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Random Country Generator

Pick a random country from all 195 in the world, with its flag, capital, population, area, languages, and currency. Filter by continent, region, size, or landlocked and island countries, or test yourself with capital and population quizzes.

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Last updated: October 2, 2026 · Published: 2026-04-07 · Updated: 2026-10-02

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Countries matching your filters: 195 of 195.

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What is a random country generator?

A random country generator picks one or more countries at random, so you can choose a travel destination, a study topic, a trivia question, or a story setting without bias.

Muxgen's Random Country Generator includes all 195 countries: the 193 United Nations member states plus Vatican City and Palestine. Every result shows the flag, two-letter ISO code, capital, UN region, population, area, languages, and currency.

Filter by continent, region, population, and coast, save countries to a list, open them in Google Maps, or switch to three geography quiz games. It's free and runs in your browser.

How to use the random country generator

Three steps to your next country.

Set your filters

Choose a continent and region, a population size, and coastal, landlocked, or island countries, or leave everything on Any.

Generate countries

Pick 1 to 50 countries. Each comes with its flag, capital, population, area, languages, and currency.

Save, swap, or play

Save countries to your list, swap ones you don't want, copy the results, or switch to the geography quiz.

Generator controls explained

Every control in the tool and what it does.

Continent

6 inhabited continents, using the UN's regional groupings.

Region

Appears after you pick a continent: Western Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Polynesia, and more.

Population

Five size bands from under 1m people to 100M+.

Coast

44 landlocked countries, 46 island countries, and the rest with a mainland coast.

Show capital and facts

Turn off to show names and flags only, which is handy for map challenges.

Swap and Save

Swap replaces one country and hides it for this visit. Save builds a list you can copy.

Copy

Copy names only, or names with capital, region, population, area, languages, and currency.

Geography quiz

Guess the capital, guess the country from its capital, or pick which of two countries has more people.

How many countries are there in the world?

The most widely used answer is 195 countries: the 193 member states of the United Nations plus its two permanent observer states, Vatican City (the Holy See) and Palestine. South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, is the newest UN member.

Together these 195 countries are home to about 8.12 billionpeople. Different lists give different totals because a few places govern themselves without wide recognition. Here's what this tool leaves out, and why.

Taiwan

Self-governing with its own government, military, and currency, but recognized by only about a dozen countries and not a UN member.

Kosovo

Declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and is recognized by roughly half of UN members, but is not a UN member.

Western Sahara

A disputed territory, mostly controlled by Morocco. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims it and is an African Union member.

Other partly recognized states

Northern Cyprus, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, and Somaliland govern themselves but have little or no UN-member recognition.

Dependent territories

Places like Greenland, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Bermuda, and French Polynesia belong to another country, so they aren't listed separately.

Constituent countries

England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are countries within the United Kingdom, which is the sovereign state.

Countries by continent

How many countries each continent has, using the UN's regional groupings, with the biggest, smallest, and most populous in each.

Continent	Countries	Population	Largest	Most populous	Smallest	UN regions
Africa	54	1.51 billion	Algeria	Nigeria	Seychelles	Northern Africa, Western Africa, Middle Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Asia	48	4.78 billion	China	India	Maldives	Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Europe	44	743 million	Russia	Russia	Vatican City	Northern Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe
North America	23	608 million	Canada	United States	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern America, Central America, Caribbean
South America	12	435 million	Brazil	Brazil	Suriname	South America
Oceania	14	45.2 million	Australia	Australia	Nauru	Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Largest, most populous, and smallest countries

The top 10 in each category. Populations are rounded 2024 estimates.

Largest by area

#	Country	Area
1	Russia	17,098,246 km²
2	Canada	9,984,670 km²
3	United States	9,833,520 km²
4	China	9,596,961 km²
5	Brazil	8,515,767 km²
6	Australia	7,692,024 km²
7	India	3,287,263 km²
8	Argentina	2,780,400 km²
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900 km²
10	Algeria	2,381,741 km²

Most people

#	Country	Population
1	India	1.45 billion
2	China	1.42 billion
3	United States	345 million
4	Indonesia	284 million
5	Pakistan	251 million
6	Nigeria	233 million
7	Brazil	212 million
8	Bangladesh	174 million
9	Russia	145 million
10	Ethiopia	132 million

Smallest by area

#	Country	Area
1	Vatican City	0.49 km²
2	Monaco	2.02 km²
3	Nauru	21 km²
4	Tuvalu	26 km²
5	San Marino	61 km²
6	Liechtenstein	160 km²
7	Marshall Islands	181 km²
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261 km²
9	Maldives	298 km²
10	Malta	316 km²

Countries by population size

The Population filter uses these five bands. Just over half of all countries have fewer than 10 million people.

Population	Countries	Examples
Under 1M	38	Fiji, Comoros, Guyana, Solomon Islands, Bhutan
1–10M	63	Hungary, Togo, Israel, Belarus, Austria
10–50M	63	Spain, Algeria, Iraq, Argentina, Afghanistan
50–100M	15	Iran, Turkey, Germany, Thailand, United Kingdom
100M+	16	India, China, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan

Landlocked and island countries

All 44 landlocked countries

Countries with no coastline on the open ocean. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are double landlocked, and Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City are entirely surrounded by one other country.

Africa (16): Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia (12): Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Europe (14): Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czechia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Vatican City
South America (2): Bolivia, Paraguay

All 46 island countries

Countries that lie entirely on islands. Some share an island with a neighbor, like Haiti and the Dominican Republic, or Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Africa (6): Cabo Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, São Tomé and Príncipe
Asia (10): Bahrain, Brunei, Cyprus, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste
Europe (4): Iceland, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom
North America (13): Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania (13): Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Tricky capitals: when the capital isn't the biggest city

The capitals people most often get wrong in quizzes.

Country	Capital	Largest city
Australia	Canberra	Sydney
Canada	Ottawa	Toronto
United States	Washington, D.C.	New York City
Brazil	Brasília	São Paulo
Turkey	Ankara	Istanbul
Nigeria	Abuja	Lagos
Pakistan	Islamabad	Karachi
Switzerland	Bern	Zürich
New Zealand	Wellington	Auckland
Morocco	Rabat	Casablanca
Vietnam	Hanoi	Ho Chi Minh City
Tanzania	Dodoma	Dar es Salaam
Kazakhstan	Astana	Almaty
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Yangon
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Dubai
China	Beijing	Shanghai
Belize	Belmopan	Belize City
Côte d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro	Abidjan

Countries with more than one capital

Some countries split government functions between cities. The generator lists the first capital named here.

Bolivia: Sucre

Constitutional capital; La Paz is the seat of government.

South Africa: Pretoria

Executive capital; Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital.

Netherlands: Amsterdam

Constitutional capital; the government sits in The Hague.

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur

Official capital; most government offices are in Putrajaya.

Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Legislative capital; Colombo is the commercial capital.

Benin: Porto-Novo

Official capital; the government sits in Cotonou.

Eswatini: Mbabane

Administrative capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.

Côte d'Ivoire: Yamoussoukro

Official capital; Abidjan is the largest city and economic center.

Burundi: Gitega

Political capital since 2019; Bujumbura is the economic capital.

Transcontinental countries

Countries that span more than one continent, and where this tool places them.

Country	Spans	Listed under	Why
Russia	Europe and Asia	Europe, Eastern Europe	About three-quarters of its land is in Asia, but most people live in the European part.
Turkey	Asia and Europe	Asia, Western Asia	Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus; about 3% of the land is in Europe.
Kazakhstan	Asia and Europe	Asia, Central Asia	A strip west of the Ural River lies in Europe.
Azerbaijan	Asia and Europe	Asia, Western Asia	Its northern tip lies north of the Caucasus watershed.
Georgia	Asia and Europe	Asia, Western Asia	Often grouped with Europe politically; the UN places it in Western Asia.
Egypt	Africa and Asia	Africa, Northern Africa	The Sinai Peninsula is in Asia.
Indonesia	Asia and Oceania	Asia, Southeast Asia	Its provinces on New Guinea are usually counted as Oceania.
Panama	North and South America	North America, Central America	Some definitions draw the continental boundary through Panama.
Spain	Europe and Africa	Europe, Southern Europe	Ceuta, Melilla, and the Canary Islands are in Africa.
France	Europe plus overseas regions	Europe, Western Europe	French Guiana, Réunion, and other overseas regions lie on other continents.

All 195 countries, capitals, and facts

The complete list in alphabetical order, with ISO codes, capitals, regions, populations, areas, languages, and currencies.

