List of Countries, their Capital, and Currency for CBSE UGC NET Exam

Here is a complete list of Countries, Currency, Capital for CBSE UGC NET Exam preparation. This list will not only tell you what is the currency of a particular country but also tell you the capital of that country.

 

This list will not only tell you what is the currency of a particular country but also tell you the capital of that country. In CBSE UGC NET exams, one question is asked sometimes whether it is currency or capital of a country.

 

Now remembering this list will help you improve your marks in any competitive exam. Also, it is very helpful for candidates who want to increase their general knowledge (GK).

 

List of Countries, their Capital, and Currency

The list given here is the a to z of all countries in the world. In this list of countries, capital and currency, a total of 197 countries are given. However, as per many sources, the total number of countries in the world ranges from 189 to 205. Here you will find countries names along with capital and currency used.

If a candidate is not able to remember this, then he/she can remember only big/important countries names, their currency, and capitals. It is given alphabetically to help the candidates easily find what they are looking for.

 

Sr. No.

Country

Currency

Capital

1

Afghanistan

Afghani

Kabul

2

Albania

Lek

Tirane

3

Algeria

Dinar

Algiers

4

Andorra

Euro

Andorra la Vella

5

Angola

New Kwanza

Luanda

6

Antigua and Barbuda

East Caribbean dollar

Saint John’s

7

Argentina

Peso

Buenos Aires

8

Armenia

Dram

Yerevan

9

Australia

Australian dollar

Canberra

10

Austria

Euro

Vienna

11

Azerbaijan

Manat

Baku

12

The Bahamas

Bahamian dollar

Nassau

13

Bahrain

Bahrain dinar

Manama

14

Bangladesh

Taka

Dhaka

15

Barbados

Barbados dollar

Bridgetown

16

Belarus

Belorussian ruble

Minsk

17

Belgium

Euro (formerly Belgian franc)

Brussels

18

Belize

Belize dollar

Belmopan

19

Benin

CFA Franc

Porto-Novo

20

Bhutan

Ngultrum

Thimphu

21

Bolivia

Boliviano

La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)

22

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Marka

Sarajevo

23

Botswana

Pula

Gaborone

24

Brazil

Real

Brasilia

25

Brunei

Brunei dollar

Bandar Seri Begawan

26

Bulgaria

Lev

Sofia

27

Burkina Faso

CFA Franc

Ouagadougou

28

Burundi

Burundi franc

Bujumbura

29

Cambodia

Riel

Phnom Penh

30

Cameroon

CFA Franc

Yaounde

31

Canada

Canadian dollar

Ottawa

32

Cape Verde

Cape Verdean escudo

Praia

33

Central African Republic

CFA Franc

Bangui

34

Chad

CFA Franc

N’Djamena

35

Chile

Chilean Peso

Santiago

36

China

Yuan/Renminbi

Beijing

37

Colombia

Colombian Peso

Bogota

38

Comoros

Franc

Moroni

39

Congo, Republic of the

CFA Franc

Brazzaville

40

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congolese franc

Kinshasa

41

Costa Rica

Colón

San Jose

42

Cote d’Ivoire

CFA Franc

Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)

43

Croatia

Kuna

Zagreb

44

Cuba

Cuban Peso

Havana

45

Cyprus

Cyprus pound

Nicosia

46

Czech Republic

Koruna

Prague

47

Denmark

Krone

Copenhagen

48

Djibouti

Djibouti franc

Djibouti

49

Dominica

East Caribbean dollar

Roseau

50

Dominican Republic

Dominican Peso

Santo Domingo

51

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

U.S. dollar

Dili

52

Ecuador

U.S. dollar

Quito

53

Egypt

Egyptian pound

Cairo

54

El Salvador

Colón; U.S. dollar

San Salvador

55

Equatorial Guinea

CFA Franc

Malabo

56

Eritrea

Nakfa

Asmara

57

Estonia

Kroon

Tallinn

58

Ethiopia

Birr

Addis Ababa

59

Fiji

Fiji dollar

Suva

60

Finland

Euro (formerly markka)

Helsinki

61

France

Euro (formerly French franc)

Paris

62

Gabon

CFA Franc

Libreville

63

The Gambia

Dalasi

Banjul

64

Georgia

Lari

Tbilisi

65

Germany

Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)

Berlin

66

Ghana

Cedi

Accra

67

Greece

Euro (formerly drachma)

Athens

68

Grenada

East Caribbean dollar

Saint George’s

69

Guatemala

Quetzal

Guatemala City

70

Guinea

Guinean franc

Conakry

71

Guinea-Bissau

CFA Franc

Bissau

72

Guyana

Guyanese dollar

Georgetown

73

Haiti

Gourde

Port-au-Prince

74

Honduras

Lempira

Tegucigalpa

75

Hungary

Forint

Budapest

76

Iceland

Icelandic króna

Reykjavik

77

India

Rupee

New Delhi

78

Indonesia

Rupiah

Jakarta

79

Iran

Rial

Tehran

80

Iraq

Iraqi Dinar

Baghdad

81

Ireland

Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])

Dublin

82

Israel

Shekel

Jerusalem(#)

83

Italy

Euro (formerly known as lira)

Rome

84

Jamaica

Jamaican dollar

Kingston

85

Japan

Yen

Tokyo

86

Jordan

Jordanian dinar

Amman

87

Kazakhstan

Tenge

Astana

88

Kenya

Kenya shilling

Nairobi

89

Kiribati

Australian dollar

Tarawa Atoll

90

North Korea

Won

Pyongyang

91

South Korea

Won

Seoul

92

Kosovo

Euro (German Mark prior to 2002)

