Rank | Country/Territory | Capital | Area |
(km2) | (sq mi) |
1 | Turkey | Ankara | 24,521 | 9,468 |
2 | People's Republic of China | Beijing[1] | 16,410.5 | 6,336 |
3 | Myanmar (Burma) | Naypyidaw[2] | 7,054 | 2,724 |
4 | Brazil | Brasília | 5,802 | 2,240 |
5 | Namibia | Windhoek | 5,133 | 1,982 |
6 | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 4,704.4 | 1,816.3 |
7 | Vietnam | Hà Nội | 3,358.6 | 1,296.8 |
8 | North Korea | Pyongyang | 3,194 | 1,233 |
9 | Egypt | Cairo | 3,085.12 | 1,191.17 |
10 | Canada | Ottawa | 2,970.30 | 1,077.34 |
11 | Hong Kong (China) | Central | 2,754.97 | 2,754.97 |
11 | Peru | Lima | 2,672.3 | 1,031.8 |
12 | Tanzania[3] | Dodoma (official and legislative capital) | 2,576 | 995 |
13 | Russia | Moscow | 2,511 | 970 |
14 | Japan | Tokyo | 2,194.07[4] | 847.14[4] |
15 | Azerbaijan | Baku | 2,140 | 830 |
18 | Côte d'Ivoire[3] | Abidjan (de facto) | 2,119 | 818 |
19 | Côte d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro | 2,075 | 801 |
20 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 1,973 | 76 |
21 | Bolivia[3] | Sucre (constitutional and judicial capital) | 1,768 | 683 |
22 | Jordan | Amman | 1,680 | 650 |
23 | United Kingdom | London | 1,572 | 607 |
24 | Thailand | Bangkok | 1,568.737 | 605.693 |
25 | Libya | Tripoli | 1,507 | 582 |
26 | Honduras[3] | Tegucigalpa (de facto and official constitutional capital) and Comayagüela (official constitutional capital) | 1,502 | v580 |
27 | Tanzania[3] | Dar es Salaam (de facto and jurisdictional capital) | 1,493 | 576 |
28 | Mexico | Mexico City | 1,485 | 573 |
29 | Italy | Rome | 1,285 | 496.3 |
2 | Sudan | Khartoum | 1,010 | 390 |
24 | Colombia | Bogotá | 307.36 | 118.67 |
31 | Iran | Tehran | 615 | 237 |
32 | Mauritania | Nouakchott | 401 | 155 |
33 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 972 | 375 |
34 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 960.6 | 370.9 |
35 | Montenegro | Cetinje (seat of President of Montenegro) | 910 | 910 |
36 | Germany | Berlin | 891.7 | 344.3 |
37 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 780 | 300 |
38 | Australia | Canberra | 814.2 | 314.4 |
39 | Kazakhstan | Astana | 722 | 278.8 |
41 | Yemen[3] | Aden (temporary capital)[5] | 760 | 290 |
42 | Rwanda | Kigali | 730 | 281.8 |
43 | Cuba | Havana | 728.26 | 281.18 |
44 | Malawi | Lilongwe | 727.79 | 281.00 |
45 | Singapore | Central Area | 17.84 | 6.89 |
46 | Finland | Helsinki | 715.48 | 276.25 |
47 | Nigeria | Abuja | 713 | 275 |
48 | Kenya | Nairobi | 696 | 269 |
49 | Greenland (Denmark) | Nuuk | 690 | 265 |
50 | South Africa[3] | Pretoria (administrative and executive capital) | 687.54 | 265.46 |
51 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 679 | 262 |
52 | Iraq | Baghdad | 673 | 260 |
53 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 662.3 | 255.7 |
54 | Chile[3] | Santiago (official) | 641 | 247.6 |
55 | Croatia | Zagreb | 641 | 247.6 |
56 | South Korea | Seoul | 605.21 | 233.67 |
57 | Spain | Madrid | 604.31 | 233.33 |
58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | 600 | 200 |
59 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 527 | 203 |
60 | Hungary | Budapest | 525.2 | 202.8 |
61 | Kosovo | Prishtina | 523.13 | 201.98 |
62 | Poland | Warsaw | 517.24 | 199.71 |
63 | Georgia | Tbilisi | 504.2 | 194.7 |
64 | Kiribati | South Tarawa | 15.76 | 6.08 |
65 | Czech Republic | Prague | 496 | 192 |
66 | Bulgaria | Sofia | 492 | 189 |
67 | Norway | Oslo | 480.75 | 185.62 |
68 | Jamaica | Kingston | 22.7 | 8.8 |
69 | Bolivia[3] | La Paz (seat of national executive, legislative and electoral bodies) | 216 | 83 |
70 | Guinea | Conakry | 190 | 73 |
71 | New Zealand | Wellington | 289.91 | 111.93 |
72 | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 834 | 322 |
73 | Venezuela | Caracas | 433 | 167 |