Country	ISO	Capital	Region	Population	Area (km²)	Coast	Languages	Currency
Afghanistan	AF	Kabul	Asia, Southern Asia	42.6 million	652,230	Landlocked	Pashto, Dari	Afghan afghani
Albania	AL	Tirana	Europe, Southern Europe	2.8 million	28,748	Coastal	Albanian	Albanian lek
Algeria	DZ	Algiers	Africa, Northern Africa	46.8 million	2,381,741	Coastal	Arabic, Berber	Algerian dinar
Andorra	AD	Andorra la Vella	Europe, Southern Europe	80,000	468	Landlocked	Catalan	Euro
Angola	AO	Luanda	Africa, Middle Africa	37.9 million	1,246,700	Coastal	Portuguese	Angolan kwanza
Antigua and Barbuda	AG	St. John's	North America, Caribbean	94,000	442	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Argentina	AR	Buenos Aires	South America	45.7 million	2,780,400	Coastal	Spanish	Argentine peso
Armenia	AM	Yerevan	Asia, Western Asia	3 million	29,743	Landlocked	Armenian	Armenian dram
Australia	AU	Canberra	Oceania, Australia and New Zealand	26.7 million	7,692,024	Coastal	English	Australian dollar
Austria	AT	Vienna	Europe, Western Europe	9.1 million	83,879	Landlocked	German	Euro
Azerbaijan	AZ	Baku	Asia, Western Asia	10.3 million	86,600	Landlocked	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijani manat
Bahamas	BS	Nassau	North America, Caribbean	400,000	13,943	Island country	English	Bahamian dollar
Bahrain	BH	Manama	Asia, Western Asia	1.6 million	786	Island country	Arabic	Bahraini dinar
Bangladesh	BD	Dhaka	Asia, Southern Asia	174 million	148,460	Coastal	Bengali	Bangladeshi taka
Barbados	BB	Bridgetown	North America, Caribbean	280,000	430	Island country	English	Barbadian dollar
Belarus	BY	Minsk	Europe, Eastern Europe	9.1 million	207,600	Landlocked	Belarusian, Russian	Belarusian ruble
Belgium	BE	Brussels	Europe, Western Europe	11.8 million	30,689	Coastal	Dutch, French, German	Euro
Belize	BZ	Belmopan	North America, Central America	420,000	22,966	Coastal	English	Belize dollar
Benin	BJ	Porto-Novo	Africa, Western Africa	14.5 million	114,763	Coastal	French	West African CFA franc
Bhutan	BT	Thimphu	Asia, Southern Asia	790,000	38,394	Landlocked	Dzongkha	Bhutanese ngultrum
Bolivia	BO	Sucre	South America	12.6 million	1,098,581	Landlocked	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and 34 more	Bolivian boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA	Sarajevo	Europe, Southern Europe	3.2 million	51,209	Coastal	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian	Convertible mark
Botswana	BW	Gaborone	Africa, Southern Africa	2.5 million	581,730	Landlocked	English, Setswana	Botswana pula
Brazil	BR	Brasília	South America	212 million	8,515,767	Coastal	Portuguese	Brazilian real
Brunei	BN	Bandar Seri Begawan	Asia, Southeast Asia	460,000	5,765	Island country	Malay	Brunei dollar
Bulgaria	BG	Sofia	Europe, Eastern Europe	6.8 million	110,879	Coastal	Bulgarian	Euro
Burkina Faso	BF	Ouagadougou	Africa, Western Africa	23.5 million	274,200	Landlocked	Mooré, Dioula, Fula, French	West African CFA franc
Burundi	BI	Gitega	Africa, Eastern Africa	14 million	27,834	Landlocked	Kirundi, French, English	Burundian franc
Cabo Verde	CV	Praia	Africa, Western Africa	520,000	4,033	Island country	Portuguese	Cape Verdean escudo
Cambodia	KH	Phnom Penh	Asia, Southeast Asia	17.6 million	181,035	Coastal	Khmer	Cambodian riel
Cameroon	CM	Yaoundé	Africa, Middle Africa	29.1 million	475,442	Coastal	French, English	Central African CFA franc
Canada	CA	Ottawa	North America, Northern America	39.7 million	9,984,670	Coastal	English, French	Canadian dollar
Central African Republic	CF	Bangui	Africa, Middle Africa	5.3 million	622,984	Landlocked	French, Sango	Central African CFA franc
Chad	TD	N'Djamena	Africa, Middle Africa	20.3 million	1,284,000	Landlocked	French, Arabic	Central African CFA franc
Chile	CL	Santiago	South America	19.8 million	756,102	Coastal	Spanish	Chilean peso
China	CN	Beijing	Asia, Eastern Asia	1.42 billion	9,596,961	Coastal	Mandarin Chinese	Renminbi (yuan)
Colombia	CO	Bogotá	South America	52.9 million	1,141,748	Coastal	Spanish	Colombian peso
Comoros	KM	Moroni	Africa, Eastern Africa	870,000	1,861	Island country	Comorian, Arabic, French	Comorian franc
Costa Rica	CR	San José	North America, Central America	5.1 million	51,100	Coastal	Spanish	Costa Rican colón
Côte d'Ivoire	CI	Yamoussoukro	Africa, Western Africa	31.9 million	322,463	Coastal	French	West African CFA franc
Croatia	HR	Zagreb	Europe, Southern Europe	3.9 million	56,594	Coastal	Croatian	Euro
Cuba	CU	Havana	North America, Caribbean	11 million	109,884	Island country	Spanish	Cuban peso
Cyprus	CY	Nicosia	Asia, Western Asia	1.4 million	9,251	Island country	Greek, Turkish	Euro
Czechia	CZ	Prague	Europe, Eastern Europe	10.7 million	78,871	Landlocked	Czech	Czech koruna
Democratic Republic of the Congo	CD	Kinshasa	Africa, Middle Africa	109 million	2,344,858	Coastal	French	Congolese franc
Denmark	DK	Copenhagen	Europe, Northern Europe	6 million	42,933	Coastal	Danish	Danish krone
Djibouti	DJ	Djibouti	Africa, Eastern Africa	1.2 million	23,200	Coastal	French, Arabic	Djiboutian franc
Dominica	DM	Roseau	North America, Caribbean	66,000	751	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic	DO	Santo Domingo	North America, Caribbean	11.4 million	48,671	Island country	Spanish	Dominican peso
Ecuador	EC	Quito	South America	18.1 million	283,561	Coastal	Spanish	US dollar
Egypt	EG	Cairo	Africa, Northern Africa	117 million	1,001,450	Coastal	Arabic	Egyptian pound
El Salvador	SV	San Salvador	North America, Central America	6.3 million	21,041	Coastal	Spanish	US dollar
Equatorial Guinea	GQ	Malabo	Africa, Middle Africa	1.9 million	28,051	Coastal	Spanish, French, Portuguese	Central African CFA franc
Eritrea	ER	Asmara	Africa, Eastern Africa	3.5 million	117,600	Coastal	Tigrinya, Arabic, English	Eritrean nakfa
Estonia	EE	Tallinn	Europe, Northern Europe	1.4 million	45,339	Coastal	Estonian	Euro
Eswatini	SZ	Mbabane	Africa, Southern Africa	1.2 million	17,364	Landlocked	Swazi, English	Swazi lilangeni
Ethiopia	ET	Addis Ababa	Africa, Eastern Africa	132 million	1,104,300	Landlocked	Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali, Afar	Ethiopian birr
Fiji	FJ	Suva	Oceania, Melanesia	930,000	18,274	Island country	English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi	Fijian dollar
Finland	FI	Helsinki	Europe, Northern Europe	5.6 million	338,455	Coastal	Finnish, Swedish	Euro
France	FR	Paris	Europe, Western Europe	66.5 million	551,695	Coastal	French	Euro
Gabon	GA	Libreville	Africa, Middle Africa	2.5 million	267,668	Coastal	French	Central African CFA franc
Gambia	GM	Banjul	Africa, Western Africa	2.8 million	11,295	Coastal	English	Gambian dalasi
Georgia	GE	Tbilisi	Asia, Western Asia	3.8 million	69,700	Coastal	Georgian	Georgian lari
Germany	DE	Berlin	Europe, Western Europe	84.6 million	357,588	Coastal	German	Euro
