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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories of the world by continents.

Transcontinental countries are listed only once, in the continent in which the United Nations groups member states. In some cases, it is not obvious which continent a country should be listed in. For example, Cyprus is geographically part of Asia but culturally more a part of Europe. Russia's capital is in Europe but most of its land area is in Asia. The United Nations groups Georgia with Eastern European states, even though both its capital and almost all of its land area are in Asia, and it is most often categorized as an Asian country.

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area, accounting for about a fifth of the world's land. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. It is surrounded by large areas of water. There are 54 fully recognized and independent countries in Africa, and 14.7% (1.216 billion) of the world's population lives there. It is thought to be the continent where the first humans evolved.

Sovereign states

Flag English

Names [1][2][3][4]

Capital

[3][5][6]

Population 2021

[7][8]

Area[a][b]

[9]

Currency

[3]

Map
1
Flag of Algeria
Algeria Algiers 44,177,969 2,381,740 km2 (919,595 sq mi) Algerian dinar
2
Angola Luanda 34,503,774 1,246,700 km2 (481,354 sq mi) kwanza
3
Benin Porto-Novo 12,996,895 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi) CFA franc
4
Botswana Gaborone 2,588,423 581,726 km2 (224,606 sq mi) pula
5
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 22,100,683 274,000 km2 (105,792 sq mi) CFA franc
6
Burundi Gitega 12,551,213 27,830 km2 (10,745 sq mi) Burundi franc
7
Cameroon Yaoundé 27,198,628 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) CFA franc
8
Cape Verde Praia 587,925 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) Cape Verdean escudo
9
Central African Republic Bangui 5,457,154 622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi) CFA franc
10
Chad N'Djamena 17,179,740 1,284,000 km2 (495,755 sq mi) CFA franc
11
Comoros Moroni 821,625 2,235 km2 (863 sq mi) Comorian franc
12
Democratic Congo[n 1] Kinshasa 95,894,118 2,344,858 km2 (905,355 sq mi) Congolese franc
13
Congo[n 2] Brazzaville 5,835,806 342,000 km2 (132,047 sq mi) CFA franc
14
Djibouti Djibouti 1,105,557 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi) Djibouti franc
15
Egypt Cairo 109,262,178 1,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi) Egyptian pound
16
Equatorial Guinea Malabo[n 3] 1,634,466 28,051 km2 (10,831 sq mi) CFA franc
17
Eritrea Asmara 3,620,312 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) nakfa
18
Eswatini Lobamba 1,192,271 17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi) lilangeni
19
Ethiopia Addis Ababa 120,283,026 1,104,300 km2 (426,373 sq mi) Ethiopian birr
20
Gabon Libreville 2,341,179 267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi) CFA franc
21
Gambia Banjul 2,639,916 10,380 km2 (4,008 sq mi) dalasi
22
Ghana Accra 32,833,031 238,534 km2 (92,098 sq mi) Ghana cedi
23
Guinea[n 4] Conakry 13,531,906 245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi) Guinean franc
24
Guinea-Bissau Bissau 2,060,721 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) CFA franc
25
Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro 27,478,249 322,460 km2 (124,503 sq mi) CFA franc
26
Kenya Nairobi 53,005,614 580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi) Kenyan shilling
27
Lesotho Maseru 2,281,454 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) loti
28
Liberia Monrovia 5,193,416 111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi) Liberian dollar
29
Libya Tripoli 6,735,277 1,759,540 km2 (679,362 sq mi) Libyan dinar
30
Madagascar Antananarivo 28,915,653 587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi) ariary
31
Malawi Lilongwe 19,889,742 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) Malawian kwacha
32
Mali Bamako 21,904,983 1,240,192 km2 (478,841 sq mi) CFA franc
33
Mauritania Nouakchott 4,614,974 1,030,700 km2 (397,955 sq mi) ouguiya
34
Mauritius Port Louis 1,298,915 2,040 km2 (788 sq mi) Mauritian rupee
35
Morocco Rabat 37,076,584 710,850 km2 (274,461 sq mi) Moroccan dirham
36
Mozambique Maputo 32,077,072 801,590 km2 (309,496 sq mi) metical
37
Namibia Windhoek 2,530,151 825,418 km2 (318,696 sq mi) Namibian dollar
38
Niger Niamey 25,252,722 1,267,000 km2 (489,191 sq mi) CFA franc
39
Nigeria Abuja 213,401,323 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi) naira
40
Rwanda Kigali 13,461,888 26,798 km2 (10,347 sq mi) Rwandese franc
41
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé 223,107 964 km2 (372 sq mi) Dobra
42
Senegal Dakar 16,876,720 196,723 km2 (75,955 sq mi) CFA franc
43
Seychelles Victoria 106,471 451 km2 (174 sq mi) Seychelles rupee
44
Sierra Leone Freetown 8,420,641 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) leone
45
Somalia Mogadishu 17,065,581 637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) Somali shilling
46
South Africa Cape Town 59,392,255 1,221,037 km2 (471,445 sq mi) rand
47
South Sudan Juba 10,748,272 644,329 km2 (248,777 sq mi) South Sudanese pound
48
Sudan Khartoum 45,657,202 1,861,484 km2 (718,723 sq mi) Sudanese pound
49
Tanzania Dar es Salaam 63,588,334 945,203 km2 (364,945 sq mi) Tanzanian shilling
50
Togo Lomé 8,644,829 56,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi) CFA franc
51
Tunisia Tunis 12,262,946 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi) Tunisian dinar
52
Uganda Kampala 45,853,778 236,040 km2 (91,136 sq mi) Ugandan shilling
53
Zambia Lusaka 19,473,125 752,614 km2 (290,586 sq mi) Zambian kwacha
54
Zimbabwe Harare 15,993,524 390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi) Zimbabwe dollar