74 | Zambia | Lusaka | 360 | 140 |
75 | Austria | Vienna | 414.78 | 160.15 |
76 | Belarus | Minsk | 409.5 | 158.1 |
77 | Chile | Valparaíso (seat of national legislature) | 47.33 | 18.27 |
78 | Lithuania | Vilnius | 401 | 155 |
79 | South Africa[3] | Cape Town (legislative capital) | 400.28 | 154.55 |
80 | Ecuador | Quito | 372.39 | 143.78 |
81 | Slovakia | Bratislava | 367.584 | 141.925 |
82 | Algeria | Algiers | 363 | 140 |
83 | Serbia | Belgrade | 359.9 | 139.0 |
84 | Mozambique | Maputo | 347.69 | 134.24 |
85 | North Macedonia | Skopje | 337.80 | 130.43 |
86 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 334.8 | 129.3 |
87 | Latvia | Riga | 324[citation needed] | 125[citation needed] |
88 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 305.47 | 117.94 |
89 | Afghanistan | Kabul | 1,028.24 | 397.01 |
90 | Panama | Panama City | 275 | 106 |
91 | Oman | Muscat | 273.9 | 105.8 |
92 | Iceland | Reykjavík | 273 | 105 |
93 | Republic of China | Taipei | 271.80 | 104.94 |
94 | Nicaragua | Managua | 267.17 | 103.15 |
| Scotland (United Kingdom) | Edinburgh | 264 | 102 |
95 | Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 263.9 | 101.9 |
96 | Mali | Bamako | 245.0 | 94.6 |
97 | Malaysia[3] | Kuala Lumpur (official, royal capital, seat of national legislature) | 243 | 94 |
98 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 240 | 92.66 |
99 | Niger | Niamey | 239.30 | 92.39 |
100 | Romania | Bucharest | 238 | 92 |
101 | South Africa | Bloemfontein (judicial capital) | 236.17 | 91.19 |
102 | Armenia | Yerevan | 223 | 86 |
103 | Pakistan | Islamabad | 220.15 | 85 |
104 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 219.9 | 84.9 |
105 | Netherlands | Amsterdam (de jure capital under the Constitution of the Netherlands) | 219.32 | 84.68 |
106 | Tunisia | Tunis | 212.63 | 82.10 |
107 | Bahamas | Nassau | 207 | 80 |
108 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 203 | 78 |
109 | Uruguay | Montevideo | 201 | 77.5 |
110 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 130 | 50 |
111 | Puerto Rico (United States) | San Juan | 199 | 77.0 |
112 | Liberia | Monrovia | 20 | 7.7 |
113 | Uganda | Kampala | 189[citation needed] | 73[citation needed] |
114 | Sweden | Stockholm | 188 | 72.5 |
115 | Suriname | Paramaribo | 182 | 70.27 |
116 | Cameroon | Yaoundé | 180[citation needed] | 70[citation needed] |
117 | Denmark | Copenhagen | 179.8 | 69.4 |
118 | United States | Washington, D.C. | 177.0 | 68.34 |
119 | Ghana | Accra | 173[citation needed] | 67[citation needed] |
120 | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | Tórshavn | 172.9 | 66.8 |
121 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 169.9 | 65.6 |
122 | Botswana | Gaborone | 169 | 65 |
123 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 163.8 | 63.2 |
124 | Estonia | Tallinn | 159.2 | 61.5 |
125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 141.5 | 54.6 |
126 | Lesotho | Maseru | 138 | 53 |
127 | Qatar | Doha | 132 | 51 |
128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Vientiane | 130[citation needed] | 50[citation needed] |
129 | Yemen[3] | Sana'a (official capital, under the control of the Houthis)[5] | 126 | 49 |
130 | Israel | Jerusalem[6][7] | 125.126 | 48.323 |
131 | Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 124.6 | 48.1 |
132 | Samoa | Apia | 60 | 23 |
133 | Moldova | Chișinău | 123 | 47 |
134 | Morocco | Rabat | 117[citation needed] | 45.17[citation needed] |
135 | Paraguay | Asunción | 117 | 45.17 |
136 | Angola | Luanda | 116 | 45 |
137 | Northern Mariana Islands (United States) | Saipan | 115.4 | 44.55 |
138 | Macau (China) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
139 | Ireland | Dublin | 117.8 | 45.5 |
140 | Benin[3] | Porto-Novo (official and legislative capital) | 110[citation needed] | 42.47[citation needed] |
