List of Countries in the World, Capital & Region

The world is a vast and diverse place, with over 7.9 billion people living in more than 195 countries across six continents. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts and figures about the countries of the world, including how many countries there are, which countries are the richest, which languages are the most commonly spoken, and which countries are the biggest in terms of land area.

Number of Countries in the World: As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, there are 195 countries in the world. This number can vary depending on how countries are defined and recognized, but 195 is the generally accepted number. These countries are spread across six continents and are home to more than 7.9 billion people.

List of Countries in the World & More Info.

S.No.	Country Name	Capital	Region
1	Afghanistan	Kabul	Asia
2	Albania	Tirana	Europe
3	Algeria	Algiers	Africa
4	Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Europe
5	Angola	Luanda	Africa
6	Antigua & Barbuda	St. John’s	Caribbean
7	Argentina	Buenos Aires	South America
8	Armenia	Yerevan	Asia
9	Australia	Canberra	Oceania
10	Austria	Vienna	Europe
11	Azerbaijan	Baku	Asia
12	Bahamas	Nassau	Caribbean
13	Bahrain	Manama	Middle East
14	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Asia
15	Barbados	Bridgetown	Caribbean
16	Belarus	Minsk	Europe
17	Belgium	Brussels	Europe
18	Belize	Belmopan	Central America
19	Benin	Porto-Novo	Africa
20	Bhutan	Thimphu	Asia
21	Bolivia	La Paz / Sucre	South America
22	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Europe
23	Botswana	Gaborone	Africa
24	Brazil	Brasília	South America
25	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Asia
26	Bulgaria	Sofia	Europe
27	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Africa
28	Burundi	Bujumbura	Africa
29	Cabo Verde	Praia	Africa
30	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Asia
31	Cameroon	Yaoundé	Africa
32	Canada	Ottawa	North America
33	Central African Republic	Bangui	Africa
34	Chad	N’Djamena	Africa
35	Chile	Santiago	South America
36	China	Beijing	Asia
37	Colombia	Bogotá	South America
38	Comoros	Moroni	Africa
39	Congo	Brazzaville	Africa
40	Costa Rica	San José	Central America
41	Croatia	Zagreb	Europe
42	Cuba	Havana	Caribbean
43	Cyprus	Nicosia	Europe
44	Czech Republic	Prague	Europe
45	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	Africa
46	Denmark	Copenhagen	Europe
47	Djibouti	Djibouti	Africa
48	Dominica	Roseau	Caribbean
49	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Caribbean
50	East Timor	Dili	Asia
51	Ecuador	Quito	South America
52	Egypt	Cairo	Africa
53	El Salvador	San Salvador	Central America
54	Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Africa
55	Eritrea	Asmara	Africa
56	Estonia	Tallinn	Europe
57	Eswatini (Swaziland)	Mbabane / Lobamba	Africa
58	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Africa
59	Fiji	Suva	Oceania
60	Finland	Helsinki	Europe
61	France	Paris	Europe
62	Gabon	Libreville	Africa
63	Gambia	Banjul	Africa
64	Georgia	Tbilisi	Asia / Europe
65	Germany	Berlin	Europe
66	Ghana	Accra	Africa
67	Greece	Athens	Europe
68	Grenada	St. George’s	Caribbean
69	Guatemala	Guatemala City	Central America
70	Guinea	Conakry	Africa
71	Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	Africa
72	Guyana	Georgetown	South America
73	Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Caribbean
74	Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Central America
75	Hungary	Budapest	Europe
76	Iceland	Reykjavik	Europe
77	India	New Delhi	Asia
78	Indonesia	Jakarta	Asia
79	Iran	Tehran	Middle East
80	Iraq	Baghdad	Middle East
81	Ireland	Dublin	Europe
82	Israel	Jerusalem	Middle East
83	Italy	Rome	Europe
84	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro / Abidjan	Africa
85	Jamaica	Kingston	Caribbean
86	Japan	Tokyo	Asia
87	Jordan	Amman	Middle East
88	Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan	Asia
89	Kenya	Nairobi	Africa
90	Kiribati	South Tarawa	Oceania
91	Kosovo	Pristina	Europe
92	Kuwait	Kuwait City	Middle East
93	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Asia
94	Laos	Vientiane	Asia
95	Latvia	Riga	Europe
96	Lebanon	Beirut	Middle East
97	Lesotho	Maseru	Africa
98	Liberia	Monrovia	Africa
99	Libya	Tripoli	Africa
100	Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Europe
101	Lithuania	Vilnius	Europe
102	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Europe
103	Madagascar	Antananarivo	Africa
104	Malawi	Lilongwe	Africa
105	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Asia
106	Maldives	Male	Asia
107	Mali	Bamako	Africa
108	Malta	Valletta	Europe
109	Marshall Islands	Majuro	Oceania
110	Mauritania	Nouakchott	Africa
111	Mauritius	Port Louis	Africa
112	Mexico	Mexico City	North America
113	Micronesia	Palikir	Oceania
114	Moldova	Chisinau	Europe
115	Monaco	Monaco-Ville	Europe
116	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Asia
117	Montenegro	Podgorica	Europe
118	Morocco	Rabat	Africa
119	Mozambique	Maputo	Africa
120	Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Asia
121	Namibia	Windhoek	Africa
122	Nauru	Yaren District	Oceania
123	Nepal	Kathmandu	Asia
124	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Europe
125	New Zealand	Wellington	Oceania
126	Nicaragua	Managua	Central America
127	Niger	Niamey	Africa
128	Nigeria	Abuja	Africa
129	North Korea	Pyongyang	Asia
130	North Macedonia	Skopje	Europe
131	Norway	Oslo	Europe
132	Oman	Muscat	Middle East
133	Pakistan	Islamabad	Asia
134	Palau	Ngerulmud	Oce
135	Panama	Panama City	Central America
136	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Oceania
137	Paraguay	Asuncion	South America
138	Peru	Lima	South America
139	Philippines	Manila	Asia
140	Poland	Warsaw	Europe
141	Portugal	Lisbon	Europe
142	Qatar	Doha	Middle East
143	Romania	Bucharest	Europe
144	Russia	Moscow	Asia/Europe
145	Rwanda	Kigali	Africa
146	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	North America
147	Saint Lucia	Castries	North America
148	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	North America
149	Samoa	Apia	Oceania
150	San Marino	San Marino	Europe
151	Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome	Africa
152	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Middle East
153	Senegal	Dakar	Africa
154	Serbia	Belgrade	Europe
155	Seychelles	Victoria	Africa
156	Sierra Leone	Freetown	Africa
157	Singapore	Singapore	Asia
158	Slovakia	Bratislava	Europe
159	Slovenia	Ljubljana	Europe
160	Solomon Islands	Honiara	Oceania
161	Somalia	Mogadishu	Africa
162	South Africa	Pretoria/Cape Town	Africa
163	South Korea	Seoul	Asia
164	South Sudan	Juba	Africa
165	Spain	Madrid	Europe
166	Sri Lanka	Colombo	Asia
167	Sudan	Khartoum	Africa
168	Suriname	Paramaribo	South America
169	Sweden	Stockholm	Europe
170	Switzerland	Bern	Europe
171	Syria	Damascus	Middle East
172	Taiwan	Taipei	Asia
173	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Asia
174	Tanzania	Dodoma	Africa
175	Thailand	Bangkok	Asia
176	Timor-Leste	Dili	Asia
177	Togo	Lome	Africa
178	Tonga	Nuku’alofa	Oceania
179	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	North America
180	Tunisia	Tunis	Africa
181	Turkey	Ankara	Europe/Asia
182	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Asia
183	Tuvalu	Funafuti	Oceania
184	Uganda	Kampala	Africa
185	Ukraine	Kiev	Europe
186	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Middle East
187	United Kingdom	London	Europe
188	United States	Washington D.C.	North America
189	Uruguay	Montevideo	South America
190	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Asia
191	Vanuatu	Port Vila	Oceania
192	Vatican City	Vatican City	Europe
193	Venezuela	Caracas	South America
194	Vietnam	Hanoi	Asia
195	Western Sahara	El Aaiún	Africa
196	Yemen (South)	Aden	Middle East
197	Yemen	Sana’a	Middle East
198	Zambia	Lusaka	Africa
199	Zimbabwe	Harare	Africa
200	Zanzibar	Zanzibar City	Africa