Pristina

93

Kuwait

Kuwaiti dinar

Kuwait City

94

Kyrgyzstan

Som

Bishkek

95

Laos

New Kip

Vientiane

96

Latvia

Lats

Riga

97

Lebanon

Lebanese pound

Beirut

98

Lesotho

Maluti

Maseru

99

Liberia

Liberian dollar

Monrovia

100

Libya

Libyan dinar

Tripoli

101

Liechtenstein

Swiss franc

Vaduz

102

Lithuania

Litas

Vilnius

103

Luxembourg

Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)

Luxembourg

104

Macedonia

Denar

Skopje

105

Madagascar

Malagasy franc

Antananarivo

106

Malawi

Kwacha

Lilongwe

107

Malaysia

Ringgit

Kuala Lumpur

108

Maldives

Rufiya

Male

109

Mali

CFA Franc

Bamako

110

Malta

Maltese lira

Valletta

111

Marshall Islands

U.S. Dollar

Majuro

112

Mauritania

Ouguiya

Nouakchott

113

Mauritius

Mauritian rupee

Port Louis

114

Mexico

Mexican peso

Mexico City

115

Micronesia, Federated States of

U.S. Dollar

Palikir

116

Moldova

Leu

Chisinau

117

Monaco

Euro

Monaco

118

Mongolia

Tugrik

Ulaanbaatar

119

Montenegro

Euro

Podgorica

120

Morocco

Dirham

Rabat

121

Mozambique

Metical

Maputo

122

Myanmar (Burma)

Kyat

Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)

123

Namibia

Namibian dollar

Windhoek

124

Nauru

Australian dollar

no official capital; government offices in Yaren District

125

Nepal

Nepalese rupee

Kathmandu

126

Netherlands

Euro (formerly guilder)

Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)

127

New Zealand

New Zealand dollar

Wellington

128

Nicaragua

Gold cordoba

Managua

129

Niger

CFA Franc

Niamey

130

Nigeria

Naira

Abuja

131

Norway

Norwegian krone

Oslo

132

Oman

Omani rial

Muscat

133

Pakistan

Pakistani rupee

Islamabad

134

Palau

U.S. dollar

Melekeok

135

Panama

balboa; U.S. dollar

Panama City

136

Papua New Guinea

Kina

Port Moresby

137

Paraguay

Guaraní

Asuncion

138

Peru

Nuevo sol (1991)

Lima

139

Philippines

Peso

Manila

140

Poland

Zloty

Warsaw

141

Portugal

Euro (formerly escudo)

Lisbon

142

Qatar

Qatari riyal

Doha

143

Romania

Leu

Bucharest

144

Russia

Ruble

Moscow

145

Rwanda

Rwanda franc

Kigali

146

Saint Kitts and Nevis

East Caribbean dollar

Basseterre

147

Saint Lucia

East Caribbean dollar

Castries

148

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

East Caribbean dollar

Kingstown

149

Samoa

Tala

Apia

150

San Marino

Euro

San Marino

151

Sao Tome and Principe

Dobra

Sao Tome

152

Saudi Arabia

Riyal

Riyadh

153

Senegal

CFA Franc

Dakar

154

Serbia

Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal

Belgrade

155

Seychelles

Seychelles rupee

Victoria

156

Sierra Leone

Leone

Freetown

157

Singapore

Singapore dollar

Singapore

158

Slovakia

Koruna

Bratislava

159

Slovenia

Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)

Ljubljana

160

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands dollar

Honiara

161

Somalia

Somali shilling

Mogadishu

162

South Africa

Rand

Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)

163

South Sudan

Sudanese Pound

Juba

164

Spain

Euro (formerly peseta)

Madrid

165

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka rupee

Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)

166

Sudan

Dinar

Khartoum

167

Suriname

Surinamese dollar

Paramaribo

168

Swaziland

Lilangeni

Mbabane

169

Sweden

Krona

Stockholm

170

Switzerland

Swiss franc

Bern

171

Syria

Syrian pound

Damascus

172

Taiwan

Taiwan dollar

Taipei

173

Tajikistan

somoni

Dushanbe

174

Tanzania

Tanzanian shilling

Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)

175

Thailand

baht

Bangkok

176

Togo

CFA Franc

Lome

177

Tonga

Pa’anga

Nuku’alofa

178

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Port-of-Spain

179

Tunisia

Tunisian dinar

Tunis

180

Turkey

Turkish lira (YTL)

Ankara

181

Turkmenistan

Manat

Ashgabat

182

Tuvalu

Australian dollar

Vaiaku village, Funafuti province

183

Uganda

Ugandan new shilling

Kampala

184

Ukraine

Hryvna

Kyiv

185

United Arab Emirates

U.A.E. dirham

Abu Dhabi

186

United Kingdom

Pound sterling

London

187

United States of America

dollar

Washington D.C.

188

Uruguay

Uruguay peso

Montevideo

189

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistani sum

Tashkent

190

Vanuatu

Vatu

Port-Vila

191

Vatican City (Holy See)

Euro

Vatican City

192

Venezuela

Bolivar

Caracas

193

Vietnam

Dong

Hanoi

194

Yemen

Rial

Sanaa

195

Zambia

Kwacha

Lusaka

196

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean dollar

Harare