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Albania
Capital CityTirana
CurrencyAlbanian Lek (L, ALL)
Official LanguagesAlbanian
Algeria
Capital CityAlgiers
CurrencyAlgerian dinar (د.ج, DZD)
Official LanguagesArabic and Tamazight (Berber)
Andorra
Capital CityAndorra la Vella
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesCatalan
Angola
Capital CityLuanda
CurrencyAngolan kwanza (Kz, AOA)
Official LanguagesPortuguese
Antigua and Barbuda
Capital CitySaint John's
CurrencyEastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official LanguagesAntiguan and Barbudan Creole and English
Argentina
Capital CityBuenos Aires
CurrencyArgentine peso ($, ARS)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Armenia
Capital CityYerevan
CurrencyArmenian dram (֏, AMD)
Official LanguagesArmenian
Aruba
Capital CityOranjestad
CurrencyAruban florin (ƒ, AWG)
Official LanguagesDutch and Papiamento
Australia
Capital CityCanberra
CurrencyAustralian dollar ($, AUD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Austria
Capital CityVienna
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesGerman
Azerbaijan
Capital CityBaku
CurrencyAzerbaijani manat (₼, AZN)
Official LanguagesAzerbaijani
Bahamas
Capital CityNassau
CurrencyBahamian dollar ($, BSD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Bahrain
Capital CityManama
CurrencyBahraini dinar (.د.ب, BHD)
Official LanguagesArabic and English
Bangladesh
Capital CityDhaka
CurrencyBangladeshi taka (৳, BDT)
Official LanguagesBengali
Barbados
Capital CityBridgetown
CurrencyBarbadian dollar ($, BBD)
Official LanguagesEnglish and Bajan Creole
Belarus
Capital CityMinsk
CurrencyBelarusian ruble (Br, BYN)
Official LanguagesBelarusian and Russian
Belgium
Capital CityBrussels
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesDutch, French, and German
Belize
Capital CityBelmopan
CurrencyBelize dollar ($, BZD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Benin
Capital CityPorto-Novo
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Bhutan
Capital CityThimphu
CurrencyBhutanese ngultrum (Nu., BTN)
Official LanguagesDzongkha
Bolivia
Capital CityLa Paz
CurrencyBolivian boliviano (Bs, BOB)
Official LanguagesSpanish and indigenous languages
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital CitySarajevo
CurrencyBosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (KM, BAM)
Official LanguagesBosnian, Croatian, and Serbian
Botswana
Capital CityGaborone
CurrencyBotswana pula (P, BWP)
Official LanguagesEnglish and Tswana
Brazil
Capital CityBrasília
CurrencyReal (R$, BRL)
Official LanguagesPortuguese
Brunei
Capital CityBandar Seri Begawan
CurrencyBrunei dollar ($, BND)
Official LanguagesMalay
Bulgaria
Capital CitySofia
CurrencyBulgarian lev (лв., BGN)
Official LanguagesBulgarian
Burkina Faso
Capital CityOuagadougou
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Burundi
Capital CityGitega
CurrencyBurundian franc (Fr, BIF)
Official LanguagesKirundi and French
Cambodia
Capital CityPhnom Penh
CurrencyCambodian riel (៛, KHR)
Official LanguagesKhmer
Cameroon
Capital CityYaoundé
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)
Official LanguagesFrench and English
Canada
Capital CityOttawa
CurrencyCanadian dollar ($, CAD)
Official LanguagesEnglish and French
Cape Verde
Capital CityPraia
CurrencyCape Verdean escudo (Esc, CVE)
Official LanguagesPortuguese
Central African Republic
Capital CityBangui
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)
Official LanguagesSango and French
Chad
Capital CityN'Djamena
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)
Official LanguagesFrench and Arabic
Chile
Capital CitySantiago
CurrencyChilean peso ($, CLP)
Official LanguagesSpanish
China
Capital CityBeijing
CurrencyChinese yuan (¥, CNY)
Official LanguagesMandarin, Cantonese, Hunanese, and others
Colombia
Capital CityBogota
CurrencyColombian peso ($, COP)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Comoros
Capital CityMoroni
CurrencyComorian franc (Fr, KMF)
Official LanguagesComorian, Arabic, and French
Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
Capital CityBrazzaville
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Costa Rica
Capital CitySan José
CurrencyCosta Rican colón (₡, CRC)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Côte d'Ivoire
Capital CityYamoussoukro
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Croatia
Capital CityZagreb
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesCroatian
Cuba
Capital CityHavana
CurrencyCuban peso ($, CUP)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Cyprus
Capital CityNicosia
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesGreek and Turkish
Czech Republic
Capital CityPrague