Dependent territories

Flag English names Capital Population 2021 Area (km²/mi²) Currency Map
Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2,200,000 7,200 km2 (2,780 sq mi) Euro
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Saint-Pierre 116,000[a] 439,781 km2 (169,800 sq mi) Euro
Madeira Funchal 246,000 840 km2 (324 sq mi) Euro
Mayotte Mamoudzou 318,000 375 km2 (145 sq mi) Euro
Réunion Saint-Denis 246,000 2,512 km2 (970 sq mi) Euro
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Jamestown 7,735 395 km2 (153 sq mi) Saint Helena pound

Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent and is a continent in the seven continent system. Asia consists of forty-nine countries as per the United Nations along with many other highly autonomous regions and disputed areas that are often generalised as countries of their own. The 49 countries are:

Flag English Names

[4][10][11][12]

Capital

[12][13][14]

Population 2021

[7][8]

Area[a][b]

[9]

Map
1
Flag of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Kabul 40,099,462 652,230 km2 (251,827 sq mi)
2
Flag of Armenia
Armenia Yerevan 2,790,974 29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi)
3
Flag of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan[a][b] Baku 10,312,992 86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi)
4
Flag of Bahrain
Bahrain Manama 1,463,265 760 km2 (293 sq mi)
5
Flag of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Dhaka 169,356,251 147,570 km2 (56,977 sq mi)
6
Flag of Bhutan
Bhutan Thimphu 777,486 38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi)
7
Flag of Brunei
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 460,356 5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi)
8
Flag of Cambodia
Cambodia Phnom Penh 16,589,023 181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi)
9
Flag of China
China[b] Beijing 1,425,893,465 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)
10
Flag of India
India New Delhi 1,407,563,842 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)
11
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia[a] Jakarta 273,753,191 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi)
12
Flag of Iran
Iran Tehran 87,923,432 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi)
13
Flag of Iraq
Iraq Baghdad 43,533,592 438,317 km2 (169,235 sq mi)
14
Flag of Israel
Israel Jerusalem 8,900,059 20,770 km2 (8,019 sq mi)
15
Flag of Japan
Japan Tokyo 124,612,530 377,915 km2 (145,914 sq mi)
16
Flag of Jordan
Jordan Amman 11,148,278 89,342 km2 (34,495 sq mi)
17
Flag of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan[a] Astana 19,196,465 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,090 sq mi)
18
Flag of North Korea
North Korea Pyongyang 25,971,909 120,538 km2 (46,540 sq mi)
19
Flag of South Korea
South Korea Seoul 51,830,139 99,720 km2 (38,502 sq mi)
20
Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait Kuwait City 4,250,114 17,818 km2 (6,880 sq mi)
21
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 6,527,743 199,951 km2 (77,202 sq mi)
22
Flag of Laos
Laos Vientiane 7,425,057 236,800 km2 (91,429 sq mi)
23
Flag of Lebanon
Lebanon Beirut 5,592,631 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq mi)
24
Flag of Malaysia
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur[e] 33,573,874 329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi)
25
Flag of Maldives
Maldives Male 521,457 298 km2 (115 sq mi)
26
Flag of Mongolia
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 3,347,782 1,564,116 km2 (603,909 sq mi)
27
Flag of Myanmar
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw 53,798,084 676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi)
28
Flag of Nepal
Nepal Kathmandu 30,034,989 147,516 km2 (56,956 sq mi)
29
Flag of Oman
Oman Muscat 4,520,471 309,500 km2 (119,499 sq mi)
30
Flag of Pakistan
Pakistan Islamabad 231,402,117 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)