Here’s a table listing the regions in the world, along with the number of countries in each region:

Serial No.	Region Name	Number of Countries
1	Africa	54
2	Antarctica	0
3	Asia	48
4	Europe	44
5	North America	23
6	Oceania	14
7	South America	12

Top 10 Richest Countries in the World

When it comes to wealth, some countries stand out above the rest. According to the International Monetary Fund, here are the top 10 richest countries in the world by GDP per capita as of 2021:

Serial No.	Country Name	Capital	Region
1	Qatar	Doha	Middle East
2	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Europe
3	Singapore	Singapore	Southeast Asia
4	Ireland	Dublin	Europe
5	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Southeast Asia
6	Norway	Oslo	Europe
7	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Middle East
8	Kuwait	Kuwait City	Middle East
9	Switzerland	Bern	Europe
10	Hong Kong SAR	Hong Kong SAR	East Asia

Top 10 Languages in the world:

With so many countries and cultures in the world, it’s no surprise that there are thousands of different languages spoken. Here are the top 10 most commonly spoken languages in the world, ranked by the number of native speakers:

Here’s a table that lists the top 10 languages in the world, along with the country where the language originated and the estimated number of people who speak it:

Serial No.	Language	Originated in	Number of Speakers (estimated)
1	Chinese	China	1.3 billion
2	Spanish	Spain	460 million
3	English	England	380 million
4	Hindi	India	340 million
5	Arabic	Saudi Arabia	315 million
6	Portuguese	Portugal	240 million
7	Bengali	Bangladesh	240 million
8	Russian	Russia	200 million
9	Japanese	Japan	130 million
10	Punjabi	India	120 million

Top 10 Biggest Countries in the World:

Finally, let’s take a look at the largest countries in the world in terms of land area. Here are the top 10 biggest countries, ranked by square kilometers:

Serial No.	Country Name	Land Area (sq km)	Capital	Region
1	Russia	17,098,242	Moscow	Europe/Asia
2	Canada	9,984,670	Ottawa	North America
3	China	9,596,961	Beijing	Asia
4	United States	9,147,593	Washington, D.C.	North America
5	Brazil	8,515,767	Brasília	South America
6	Australia	7,692,024	Canberra	Oceania
7	India	3,287,263	New Delhi	Asia
8	Argentina	2,780,400	Buenos Aires	South America
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900	Nur-Sultan	Asia
10	Algeria	2,381,741	Algiers	Africa