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Countries , Capital , and Currency – Continent wise :

In this article , we enlisted about Countries , Capital and Currency . Questions regarding countries, capitals and their currencies are quite common in many of the major competitive exams such as SSC, UPSC, CAPF AC , CDS, AFCAT , INET , RRB, and School entrance exams like Sainik ,RMS etc . Every year at least 2 – 3 questions in the General Knowledge section of these exams are based on this topic .

ASIA:

S.No	Country	Capital	Currency
1	Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghani
2	Bahrain	Manama	Bahraini Dinar
3	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Taka
4	Bhutan	Thimpu	Ngultrum
5	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brunei Dollar
6	Myanmar (Burma)	Nay Pyi Taw	Burmese Kyat
7	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Cambodian Riel
8	China	Beijing	Chinese Renminbi
9	East Timor	Dili	US Dollar
10	India	New Delhi	Indian Rupee
11	Indonesia	Jakarta	Indonesian Rupiah
12	Iran	Tehran	Iranian Rial
13	Iraq	Baghdad	Iraqi Dinar
14	Israel	Jerusalem	Israeli New Shekel
15	Japan	Tokyo	Japanese Yen
16	Jordan	Amman	Jordanian Dinar
17	Kazakhstan	Astana	Tenge
18	Korea, North	Pyongyang	North Korean Won
19	Korea, South	Seoul	South Korean Won
20	Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwaiti Dinar
21	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Kyrgyztani Som
22	Laos	Vientiane	Lao Kip
23	Lebanon	Beirut	Lebanese Pound
24	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysian Ringgit
25	Maldives	Male (Maale)	Maldivian Rufiyaa
26	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolian Tugrik
27	Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese Rupee
28	Oman	Muscat	Omani Rial
29	Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistan Rupee
30	Philippines	Manila	Philippine Peso
31	Qatar	Doha	Qatari Rial
32	Russian Federation (Russia)	Moscow	Russian Ruble (Rouble)
33	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Saudi Riyal
34	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Dollar
35	Sri Lanka	Colombo	Sri Lankan Rupee
36	Syria	Damascus	Syrian Pound
37	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Somoni
38	Thailand	Bangkok	Thai Baht
39	Turkey	Ankara	Turkish Lira
40	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Turkmenistan Manat
41	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	UAE Dirham
42	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Uzbekistani Som
43	Vietnam	Hanoi	Vietnamese Dong
44	Yemen	Sanaa	Yemeni Rial

Facts about Asia :

Largest Country: Russia
China is the largest country by population.
Tokyo is the largest city and has the largest metropolitan area.
Smallest Country: Maldives.
Borneo in South-East Asia is also the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.
Yangtze River is the longest on the Asian continent.
Mount Everest. The mountain is located in the Himalayan mountain range and the highest peak is 8,849metres/ 29,035ft high.
Biggest Lake: Caspian Sea. The coastline is shared by five countries: Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Iran.
The Gobi desert is the largest desert in Asia and the fifth largest desert in the world.

NORTH AMERICA:

S.No	Country	Capital	Currency
1	Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	East Caribbean Dollar
2	Bahamas	Nassau	Bahamian Dollar
3	Barbados	Bridgetown	Barbadian Dollar
4	Belize	Belmopan	Belize Dollar
5	Canada	Ottawa	Canadian Dollar
6	Costa Rica	San Jose	Costa Rican Colon
7	Cuba	Havana	2 currencies - Cuban Peso and Cuban convertible peso
8	Dominica	Roseau	East Caribbean Dollar
9	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Dominican Peso
10	El Salvador	San Salvador	US Dollar
11	Grenada	St. George's	East Caribbean Dollar
12	Guatemala	Guatemala City	Guatemala Quetzal
13	Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Gourde
14	Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Lempira
15	Jamaica	Kingston	Jamaican Dollar
16	Mexico	Mexico City	Mexican Peso
17	Nicaragua	Managua	Cordoba
18	Panama	Panama City	US Dollar (Panama locals call it Balboa)
19	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	East Caribbean Dollar
20	Saint Lucia	Castries	East Caribbean Dollar
21	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	East Caribbean Dollar
22	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
23	United States	Washington, D.C.	US Dollar

Facts about North America :

Largest Country: Canada.
Largest City: Mexico City
Smallest Country: St Kitts and Nevis
Biggest Island: Greenland
Longest River of North America: Missouri River/USA
Highest Mountain: Denali in Alasaka /USA.
Biggest Lake: Lake Superior.
Lowest Point: Death Valley.
Biggest Cities: Mexico City.