Ghana	GH	Accra	Africa, Western Africa	34.4 million	238,533	Coastal	English	Ghanaian cedi
Greece	GR	Athens	Europe, Southern Europe	10 million	131,957	Coastal	Greek	Euro
Grenada	GD	St. George's	North America, Caribbean	117,000	344	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Guatemala	GT	Guatemala City	North America, Central America	18.4 million	108,889	Coastal	Spanish	Guatemalan quetzal
Guinea	GN	Conakry	Africa, Western Africa	14.8 million	245,857	Coastal	French	Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau	GW	Bissau	Africa, Western Africa	2.2 million	36,125	Coastal	Portuguese	West African CFA franc
Guyana	GY	Georgetown	South America	830,000	214,969	Coastal	English	Guyanese dollar
Haiti	HT	Port-au-Prince	North America, Caribbean	11.8 million	27,750	Island country	Haitian Creole, French	Haitian gourde
Honduras	HN	Tegucigalpa	North America, Central America	10.8 million	112,492	Coastal	Spanish	Honduran lempira
Hungary	HU	Budapest	Europe, Eastern Europe	9.7 million	93,028	Landlocked	Hungarian	Hungarian forint
Iceland	IS	Reykjavík	Europe, Northern Europe	390,000	103,000	Island country	Icelandic	Icelandic króna
India	IN	New Delhi	Asia, Southern Asia	1.45 billion	3,287,263	Coastal	Hindi, English, and 21 more scheduled languages	Indian rupee
Indonesia	ID	Jakarta	Asia, Southeast Asia	284 million	1,904,569	Island country	Indonesian	Indonesian rupiah
Iran	IR	Tehran	Asia, Southern Asia	91.6 million	1,648,195	Coastal	Persian	Iranian rial
Iraq	IQ	Baghdad	Asia, Western Asia	46 million	438,317	Coastal	Arabic, Kurdish	Iraqi dinar
Ireland	IE	Dublin	Europe, Northern Europe	5.3 million	70,273	Island country	Irish, English	Euro
Israel	IL	Jerusalem	Asia, Western Asia	9.4 million	22,072	Coastal	Hebrew	Israeli new shekel
Italy	IT	Rome	Europe, Southern Europe	59.3 million	301,340	Coastal	Italian	Euro
Jamaica	JM	Kingston	North America, Caribbean	2.8 million	10,991	Island country	English	Jamaican dollar
Japan	JP	Tokyo	Asia, Eastern Asia	124 million	377,975	Island country	Japanese	Japanese yen
Jordan	JO	Amman	Asia, Western Asia	11.6 million	89,342	Coastal	Arabic	Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan	KZ	Astana	Asia, Central Asia	20.6 million	2,724,900	Landlocked	Kazakh, Russian	Kazakhstani tenge
Kenya	KE	Nairobi	Africa, Eastern Africa	56.4 million	580,367	Coastal	Swahili, English	Kenyan shilling
Kiribati	KI	South Tarawa	Oceania, Micronesia	135,000	811	Island country	English, Gilbertese	Australian dollar
Kuwait	KW	Kuwait City	Asia, Western Asia	4.9 million	17,818	Coastal	Arabic	Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan	KG	Bishkek	Asia, Central Asia	7.2 million	199,951	Landlocked	Kyrgyz, Russian	Kyrgyzstani som
Laos	LA	Vientiane	Asia, Southeast Asia	7.8 million	236,800	Landlocked	Lao	Lao kip
Latvia	LV	Riga	Europe, Northern Europe	1.9 million	64,589	Coastal	Latvian	Euro
Lebanon	LB	Beirut	Asia, Western Asia	5.8 million	10,452	Coastal	Arabic	Lebanese pound
Lesotho	LS	Maseru	Africa, Southern Africa	2.3 million	30,355	Landlocked	Sesotho, English	Lesotho loti
Liberia	LR	Monrovia	Africa, Western Africa	5.6 million	111,369	Coastal	English	Liberian dollar
Libya	LY	Tripoli	Africa, Northern Africa	7.4 million	1,759,540	Coastal	Arabic	Libyan dinar
Liechtenstein	LI	Vaduz	Europe, Western Europe	40,000	160	Landlocked	German	Swiss franc
Lithuania	LT	Vilnius	Europe, Northern Europe	2.9 million	65,300	Coastal	Lithuanian	Euro
Luxembourg	LU	Luxembourg	Europe, Western Europe	670,000	2,586	Landlocked	Luxembourgish, French, German	Euro
Madagascar	MG	Antananarivo	Africa, Eastern Africa	31.9 million	587,041	Island country	Malagasy, French	Malagasy ariary
Malawi	MW	Lilongwe	Africa, Eastern Africa	21.7 million	118,484	Landlocked	English, Chichewa	Malawian kwacha
Malaysia	MY	Kuala Lumpur	Asia, Southeast Asia	35.6 million	330,803	Coastal	Malay	Malaysian ringgit
Maldives	MV	Malé	Asia, Southern Asia	530,000	298	Island country	Dhivehi	Maldivian rufiyaa
Mali	ML	Bamako	Africa, Western Africa	24.5 million	1,240,192	Landlocked	Bambara and 12 other national languages	West African CFA franc
Malta	MT	Valletta	Europe, Southern Europe	540,000	316	Island country	Maltese, English	Euro
Marshall Islands	MH	Majuro	Oceania, Micronesia	38,000	181	Island country	Marshallese, English	US dollar
Mauritania	MR	Nouakchott	Africa, Western Africa	5.2 million	1,030,700	Coastal	Arabic	Mauritanian ouguiya
Mauritius	MU	Port Louis	Africa, Eastern Africa	1.3 million	2,040	Island country	English, French, Mauritian Creole	Mauritian rupee
Mexico	MX	Mexico City	North America, Central America	131 million	1,964,375	Coastal	Spanish	Mexican peso
Micronesia	FM	Palikir	Oceania, Micronesia	110,000	702	Island country	English	US dollar
Moldova	MD	Chișinău	Europe, Eastern Europe	3 million	33,846	Landlocked	Romanian	Moldovan leu
Monaco	MC	Monaco	Europe, Western Europe	38,000	2.02	Coastal	French	Euro
Mongolia	MN	Ulaanbaatar	Asia, Eastern Asia	3.5 million	1,564,116	Landlocked	Mongolian	Mongolian tögrög
Montenegro	ME	Podgorica	Europe, Southern Europe	630,000	13,812	Coastal	Montenegrin	Euro
Morocco	MA	Rabat	Africa, Northern Africa	38.1 million	446,550	Coastal	Arabic, Berber	Moroccan dirham
Mozambique	MZ	Maputo	Africa, Eastern Africa	34.6 million	801,590	Coastal	Portuguese	Mozambican metical
Myanmar	MM	Naypyidaw	Asia, Southeast Asia	54.5 million	676,578	Coastal	Burmese	Myanmar kyat
Namibia	NA	Windhoek	Africa, Southern Africa	3 million	825,615	Coastal	English	Namibian dollar
Nauru	NR	Yaren	Oceania, Micronesia	12,000	21	Island country	Nauruan, English	Australian dollar
Nepal	NP	Kathmandu	Asia, Southern Asia	29.7 million	147,516	Landlocked	Nepali	Nepalese rupee
Netherlands	NL	Amsterdam	Europe, Western Europe	18.2 million	41,850	Coastal	Dutch	Euro
New Zealand	NZ	Wellington	Oceania, Australia and New Zealand	5.2 million	268,021	Island country	English, Māori, NZ Sign Language	New Zealand dollar
Nicaragua	NI	Managua	North America, Central America	7 million	130,373	Coastal	Spanish	Nicaraguan córdoba
Niger	NE	Niamey	Africa, Western Africa	27 million	1,267,000	Landlocked	Hausa, French	West African CFA franc
Nigeria	NG	Abuja	Africa, Western Africa	233 million	923,768	Coastal	English	Nigerian naira
North Korea	KP	Pyongyang	Asia, Eastern Asia	26.5 million	120,540	Coastal	Korean	North Korean won
North Macedonia	MK	Skopje	Europe, Southern Europe	1.8 million	25,713	Landlocked	Macedonian, Albanian	Macedonian denar
Norway	NO	Oslo	Europe, Northern Europe	5.6 million	385,207	Coastal	Norwegian	Norwegian krone
Oman	OM	Muscat	Asia, Western Asia	5.3 million	309,500	Coastal	Arabic	Omani rial
Pakistan	PK	Islamabad	Asia, Southern Asia	251 million	881,913	Coastal	Urdu, English	Pakistani rupee
Palau	PW	Ngerulmud	Oceania, Micronesia	18,000	459	Island country	Palauan, English	US dollar
