The table below shows all the nations of the world in alphabetical order. It includes the names of the countries, their capitals, the sizes of their territories, population and the continents they are located on. Using the arrow keys (↑, ↓) in the table heading you can sort the list in ascending or descending order in the ‘area’ and ‘population’ columns, and therefore clearly see the highest and the lowest indicators.
Country A→Z |
Capital | Area, km2 ↑↓ |
Population, men ↑↓ |
Continent |
Russia | Moscow | 17 234 287 | 147 182 123 | Europe |
Canada | Ottawa | 9 976 139 | 33 660 000 | North America |
China | Beijing | 9 640 821 | 1 411 778 724 | Asia |
United States of America | Washington | 9 522 057 | 321 348 000 | North America |
Brazil | Brasilia | 8 511 965 | 201 009 622 | South America |
Australia | Canberra | 7 686 850 | 23 290 000 | Australia and Oceania |
India | New Delhi | 3 287 590 | 1 223 442 000 | Asia |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2 766 890 | 46 082 160 | South America |
Kazakhstan | Astana | 2 724 900 | 16 776 583 | Asia |
Algeria | Algiers | 2 381 740 | 36 485 828 | Africa |
DR Congo | Kinshasa | 2 345 410 | 77 433 744 | Africa |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 2 218 000 | 28 705 133 | Asia |
Mexico | Mexico City | 1 972 550 | 133 649 565 | North America |
Indonesia | Jakarta | 1 904 556 | 253 609 643 | Asia |
Sudan | Khartoum | 1 886 068 | 30 894 000 | Africa |
Libya | Tripoli | 1 759 540 | 6 469 497 | Africa |
Iran | Tehran | 1 648 000 | 80 840 513 | Asia |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 1 564 116 | 2 736 800 | Asia |
Peru | Lima | 1 285 220 | 30 135 875 | South America |
Chad | NDjamena | 1 284 000 | 11 274 106 | Africa |
Niger | Niamey | 1 267 000 | 16 644 339 | Africa |
Angola | Luanda | 1 246 700 | 20 162 517 | Africa |
Mali | Bamako | 1 240 000 | 14 517 176 | Africa |
South Africa | Pretoria | 1 219 912 | 50 586 757 | Africa |
Colombia | Bogota | 1 138 910 | 49 258 494 | South America |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 1 127 127 | 93 877 025 | Africa |
Bolivia | Sucre | 1 098 580 | 10 248 042 | South America |
Mauritania | Nouakchott | 1 030 700 | 3 622 961 | Africa |
Egypt | Cairo | 1 001 450 | 85 294 388 | Africa |
Tanzania | Dodoma | 948 087 | 47 656 367 | Africa |
Nigeria | Abuja | 923 768 | 174 507 539 | Africa |
Venezuela | Caracas | 912 050 | 28 972 000 | South America |
Pakistan | Islamabad | 881 913 | 183 209 612 | Asia |
Namibia | Windhoek | 825 418 | 2 364 433 | Africa |
Mozambique | Maputo | 801 590 | 23 700 715 | Africa |
Turkey | Ankara | 780 580 | 77 695 904 | Asia |
Chile | Santiago | 756 950 | 17 459 000 | South America |
Zambia | Lusaka | 752 614 | 19 610 769 | Africa |
Myanmar | Naypyidaw | 678 500 | 48 724 387 | Asia |
Afghanistan | Kabul | 647 500 | 33 397 058 | Asia |
Somalia | Mogadishu | 637 657 | 9 797 445 | Africa |
Central African Republic | Bangui | 622 984 | 4 575 586 | Africa |
South Sudan | Juba | 619 745 | 8 260 490 | Africa |
Botswana | Gaborone | 600 370 | 2 053 237 | Africa |
Madagascar | Antananarivo | 587 040 | 28 680 342 | Africa |
Kenya | Nairobi | 582 650 | 57 564 296 | Africa |
France | Paris | 547 030 | 63 468 168 | Europe |
Yemen | Sanaa | 527 970 | 25 569 263 | Asia |
Thailand | Bangkok | 514 000 | 70 498 494 | Asia |
Spain | Madrid | 497 304 | 46 163 116 | Europe |
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 491 200 | 5 169 660 | Asia |
Cameroon | Yaounde | 475 440 | 20 468 943 | Africa |
Ukraine | Kyiv | 467 544 | 23 374 326 | Europe |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 463 840 | 7 170 112 | Australia and Oceania |
Sweden | Stockholm | 449 964 | 9 495 113 | Europe |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 447 400 | 29 637 900 | Asia |
Morocco | Rabat | 446 550 | 32 668 000 | Africa |
Iraq | Baghdad | 437 072 | 33 703 068 | Asia |
Paraguay | Asuncion | 406 750 | 6 337 127 | South America |
Zimbabwe | Harare | 390 580 | 13 013 678 | Africa |
Norway | Oslo | 385 186 | 5 027 600 | Europe |
Japan | Tokyo | 377 944 | 127 103 388 | Asia |
Germany | Berlin | 357 021 | 81 843 809 | Europe |
Congo | Brazzaville | 342 000 | 4 233 063 | Africa |
Finland | Helsinki | 337 030 | 5 417 800 | Europe |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 329 750 | 29 425 859 | Asia |
