Country Capital Currency Languages Religions

Afghanistan

Kabul

afghani

Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari)

Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim

Albania

Tirana

lek

Albanian, Greek

Muslim, Albanian Orthodox, Roman Catholic

Algeria

Algiers

dinar

Arabic

Sunni Muslim

Angola

Luanda

new kwanza

Portuguese

traditional, Roman Catholic

Argentina

Buenos Aires

nuevo peso argentino

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Australia

Canberra

dollar

English

Anglican, Roman Catholic, other Christian

Austria

Vienna

Euro (prev. schilling)

German

Roman Catholic, Protestant

Azerbaijan

Baku

manat

Azeri

Muslim

Bahamas

Nassau

dollar

English

Protestant, Roman Catholic

Bahrain

Manama

dinar

Arabic

Shi'a Muslim, Sunni Muslim

Bangladesh

Dhaka

taka

Bangla, English

Muslim, Hindu

Barbados

Bridgetown

dollar

English

Protestant

Belgium

Brussels

Euro (prev. franc)

Flemish, French

Roman Catholic, Protestant

Bolivia

La Plaz/ Sucre

boliviano

Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Roman Catholic

Bosnia Herzegovina

Sarajevo

dinar

Serbo–Croatian

Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant

Botswana

Gaborone

pula

English

traditional beliefs, Christian

Brazil

Brasilia

real

Portuguese

Roman Catholic

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan

dollar

Malay

Muslim

Bulgaria

Sofia

lev

Bulgarian

Bulgarian Orthodox

Burma

Rangoon

kyat

Burmese

Buddism

Burundi

Bujumbura

franc

Kirundi, French

Roman Catholic, traditional beliefs

Cambodia

Phnom Penh

new riel

Khmer

Theravada Buddhism

Cameroon

Yaounde

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

English, French

traditional beliefs, Christian, Muslim

Canada

Ottawa

dollar

English, French

Roman Catholic, United Church, Anglican

Chad

Ndjamena

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

French, Arabic

Muslim, Christian, animist

Chile

Santiago

peso

Spanish

Roman Catholic

China

Beijing

yuan

Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghaiese

Daoism (Taoism), Buddhism

Colombia

Bogota

peso

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Congo

Brazzaville

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

French

Christian, animist

Costa Rica

San Jose

colon

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Croatia

Zagreb

kuna

Serbo–Croatian

Catholic, Orthodox

Cuba

Havana

peso

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cypriot pound, Turkish lira

Greek, Turkish, English

Greek Orthodox, Muslim

Czech Republic

Prague

koruna

Czech, Slovak

atheist, Roman Catholic

Demokratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

Kinshasa

new Zaire

French

Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Kimbanguist

Denmark

Copenhagen

Danish krone

Danish

Evangelical Lutheran

Djibouti

Djibouti

franc

French, Arabic

Muslim

Ecuador

Quito

sucre

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Egypt

Cairo

pound

Arabic

Muslim

Eritrea

Asmara

nakfa

Amharic,Tigre

Muslim, Coptic Christian

Estonia

Tallinn

kroon

Estonian

Evangelical Lutheran

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

birr

Amharic

Muslim, Ethiopian Orthodox

Fiji

Suva

dollar

English

Christian, Hindu

Finland

Helsinki

Euro (prev. markka)

Finnish, Swedish

Evangelical Lutheran

France

Paris

Euro (prev. franc)

French

Roman Catholic

Gabon

Libreville

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

French

Christian

Georgia

Tbilisi

lari

Georgian

Christian Orthodox

Germany

Berlin

Euro (prev. mark)

German

Evangelical Lutheran, Roman Catholic

Ghana

Accra

Cedi

English, Akan, Moshi Dagomba, Ewe, Ga

Christian, Muslim, Traditional

Greece

Athens

Euro (prev. drachma)

Greek

Greek Orthodox

Guatemala

Guatemala City

quetzal

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Haiti

Port-au-Princ e

gourde

French

Roman Catholic, Voodoo

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

lempira

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Hong Kong

---

dollar

Cantonese, English

Buddhism, Taoism

Hungary

Budapest

forint

Hungarian

Roman Catholic, Calvinist

Iceland

Reykjavik

krona

Icelandic

Evangelical Lutheran

India

New Delhi

rupee

Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, English (and many more)

Hindu

Indonesia

Jakarta

rupiah

Bahasa Indonesia

Muslim

Iran

Tehran

rials

Persian, Turkic

Shi'a Muslim, Sunni Muslim

Iraq

Baghdad

dinar

Arabic, Kurdish

Muslim

Ireland, Rep of

Dublin

Euro (prev. punt)

English, Irish

Roman Catholic

Israel

Jerusalem

new Israeli shekel

Hebrew

Judaism

Italy

Rome

Euro (prev. lira)