31
Flag of the Philippines
Philippines Manila 113,880,328 343,448 km2 (132,606 sq mi)
32
Flag of Qatar
Qatar Doha 2,688,235 11,586 km2 (4,473 sq mi)
33
Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 35,950,396 2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi)
34
Flag of Singapore
Singapore Singapore) 5,941,060 697 km2 (269 sq mi)
35
Flag of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Colombo 21,773,441 65,610 km2 (25,332 sq mi)
36
Flag of Syria
Syria Damascus 21,324,367 185,180 km2 (71,498 sq mi)
37
Flag of Tajikistan
Tajikistan Dushanbe 9,750,064 143,100 km2 (55,251 sq mi)
38
Flag of Taiwan
Taiwan Taipei[12][13] 23,859,912 35,980 km2 (13,892 sq mi)[15]
39
Flag of Thailand
Thailand Bangkok 71,601,103 513,120 km2 (198,117 sq mi)
40
Flag of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste[a] Dili 1,320,942 14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi)
41
Flag of Turkey
Turkey[a] Ankara 84,775,404 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi)
42
Flag of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 6,341,855 488,100 km2 (188,456 sq mi)
43
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 9,365,145 83,600 km2 (32,278 sq mi)
44
Flag of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Tashkent 34,081,449 447,400 km2 (172,742 sq mi)
45
Flag of Vietnam
Vietnam Hanoi 97,468,029 332,698 km2 (128,455 sq mi)
46
Flag of Yemen
Yemen Sana'a[f] 32,981,641 527,968 km2 (203,850 sq mi)

Europe

Europe is the second smallest continent, but the third most populous. It is a continent in the seven continent system. In other systems, it is part of Asia, Eurasia or Eurafrasia. Below is the list of fully sovereign or de facto countries that are indisputably either entirely or partially situated within Europe. The 47 countries are:

Flag English Name Capital Population 2021

[7][8]

Area[a][b]

[9]

Currency

[12]

Map
1
Flag of Albania
Albania[b] Tirana 2,854,710 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi) Albanian lek
Map showing Albania in Europe
2
Flag of Andorra
Andorra Andorra la Vella 79,034 468 km2 (181 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Andorra in Europe
3
Flag of Austria
Austria* Vienna 8,922,082 83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Austria in Europe
4
Flag of Belarus
Belarus Minsk 9,578,167 207,600 km2 (80,155 sq mi) Belarusian rouble
Map showing Belarus in Europe
5
Flag of Belgium
Belgium Brussels 11,611,419 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Belgium in Europe
6
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 3,270,943 51,197 km2 (19,767 sq mi) Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
Map showing Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe
7
Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria Sofia 6,885,868 110,879 km2 (42,811 sq mi) Bulgarian lev
Map showing Bulgaria in Europe
8
Flag of Croatia
Croatia Zagreb 4,060,135 56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Croatia in Europe
9
Flag of the Czech Republic
Czechia Prague 10,510,751 78,867 km2 (30,451 sq mi) Czech koruna
Map showing the Czech Republic in Europe
10
Cyprus Nicosia 1,244,188 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) Euro
11
Flag of Denmark
Denmark Copenhagen 5,854,240 2,210,573 km2 (853,507 sq mi) Danish krone
Map showing Denmark in Europe
12
Flag of Estonia
Estonia Tallinn 1,328,701 45,228 km2 (17,463 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Estonia in Europe
13
Flag of Finland
Finland Helsinki 5,535,992 338,145 km2 (130,559 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Finland in Europe
14
Flag of France
France Paris 64,531,444 643,427 km2 (248,429 sq mi) Euro
Map showing France in Europe
15
Georgia Tbilisi 3,757,980 69,700 km2 (26,911 sq mi) Lari
16
Flag of Germany
Germany Berlin 83,408,554 357,022 km2 (137,847 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Germany in Europe
17
Flag of Greece
Greece Athens

