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Albania

Capital: Tirana

Currency: Albanian Lek (ALL, L)

Languages: Albanian

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Algeria

Capital: Algiers

Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD; دج)

Languages: Arabic and Tamazight (Berber)

Andorra

Capital: Andorra la Vella

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Catalan

A photo of rock formations in the canyon of Miradouro da Lua, Angola.

Angola

Capital: Luanda

Currency: Angolan Kwanza (Kz, AOA)

Languages: Portuguese

Argentina

Capital: Buenos Aires

Currency: Argentine Peso (ARS, $)

Languages: Spanish

Armenia

Capital: Yerevan

Currency: Armenian Dram (AMD,֏)

Languages: Armenian

Australia

Capital: Canberra

Currency: Australian Dollars (AUD, $, A$)

Languages: English

Austria

Capital: Vienna

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: German

Azerbaijan

Capital: Baku

Currency: Azerbaijani Manat (₼, AZN)

Languages: Azerbaijani

Bahrain

Capital: Manama

Currency: Bahraini Dinar (BHD, BD)

Languages: Arabic

Bangladesh

Capital: Dhaka

Currency: Bangladesh Taka (BDT, ৳)

Languages: Bengali

Belgium

Capital: Brussels

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Dutch, French, German

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capital: Sarajevo

Currency: Convertible Mark (KM, BAM)

Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Brazil

Capital: Brasilia

Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL, R$)

Languages: Portuguese

Bulgaria

Capital: Sofia

Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN, Лв)

Languages: Bulgarian

Canada

Capital: Ottawa

Currency: Canadian Dollars (CAD, CA$)

Languages: English, French

Chile

Capital: Santiago

Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)

Languages: Spanish

China

Capital: Beijing

Currency: Renminbi (¥, CNY)

Languages: Mandarin Chinese

Colombia

Capital: Bogotá

Currency: Colombian Peso ($; COP)

Languages: Spanish

Costa Rica

Capital: San José

Currency: Costa Rican Colón (₡, CRC)

Languages: Spanish

Côte d’Ivoire

Capital: Yamoussoukro

Currency: West African CFA franc (CFA, XOF)

Languages: French

Croatia

Capital: Zagreb

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Croatian

Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia

Currency: Euro (EUR; €)

Languages: Greek, Turkish

Czech Republic

Capital: Prague

Currency: Czech Koruna (CZK)

Languages: Czech

Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen

Currency: Danish Krone (Kr, DKK)

Languages: Danish

Egypt

Capital: Cairo

Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP, E£)

Languages: Arabic

An aerial photograph of Los Planes de Renderos, overlooking San Salvador. It is dusk, with a pink and blue gradient in the sky.

El Salvador

Capital: San Salvador

Currency: United States Dollar (USD, $)

Languages: Spanish

Estonia

Capital: Tallinn

Currency: Euro (EUR, € )

Languages: Estonian

Ethiopia

Capital: Addis Ababa

Currency: Ethiopian Birr (ETB, Br, ብር)

Languages: Amharic

Finland

Capital: Helsinki

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Finnish, Swedish

France

Capital: Paris

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: French

Georgia

Capital: Tbilisi

Currency: Lari (GEL, ლ)

Languages: Georgian

Germany

Capital: Berlin

Currency: Euro (EUR, €)

Languages: German

Ghana

Capital: Accra

Currency: Ghanaian Cedi (GH¢, GHS)

Languages: English

Greece

Capital: Athens

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Greek

Guatemala

Capital: Guatemala City

Currency: Quetzal (GTQ, Q)

Languages: Spanish

Honduras

Honduras

Capital: Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela

Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL, L)

Languages: Spanish

Hong Kong SAR

Capital: City of Victoria

Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD, $, HK$)

Languages: Chinese, English

Hungary

Capital: Budapest

Currency: Hungarian Forint (Ft, HUF)

Languages: Hungarian

India

Capital: New Delhi

Currency: Indian Rupee (₹, INR)

Languages: Hindi, English

Indonesia

Capital: Jakarta

Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (Rp, IDR)

Languages: Indonesian

Ireland

Capital: Dublin

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Irish, English

Israel

Capital: Jerusalem

Currency: New Israeli Shekel (ILS, ₪)

Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English

Italy

Capital: Rome

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Italian

Japan

Capital: Tokyo

Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY, ¥)

Languages: Japanese

Jordan

Capital: Amman

Currency: Jordanian Dinar (JOD, د.ا)

Languages: Arabic

Kenya

Capital: Nairobi

Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES, KSh)

Languages: Swahili, English

Kosovo

Capital: Pristina

Currency: Euro (EUR, €)

Languages: Albanian and Serbian

Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek

Currency: Лв, Kyrgyzstani Som

Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian

Latvia

Capital: Riga

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Latvian

Lebanon

Capital: Beruit

Currency: Lebanese Pound (ل.ل.‎; LBP)

Languages: Arabic, French, and English

Lesotho

Capital: Maseru

Currency: Lesotho Loti (LSL, L, M)

Languages: Sesotho, English

Liberia

Capital: Monrovia

Currency: Liberian Dollar (L$, LRD)

Languages: English

Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius

Currency: Euro (EUR, €)

Languages: Lithuanian

Luxembourg

Capital: Luxembourg City

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Luxembourgish, German, and French

Madagascar

Capital: Antananarivo

Currency: Malagasy ariary (MGA, Ar)

Languages: Malagasy, French

Malawi

Capital: Lilongwe

Currency: Malawian Kwacha (MWK, MK)