SOUTH AMERICA:

S.No.	Country	Capital	Currency
1	Albania	Tirana	Lek
2	Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Euro
3	Armenia	Yerevan	Armenian Dram
4	Austria	Vienna	Euro
5	Azerbaijan	Baku	Manat
6	Belarus	Minsk	Belarusian Ruble
7	Belgium	Brussels	Euro
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Convertible Mark
9	Bulgaria	Sofia	Lev
10	Croatia	Zagreb	Kuna
11	Cyprus	Nicosia	Euro
12	Czech Republic	Prague	Koruna
13	Denmark	Copenhagen	Krone
14	Estonia	Tallinn	Euro
15	Finland	Helsinki	Euro
16	France	Paris	Euro
17	Georgia	Tbilisi	Lari
18	Germany	Berlin	Euro
19	Greece	Athens	Euro
20	Hungary	Budapest	Forint
21	Iceland	Reykjavik	Icelandic Krona
22	Ireland	Dublin	Euro
23	Italy	Rome	Euro
24	Latvia	Riga	Euro
25	Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Swiss Franc
26	Lithuania	Vilnius	Euro
27	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Euro
28	Macedonia	Skopje	Macedonian Denar
29	Malta	Valletta	Euro
30	Moldova	Chisinau	Moldovan Leu
31	Monaco	Monaco	Euro
32	Montenegro	Podgorica	Euro
33	Netherlands	Amsterdam (but the government resides in The Hague)	Euro
34	Norway	Oslo	Norwegian Krone
35	Poland	Warsaw	Zloty
36	Portugal	Lisbon	Euro
37	Romania	Bucharest	Romanian Leu
38	San Marino	San Marino	Euro
39	Serbia	Belgrade	Serbian Dinar
40	Slovakia	Bratislava	Euro
41	Slovenia	Ljubljana	Euro
42	Spain	Madrid	Euro
43	Sweden	Stockholm	Swedish Krona
44	Switzerland	Bern	Swiss Franc
45	Ukraine	Kiev	Hryvnia
46	United Kingdom	London	Pound Sterling
47	Vatican City	Vatican City	Euro

Facts about South America :

Largest Country: Brazil.
Largest City: Sao Paolo in Brazil.
Smallest Country: Suriname.
Biggest Island: Tierra del Fuego
Longest River: Amazon River
Highest Mountain: Aconcagua in Argentina.
Biggest Lake: Lake Titicaca
Driest Place:the Atacama desert in Chile is considered the driest place on earth.

EUROPE:

S.No.	Country	Capital	Currency
1	Argentina	Buenos Aire	Argentine Peso
2	Bolivia	Sucre	Boliviano
3	Brazil	Brasilia	Real
4	Chile	Santiago	Chilean Peso
5	Colombia	Bogota	Colombian Peso
6	Ecuador	Quito	US Dollar
7	Guyana	Georgetown	Guyana Dollar
8	Paraguay	Asuncion	Guarani
9	Peru	Lima	Nuevo Sol
10	Suriname	Paramaribo	Suriname Dollar
11	Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguay Peso
12	Venezuela	Caracas	Bolivar

Facts about Europe :

Largest country: The European part of Russia
Largest capital city: Moscow.
Smallest country: Vatican City is the smallest country not only in Europe, but also in the world.
Biggest island: Greenland
Smallest town: Hum in Croatia is the smallest town not only in Europe but in the world.
Most populous city: Istanbul, the biggest city in Turkey is commonly referred to as Europe's largest city.
Most densely populated country: Monaco.
Mount Elbrus in Russia (5642 m/ 18510 ft) is the highest mountain in Europe.
The Volga River in Russia is Europe's longest river. It is 3692 km/ 2295 miles long.