Greek: Αθήνα (Athína)

10,445,365 131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Greece in Europe
18
Flag of Hungary
Hungary Budapest 9,709,786 93,028 km2 (35,918 sq mi) Hungarian forint
Map showing Hungary in Europe
19
Flag of Iceland
Iceland Reykjavík 370,335 103,000 km2 (39,769 sq mi) Icelandic króna
Map showing Iceland in Europe
20
Flag of Ireland
Ireland Dublin 4,986,526 70,273 km2 (27,133 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Ireland in Europe
21
Flag of Italy
Italy Rome 59,240,329 302,068 km2 (116,629 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Italy in Europe
22
Flag of Kosovo
Kosovo Pristina[16] 1,836,529[17] 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)[18] Euro
Map showing Kosovo in Serbia
23
Flag of Latvia
Latvia Riga 1,873,919 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Latvia in Europe
24
Flag of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein Vaduz 39,039 160 km2 (62 sq mi) Liechtenstein franc
Map showing Liechtenstein in Europe
25
Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania Vilnius 2,786,651 65,300 km2 (25,212 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Lithuania in Europe
26
Flag of Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg 639,321 2,586 km2 (998 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Luxembourg in Europe
27
Flag of Malta
Malta Valletta 526,748 316 km2 (122 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Malta in Europe
28
Flag of Moldova
Moldova[b] Chișinău 3,061,506 33,851 km2 (13,070 sq mi) Moldovan leu
Map showing Moldova in Europe
29
Flag of Monaco
Monaco Monaco 36,686 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Monaco in Europe
30
Flag of Montenegro
Montenegro Podgorica 627,859 13,812 km2 (5,333 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Montenegro in Europe
31
Flag of the Netherlands
Netherlands Amsterdam 17,501,696 41,543 km2 (16,040 sq mi) Euro
Map showing the Netherlands in Europe
32
Flag of North Macedonia
North Macedonia Skopje 2,103,330 25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) Macedonian denar
Map showing North Macedonia in Europe
33
Flag of Norway
Norway Oslo 5,403,021 386,324 km2 (149,161 sq mi) Norwegian krone
Map showing Norway in Europe
34
Flag of Poland
Poland Warsaw 38,307,726 312,685 km2 (120,728 sq mi) Polish złoty
Map showing Poland in Europe
35
Flag of Portugal
Portugal Lisbon 10,290,103 92,090 km2 (35,556 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Portugal in Europe
36
Flag of Romania
Romania Bucharest 19,328,560 238,391 km2 (92,043 sq mi) Romanian leu
Map showing Romania in Europe
37
Flag of Russia
Russia Moscow 145,102,755 17,125,242 km2 (6,612,093 sq mi) Russian rouble
Map showing Russia in Europe
38
Flag of San Marino
San Marino San Marino 33,745 61 km2 (24 sq mi) Euro
Map showing San Marino in Europe
39
Flag of Serbia
Serbia[b] Belgrade 7,296,769 77,474 km2 (29,913 sq mi) Serbian dinar
Map showing Serbia in Europe
40
Flag of Slovakia
Slovakia Bratislava 5,447,622 49,035 km2 (18,933 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Slovakia in Europe
41
Flag of Slovenia
Slovenia Ljubljana 2,119,410 20,273 km2 (7,827 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Slovenia in Europe
42
Flag of Spain
Spain Madrid 47,486,935 506,009 km2 (195,371 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Spain in Europe
43
Flag of Sweden
Sweden Stockholm 10,467,097 450,295 km2 (173,860 sq mi) Swedish krona
Map showing Sweden in Europe
44
Flag of Switzerland
Switzerland Bern 8,691,406 41,277 km2 (15,937 sq mi) Swiss franc
Map showing Switzerland in Europe
45
Flag of Ukraine
Ukraine[b] Kyiv 43,531,422 576,550 km2 (222,607 sq mi) Ukrainian hryvnia
Map showing Ukraine in Europe
46
Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom London 67,281,039 266,702 km2 (102,974 sq mi) Sterling
Map showing the UK in Europe
47
Flag of the Vatican City
Vatican City Vatican City 511 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) Euro
Map showing Vatican City in Europe