Vietnam | Hanoi | 329 560 | 92 477 857 | Asia |
Cote dIvoire | Yamoussoukro | 322 460 | 20 594 615 | Africa |
Poland | Warsaw | 312 685 | 38 208 618 | Europe |
Oman | Muscat | 309 500 | 2 773 479 | Asia |
Italy | Rome | 301 340 | 60 776 531 | Europe |
Philippines | Manila | 300 000 | 105 720 644 | Asia |
Ecuador | Quito | 283 560 | 14 643 000 | South America |
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 274 200 | 17 481 984 | Africa |
New Zealand | Wellington | 268 680 | 4 459 000 | Australia and Oceania |
Gabon | Libreville | 267 667 | 1 563 873 | Africa |
Guinea | Conakry | 245 857 | 10 480 710 | Africa |
United Kingdom | London | 244 820 | 62 435 709 | Europe |
Ghana | Accra | 238 540 | 25 545 939 | Africa |
Romania | Bucharest | 237 500 | 19 053 815 | Europe |
Laos | Vientiane | 236 800 | 6 348 800 | Asia |
Uganda | Kampala | 236 040 | 35 620 977 | Africa |
Guyana | Georgetown | 214 970 | 761 510 | South America |
Belarus | Minsk | 207 595 | 9 413 446 | Europe |
Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 198 500 | 5 477 600 | Asia |
Senegal | Dakar | 196 190 | 13 107 945 | Africa |
Syria | Damascus | 185 180 | 21 117 690 | Asia |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 181 040 | 15 288 489 | Asia |
Uruguay | Montevideo | 176 220 | 3 203 792 | South America |
Tunisia | Tunis | 163 610 | 10 673 800 | Africa |
Suriname | Paramaribo | 163 270 | 534 175 | South America |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | 144 000 | 169 828 911 | Asia |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 143 100 | 7 800 000 | Asia |
Nepal | Kathmandu | 140 800 | 29 192 480 | Asia |
Greece | Athens | 131 940 | 10 482 487 | Europe |
Nicaragua | Managua | 129 494 | 5 815 524 | North America |
Eritrea | Asmara | 121 320 | 5 580 862 | Africa |
North Korea | Pyongyang | 120 540 | 24 553 672 | Asia |
Malawi | Lilongwe | 118 480 | 18 563 749 | Africa |
Benin | Porto-Novo | 112 620 | 9 351 838 | Africa |
Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 112 090 | 7 466 000 | North America |
Liberia | Monrovia | 111 370 | 3 476 608 | Africa |
Bulgaria | Sofia | 110 910 | 7 364 570 | Europe |
Cuba | Havana | 110 860 | 11 249 266 | North America |
Guatemala | Guatemala City | 108 890 | 15 137 569 | North America |
Iceland | Reykjavik | 103 000 | 317 630 | Europe |
South Korea | Seoul | 98 480 | 48 580 000 | Asia |
Hungary | Budapest | 93 030 | 9 604 000 | Europe |
Portugal | Lisbon | 92 082 | 10 347 892 | Europe |
Jordan | Amman | 89 400 | 6 344 000 | Asia |
Serbia | Belgrade | 88 361 | 9 846 582 | Europe |
Azerbaijan | Baku | 86 600 | 9 235 100 | Asia |
Austria | Vienna | 83 858 | 8 452 835 | Europe |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 82 880 | 4 800 250 | Asia |
Czech Republic | Prague | 78 866 | 10 524 167 | Europe |
Panama | Panama City | 78 200 | 3 405 813 | North America |
Sierra Leone | Freetown | 71 740 | 6 126 450 | Africa |
Ireland | Dublin | 70 273 | 4 581 269 | Europe |
Georgia | Tbilisi | 69 700 | 4 497 600 | Asia |
Sri Lanka | Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte | 65 610 | 21 223 550 | Asia |
Lithuania | Vilnius | 65 200 | 3 195 702 | Europe |
Latvia | Riga | 64 589 | 2 049 500 | Europe |
Togo | Lome | 56 785 | 5 753 324 | Africa |
Croatia | Zagreb | 56 542 | 4 290 612 | Europe |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 51 129 | 3 839 737 | Europe |
Costa Rica | San Jose | 51 100 | 4 301 712 | North America |
Slovakia | Bratislava | 48 845 | 5 445 324 | Europe |
Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 48 730 | 10 183 339 | North America |
Bhutan | Thimphu | 47 000 | 750 443 | Asia |
Estonia | Tallinn | 45 226 | 1 316 194 | Europe |
Denmark | Copenhagen | 43 094 | 5 579 204 | Europe |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | 41 526 | 16 748 650 | Europe |
Switzerland | Bern | 41 290 | 7 952 600 | Europe |
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 36 120 | 1 579 632 | Africa |
Moldova | Chisinau | 33 846 | 3 559 500 | Europe |
Belgium | Brussels | 30 528 | 11 041 266 | Europe |
Lesotho | Maseru | 30 355 | 2 007 201 | Africa |
Armenia | Yerevan | 29 741 | 3 268 500 | Asia |
Albania | Tirana | 28 748 | 2 831 741 | Europe |
