Flag |
Common name |
Capital |
Status |
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Abkhazia |
Sukhumi |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Georgia |
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Aceh |
Banda Aceh |
Special region of Indonesia |
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Adjara |
Batumi |
Autonomous republic of Georgia |
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Afghanistan |
Kabul |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
Episkopi Cantonment |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Åland Islands |
Mariehamn |
Autonomous region of Finland |
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Albania |
Tirana |
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Alderney |
St. Anne |
Dependency of Guernsey |
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Algeria |
Algiers |
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American Samoa |
Pago Pago |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Andalusia |
Seville |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Andorra |
Andorra la Vella |
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Angola |
Luanda |
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Anguilla |
The Valley |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Antarctica |
— |
Non-sovereign territory |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
St. John's |
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Aragon |
Zaragoza |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
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Argentine Antarctica |
— |
Department of Argentina |
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Armenia |
Yerevan |
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Aruba |
Oranjestad |
Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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Ascension Island |
Georgetown |
Dependency of Saint Helena |
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
— |
External territory of Australia |
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Asturias |
Oviedo |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Australia |
Canberra |
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Australian Antarctic Territory |
— |
External territory of Australia |
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Australian Capital Territory |
Canberra |
Internal territory of Australia |
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Austria |
Vienna |
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Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Cotabato City |
Autonomous region of the Philippines |
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Azerbaijan |
Baku |
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Azores |
Ponta Delgada (executive) Horta (legislative) Angra do Heroísmo (judicial) |
Autonomous region of Portugal |
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Bahamas |
Nassau |
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Bahrain |
Manama |
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Baker Island |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Balearic Islands |
Palma |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
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Barbados |
Bridgetown |
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Basque Country |
Vitoria-Gasteiz |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Belarus |
Minsk |
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Belarus |
Homel |
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Belgium |
Brussels |
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Belize |
Belmopan |
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Benin |
Porto-Novo (official) Cotonou (seat of government) |
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Bermuda |
Hamilton |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Bhutan |
Thimphu |
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Bir Tawil |
— |
Unclaimed territory |
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Bolivia |
Sucre (official) La Paz (seat of government) |
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Bonaire |
Kralendijk |
Special municipality of the Netherlands |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
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Botswana |
Gaborone |
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Bougainville |
Buka |
Autonomous region of Papua New Guinea |
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Bouvet Island |
Olav Peak |
Dependent territory of Norway |
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Brazil |
Brasília |
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Brazilian Antarctica |
— |
Zone of Interest of Brazil |
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British Antarctic Territory |
— |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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British Indian Ocean Territory |
Diego Garcia |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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British Virgin Islands |
Road Town |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
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Bulgaria |
Sofia |
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Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
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Burundi |
Bujumbura |
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Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
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Cameroon |
Yaoundé |
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Canada |
Ottawa |
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Canary Islands |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Las Palmas |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Cantabria |
Santander |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Carriacou and Petite Martinique |
Hillsborough |
Dependency of Grenada |
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Castile and León |
Valladolid |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Castile-La Mancha |
Toledo |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Cape Verde |
Praia |
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Catalonia |
Barcelona |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Cayman Islands |
George Town |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Ceuta |
Ceuta |
Autonomous city of Spain |
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Central African Republic |
Bangui |
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Chad |
N'Djamena |
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Chile |
Santiago |
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Chilean Antarctic Territory |
— |
Commune of Chile |
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China |
Beijing |
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Christmas Island |
Flying Fish Cove |
External territory of Australia |
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Clipperton Island |
— |
Overseas territory of France |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
West Island |
External territory of Australia |
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Colombia |
Bogotá |
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Comoros |
Moroni |
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Congo-Brazzaville |
Brazzaville |
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Congo-Kinshasa |
Kinshasa |
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Cook Islands |
Avarua |
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Coral Sea Islands |
Willis Island |
External territory of Australia |
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Corsica |
Ajaccio |
Territorial collectivity of France |
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Costa Rica |
San José |
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Crimea |
Simferopol |
Autonomous republic of Ukraine |
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Croatia |
Zagreb |
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Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
Yamoussoukro (official) Abidjan (seat of government) |
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Cuba |
Havana |
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Curaçao |
Willemstad |
Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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Cyprus |
Nicosia |
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Czech Republic |
Prague |
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Denmark |
Copenhagen |
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Djibouti |
Djibouti |
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Dominica |
Roseau |
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Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
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East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
Dili |
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) |
Hanga Roa |
Special Territory, Province and Commune of Chile |
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Ecuador |
Quito |
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Egypt |
Cairo |
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El Salvador |
San Salvador |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
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Eritrea |
Asmara |
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Estonia |
Tallinn |
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Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
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Extremadura |
Mérida |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Falkland Islands |
Stanley |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Faroe Islands |
Tórshavn |
Self-governing territory of the Danish Realm |
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Federal Dependencies of Venezuela |
Los Roques |
Federal dependency of Venezuela |
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Fiji |
Suva |
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Finland |
Helsinki |
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France |
Paris |
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French Guiana |
Cayenne |
Overseas department of France |
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French Polynesia |
Papeete |
Overseas collectivity of France |