North America

North America is the third largest continent and the fourth most populous. It is a continent in the 7 continents system, consisting of 23 countries, which are:

Flag English Names

[4][12][19][20]

Capital

[12][14][21]

Population 2021

[7][8]

Area[a][b]

[9]

Currency

[12]

Map
1 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 93,219 442.6 km2 (171 sq mi) East Caribbean dollar ATG orthographic
2 Flag of the Bahamas The Bahamas Nassau 407,906 13,940 km2 (5,382 sq mi) Bahamian dollar The Bahamas on the globe (Americas centered)
3 Flag of Barbados Barbados[n 5] Bridgetown 281,200 431 km2 (166 sq mi) Barbadian dollar BRB orthographic
4 Flag of Belize Belize[n 5][n 6] Belmopan 400,031 22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi) Belize dollar BLZ orthographic
5 Flag of Canada Canada[n 7] Ottawa 38,155,012 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,103 sq mi) Canadian dollar Canada (orthographic projection)
6 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica[n 6] San José 5,153,957 51,100 km2 (19,730 sq mi) Costa Rican colón Costa Rica (orthographic projection)
7 Flag of Cuba Cuba Havana 11,256,372 110,860 km2 (42,803 sq mi) Cuban peso

Cuban convertible peso

Cuba (orthographic projection)
8 Flag of Dominica Dominica[n 5] Roseau 72,412 754 km2 (291 sq mi) East Caribbean dollar Dominica on the globe (Americas centered)
9 Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 11,117,873 48,730 km2 (18,815 sq mi) Dominican peso Dominican Republic (orthographic projection)
10 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador[n 6] San Salvador 6,314,167 21,040 km2 (8,124 sq mi) United States dollar El Salvador (orthographic projection)
11 Flag of Grenada Grenada[n 5] St. George's 124,610 344 km2 (133 sq mi) East Caribbean dollar Grenada on the globe (Americas centered)
12 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala[n 6] Guatemala City 17,608,483 108,890 km2 (42,043 sq mi) Guatemalan quetzal Guatemala (orthographic projection)
13 Flag of Haiti Haiti[n 5] Port-au-Prince 11,447,569 27,750 km2 (10,714 sq mi) Haitian gourde Haiti (orthographic projection)
14 Flag of Honduras Honduras[n 6] Tegucigalpa 10,278,345 112,090 km2 (43,278 sq mi) Honduran lempira Honduras (orthographic projection)
15 Jamaica Jamaica[n 5] Kingston 2,827,695 10,991 km2 (4,244 sq mi) Jamaican dollar Jamaica (orthographic projection)
16 Flag of Mexico Mexico[n 7] Mexico City 126,705,138 1,972,550 km2 (761,606 sq mi) Mexican peso Mexico (orthographic projection)
17 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua[n 6] Managua 6,850,540 129,494 km2 (49,998 sq mi) Nicaraguan córdoba Nicaragua (orthographic projection)
18 Flag of Panama Panama[n 6] Panama City 4,351,267 78,200 km2 (30,193 sq mi) Panamanian balboa

United States dollar

Panama (orthographic projection)
19 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 47,606 261 km2 (101 sq mi) East Caribbean dollar KNA orthographic
20 Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia[n 5] Castries 179,651 616 km2 (238 sq mi) East Caribbean dollar Saint Lucia on the globe (Americas centered)
21 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown 104,332 389 km2 (150 sq mi) East Caribbean dollar VCT orthographic
22 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 1,422,000 5,130 km² Trinidadian dollar
23 Flag of the United States United States[n 7] Washington 336,997,624 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,083 sq mi) United States dollar United States (orthographic projection)

South America

South America is the fourth largest continent and fifth most populous. It is a continent in the seven continent system. In other systems, it is part of The Americas. There are 12 countries.