Italian

Roman Catholic

Ivory Coast

Yamoussoukr o

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

French

Muslim, traditional

Jamaica

Kingston

dollar

English

Protestant, other

Japan

Tokyo

yen

Japanese

Shinto, Buddhism

Jordan

Amman

dinar

Arabic

Sunni Muslim, Christian

Kazakstan

Alma-Ata

tenge

Russian, Kazak

Muslim, Russian Orthodox

Kenya

Nairobi

shilling

English, Swahili

Protestant, Roman Catholic, traditional

Korea, North

Pyongyang

won

Korean

Buddhism, Confucianism

Korea, South

Seoul

won

Korean

Christian, Buddhism, Confucianism

Kuwait

Kuwait City

dinar

Arabic

Muslim

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

som

Kyrgyz, Russian

Muslim, Russian Orthodox

Laos

Vientiane

new kip

Lao

Buddhist, animist

Latvia

Riga

lat

Lettish

Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox

Lebanon

Beirut

pound

Arabic

Christian, Muslim

Liberia

Monrovia

dollar

English

Local beliefs

Libya

Tripoli

dinar

Arabic

Muslim (mainly Sunni)

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Swiss franc

German

Roman Catholic, Protestant

Lithuania

Vilnius

litas

Lithuanian

Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Protestant

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Euro (prev. franc)

Luxembourgish, German, French, English

Roman Catholic

Macedonia

Skopje

denar

Macedonian

Orthodox Christian

Madagascar

Antananarivo

franc

Malagasy, French

Christian, local belief

Mali

Bamako

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

French, local

Muslim

Malta

Valletta

lira

Maltese, English

Roman Catholic

Mauritania

Nouakchott

ouguiya

Arabic, Fench

Muslim

Mauritius

Port Louis

rupee

English, French, Creole

Hinduism, Christian, Muslim

Mexico

Mexico City

peso

Spanish

Roman Catholic, Protestant

Morocco

Rabat

dirham

Arabic

Muslim

Mozambique

Maputo

metical

Portuguese

traditional, Christian, Muslim

Namibia

Windhoek

dollar

English, Afrikaans, German

Christian

Nepal

Katmandu

rupee

Nepali

Hinduism - only official Hindu kingdom in the World

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Euro (prev. guilder)

Dutch

Roman Catholic, Protestant

New Zealand

Wellington

dollar

English

Christian

Nicaragua

Managua

gold cordoba

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Niger

Niamey

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

French, Hausa, Djerma

Muslim

Nigeria

Abuja

naira

English

Muslim, Christian

Norway

Oslo

krone

Norwegian

Evangelical Lutheran

Oman

Muscat

rial

Arabic

Ibadhi Muslim

Pakistan

Islamabad

rupee

Urdu, English

Muslim

Peru

Lima

nuevo sol

Spanish, Quechua

Roman Catholic

Philippines

Manila

peso

Pilipino, English

Roman Catholic

Poland

Warsaw

zloty

Polish

Roman Catholic

Portugal

Lisbon

Euro (prev. escudo)

Portuguese

Roman Catholic

Qatar

Doha

riyal

   

Romania

Bucharest

leu

Romanian

Romanian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant

Russian Fed

Moscow

rouble

Russian

Russian Orthodox, Muslim

Rwanda

Kigali

franc

   

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

riyal

Arabic

Muslim

Singapore

Singapore

dollar

Chinese, Malay, Tamil, English

Buddhist,Muslim, Christian

Slovak Republic

Bratislava

koruna

   

South Africa

Pretoria (admin), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)

rand

Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu

Christian, Muslim, Hindu, traditional

Spain

Madrid

Euro (prev. peseta)

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Sudan

Khartoum

pound

Arabic

Sunni Muslim, traditional

Sweden

Stockholm

krona

Swedish

Evangelical Lutheran

Switzerland

Bern

Swiss franc

German , French, Italian, Romansch

Roman Catholic, Protestant

Syria

Damascus

pound

Arabic

Sunni Muslim

Taiwan

Taipei

New Taiwan dollar

Mandarin Chinese

Buddhism, Confucian, Taoism

Thailand

Bangkok

baht

Thai

Buddhism

The Gambia, Republic of

Banjul

 

English, Mandinka, Wolof

Muslim, Christian

Togo

Lome

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc

French

traditional beliefs, Christian

Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

English, French, Spanish, Hindi

Roman Catholic, Protestantism, Hinduism,Islam, some Judaism, Bah'ai, Buddhism

Tunesia

Tunis

dinar

Arabic

Muslim

Turkey

Ankara

lira

Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic

Muslim

Uganda

Kampala

shilling

English, Swahili

Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim

Ukraine

Kiev

hryvnia

Ukrainian, Russian

Ukrainian Orthodox, Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic, Protestant, Jewish

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

dirham

Arabic

Muslim

United Kingdom

London

pound

English

Anglican, Roman Catholic, Muslim

United States of America

Washington, DC

dollar

English

Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish

Vanuatu

Port-Villa

vatu

English, French

Christian

Venezuela

Caracas

bolivar

Spanish

Roman Catholic

Vietnam

Hanoi

new dong

Vietnamese

Buddhist, Taoist, Roman Catholic

Western Samoa

Apia

tala

   

Yemen

Sana

rial

Arabic

Muslim

Zaire (now Demokratic Republic of Congo)

Kinshasa

new Zaire

French

Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Kimbanguist

Zambia

Lusaka

kwacha

English

Christian, Muslim, Hinduism

Zimbabwe

Harare

dollar

English

Christian, traditional


Countries of the World