Palestine	PS	Ramallah	Asia, Western Asia	5.5 million	6,020	Coastal	Arabic	Israeli new shekel, Jordanian dinar
Panama	PA	Panama City	North America, Central America	4.5 million	75,417	Coastal	Spanish	Panamanian balboa, US dollar
Papua New Guinea	PG	Port Moresby	Oceania, Melanesia	10.6 million	462,840	Island country	English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu	Papua New Guinean kina
Paraguay	PY	Asunción	South America	6.9 million	406,752	Landlocked	Spanish, Guaraní	Paraguayan guaraní
Peru	PE	Lima	South America	34.2 million	1,285,216	Coastal	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara	Peruvian sol
Philippines	PH	Manila	Asia, Southeast Asia	116 million	300,000	Island country	Filipino, English	Philippine peso
Poland	PL	Warsaw	Europe, Eastern Europe	38.5 million	312,696	Coastal	Polish	Polish złoty
Portugal	PT	Lisbon	Europe, Southern Europe	10.4 million	92,212	Coastal	Portuguese	Euro
Qatar	QA	Doha	Asia, Western Asia	3 million	11,586	Coastal	Arabic	Qatari riyal
Republic of the Congo	CG	Brazzaville	Africa, Middle Africa	6.3 million	342,000	Coastal	French	Central African CFA franc
Romania	RO	Bucharest	Europe, Eastern Europe	19 million	238,397	Coastal	Romanian	Romanian leu
Russia	RU	Moscow	Europe, Eastern Europe	145 million	17,098,246	Coastal	Russian	Russian ruble
Rwanda	RW	Kigali	Africa, Eastern Africa	14.3 million	26,338	Landlocked	Kinyarwanda, French, English, Swahili	Rwandan franc
Saint Kitts and Nevis	KN	Basseterre	North America, Caribbean	47,000	261	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Lucia	LC	Castries	North America, Caribbean	180,000	616	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VC	Kingstown	North America, Caribbean	100,000	389	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Samoa	WS	Apia	Oceania, Polynesia	220,000	2,842	Island country	Samoan, English	Samoan tālā
San Marino	SM	San Marino	Europe, Southern Europe	34,000	61	Landlocked	Italian	Euro
São Tomé and Príncipe	ST	São Tomé	Africa, Middle Africa	230,000	964	Island country	Portuguese	São Tomé and Príncipe dobra
Saudi Arabia	SA	Riyadh	Asia, Western Asia	34 million	2,149,690	Coastal	Arabic	Saudi riyal
Senegal	SN	Dakar	Africa, Western Africa	18.5 million	196,722	Coastal	French, Wolof	West African CFA franc
Serbia	RS	Belgrade	Europe, Southern Europe	6.7 million	77,474	Landlocked	Serbian	Serbian dinar
Seychelles	SC	Victoria	Africa, Eastern Africa	130,000	459	Island country	Seychellois Creole, English, French	Seychellois rupee
Sierra Leone	SL	Freetown	Africa, Western Africa	8.6 million	71,740	Coastal	English	Sierra Leonean leone
Singapore	SG	Singapore	Asia, Southeast Asia	5.8 million	734	Island country	English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil	Singapore dollar
Slovakia	SK	Bratislava	Europe, Eastern Europe	5.5 million	49,035	Landlocked	Slovak	Euro
Slovenia	SI	Ljubljana	Europe, Southern Europe	2.1 million	20,271	Coastal	Slovene	Euro
Solomon Islands	SB	Honiara	Oceania, Melanesia	820,000	28,896	Island country	English	Solomon Islands dollar
Somalia	SO	Mogadishu	Africa, Eastern Africa	19 million	637,657	Coastal	Somali, Arabic	Somali shilling
South Africa	ZA	Pretoria	Africa, Southern Africa	64 million	1,221,037	Coastal	Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, and 8 more	South African rand
South Korea	KR	Seoul	Asia, Eastern Asia	51.7 million	100,210	Coastal	Korean	South Korean won
South Sudan	SS	Juba	Africa, Eastern Africa	11.9 million	619,745	Landlocked	English	South Sudanese pound
Spain	ES	Madrid	Europe, Southern Europe	47.9 million	505,990	Coastal	Spanish	Euro
Sri Lanka	LK	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Asia, Southern Asia	23.1 million	65,610	Island country	Sinhala, Tamil	Sri Lankan rupee
Sudan	SD	Khartoum	Africa, Northern Africa	50.4 million	1,861,484	Coastal	Arabic, English	Sudanese pound
Suriname	SR	Paramaribo	South America	630,000	163,820	Coastal	Dutch	Surinamese dollar
Sweden	SE	Stockholm	Europe, Northern Europe	10.6 million	450,295	Coastal	Swedish	Swedish krona
Switzerland	CH	Bern	Europe, Western Europe	8.9 million	41,285	Landlocked	German, French, Italian, Romansh	Swiss franc
Syria	SY	Damascus	Asia, Western Asia	24.7 million	185,180	Coastal	Arabic	Syrian pound
Tajikistan	TJ	Dushanbe	Asia, Central Asia	10.6 million	143,100	Landlocked	Tajik	Tajikistani somoni
Tanzania	TZ	Dodoma	Africa, Eastern Africa	68.6 million	947,303	Coastal	Swahili, English	Tanzanian shilling
Thailand	TH	Bangkok	Asia, Southeast Asia	71.7 million	513,120	Coastal	Thai	Thai baht
Timor-Leste	TL	Dili	Asia, Southeast Asia	1.4 million	14,874	Island country	Tetum, Portuguese	US dollar
Togo	TG	Lomé	Africa, Western Africa	9.5 million	56,785	Coastal	French	West African CFA franc
Tonga	TO	Nukuʻalofa	Oceania, Polynesia	100,000	747	Island country	Tongan, English	Tongan paʻanga
Trinidad and Tobago	TT	Port of Spain	North America, Caribbean	1.5 million	5,128	Island country	English	Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Tunisia	TN	Tunis	Africa, Northern Africa	12.3 million	163,610	Coastal	Arabic	Tunisian dinar
Turkey	TR	Ankara	Asia, Western Asia	87.5 million	783,562	Coastal	Turkish	Turkish lira
Turkmenistan	TM	Ashgabat	Asia, Central Asia	7.5 million	488,100	Landlocked	Turkmen	Turkmenistan manat
Tuvalu	TV	Funafuti	Oceania, Polynesia	9,900	26	Island country	Tuvaluan, English	Tuvaluan dollar, Australian dollar
Uganda	UG	Kampala	Africa, Eastern Africa	50 million	241,550	Landlocked	English, Swahili	Ugandan shilling
Ukraine	UA	Kyiv	Europe, Eastern Europe	38 million	603,550	Coastal	Ukrainian	Ukrainian hryvnia
United Arab Emirates	AE	Abu Dhabi	Asia, Western Asia	11 million	83,600	Coastal	Arabic	UAE dirham
United Kingdom	GB	London	Europe, Northern Europe	69.1 million	243,610	Island country	English	Pound sterling
United States	US	Washington, D.C.	North America, Northern America	345 million	9,833,520	Coastal	English	US dollar
Uruguay	UY	Montevideo	South America	3.4 million	176,215	Coastal	Spanish	Uruguayan peso
Uzbekistan	UZ	Tashkent	Asia, Central Asia	36.4 million	448,978	Landlocked	Uzbek	Uzbekistani som
Vanuatu	VU	Port Vila	Oceania, Melanesia	330,000	12,189	Island country	Bislama, English, French	Vanuatu vatu
Vatican City	VA	Vatican City	Europe, Southern Europe	500	0.49	Landlocked	Italian, Latin	Euro
Venezuela	VE	Caracas	South America	28.4 million	916,445	Coastal	Spanish	Venezuelan bolívar
Vietnam	VN	Hanoi	Asia, Southeast Asia	101 million	331,212	Coastal	Vietnamese	Vietnamese đồng
Yemen	YE	Sanaa	Asia, Western Asia	40.6 million	527,968	Coastal	Arabic	Yemeni rial
Zambia	ZM	Lusaka	Africa, Eastern Africa	21.3 million	752,618	Landlocked	English	Zambian kwacha
Zimbabwe	ZW	Harare	Africa, Eastern Africa	16.6 million	390,757	Landlocked	English, Shona, Ndebele, and 13 more	Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), US dollar