141 | Montenegro[3] | Podgorica (official capital) | 108 | 42 |
142 | France | Paris | 105.4 | 40.7 |
143 | Syria | Damascus | 105 | 40.5 |
144 | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 104.44 | 40.32 |
145 | Chad | N'Djamena | 104[citation needed] | 40[citation needed] |
146 | Cabo Verde | Praia | 42.5 | 16.4 |
147 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 100.36 | 38.75 |
148 | Portugal | Lisbon | 100.05 | 38.63 |
149 | Togo | Lomé | 99.14[citation needed] | 38.28[citation needed] |
150 | Netherlands[3] | The Hague (seat of government) | 98.12 | 37.88 |
151 | Northern Cyprus | North Nicosia | 92.8 | 35.8 |
152 | Somalia | Mogadishu | 204[citation needed] | 78.7[citation needed] |
153 | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 88[citation needed] | 34[citation needed] |
154 | Senegal | Dakar | 83 | 32 |
155 | eSwatini[3] | Mbabane (administrative capital) | 81.76 | 31.57 |
156 | Sierra Leone | Freetown | 81.48 | 31.46 |
157 | Benin | Cotonou (de facto and judicial capital) | 79[citation needed] | 30.5[citation needed] |
158 | Saint Lucia | Castries | 79[citation needed] | 30.5[citation needed] |
159 | Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 77.5 | 29.9 |
160 | El Salvador | San Salvador | 72.25[citation needed] | 27.90[citation needed] |
161 | Guyana | Georgetown | 70[citation needed] | 27.02[citation needed] |
162 | Central African Republic | Bangui | 67 | 26 |
163 | Gabon | Libreville | 65.42[citation needed] | 25.26[citation needed] |
164 | Transnistria | Tiraspol | 55.56[citation needed] | 21.45[citation needed] |
165 | South Sudan | Juba | 52[citation needed] | 20[citation needed] |
166 | Switzerland[8] | Berne (de facto) | 51.62 | 19.93 |
167 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | 51.46 | 19.87 |
168 | Cyprus | Nicosia | 51.06 | 19.71 |
169 | Nepal | Kathmandu | 49.45 | 19.09 |
170 | Malaysia[3] | Putrajaya (administrative and judicial capital) | 49 | 19 |
171 | East Timor | Dili | 48.27[citation needed] | 18.64[citation needed] |
172 | Mauritius | Port Louis | 46.7 | 18.0 |
173 | Niue (New Zealand) | Alofi | 46.48[citation needed] | 17.95[citation needed] |
174 | New Caledonia (France) | Nouméa | 45.7[citation needed] | 17.6[citation needed] |
175 | Eritrea | Asmara | 45[citation needed] | 17.37[citation needed] |
176 | Costa Rica | San José | 44.62 | 17.23 |
177 | Philippines | Manila | 42.88 | 16.56 |
29 | India | New Delhi | 42.7 | 16.5 |
179 | Albania | Tirana | 41.8 | 16.1 |
180 | Barbados | Bridgetown | 40[citation needed] | 15.444[citation needed] |
181 | Greece | Athens | 38.964 | 15.044 |
182 | Sri Lanka[3] | Colombo (executive and judicial capital) | 37.31 | 14.41 |
183 | Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 36.04 | 13.92 |
184 | Belize | Belmopan | 32.78 | 12.66 |
185 | Belgium | Brussels | 32.61 | 12.59 |
186 | Bahrain | Manama | 30[citation needed] | 11.58[citation needed] |
187 | Comoros | Moroni | 30[citation needed] | 11.58[citation needed] |
188 | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Stepanakert | 29.12 | 11.24 |
189 | Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) | George Town | 29[citation needed] | 11[citation needed] |
190 | Fiji | Suva | 26.24 | |
191 | Bhutan | Thimphu | 26.1[citation needed] | 10.1[citation needed] |
192 | Djibouti | Djibouti City | 26[citation needed] | 10[citation needed] |
193 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | Saint Pierre | 25[citation needed] | 9.65[citation needed] |
194 | Vanuatu | Port Vila | 23.6[citation needed] | 9.1[citation needed] |
195 | Burundi | Gitega | 22[citation needed] | 8.49[citation needed] |
196 | Solomon Islands | Honiara | 22 | 8.49 |
197 | Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 21[citation needed] | 8.10[citation needed] |