Solomon Islands | Honiara | 28 450 | 566 481 | Australia and Oceania |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 28 051 | 740 471 | Africa |
Burundi | Gitega | 27 830 | 8 749 387 | Africa |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 27 750 | 10 255 644 | North America |
Rwanda | Kigali | 26 338 | 10 718 379 | Africa |
Macedonia | Skopje | 25 333 | 2 057 284 | Europe |
Belize | Belmopan | 22 966 | 322 100 | North America |
Israel | Jerusalem | 22 072 | 7 836 000 | Asia |
Djibouti | Djibouti | 22 000 | 922 708 | Africa |
El Salvador | San Salvador | 21 040 | 6 264 129 | North America |
Slovenia | Ljubljana | 20 253 | 2 060 400 | Europe |
Fiji | Suva | 18 270 | 875 822 | Australia and Oceania |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | 17 820 | 2 891 553 | Asia |
Eswatini | Mbabane | 17 363 | 1 220 408 | Africa |
East Timor | Dili | 14 874 | 1 066 409 | Asia |
Montenegro | Podgorica | 14 026 | 632 796 | Europe |
Bahamas | Nassau | 13 940 | 351 275 | North America |
Vanuatu | Port-Vila | 12 200 | 251 674 | Australia and Oceania |
Qatar | Doha | 11 437 | 1 699 435 | Asia |
Gambia | Banjul | 11 300 | 1 824 777 | Africa |
Jamaica | Kingston | 10 990 | 2 705 800 | North America |
Lebanon | Beirut | 10 452 | 4 291 719 | Asia |
Cyprus | Nicosia | 9 250 | 862 011 | Asia |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 5 770 | 412 892 | Asia |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | 5 128 | 1 317 714 | North America |
Cape Verde | Praia | 4 033 | 505 335 | Africa |
Samoa | Apia | 2 860 | 184 772 | Australia and Oceania |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 586 | 524 853 | Europe |
Comoros | Moroni | 2 235 | 753 943 | Africa |
Mauritius | Port Louis | 2 040 | 1 280 294 | Africa |
Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | 1 001 | 171 878 | Africa |
Dominica | Roseau | 754 | 67 665 | North America |
Tonga | Nukualofa | 748 | 104 891 | Australia and Oceania |
Kiribati | Tarawa Atoll | 717 | 102 660 | Australia and Oceania |
Singapore | Singapore | 714 | 5 183 700 | Asia |
Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | 702 | 112 098 | Australia and Oceania |
Bahrain | Manama | 701 | 1 234 571 | Asia |
Saint Lucia | Castries | 620 | 177 794 | North America |
Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 468 | 78 115 | Europe |
Palau | Ngerulmud | 458 | 20 609 | Australia and Oceania |
Seychelles | Victoria | 455 | 87 169 | Africa |
Antigua and Barbuda | Saint Johns | 442 | 90 510 | North America |
Barbados | Bridgetown | 430 | 274 530 | North America |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 389 | 109 367 | North America |
Grenada | Saint Georges | 340 | 105 303 | North America |
Malta | Valletta | 316 | 420 085 | Europe |
Maldives | Male | 300 | 324 313 | Asia |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 261 | 53 697 | North America |
Marshall Islands | Majuro | 181 | 55 717 | Australia and Oceania |
Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 160 | 36 476 | Europe |
San Marino | San Marino | 61.00 | 31 945 | Europe |
Tuvalu | Funafuti | 26.00 | 10 544 | Australia and Oceania |
Nauru | [no capital] | 21.30 | 10 370 | Australia and Oceania |
Monaco | Monaco | 2.02 | 35 444 | Europe |
The United Nations was established during the Second World War by the efforts of the anti-Hitler coalition. The declared aim is to support and strengthen world peace, security, cooperation between the countries. In fact the UN replaced the League of Nations, which was formed after World War II in similar circumstances and with similar objectives, but due to some reasons and because of the presence or absence of some countries has become inefficient and uncomfortable. For example, the Soviet Union joined the League of Nations in 1934 and was expelled in 1939, and to imagine the world order without the Soviet Union at that time was no longer possible.
The United Nations is an international organization that officially became operational in 1945, originally consisted of 50 Member States, and now includes 193 countries. There are also two countries with observer status: Vatican City (Holy See) and Palestine. Official languages of the organization are English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and French. The headquarters is located in New York (USA).
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