Random country games and activities

Ideas for classrooms, families, travelers, and trivia nights.

Country of the week

Generate one country every Monday. Learn its capital, flag, and one fun fact, then share them on Friday.

Around-the-world dinner

Pick a random country and cook a traditional dish from it. Great for families, clubs, and supper clubs.

Capital quiz

Use the Geography quiz mode in class or at trivia night. Filter by continent to match what students are learning.

Higher or lower

The "Which has more people?" quiz surprises almost everyone. Try guessing before you click.

Travel bucket list

Generate 10 countries and research one each week. Save the ones you'd visit to your list.

Story and game settings

Set a story, role-play, or drawing prompt in a random real country. Filter by island or landlocked for a twist.

Pen pals and culture projects

Assign each student a random country for a report, a poster, or a pen-pal search.

Map challenge

Generate five countries without facts, then try to find them all on a blank map before checking.

How many countries should you generate?

Match the count to what you're doing.

Countries	Best for
1	Choosing a travel destination, a dinner theme, or a country of the week
3–5	Comparing options, or a short map challenge
10–25	Assigning countries to a class or team, or a trivia round
50	Large classes, tournament brackets, or a full study list

Features

More than a country name.

All 195 countries

Every one of the 193 UN member states plus the two UN observer states, Vatican City and Palestine.

Facts on every country

Flag, ISO code, capital, UN region, population, area in km² and square miles, languages, and currency.

Smart filters

Continent, UN subregion, population size, and coastal, landlocked, or island.

Three quiz games

Capitals, countries, and population higher-or-lower, with score and streaks.

Swap, save, and map

Replace picks, keep a list, and open any country in Google Maps.

Free and private

No sign-up, no ads in the tool, and everything runs in your browser.

Common use cases

Who uses a random country generator, and why.

Teachers

Assign countries for reports, run capital quizzes, and pick a country of the day.

Travelers

Find a destination you'd never have considered, then filter by island or region.

Trivia hosts

Build rounds on capitals, populations, and currencies in seconds.

Families and food lovers

Pick a country for an international dinner night.

Writers and game masters

Set stories and campaigns in real places with real facts to draw on.

Students

Study capitals and continents with the quiz, and copy facts for notes.

How this compares

When to use this tool, and when another one fits better.

Random City Generator

Picks world cities with travel styles and a guess-the-country quiz. Use it once you've chosen a country.

Random State Generator

Picks US states with facts. Use it for American geography.

Country Name Generator

Invents fictional country names for fantasy and fiction. This tool picks real countries.

Flag Generator

Designs fictional flags. This tool shows the real flags of real countries.

Integrity notes

How the country list was built.

Who counts as a country

The list follows UN membership: 193 members plus 2 observer states. Partly recognized states are explained above but not included.

Continents and regions

Countries are grouped with the UN statistical regions. Transcontinental countries appear in one continent only.

Rounded figures

Populations are 2024 estimates, rounded, based on UN figures. Areas include inland water; disputed areas follow common reference values.

Capitals

Where a country has several capitals or a disputed one, the main official capital is listed with a note.

Geography glossary

Key terms, in plain language.

Sovereign state

A country with its own government that isn't controlled by another country.

UN member state

One of the 193 countries that belong to the United Nations.

Observer state

A non-member that can take part in UN debates: Vatican City and Palestine.

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

The international two-letter country code, like FR for France, used in web domains and shipping.

Landlocked

Having no coastline on the open ocean. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are double landlocked.

Island country

A country whose territory lies entirely on one or more islands.

Microstate

A very small country, like Monaco, San Marino, or Nauru.

Transcontinental country

A country whose territory spans more than one continent, like Russia or Egypt.

Enclave

A country completely surrounded by another: Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City.

Dependent territory

A place governed by another country, like Greenland (Denmark) or Guam (US).

Tips for using random countries

Get more out of every pick.

Turn off facts for quizzes

Hide capitals and facts, generate a few countries, and quiz yourself before revealing them.

Use regions for balance

Pick a region like Western Africa or the Caribbean to explore places that rarely make headlines.

Swap to keep it fresh

Swapped countries stay hidden for your visit, so you won't see them again until you choose Show again.

Check before you travel

A random pick is a starting point. Check your government's travel advice and entry rules before you book.

Copy facts into notes

Copy with facts gives you a ready-made study sheet or trivia answer key.

Try the population game

It's the best way to build a feel for how big countries really are.

Frequently asked questions

What is a random country generator?+

It's a tool that picks a country at random. Muxgen's version includes all 195 countries, each with its flag, capital, population, area, languages, and currency, plus filters and geography quizzes.

How do I pick a random country?+

Leave the filters on Any, or choose a continent, region, population size, or coast type. Pick how many countries you want (up to 50) and press Generate. Swap any you don't want and save the ones you like.

How many countries are there in the world?+

There are 195 countries by the most common count: 193 United Nations member states plus 2 observer states, Vatican City and Palestine. Some lists add partly recognized places like Taiwan and Kosovo, which is why you'll sometimes see higher numbers.

Are Taiwan and Kosovo included?+

No. This tool follows UN membership, and neither is a UN member or observer. Taiwan governs itself but is recognized by only about a dozen countries; Kosovo is recognized by roughly half of UN members. Both are explained in the section on how many countries there are.

How many countries are in each continent?+

Using UN regions: Africa 54, Asia 48, Europe 44, North America 23, South America 12, and Oceania 14. Antarctica has no countries.

What is the largest country in the world?+

Russia, at 17,098,246 km² (6,601,667 sq mi). It's followed by Canada, United States, China, and Brazil.

What is the smallest country in the world?+

Vatican City, at just 0.49 km² (0.19 sq mi), with about 500 residents. The next smallest are Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu, and San Marino.

Which country has the most people?+

India, with about 1.45 billion people. It passed China (about 1.42 billion) in 2023, according to the UN. The country with the fewest people is Vatican City.

How many landlocked countries are there?+

44. The largest is Kazakhstan, and Africa has the most (16). Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are double landlocked: they're surrounded only by other landlocked countries.

Which countries have a capital that isn't their biggest city?+

Many do. Famous examples: Australia (Canberra, not Sydney), Canada (Ottawa, not Toronto), United States (Washington, D.C., not New York City), Brazil (Brasília, not São Paulo), Turkey (Ankara, not Istanbul), and Nigeria (Abuja, not Lagos).

Which countries have more than one capital?+

Several. South Africa has three: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Bolivia's constitutional capital is Sucre, but the government sits in La Paz. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, but the government is in The Hague. Malaysia's capital is Kuala Lumpur, while most government offices are in Putrajaya.

What are ISO country codes?+

They're the two-letter codes from the international ISO 3166-1 standard, like US, GB, JP, and BR. They're used in web addresses, shipping, banking, and data. The generator shows each country's code, and the full table lists them all.

Can I use it to pick a random country to travel to?+

Yes. Filter by continent, region, or island countries, then save the ones that appeal to you. Always check your government's travel advice, visa rules, and current conditions before booking.

Is there a country quiz?+

Yes. Switch to Geography quiz and choose Guess the capital, Guess the country (from its capital), or Which has more people? Wrong answers usually come from the same continent, and the tool tracks your score and best streak.

Which continent is Russia, Turkey, or Egypt in?+

They're transcontinental. This tool follows the UN groupings: Russia in Europe, Turkey in Asia, Kazakhstan in Asia, Azerbaijan in Asia, Georgia in Asia, and Egypt in Africa. Each country appears in one continent only.

Where do the population and area figures come from?+

Populations are rounded 2024 estimates based on United Nations data. Areas are standard reference figures that include inland water. Numbers vary slightly between sources, so treat them as close approximations.

Is the random country generator free?+

Yes. It's free with no sign-up and works on phones, tablets, and computers. Everything runs in your browser, and nothing you pick is stored.

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How many countries? (1–50)

Continent

Population

Coast

Show capital and facts

Countries matching your filters: 195 of 195.

Pick your filters, then generate

What is a random country generator?

A random country generator picks one or more countries at random, so you can choose a travel destination, a study topic, a trivia question, or a story setting without bias.

Filter by continent, region, population, and coast, save countries to a list, open them in Google Maps, or switch to three geography quiz games. It's free and runs in your browser.

How to use the random country generator

Three steps to your next country.

Set your filters

Choose a continent and region, a population size, and coastal, landlocked, or island countries, or leave everything on Any.

Generate countries

Pick 1 to 50 countries. Each comes with its flag, capital, population, area, languages, and currency.

Save, swap, or play

Save countries to your list, swap ones you don't want, copy the results, or switch to the geography quiz.

Generator controls explained

Every control in the tool and what it does.

Continent

6 inhabited continents, using the UN's regional groupings.

Region

Appears after you pick a continent: Western Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Polynesia, and more.

Population

Five size bands from under 1m people to 100M+.

Coast

44 landlocked countries, 46 island countries, and the rest with a mainland coast.

Show capital and facts

Turn off to show names and flags only, which is handy for map challenges.

Swap and Save

Swap replaces one country and hides it for this visit. Save builds a list you can copy.