Flag English name Capital Population 2021

[7][8]

Area[a][b][9] Official languages Currency Location
1 Flag_of_Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires 44,012,000 2,780,000 km² Spanish Argentine peso
Map showing Argentina
2 Flag_of_Bolivia Bolivia Sucre
La Paz
11,748,292 1,088,000 km² Spanish
Quechua
Aymara
Boliviano
3 Flag_of_Brazil Brazil Brasilia 206,376,100 8,515,370 km² Portuguese Brazilian real
4 Flag_of_Chile Chile Santiago
Valparaiso
17,858,000 756,000 km² Spanish Chilean peso
5 Flag of Colombia Colombia Bogota 48,476,000 1,148,000 km² Spanish Colombian peso
6 Flag_of_Argentina Ecuador Quito 16,476,000 276,000 km² Spanish US dollar
7 Flag of Guyana Guyana Georgetown 747,000 214,970 km² English Guyanese dollar
8 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay Asuncion 6,363,000 406,000 km² Spanish
Guarani
Paraguayan guarani
9 Flag of Peru Peru Lima 33,376,476 1,285,000 km² Spanish Peruvian sol
10 Flag of Suriname Suriname Paramaribo 577,000 163,820 km² Dutch Surinamese dollar
11 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Montevideo 3,352,000 176,454 km² Spanish Uruguayan peso
12 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela Caracas 27,466,364 916,000 km² Spanish Venezuelan bolivar
US dollar

Oceania

The countries (16 total) are listed below according to their UN classification:

Flag English name Capital Population 2021

[7][8]

Area[a][b]

[9]

Official languages Coin Location
1 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_ofAustralia Australia Canberra 23,342,000 7,700,000 km² English Australian dollar
2 Cook Islands Avarua 8,820 236 km² English
Maori
Rarotongan
New Zealand dollar
3 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Palikir 128,032 702 km² English
Spanish[22]
US dollar
4 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Fiji Fiji Suva 851,300 18,275 km² English
Fijian
Hindi
Fijian dollar
5 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kiribati Kiribati South Tarawa 141,362 811 km² English
Gilbertese
Chinese[23]
Kiribati dollar
6 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands Marshall Islands Majuro 82,252 181 km² English
Marshallese
Spanish[24]
US dollar
7 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Nauru Nauru Yaren[25] 9,122 21 km² English
Nauruan
Chinese[23]
Nauruan dollar
8 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_New_Zealand New Zealand Wellington 4,404,252 270,000 km² English
Maori
New Zealand Sign Language
New Zealand dollar
9 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Niue Niue Alofi 1,242 261 km² English
Niuean
New Zealand dollar
10 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Palau Palau Ngerulmud 22,000 460 km² English
Palauan
Japanese[26]
US dollar
11 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 8,262,505 462,000 km² English
Tok Pisin
Hiri Motu
Indonesian[27]
Kina
12 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Samoa Samoa Apia 188,033 2830 km² English
Samoan
Tala
13 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands Solomon Islands Honiara 566,323 28900 km² English
Pijin
Solomon Islands dollar
14 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Tonga Tonga Nuku'alofa 111,363 747 km² English
Tongan
Pa'anga
15 link:https://www.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Tuvalu Tuvalu Funafuti 128,032 702 km² English
Tuvaluan
Tuvaluan dollar
16 Vanuatu Port Vila 266,374 12200 km² English
French
Bislama
Vatu

Notes

  1. Also known as Congo-Kinshasa and formerly as Zaire.
  2. Also known as Congo-Brazzaville.
  3. Ciudad de la Paz is to be the future capital of Equatorial Guinea; currently under construction.
  4. Also known as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from neighboring Guinea-Bissau.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Member of the Central American Integration System.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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  22. About 150 Spanish speakers are found on the island of Kapingamarangi
  23. 23.0 23.1 Auxillary/culturally
  24. Although there are at least 50 native speakers, 200 more of these are permanent support staff population.
  25. There is no set capital for Nauru. The biggest city and administrative capital is Yaren.
  26. There are 144 Japanese speakers in Angaur
  27. About 33,000 people on the country speak Indonesian.

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