |
| Ireland | Dublin | 5.5 million (2025) |
| Italy | Rome | 58.9 million (2025) |
| Jamaica | Kingston | 2.8 million (2025) |
| Japan | Tokyo | 123 million (2025) |
| Kenya | Nairobi | 57.5 million (2025) |
| Kiribati | South Tarawa | 136,488 (2025) |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur (official capital, legislative capital (parliament), royal capital) Putrajaya (administrative capital, judicial capital) Kuala Lumpur is the official capital and seat of parliament and the king; the federal administration and judiciary moved to Putrajaya. | 36.0 million (2025) |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 132 million (2025) |
| Morocco | Rabat | 38.4 million (2025) |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam (constitutional capital) The Hague (seat of government) Constitution art. 32: Amsterdam is the capital; government, parliament and supreme court sit in The Hague. | 18.1 million (2025) |
| New Zealand | Wellington | 5.3 million (2025) |
| Nigeria | Abuja | 238 million (2025) |
| Panama | Panama City | 4.6 million (2025) |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 10.8 million (2025) |
| Paraguay | Asunción | 7.0 million (2025) |
| Peru | Lima | 34.6 million (2025) |
| Portugal | Lisbon | 10.8 million (2025) |
| Samoa | Apia | 219,306 (2025) |
| Singapore | Singapore | 6.1 million (2025) |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | 838,645 (2025) |
| South Africa | Pretoria (executive capital) Cape Town (legislative capital (parliament)) Bloemfontein (judicial capital) Three branch capitals: executive Pretoria, legislative Cape Town, judicial Bloemfontein (Supreme Court of Appeal). | 64.7 million (2025) |
| South Korea | Seoul | 51.7 million (2025) |
| Spain | Madrid | 49.4 million (2025) |
| Sweden | Stockholm | 10.6 million (2025) |
| Tanzania | Dodoma Dodoma is the official capital (designated 1973, parliament since 1996, executive relocation completed in the 2020s); Dar es Salaam is the former capital and largest city. Natural Earth still marks Dar es Salaam. | 70.5 million (2025) |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 71.6 million (2025) |
| Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | 103,742 (2025) |
| Tunisia | Tunis | 12.3 million (2025) |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | 9,492 (2025) |
| Uganda | Kampala | 51.4 million (2025) |
| United Kingdom | London | 69.5 million (2025) |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 342 million (2025) |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | 3.4 million (2025) |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | 335,169 (2025) |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 102 million (2025) |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 21.9 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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