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Alfred Faure (Crozet Islands) Port-aux-Français (Kerguelen Islands) Martin-de-Viviès (Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands) |
Overseas territory of France |
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Gabon |
Libreville |
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Gagauzia |
Comrat |
Autonomous region of Moldova |
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Galicia |
Santiago de Compostela |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Gambia |
Banjul |
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Georgia |
Tbilisi |
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Germany |
Berlin |
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Ghana |
Accra |
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Gibraltar |
Gibraltar |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Gorno-Badakhshan |
Khorugh |
Autonomous province of Tajikistan |
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Greece |
Athens |
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Greenland |
Nuuk |
Self-governing territory of the Danish Realm |
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Grenada |
St. George's |
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Guadeloupe |
Basse-Terre |
Overseas department of France |
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Guam |
Hagåtña |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
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Guernsey |
Saint Peter Port |
Crown dependency of the United Kingdom |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
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Guinea |
Conakry |
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Guyana |
Georgetown |
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Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
Mawson Peak |
External territory of Australia |
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Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
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Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Special administrative region of China |
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Howland Island |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Hungary |
Budapest |
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Iceland |
Reykjavík |
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India |
New Delhi |
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Indonesia |
Jakarta |
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Iran |
Tehran |
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Iraq |
Baghdad |
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Ireland |
Dublin |
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Isle of Man |
Douglas |
Crown dependency of the United Kingdom |
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Israel |
Jerusalem |
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Italy |
Rome |
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Jamaica |
Kingston |
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Jan Mayen |
Olonkinbyen |
Special territory of Norway |
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Japan |
Tokyo |
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Jarvis Island |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Jeju Province |
Jeju City |
Special self-governing province of South Korea |
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Jersey |
Saint Helier |
Crown dependency of the United Kingdom |
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Jervis Bay Territory |
Jervis Bay Village |
Internal territory of Australia |
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Johnston Atoll |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Jordan |
Amman |
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Juan Fernández Islands |
San Juan Bautista |
Special Territory and Commune of Chile |
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Karakalpakstan |
Nukus |
Autonomous republic of Uzbekistan |
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Kazakhstan |
Astana |
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Kenya |
Nairobi |
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Kingman Reef |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Kiribati |
South Tarawa |
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Kosovo |
Pristina |
De facto sovereign state recognized by 114 UN member states A United Nations mandate in Serbian territory was put in place starting in 1999. |
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Iraqi Kurdistan |
Erbil |
Autonomous region of Iraq |
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Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
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La Rioja |
Logroño |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Laos |
Vientiane |
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Latvia |
Riga |
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Lebanon |
Beirut |
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Lesotho |
Maseru |
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Liberia |
Monrovia |
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Libya |
Tripoli |
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Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
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Lithuania |
Vilnius |
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Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
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Macau |
Macau |
Special administrative region of China |
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Macedonia |
Skopje |
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Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
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Madeira |
Funchal |
Autonomous region of Portugal |
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Madrid |
Madrid |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Malawi |
Lilongwe |
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Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur (official) Putrajaya (seat of government) |
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Maldives |
Malé |
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Mali |
Bamako |
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Malta |
Valletta |
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Marie Byrd Land |
— |
Unclaimed territory |
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Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
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Martinique |
Fort-de-France |
Overseas department of France |
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Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
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Mauritius |
Port Louis |
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Mayotte |
Mamoudzou |
Overseas department of France |
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Melilla |
Melilla |
Autonomous city of Spain |
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Mexico |
Mexico City |
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Micronesia |
Palikir |
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Midway Atoll |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Moldova |
Chişinău |
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Monaco |
Monaco |
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Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
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Montenegro |
Podgorica |
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Montserrat |
Plymouth (official) Brades (seat of government) |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Morocco |
Rabat |
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Mount Athos |
Karyes |
Autonomous polity of the Greece |
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Mozambique |
Maputo |
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Murcia |
Murcia |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
Naypyidaw |
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Nagorno-Karabakh |
Stepanakert |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Azerbaijan |
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Nakhchivan |
Nakhchivan (city) |
Autonomous republic of Azerbaijan |
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Namibia |
Windhoek |
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Nauru |
Yaren (seat of government) |
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Navarre |
Pamplona |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Navassa Island |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Nepal |
Kathmandu |
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Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
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Nevis |
Charlestown |
Autonomous island of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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New Caledonia |
Nouméa |
Sui generis collectivity (special collectivity) of France |
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New Zealand |
Wellington |
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Nicaragua |
Managua |
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Nigeria |
Abuja |
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Niger |
Niamey |
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Niue |
Alofi |
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Norfolk Island |
Kingston |
Self-governing territory of Australia |
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North Korea |
Pyongyang |
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Northern Cyprus |
Nicosia |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Cyprus |
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Northern Ireland |
Belfast |
Constituent country of the United Kingdom |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
Saipan |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Northern Territory |
Darwin |
Internal territory of Australia |
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Northwest Territories |
Yellowknife |
Territory of Canada |
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Norway |
Oslo |
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Nunavut |
Iqaluit |
Territory of Canada |
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Oman |
Muscat |
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Pakistan |