Copy

Copy names only, or names with capital, region, population, area, languages, and currency.

Geography quiz

Guess the capital, guess the country from its capital, or pick which of two countries has more people.

How many countries are there in the world?

Taiwan

Self-governing with its own government, military, and currency, but recognized by only about a dozen countries and not a UN member.

Kosovo

Declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and is recognized by roughly half of UN members, but is not a UN member.

Western Sahara

A disputed territory, mostly controlled by Morocco. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims it and is an African Union member.

Other partly recognized states

Northern Cyprus, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, and Somaliland govern themselves but have little or no UN-member recognition.

Dependent territories

Places like Greenland, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Bermuda, and French Polynesia belong to another country, so they aren't listed separately.

Constituent countries

England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are countries within the United Kingdom, which is the sovereign state.

Countries by continent

How many countries each continent has, using the UN's regional groupings, with the biggest, smallest, and most populous in each.

Continent	Countries	Population	Largest	Most populous	Smallest	UN regions
Africa	54	1.51 billion	Algeria	Nigeria	Seychelles	Northern Africa, Western Africa, Middle Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Asia	48	4.78 billion	China	India	Maldives	Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Europe	44	743 million	Russia	Russia	Vatican City	Northern Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe
North America	23	608 million	Canada	United States	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern America, Central America, Caribbean
South America	12	435 million	Brazil	Brazil	Suriname	South America
Oceania	14	45.2 million	Australia	Australia	Nauru	Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Largest, most populous, and smallest countries

The top 10 in each category. Populations are rounded 2024 estimates.

Largest by area

#	Country	Area
1	Russia	17,098,246 km²
2	Canada	9,984,670 km²
3	United States	9,833,520 km²
4	China	9,596,961 km²
5	Brazil	8,515,767 km²
6	Australia	7,692,024 km²
7	India	3,287,263 km²
8	Argentina	2,780,400 km²
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900 km²
10	Algeria	2,381,741 km²

Most people

#	Country	Population
1	India	1.45 billion
2	China	1.42 billion
3	United States	345 million
4	Indonesia	284 million
5	Pakistan	251 million
6	Nigeria	233 million
7	Brazil	212 million
8	Bangladesh	174 million
9	Russia	145 million
10	Ethiopia	132 million

Smallest by area

#	Country	Area
1	Vatican City	0.49 km²
2	Monaco	2.02 km²
3	Nauru	21 km²
4	Tuvalu	26 km²
5	San Marino	61 km²
6	Liechtenstein	160 km²
7	Marshall Islands	181 km²
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261 km²
9	Maldives	298 km²
10	Malta	316 km²

Countries by population size

The Population filter uses these five bands. Just over half of all countries have fewer than 10 million people.

Population	Countries	Examples
Under 1M	38	Fiji, Comoros, Guyana, Solomon Islands, Bhutan
1–10M	63	Hungary, Togo, Israel, Belarus, Austria
10–50M	63	Spain, Algeria, Iraq, Argentina, Afghanistan
50–100M	15	Iran, Turkey, Germany, Thailand, United Kingdom
100M+	16	India, China, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan

Landlocked and island countries

All 44 landlocked countries

Countries with no coastline on the open ocean. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are double landlocked, and Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City are entirely surrounded by one other country.

Africa (16): Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia (12): Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Europe (14): Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czechia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Vatican City
South America (2): Bolivia, Paraguay

All 46 island countries

Countries that lie entirely on islands. Some share an island with a neighbor, like Haiti and the Dominican Republic, or Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Africa (6): Cabo Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, São Tomé and Príncipe
Asia (10): Bahrain, Brunei, Cyprus, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste
Europe (4): Iceland, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom
North America (13): Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania (13): Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Tricky capitals: when the capital isn't the biggest city

The capitals people most often get wrong in quizzes.

Country	Capital	Largest city
Australia	Canberra	Sydney
Canada	Ottawa	Toronto
United States	Washington, D.C.	New York City
Brazil	Brasília	São Paulo
Turkey	Ankara	Istanbul
Nigeria	Abuja	Lagos
Pakistan	Islamabad	Karachi
Switzerland	Bern	Zürich
New Zealand	Wellington	Auckland
Morocco	Rabat	Casablanca
Vietnam	Hanoi	Ho Chi Minh City
Tanzania	Dodoma	Dar es Salaam
Kazakhstan	Astana	Almaty
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Yangon
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Dubai
China	Beijing	Shanghai
Belize	Belmopan	Belize City
Côte d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro	Abidjan

Countries with more than one capital

Some countries split government functions between cities. The generator lists the first capital named here.

Bolivia: Sucre

Constitutional capital; La Paz is the seat of government.

South Africa: Pretoria

Executive capital; Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital.

Netherlands: Amsterdam

Constitutional capital; the government sits in The Hague.

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur

Official capital; most government offices are in Putrajaya.

Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Legislative capital; Colombo is the commercial capital.

Benin: Porto-Novo

Official capital; the government sits in Cotonou.

Eswatini: Mbabane

Administrative capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.

Côte d'Ivoire: Yamoussoukro

Official capital; Abidjan is the largest city and economic center.

Burundi: Gitega

Political capital since 2019; Bujumbura is the economic capital.

Transcontinental countries

Countries that span more than one continent, and where this tool places them.

Country	Spans	Listed under	Why
Russia	Europe and Asia	Europe, Eastern Europe	About three-quarters of its land is in Asia, but most people live in the European part.
Turkey	Asia and Europe	Asia, Western Asia	Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus; about 3% of the land is in Europe.
Kazakhstan	Asia and Europe	Asia, Central Asia	A strip west of the Ural River lies in Europe.
Azerbaijan	Asia and Europe	Asia, Western Asia	Its northern tip lies north of the Caucasus watershed.
Georgia	Asia and Europe	Asia, Western Asia	Often grouped with Europe politically; the UN places it in Western Asia.
Egypt	Africa and Asia	Africa, Northern Africa	The Sinai Peninsula is in Asia.
Indonesia	Asia and Oceania	Asia, Southeast Asia	Its provinces on New Guinea are usually counted as Oceania.
Panama	North and South America	North America, Central America	Some definitions draw the continental boundary through Panama.
Spain	Europe and Africa	Europe, Southern Europe	Ceuta, Melilla, and the Canary Islands are in Africa.
France	Europe plus overseas regions	Europe, Western Europe	French Guiana, Réunion, and other overseas regions lie on other continents.

All 195 countries, capitals, and facts

The complete list in alphabetical order, with ISO codes, capitals, regions, populations, areas, languages, and currencies.