OCEANIA:

S.No.	Country	Capital	Currency
1	Australia	Canberra	Australian Dollar
2	Fiji	Suva	Fijian Dollar
3	Kiribati	South Tarawa	Kiribati Dollar (pegged at par with the Australian Dollar)
4	Marshall Island	Majuro	US Dollar
5	Micronesia	Palikir	US Dollar
6	Nauru	No Official Capital^	Australian Dollar
7	New Zealand	Wellington	New Zealand Dollar
8	Palau	Ngerulmud (situated in Melekeok state)	US Dollar
9	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Kina
10	Samoa	Apia	Tala
11	Solomon Islands	Honiara	Solomon Islands Dollar
12	Tonga	Nuku'alofa	pa'anga
13	Tuvalu	Funafuti	Australian Dollar and Tuvaluan Dollar
14	Vanuatu	Port Vila	Vatu

Facts about Oceania :

Oceania's biggest and most populous city is Sydney.
The highest mountain on land is Mount Cook in New Zealand.
Rugby is the most popular sport in the region.

AFRICA:

S.No.	Country	Capital	Currency
1	Algeria	Algiers	Algerian Dinar
2	Angola	Luanda	Angolan Kwanza
3	Botswana	Gaborone	Botswana Pula
4	Burundi	Bujumbura	Burundian Franc
5	Cameroon	Yaounde	Central African Franc
6	Cape Verde	Praia	Cape Verdean Escudo
7	Central African Republic	Bangui	Central African Franc
8	Chad	N'Djamena	Central African Franc
9	Congo	Brazzaville	Central African Franc
10	Congo, Democratic Republic of	Kinshasa	Congolese Franc
11	Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian Pound
12	Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Central African Franc
13	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Ethiopian Birr
14	Gambia	Banjul	Gambian Dalasi
15	Ghana	Accra	Ghana Cedi
16	Guinea	Conakry	Guinean Franc
17	Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	West African Franc
18	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro	West African Franc
19	Kenya	Nairobi	Kenyan Shilling
20	Libya	Tripoli	Libyan Dinar
21	Madagascar	Antananarivo	Malagasy Ariary
22	Mali	Bamako	West African Franc
23	Mauritius	Port Louis	Mauritian Rupee
24	Morocco	Rabat	Moroccan Dirham
25	Mozambique	Maputo	Mozambique Metical
26	Namibia	Windhoek	Namibian Dollar
27	Niger	Niamey	West African Franc
28	Nigeria	Abuja	Nigerian Naira
29	Rwanda	Kigali	Rwandan Franc
30	Seychelles	Victoria	Seychelles Rupee
31	Sierra Leone	Freetown	Leone
32	Somalia	Mogadishu	Somali Shilling
33	South Africa	3 capitals - Cape Town (Legislative Capital - seat of parliament); Pretoria (Administrative Capital); Bloemfontein (Judicial Capital)	Rand
34	South Sudan	Juba	South Sudanese Pound
35	Sudan	Khartoum	Sudanese pound
36	Tanzania	Dodoma	Tanzanian Shilling
37	Tunisia	Tunis	Tunisian Dinar
38	Uganda	Kampala	Uganda Shilling
39	Zambia	Lusaka	Zambian Kwacha
40	Zimbabwe	Harare	Zimbabwe Dollar

Facts about Africa :

Largest Country: Algeria.
Largest City: Lagos in Nigeria.
Biggest Island: Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
Longest River: Nile (6852 km/ 4258 miles).
Highest Mountain: Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The highest peak of the mountain 'Kibo', is called 'Uhuru Peak'.
Biggest Lake: Lake Victoria
Driest Place: The Sahara
The most populous city in Africa is Lagos with more than 21 million people.

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