CurrencyCzech koruna (Kč, CZK)
Official LanguagesCzech
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital CityKinshasa
CurrencyCongolese franc (Fr, CDF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Denmark
Capital CityCopenhagen
CurrencyDanish krone (kr., DKK)
Official LanguagesDanish
Djibouti
Capital CityDjibouti
CurrencyDjiboutian franc (Fr, DJF)
Official LanguagesFrench and Arabic
Dominica
Capital CityRoseau
CurrencyEastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official LanguagesDominican Creole, French, and English
Dominican Republic
Capital CitySanto Domingo
CurrencyDominican peso (RD$, DOP)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Ecuador
Capital CityQuito
CurrencyUnited States Dollar ($, USD)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Egypt
Capital CityCairo
CurrencyEgyptian pound (£, EGP)
Official LanguagesArabic
El Salvador
Capital CitySan Salvador
CurrencyUnited States Dollar ($, USD)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Equatorial Guinea
Capital CityMalabo
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)
Official LanguagesSpanish, Portuguese, and French
Eritrea
Capital CityAsmara
CurrencyEritrean nakfa (Nfk, ERN)
Official LanguagesTigrinya, Tigre, and Dahlik
Estonia
Capital CityTallinn
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesEstonian
Eswatini
Capital CityMbabane (executive) Lobamba (legislative)
CurrencySwazi lilangeni (L, SZL)
Official LanguagesSwazi and English
Ethiopia
Capital CityAddis Ababa
CurrencyEthiopian birr (Br, ETB)
Official LanguagesAmharic
Fiji
Capital CitySuva
CurrencyFijian dollar ($, FJD)
Official LanguagesFijian, Fiji Hindi, and English
Finland
Capital CityHelsinki
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesFinnish and Swedish
France
Capital CityParis
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesFrench
Gabon
Capital CityLibreville
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Gambia
Capital CityBanjul
CurrencyGambian dalasi (D, GMD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Georgia
Capital CityTbilisi
CurrencyGeorgian Lari (₾, GEL)
Official LanguagesGeorgian
Germany
Capital CityBerlin
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesGerman
Ghana
Capital CityAccra
CurrencyGhanaian cedi (₵, GHS)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Greece
Capital CityAthens
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesGreek
Grenada
Capital CitySaint George's
CurrencyEastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Guatemala
Capital CityGuatemala City
CurrencyGuatemalan quetzal (Q, GTQ)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Guinea
Capital CityConakry
CurrencyGuinean franc (Fr, GNF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Guinea-Bissau
Capital CityBissau
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)
Official LanguagesPortuguese
Guyana
Capital CityGeorgetown
CurrencyGuyanese dollar ($, GYD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Haiti
Capital CityPort-au-Prince
CurrencyHaitian gourde (G, HTG)
Official LanguagesFrench and Haitian Creole
Honduras
Capital CityTegucigalpa
CurrencyHonduran lempira (L, HNL)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Hong Kong
Capital CityHong Kong
CurrencyHong Kong dollar ($, HKD)
Official LanguagesCantonese and English
Hungary
Capital CityBudapest
CurrencyHungarian forint (Ft, HUF)
Official LanguagesHungarian
Iceland
Capital CityReykjavík
CurrencyIcelandic krona (kr, ISK)
Official LanguagesIcelandic
India
Capital CityNew Delhi
CurrencyIndian rupee (₹, INR)
Official LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, and 22 regional languages
Indonesia
Capital CityJakarta
CurrencyIndonesian rupiah (Rp, IDR)
Official LanguagesIndonesian
Iran
Capital CityTehran
CurrencyIranian rial (﷼, IRR)
Official LanguagesPersian
Ireland
Capital CityDublin
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Israel
Capital CityJerusalem
CurrencyIsraeli new shekel (₪, ILS)
Official LanguagesHebrew, Arabic, and English
Italy
Capital CityRome
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesItalian
Jamaica
Capital CityKingston
CurrencyJamaican dollar ($, JMD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Japan
Capital CityTokyo
CurrencyJapanese yen (¥, JPY)
Official LanguagesJapanese
Jordan
Capital CityAmman
CurrencyJordanian dinar (د.ا, JOD)
Official LanguagesArabic and Modern Standard Arabic
Kazakhstan
Capital CityNur-Sultan
CurrencyKazakhstani tenge (₸, KZT)
Official LanguagesKazakh and Russian
Kenya
Capital CityNairobi
CurrencyKenyan shilling (KSh, KES)
Official LanguagesSwahili and English
Kiribati
Capital CityTarawa
CurrencyAustralian dollar ($, AUD)
Official LanguagesKiribati and English
Kuwait