198 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[3] | El Aaiún (declared capital) | 21[citation needed] | 8.10[citation needed] |
199 | Åland (Finland) | Mariehamn | 20.75[citation needed] | 8.01[citation needed] |
200 | Seychelles | Victoria | 20.1[citation needed] | 7.8[citation needed] |
201 | Lebanon | Beirut | 19.8 | 7.6 |
202 | French Polynesia (France) | Papeete | 17.4 | 6.718 |
203 | Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) | Cockburn Town | 17.39 | 6.71 |
204 | Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 17.3 | 6.7 |
205 | São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 17[citation needed] | 6.56[citation needed] |
206 | Sri Lanka[3] | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) | 17[citation needed] | 6.56[citation needed] |
207 | Palestine | Ramallah (de facto) | 16.3 | 6.3 |
208 | Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 12 | 5 |
209 | The Gambia | Banjul | 12[citation needed] | 5[citation needed] |
210 | Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 12 | 5 |
211 | Jersey (United Kingdom) | Saint Helier | 10.6 | 4.1 |
212 | Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | 10 | 4 |
213 | Marshall Islands | Majuro | 9.7 | 3.7 |
214 | San Marino | City of San Marino | 7.09 | 2.74 |
215 | Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | Gibraltar | 6.7 | 2.6 |
216 | Guernsey (United Kingdom) | Saint Peter Port | 6.5 | 2.5 |
217 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | West Island | 6.23 | 2.41 |
218 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 6.1 | 2.35 |
219 | Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) | Adamstown | 4.6 | 1.8 |
220 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) | Jamestown | 3.6 | 1.4 |
221 | Saint Barthélemy (France) | Gustavia | 3.4 | 1.3 |
222 | United States Virgin Islands (United States) | Charlotte Amalie | 3.14 | 1.213 |
223 | Guam (United States) | Hagåtña | 3 | 1.15 |
224 | Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) | Stanley | 2.5 | 1.0 |
225 | Tuvalu | Funafuti | 2.4 | 0.9 |
226 | Monaco | Monaco | 2.1 | 0.81 |
227 | Maldives | Malé | 1.95 | 0.75 |
228 | Nauru | Yaren (de facto)[9] | 1.5 | 0.6 |
229 | Bermuda (United Kingdom) | Hamilton | 0.7 | 0.28 |
230 | Malta | Valletta | 0.61 | 0.24 |
231 | Vatican City | n/a | 0.44 | 0.17 |
232 | American Samoa (United States) | Pago Pago | n/a | n/a |
233 | Anguilla (United Kingdom) | The Valley | 1.5 | 0.6 |
234 | Aruba (Netherlands) | Oranjestad | 30 | 11 |
235 | British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | Road Town | n/a | n/a |
236 | Christmas Island (Australia) | Flying Fish Cove | 17 | 6.6 |
237 | Collectivity of Saint Martin (France) | Marigot | 2 | 0.8 |
238 | Cook Islands (New Zealand) | Avarua | 12 | 4.6 |
239 | Dominica | Roseau | 12 | 4.6 |
240 | Eswatini[3] | Lobamba (legislative and royal capital) | 34 | 13.1 |
241 | Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | 7 | 2.7 |
242 | Grenada | Saint George's | 1.8 | 0.7 |
243 | Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | Douglas | 4 | 1.5 |
244 | Montserrat (United Kingdom)[3] | Brades (de facto)[10] | 0.36 | 0.14 |
245 | Norfolk Island (Australia) | Kingston (de facto) | 2.3 | 0.89 |
246 | Palau | Ngerulmud | 0.5 | 0.2 |
247 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[3] | Tifariti (temporary capital) | n/a | n/a |
248 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 2.5 | 0.97 |
249 | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | Philipsburg | 2.65 | 1.02 |
250 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) | King Edward Point | 1.4 | 0.54 |
251 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | Longyearbyen | 4.9 | 1.9 |
252 | Tonga | Nuku'alofa | 17.6 | 6.8 |
253 | Wallis and Futuna (France) | Mata Utu | 2.5 | 0.97 |