Islamabad |
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Palau |
Melekeok |
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Palestine |
East Jerusalem (claimed capital) Ramallah (West Bank seat of government) Gaza (Gaza Strip seat of government) |
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Palmyra Atoll |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Panama |
Panama City |
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Papua |
Jayapura |
Special region of Indonesia |
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Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
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Paracel Islands |
— |
Disputed territory between China, Taiwan and Vietnam |
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Paraguay |
Asunción |
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Peru |
Lima |
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Peter I Island |
— |
Dependency of Norway |
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Philippines |
Manila |
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Pitcairn Islands |
Adamstown |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Poland |
Warsaw |
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Portugal |
Lisbon |
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Príncipe |
Santo António |
Autonomous island São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Qatar |
Doha |
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Queen Maud Land |
— |
Dependency of Norway |
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Réunion |
Saint-Denis |
Overseas department of France |
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Rhode Island |
Providence |
State of USA |
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Rodrigues |
Port Mathurin |
Islands of Mauritius |
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Romania |
Bucharest |
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Ross Dependency |
— |
Dependent territory of New Zealand |
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Russia |
Moscow |
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Russia |
Saint Petersburg |
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Rwanda |
Kigali |
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Saba |
The Bottom |
Special municipality of the Netherlands |
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
El Aaiún (official) Bir Lehlou and Sahrawi refugee camps (seat of government) |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Western Sahara |
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Saint Barthélemy |
Gustavia |
Overseas collectivity of France |
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Saint Helena |
Jamestown |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
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Saint Lucia |
Castries |
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Saint Martin |
Marigot |
Overseas collectivity of France |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
Saint-Pierre |
Overseas collectivity of France |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown |
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Samoa |
Apia |
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San Marino |
San Marino |
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São Tomé and Príncipe |
São Tomé |
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Sark |
La Seigneurie |
Dependency of Guernsey |
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Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
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Scotland |
Edinburgh |
Constituent country of the United Kingdom |
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Senegal |
Dakar |
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Serbia |
Belgrade |
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Seychelles |
Victoria |
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Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
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Singapore |
Singapore |
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Sint Eustatius |
Oranjestad |
Special municipality of the Netherlands |
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Sint Maarten |
Philipsburg |
Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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Slovakia |
Bratislava |
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Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
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Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
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Somalia |
Mogadishu |
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Somaliland |
Hargeisa |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Somalia |
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South Africa |
Pretoria (administrative/executive) Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
King Edward Point |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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South Korea |
Seoul |
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South Ossetia |
Tskhinvali |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Georgia |
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South Sudan |
Juba |
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Spain |
Madrid |
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Spratly Islands |
— |
Disputed territory between Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam |
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Sri Lanka |
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte |
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Sudan |
Khartoum |
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Suriname |
Paramaribo |
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Svalbard |
Longyearbyen |
Special territory of Norway |
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Swaziland |
Mbabane (administrative) Lobamba (royal and legislative) |
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Sweden |
Stockholm |
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Switzerland |
Bern |
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Syria |
Damascus |
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Taiwan |
Taipei |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of China. |
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Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
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Tanzania |
Dodoma (official) Dar es Salaam (seat of government) |
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Thailand |
Bangkok |
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Tibet |
Lhasa |
Autonomous region of the People's Republic of China |
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Tobago |
Scarborough |
Autonomous Island of Trinidad and Tobago |
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Togo |
Lomé |
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Tokelau |
Nukunonu (main settlement, although each atoll has its own administrative centre) |
Dependent territory of New Zealand |
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Tonga |
Nukuʻalofa |
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Transnistria |
Tiraspol |
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Moldova |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
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Tristan da Cunha |
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas |
Dependency of Saint Helena |
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Tunisia |
Tunis |
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Turkey |
Ankara |
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Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
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Turks and Caicos Islands |
Cockburn Town |
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
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Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
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Uganda |
Kampala |
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Ukraine |
Kyiv |
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Ukraine |
Kharkiv |
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United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
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United Kingdom |
London |
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United States |
Washington, D.C. |
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United States |
Los Angeles |
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United States Virgin Islands |
Charlotte Amalie |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Uruguay |
Montevideo |
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Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
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Valencia |
Valencia |
Autonomous community of Spain |
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Vanuatu |
Port Vila |
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Vatican City |
Vatican City |
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Venezuela |
Caracas |
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Vietnam |
Hanoi |
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Wake Island |
— |
Insular area of the United States of America |
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Wales |
Cardiff |
Constituent country of the United Kingdom |
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Wallis and Futuna |
Mata-Utu |
Overseas collectivity of France |
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West Papua |
Manokwari |
Special region of Indonesia |
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Western Sahara |
El Aaiún |
Disputed territory between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
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Yemen |
Sana'a |
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Yogyakarta |
Yogyakarta |
Special region of Indonesia |
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Yukon |
Whitehorse |
Territory of Canada |
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Zambia |
Lusaka |
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Zanzibar |
Zanzibar City |
Autonomous area of Tanzania |
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Zimbabwe |
Harare |
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