Capital CityKuwait City
CurrencyKuwaiti dinar (د.ك, KWD)
Official LanguagesArabic
Kyrgyzstan
Capital CityBishkek
CurrencyKyrgyzstani som (С̲, KGS)
Official LanguagesKyrgyz and Russian
Laos
Capital CityVientiane
CurrencyLao kip (₭, LAK)
Official LanguagesLao
Latvia
Capital CityRiga
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesLatvian
Lebanon
Capital CityBeirut
CurrencyLebanese pound (ل.ل, LBP)
Official LanguagesArabic
Lesotho
Capital CityMaseru
CurrencyLesotho loti (L, LSL)
Official LanguagesSethoso and English
Liberia
Capital CityMonrovia
CurrencyLiberian dollar ($, LRD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Libya
Capital CityTripoli
CurrencyLibyan dinar (ل.د, LYD)
Official LanguagesArabic
Liechtenstein
Capital CityVaduz
CurrencySwiss franc (Fr, CHF)
Official LanguagesGerman
Lithuania
Capital CityVilnius
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesLithuanian
Luxembourg
Capital CityLuxembourg City
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesLuxembourgish, German, and French
Macau
Capital CityMacau
CurrencyMacanese pataca (MOP$, MOP)
Official LanguagesChinese and Portuguese
Madagascar
Capital CityAntananarivo
CurrencyMalagasy ariary (Ar, MGA)
Official LanguagesMalagasy and French
Malawi
Capital CityLilongwe
CurrencyMalawian kwacha (MK, MWK)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Malaysia
Capital CityKuala Lumpur
CurrencyMalaysian ringgit (RM, MYR)
Official LanguagesMalay
Maldives
Capital CityMalé
CurrencyMaldivian rufiyaa (.ރ, MVR)
Official LanguagesDhivehi
Mali
Capital CityBamako
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Malta
Capital CityValletta
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesEnglish and Maltese
Marshall Islands
Capital CityMajuro
CurrencyUnited States Dollar ($, USD)
Official LanguagesEnglish and Marshallese
Mauritania
Capital CityNouakchott
CurrencyMauritanian ouguiya (UM, MRU)
Official LanguagesArabic and French
Mauritius
Capital CityPort Louis
CurrencyMauritian rupee (¢, MUR)
Official LanguagesMauritian Creole, French, and English
Mexico
Capital CityMexico City
CurrencyMexican peso ($, MXN)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Micronesia
Capital CityPalikir
CurrencyUnited States Dollar ($, USD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Moldova
Capital CityChișinău
CurrencyMoldovan leu (L, MDL)
Official LanguagesRomanian
Monaco
Capital CityMonaco
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesFrench
Mongolia
Capital CityUlaanbaatar
CurrencyMongolian tögrög (₮, MNT)
Official LanguagesMongolian
Montenegro
Capital CityPodgorica
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesSerbian, Bosnian, Albanian, and Croatian
Morocco
Capital CityRabat
CurrencyMoroccan dirham (DH, MAD)
Official LanguagesArabic
Mozambique
Capital CityMaputo
CurrencyMozambican metical (MT, MZN)
Official LanguagesPortuguese
Myanmar
Capital CityNaypyitaw
CurrencyMyanmar kyat (Ks, MMK)
Official LanguagesBurmese
Namibia
Capital CityWindhoek
CurrencyNamibian dollar ($, NAD)
Official LanguagesEnglish
Nauru
Capital CityYaren
CurrencyAustralian dollar ($, AUD)
Official LanguagesNauruan and English
Nepal
Capital CityKathmandu
CurrencyNepalese rupee (रू, NPR)
Official LanguagesNepali
Netherlands
Capital CityAmsterdam
CurrencyEuro (€, EUR)
Official LanguagesDutch (official language), Frisian (official language in Frisia), and English
New Zealand
Capital CityWellington
CurrencyNew Zealand dollar ($, NZD)
Official LanguagesEnglish and Māori
Nicaragua
Capital CityManagua
CurrencyNicaraguan córdoba (C$, NIO)
Official LanguagesSpanish and English
Niger
Capital CityNiamey
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)
Official LanguagesFrench
Nigeria
Capital CityAbuja
CurrencyNigerian naira (₦, NGN)
Official LanguagesEnglish and Hausa
North Korea
Capital CityPyongyang
CurrencyNorth Korean won (₩, KPW)
Official LanguagesKorean
North Macedonia
Capital CitySkopje
CurrencyMacedonian denar (ден, MKD)
Official LanguagesMacedonian and Albanian
Norway
Capital CityOslo
CurrencyNorwegian krone (kr, NOK)
Official LanguagesNorwegian
Oman
Capital CityMuscat
CurrencyOmani rial (ر.ع., OMR)
Official LanguagesArabic
Pakistan
Capital CityIslamabad
CurrencyPakistani rupee (₨., PKR)
Official LanguagesUrdu, English, and Punjabi
Palau
Capital CityNgerulmud
CurrencyUnited States Dollar ($, USD)
Official LanguagesEnglish and Palauan
Panama
Capital CityPanama City
CurrencyPanamanian balboa (B/., PAB)
Official LanguagesSpanish
Papua New Guinea
Capital CityPort Moresby
CurrencyPapua New Guinean kina (K, PGK)
Official LanguagesEnglish, Hiri Motu, and PNG Sign Language
Paraguay
Capital CityAsunción
CurrencyParaguayan guaraní (₲, PYG)
Official LanguagesGuaraní and Spanish