Country	ISO	Capital	Region	Population	Area (km²)	Coast	Languages	Currency
Afghanistan	AF	Kabul	Asia, Southern Asia	42.6 million	652,230	Landlocked	Pashto, Dari	Afghan afghani
Albania	AL	Tirana	Europe, Southern Europe	2.8 million	28,748	Coastal	Albanian	Albanian lek
Algeria	DZ	Algiers	Africa, Northern Africa	46.8 million	2,381,741	Coastal	Arabic, Berber	Algerian dinar
Andorra	AD	Andorra la Vella	Europe, Southern Europe	80,000	468	Landlocked	Catalan	Euro
Angola	AO	Luanda	Africa, Middle Africa	37.9 million	1,246,700	Coastal	Portuguese	Angolan kwanza
Antigua and Barbuda	AG	St. John's	North America, Caribbean	94,000	442	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Argentina	AR	Buenos Aires	South America	45.7 million	2,780,400	Coastal	Spanish	Argentine peso
Armenia	AM	Yerevan	Asia, Western Asia	3 million	29,743	Landlocked	Armenian	Armenian dram
Australia	AU	Canberra	Oceania, Australia and New Zealand	26.7 million	7,692,024	Coastal	English	Australian dollar
Austria	AT	Vienna	Europe, Western Europe	9.1 million	83,879	Landlocked	German	Euro
Azerbaijan	AZ	Baku	Asia, Western Asia	10.3 million	86,600	Landlocked	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijani manat
Bahamas	BS	Nassau	North America, Caribbean	400,000	13,943	Island country	English	Bahamian dollar
Bahrain	BH	Manama	Asia, Western Asia	1.6 million	786	Island country	Arabic	Bahraini dinar
Bangladesh	BD	Dhaka	Asia, Southern Asia	174 million	148,460	Coastal	Bengali	Bangladeshi taka
Barbados	BB	Bridgetown	North America, Caribbean	280,000	430	Island country	English	Barbadian dollar
Belarus	BY	Minsk	Europe, Eastern Europe	9.1 million	207,600	Landlocked	Belarusian, Russian	Belarusian ruble
Belgium	BE	Brussels	Europe, Western Europe	11.8 million	30,689	Coastal	Dutch, French, German	Euro
Belize	BZ	Belmopan	North America, Central America	420,000	22,966	Coastal	English	Belize dollar
Benin	BJ	Porto-Novo	Africa, Western Africa	14.5 million	114,763	Coastal	French	West African CFA franc
Bhutan	BT	Thimphu	Asia, Southern Asia	790,000	38,394	Landlocked	Dzongkha	Bhutanese ngultrum
Bolivia	BO	Sucre	South America	12.6 million	1,098,581	Landlocked	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and 34 more	Bolivian boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA	Sarajevo	Europe, Southern Europe	3.2 million	51,209	Coastal	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian	Convertible mark
Botswana	BW	Gaborone	Africa, Southern Africa	2.5 million	581,730	Landlocked	English, Setswana	Botswana pula
Brazil	BR	Brasília	South America	212 million	8,515,767	Coastal	Portuguese	Brazilian real
Brunei	BN	Bandar Seri Begawan	Asia, Southeast Asia	460,000	5,765	Island country	Malay	Brunei dollar
Bulgaria	BG	Sofia	Europe, Eastern Europe	6.8 million	110,879	Coastal	Bulgarian	Euro
Burkina Faso	BF	Ouagadougou	Africa, Western Africa	23.5 million	274,200	Landlocked	Mooré, Dioula, Fula, French	West African CFA franc
Burundi	BI	Gitega	Africa, Eastern Africa	14 million	27,834	Landlocked	Kirundi, French, English	Burundian franc
Cabo Verde	CV	Praia	Africa, Western Africa	520,000	4,033	Island country	Portuguese	Cape Verdean escudo
Cambodia	KH	Phnom Penh	Asia, Southeast Asia	17.6 million	181,035	Coastal	Khmer	Cambodian riel
Cameroon	CM	Yaoundé	Africa, Middle Africa	29.1 million	475,442	Coastal	French, English	Central African CFA franc
Canada	CA	Ottawa	North America, Northern America	39.7 million	9,984,670	Coastal	English, French	Canadian dollar
Central African Republic	CF	Bangui	Africa, Middle Africa	5.3 million	622,984	Landlocked	French, Sango	Central African CFA franc
Chad	TD	N'Djamena	Africa, Middle Africa	20.3 million	1,284,000	Landlocked	French, Arabic	Central African CFA franc
Chile	CL	Santiago	South America	19.8 million	756,102	Coastal	Spanish	Chilean peso
China	CN	Beijing	Asia, Eastern Asia	1.42 billion	9,596,961	Coastal	Mandarin Chinese	Renminbi (yuan)
Colombia	CO	Bogotá	South America	52.9 million	1,141,748	Coastal	Spanish	Colombian peso
Comoros	KM	Moroni	Africa, Eastern Africa	870,000	1,861	Island country	Comorian, Arabic, French	Comorian franc
Costa Rica	CR	San José	North America, Central America	5.1 million	51,100	Coastal	Spanish	Costa Rican colón
Côte d'Ivoire	CI	Yamoussoukro	Africa, Western Africa	31.9 million	322,463	Coastal	French	West African CFA franc
Croatia	HR	Zagreb	Europe, Southern Europe	3.9 million	56,594	Coastal	Croatian	Euro
Cuba	CU	Havana	North America, Caribbean	11 million	109,884	Island country	Spanish	Cuban peso
Cyprus	CY	Nicosia	Asia, Western Asia	1.4 million	9,251	Island country	Greek, Turkish	Euro
Czechia	CZ	Prague	Europe, Eastern Europe	10.7 million	78,871	Landlocked	Czech	Czech koruna
Democratic Republic of the Congo	CD	Kinshasa	Africa, Middle Africa	109 million	2,344,858	Coastal	French	Congolese franc
Denmark	DK	Copenhagen	Europe, Northern Europe	6 million	42,933	Coastal	Danish	Danish krone
Djibouti	DJ	Djibouti	Africa, Eastern Africa	1.2 million	23,200	Coastal	French, Arabic	Djiboutian franc
Dominica	DM	Roseau	North America, Caribbean	66,000	751	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic	DO	Santo Domingo	North America, Caribbean	11.4 million	48,671	Island country	Spanish	Dominican peso
Ecuador	EC	Quito	South America	18.1 million	283,561	Coastal	Spanish	US dollar
Egypt	EG	Cairo	Africa, Northern Africa	117 million	1,001,450	Coastal	Arabic	Egyptian pound
El Salvador	SV	San Salvador	North America, Central America	6.3 million	21,041	Coastal	Spanish	US dollar
Equatorial Guinea	GQ	Malabo	Africa, Middle Africa	1.9 million	28,051	Coastal	Spanish, French, Portuguese	Central African CFA franc
Eritrea	ER	Asmara	Africa, Eastern Africa	3.5 million	117,600	Coastal	Tigrinya, Arabic, English	Eritrean nakfa
Estonia	EE	Tallinn	Europe, Northern Europe	1.4 million	45,339	Coastal	Estonian	Euro
Eswatini	SZ	Mbabane	Africa, Southern Africa	1.2 million	17,364	Landlocked	Swazi, English	Swazi lilangeni
Ethiopia	ET	Addis Ababa	Africa, Eastern Africa	132 million	1,104,300	Landlocked	Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali, Afar	Ethiopian birr
Fiji	FJ	Suva	Oceania, Melanesia	930,000	18,274	Island country	English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi	Fijian dollar
Finland	FI	Helsinki	Europe, Northern Europe	5.6 million	338,455	Coastal	Finnish, Swedish	Euro
France	FR	Paris	Europe, Western Europe	66.5 million	551,695	Coastal	French	Euro
Gabon	GA	Libreville	Africa, Middle Africa	2.5 million	267,668	Coastal	French	Central African CFA franc
Gambia	GM	Banjul	Africa, Western Africa	2.8 million	11,295	Coastal	English	Gambian dalasi
Georgia	GE	Tbilisi	Asia, Western Asia	3.8 million	69,700	Coastal	Georgian	Georgian lari
Germany	DE	Berlin	Europe, Western Europe	84.6 million	357,588	Coastal	German	Euro
Ghana	GH	Accra	Africa, Western Africa	34.4 million	238,533	Coastal	English	Ghanaian cedi
Greece	GR	Athens	Europe, Southern Europe	10 million	131,957	Coastal	Greek	Euro
Grenada	GD	St. George's	North America, Caribbean	117,000	344	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Guatemala	GT	Guatemala City	North America, Central America	18.4 million	108,889	Coastal	Spanish	Guatemalan quetzal
Guinea	GN	Conakry	Africa, Western Africa	14.8 million	245,857	Coastal	French	Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau	GW	Bissau	Africa, Western Africa	2.2 million	36,125	Coastal	Portuguese	West African CFA franc
Guyana	GY	Georgetown	South America	830,000	214,969	Coastal	English	Guyanese dollar
Haiti	HT	Port-au-Prince	North America, Caribbean	11.8 million	27,750	Island country	Haitian Creole, French	Haitian gourde
Honduras	HN	Tegucigalpa	North America, Central America	10.8 million	112,492	Coastal	Spanish	Honduran lempira
Hungary	HU	Budapest	Europe, Eastern Europe	9.7 million	93,028	Landlocked	Hungarian	Hungarian forint
