Geography/Capital cities

We will begin our study of geography by reviewing some important countries and capitals around the world.

Most famous capitals

These capital cities, which are among the best known ones, are listed in alphabetical order. You should already know these.

• Argentina: Buenos Aires
• Australia: Canberra
• Brazil: Brasilia
• Canada: Ottawa
• China: Beijing
• Egypt: Cairo
• France: Paris
• Germany: Berlin
• India: New Delhi
• New Zealand: Wellington
• Russia: Moscow
• United Kingdom: London
• United States of America: Washington, D.C.

Less famous capitals

Now we will list some capitals that are perhaps not so well-known, but with which you should still be familiar. Not all countries are included.

Continent	Countries/Capitals	Map
South America	Venezuela: Caracas Colombia: Bogota Ecuador: Quito Peru: Lima Uruguay: Montevideo Chile: Santiago	South America
Africa	Libya: Tripoli Algeria: Algiers Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Sudan: Kharthoum Nigeria: Abuja Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa Kenya: Nairobi South Africa: Pretoria/Cape Town/Bloemfontein	Africa
North America	Mexico: Mexico City Guatemala: Guatemala City Costa Rica: San Jose Nicaragua: Managua Cuba: Havana Haiti: Port-au-Prince Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo Jamaica: Kingston	North America
Europe	Spain: Madrid Italy: Rome Norway: Oslo Sweden: Stockholm Denmark: Copenhagen Poland: Warsaw Ukraine: Kiev Greece: Athens Austria: Vienna Serbia: Belgrade	Europe
Asia	Thailand: Bangkok Vietnam: Hanoi Laos: Vientiane Pakistan: Islamabad Iran: Tehran Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Israel: Jerusalem/Tel Aviv Turkey: Ankara South Korea: Seoul Japan: Tokyo Indonesia: Jakarta Philippines: Manila	Asia

Quiz 2

Complete Quiz 2.