As of 2017, there are 196 nations officially recognized as independent countries in the world, each with its own capital city. There are, however, a significant number of countries that have multiple capital cities . Where that occurs, the additional capital cities are listed as well. "My World Atlas" provides maps and geographic information about every country and many non-countries on the planet. Follow the linked country name for maps and geographical information about each of the 196 countries in the world. 196 Countries and their Capitals Check out this alphabetical list of every independent nation (as of 2017) and its capital: Afghanistan - Kabul Albania - Tirana Algeria - Algiers Andorra - Andorra la Vella Angola - Luanda Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's Argentina - Buenos Aires Armenia - Yerevan Australia - Canberra Austria - Vienna Azerbaijan - Baku The Bahamas - Nassau Bahrain - Manama Bangladesh - Dhaka Barbados - Bridg
Current World Leaders · Afghanistan : President - Ashraf Ghani ; Prime Minister - Abdullah Abdullah · Albania : President - Bujar Nishani; Prime Minister - Edi Rama · Algeria : President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika; Prime Minister - (Acting) Youcef Yousfi · Andorra : Capital - Andorre-la-Vieille; Co-princes - Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília and François Hollande ; Prime Minister - Antoni Marti Petit · Angola : President - Jose Eduardo Dos Santos · Antigua and Barbuda : Governor General-Louise Agnetha Lake-Tack, Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer · Argentina : Capital - Buenos Ayres; President - Mauricio Macri · Armenia : President - Serzh Sargsian; Prime Minister - Tigran Sargsian · Aruba : Governor-Fredis Refunjol; Prime Minister - Michiel Godfried Eman · Australia : Governor General- Quentin Alice Louise Bryce ; Prime Minister - Anthony John Abbott · Austria : P