Languages: English, Chichewa, Chinyanja, Chiyao, and Chitumbuka

Malaysia

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Currency: Ringgit (MYR, RM)

Languages: Bahasa Malay

Malta

Capital: Valletta

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Maltese, English

Mauritius

Capital: Port Louis

Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MUR, Rs)

Languages: English

Mexico

Capital: Mexico City

Currency: Mexican Pesos (MX$; MXN)

Languages: Spanish

Moldova

Capital: Chișinău

Currency: Moldovan leu (L; MDL)

Languages: Romanian

Montenegro

Capital: Podgorica

Currency: Euro (EUR, €)

Languages: Montenegrin

Morocco

Capital: Rabat

Currency: Moroccan dirham (DH, MAD)

Languages: Arabic, Standard Moroccan Berber

Mozambique

Capital: Maputo

Currency: Mozambican Metical (MZ, MT)*

Languages: Portuguese

Nepal

Capital: Kathmandu

Currency: Nepalese Rupee (NPR, रू)

Languages: Nepali/Gorkhali

A photograph of purple Lupin flowers in front of Lake Tekapo. There are snow-topped peaks on the horizon.

New Zealand

Capital: Wellington

Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD, $)

Languages: English, Maori, New Zealand Sign Language

Nicaragua

Capital: Managua

Currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba (C$, NIO)

Languages: Spanish

Nigeria

Capital: Abuja

Currency: Nigerian Naira (₦, NGN)

Languages: English

North Macedonia

Capital: Skopje

Currency: Macedonian Denar (MKD, Ден)

Languages: Macedonian, Albanian

Norway

Capital: Oslo

Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK, kr)

Languages: Norwegian

Pakistan

Capital: Islamabad

Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR, Rs)

Languages: Urdu and English

Panama

Capital: Panama City

Currency: Panamanian Balboa (PAB); United States Dollar (USD)

Languages: Spanish

Paraguay

Capital: Asunción

Currency: Paraguayan Guaraní (PYG, ₲, Gs)

Languages: Spanish, Guarani

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Peru

Capital: Lima

Currency: Sol (S/, PEN)

Languages: Spanish, ‎Quechua‎, ‎Aymara

Philippines

Capital: Manila

Currency: Philippine peso ( ₱; PHP)

Languages: Filipino; English

Poland

Capital: Warsaw

Currency: Polish Złoty (PLN)

Languages: Polish

Portugal

Capital: Lisbon

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Portugese

Qatar

Capital: Doha

Currency: Qatari Riyal (QR, ر.ق, QAR)

Languages: Arabic

Romania

Capital: Bucharest

Currency: Romanian Leu (lei, Ron)

Languages: Romanian

Saudi Arabia

Capital: Riyadh

Currency: Saudi Riyal (SR, SAR, ر.س ,﷼)

Languages: Arabic

Serbia

Capital: Belgrade

Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD, din )

Languages: Serbian

Singapore

Capital: Singapore

Currency: Singapore Dollar (S$, SGD)

Languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil

Slovakia

Capital: Bratislava

Currency: Euro (EUR, €)

Languages: Slovak

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Slovenia

Capital: Ljubljana

Currency: Euro (EUR, €)

Languages: Slovenian

South Africa

Capital: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (judicial), and Bloemfontein (legislative)

Currency: South African Rand (R, ZAR)

Languages: English, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, and isiZulu.

South Korea

Capital: Seoul

Currency: South Korean won (₩, KRW)

Languages: Korean

Spain

Capital: Madrid

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician

Sri Lanka

Capital: Colombo; Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs, LKR)

Languages: Sinhala, Tamil

Sweden

Capital: Stockholm

Currency: Swedish krona (kr, SEK)

Languages: Swedish

Switzerland

Capital: Bern (de facto capital)

Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)

Languages: French, German, Italian, and Romansh. English is widely spoken.

Taiwan

Capital: Taipei

Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (TWD, NT$)

Languages: Mandarin

Tanzania

Capital: Dodoma

Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS, TSh)

Languages: Swahili and English

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Thailand

Capital: Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon)

Currency: Baht (THB, ฿)

Languages: Thai

The Netherlands

Capital: Amsterdam

Currency: Euro (€, EUR)

Languages: Dutch

The United Kingdom

Capital: London

Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP, £)

Languages: English

Tunisia

Capital: Tunis

Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND)

Languages: Arabic, Tunisian Arabic/Darija, French

Turkey

Capital: Ankara

Currency: Turkish lira (₺, TRY)

Languages: Turkish

Uganda

Capital: Kampala

Currency: Ugandan Shilling (USh, UGX)

Languages: Swahili, English

Ukraine

Capital: Kyiv (Kiev)

Currency: Hryvnia (UAH, ₴)

Languages: Ukrainian

United Arab Emirates

Capital: Abu Dhabi City

Currency: Emirati Dirham (AED; Dhs)

Languages: Arabic; English

United States

Capital: Washington, D. C.

Currency: United States Dollar ($, USD)

Languages: English

Uruguay

Capital: Montevideo

Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU, $, $U)

Languages: Spanish

Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent

Currency: Uzbekistani soʻm (UZS, сум, soʻm)

Languages: Uzbek

Vietnam

Capital: Hanoi

Currency: Vietnamese dong (₫; VND)

Languages: Vietnamese

Zambia

Capital: Lusaka

Currency: Zambian kwacha (K, ZK, ZMW)

Languages: English