Iceland	IS	Reykjavík	Europe, Northern Europe	390,000	103,000	Island country	Icelandic	Icelandic króna
India	IN	New Delhi	Asia, Southern Asia	1.45 billion	3,287,263	Coastal	Hindi, English, and 21 more scheduled languages	Indian rupee
Indonesia	ID	Jakarta	Asia, Southeast Asia	284 million	1,904,569	Island country	Indonesian	Indonesian rupiah
Iran	IR	Tehran	Asia, Southern Asia	91.6 million	1,648,195	Coastal	Persian	Iranian rial
Iraq	IQ	Baghdad	Asia, Western Asia	46 million	438,317	Coastal	Arabic, Kurdish	Iraqi dinar
Ireland	IE	Dublin	Europe, Northern Europe	5.3 million	70,273	Island country	Irish, English	Euro
Israel	IL	Jerusalem	Asia, Western Asia	9.4 million	22,072	Coastal	Hebrew	Israeli new shekel
Italy	IT	Rome	Europe, Southern Europe	59.3 million	301,340	Coastal	Italian	Euro
Jamaica	JM	Kingston	North America, Caribbean	2.8 million	10,991	Island country	English	Jamaican dollar
Japan	JP	Tokyo	Asia, Eastern Asia	124 million	377,975	Island country	Japanese	Japanese yen
Jordan	JO	Amman	Asia, Western Asia	11.6 million	89,342	Coastal	Arabic	Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan	KZ	Astana	Asia, Central Asia	20.6 million	2,724,900	Landlocked	Kazakh, Russian	Kazakhstani tenge
Kenya	KE	Nairobi	Africa, Eastern Africa	56.4 million	580,367	Coastal	Swahili, English	Kenyan shilling
Kiribati	KI	South Tarawa	Oceania, Micronesia	135,000	811	Island country	English, Gilbertese	Australian dollar
Kuwait	KW	Kuwait City	Asia, Western Asia	4.9 million	17,818	Coastal	Arabic	Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan	KG	Bishkek	Asia, Central Asia	7.2 million	199,951	Landlocked	Kyrgyz, Russian	Kyrgyzstani som
Laos	LA	Vientiane	Asia, Southeast Asia	7.8 million	236,800	Landlocked	Lao	Lao kip
Latvia	LV	Riga	Europe, Northern Europe	1.9 million	64,589	Coastal	Latvian	Euro
Lebanon	LB	Beirut	Asia, Western Asia	5.8 million	10,452	Coastal	Arabic	Lebanese pound
Lesotho	LS	Maseru	Africa, Southern Africa	2.3 million	30,355	Landlocked	Sesotho, English	Lesotho loti
Liberia	LR	Monrovia	Africa, Western Africa	5.6 million	111,369	Coastal	English	Liberian dollar
Libya	LY	Tripoli	Africa, Northern Africa	7.4 million	1,759,540	Coastal	Arabic	Libyan dinar
Liechtenstein	LI	Vaduz	Europe, Western Europe	40,000	160	Landlocked	German	Swiss franc
Lithuania	LT	Vilnius	Europe, Northern Europe	2.9 million	65,300	Coastal	Lithuanian	Euro
Luxembourg	LU	Luxembourg	Europe, Western Europe	670,000	2,586	Landlocked	Luxembourgish, French, German	Euro
Madagascar	MG	Antananarivo	Africa, Eastern Africa	31.9 million	587,041	Island country	Malagasy, French	Malagasy ariary
Malawi	MW	Lilongwe	Africa, Eastern Africa	21.7 million	118,484	Landlocked	English, Chichewa	Malawian kwacha
Malaysia	MY	Kuala Lumpur	Asia, Southeast Asia	35.6 million	330,803	Coastal	Malay	Malaysian ringgit
Maldives	MV	Malé	Asia, Southern Asia	530,000	298	Island country	Dhivehi	Maldivian rufiyaa
Mali	ML	Bamako	Africa, Western Africa	24.5 million	1,240,192	Landlocked	Bambara and 12 other national languages	West African CFA franc
Malta	MT	Valletta	Europe, Southern Europe	540,000	316	Island country	Maltese, English	Euro
Marshall Islands	MH	Majuro	Oceania, Micronesia	38,000	181	Island country	Marshallese, English	US dollar
Mauritania	MR	Nouakchott	Africa, Western Africa	5.2 million	1,030,700	Coastal	Arabic	Mauritanian ouguiya
Mauritius	MU	Port Louis	Africa, Eastern Africa	1.3 million	2,040	Island country	English, French, Mauritian Creole	Mauritian rupee
Mexico	MX	Mexico City	North America, Central America	131 million	1,964,375	Coastal	Spanish	Mexican peso
Micronesia	FM	Palikir	Oceania, Micronesia	110,000	702	Island country	English	US dollar
Moldova	MD	Chișinău	Europe, Eastern Europe	3 million	33,846	Landlocked	Romanian	Moldovan leu
Monaco	MC	Monaco	Europe, Western Europe	38,000	2.02	Coastal	French	Euro
Mongolia	MN	Ulaanbaatar	Asia, Eastern Asia	3.5 million	1,564,116	Landlocked	Mongolian	Mongolian tögrög
Montenegro	ME	Podgorica	Europe, Southern Europe	630,000	13,812	Coastal	Montenegrin	Euro
Morocco	MA	Rabat	Africa, Northern Africa	38.1 million	446,550	Coastal	Arabic, Berber	Moroccan dirham
Mozambique	MZ	Maputo	Africa, Eastern Africa	34.6 million	801,590	Coastal	Portuguese	Mozambican metical
Myanmar	MM	Naypyidaw	Asia, Southeast Asia	54.5 million	676,578	Coastal	Burmese	Myanmar kyat
Namibia	NA	Windhoek	Africa, Southern Africa	3 million	825,615	Coastal	English	Namibian dollar
Nauru	NR	Yaren	Oceania, Micronesia	12,000	21	Island country	Nauruan, English	Australian dollar
Nepal	NP	Kathmandu	Asia, Southern Asia	29.7 million	147,516	Landlocked	Nepali	Nepalese rupee
Netherlands	NL	Amsterdam	Europe, Western Europe	18.2 million	41,850	Coastal	Dutch	Euro
New Zealand	NZ	Wellington	Oceania, Australia and New Zealand	5.2 million	268,021	Island country	English, Māori, NZ Sign Language	New Zealand dollar
Nicaragua	NI	Managua	North America, Central America	7 million	130,373	Coastal	Spanish	Nicaraguan córdoba
Niger	NE	Niamey	Africa, Western Africa	27 million	1,267,000	Landlocked	Hausa, French	West African CFA franc
Nigeria	NG	Abuja	Africa, Western Africa	233 million	923,768	Coastal	English	Nigerian naira
North Korea	KP	Pyongyang	Asia, Eastern Asia	26.5 million	120,540	Coastal	Korean	North Korean won
North Macedonia	MK	Skopje	Europe, Southern Europe	1.8 million	25,713	Landlocked	Macedonian, Albanian	Macedonian denar
Norway	NO	Oslo	Europe, Northern Europe	5.6 million	385,207	Coastal	Norwegian	Norwegian krone
Oman	OM	Muscat	Asia, Western Asia	5.3 million	309,500	Coastal	Arabic	Omani rial
Pakistan	PK	Islamabad	Asia, Southern Asia	251 million	881,913	Coastal	Urdu, English	Pakistani rupee
Palau	PW	Ngerulmud	Oceania, Micronesia	18,000	459	Island country	Palauan, English	US dollar
Palestine	PS	Ramallah	Asia, Western Asia	5.5 million	6,020	Coastal	Arabic	Israeli new shekel, Jordanian dinar
Panama	PA	Panama City	North America, Central America	4.5 million	75,417	Coastal	Spanish	Panamanian balboa, US dollar
Papua New Guinea	PG	Port Moresby	Oceania, Melanesia	10.6 million	462,840	Island country	English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu	Papua New Guinean kina
Paraguay	PY	Asunción	South America	6.9 million	406,752	Landlocked	Spanish, Guaraní	Paraguayan guaraní
Peru	PE	Lima	South America	34.2 million	1,285,216	Coastal	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara	Peruvian sol
Philippines	PH	Manila	Asia, Southeast Asia	116 million	300,000	Island country	Filipino, English	Philippine peso
Poland	PL	Warsaw	Europe, Eastern Europe	38.5 million	312,696	Coastal	Polish	Polish złoty
Portugal	PT	Lisbon	Europe, Southern Europe	10.4 million	92,212	Coastal	Portuguese	Euro
Qatar	QA	Doha	Asia, Western Asia	3 million	11,586	Coastal	Arabic	Qatari riyal
Republic of the Congo	CG	Brazzaville	Africa, Middle Africa	6.3 million	342,000	Coastal	French	Central African CFA franc
Romania	RO	Bucharest	Europe, Eastern Europe	19 million	238,397	Coastal	Romanian	Romanian leu
Russia	RU	Moscow	Europe, Eastern Europe	145 million	17,098,246	Coastal	Russian	Russian ruble
Rwanda	RW	Kigali	Africa, Eastern Africa	14.3 million	26,338	Landlocked	Kinyarwanda, French, English, Swahili	Rwandan franc
Saint Kitts and Nevis	KN	Basseterre	North America, Caribbean	47,000	261	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Lucia	LC	Castries	North America, Caribbean	180,000	616	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VC	Kingstown	North America, Caribbean	100,000	389	Island country	English	East Caribbean dollar
Samoa	WS	Apia	Oceania, Polynesia	220,000	2,842	Island country	Samoan, English	Samoan tālā
San Marino	SM	San Marino	Europe, Southern Europe	34,000	61	Landlocked	Italian	Euro
São Tomé and Príncipe	ST	São Tomé	Africa, Middle Africa	230,000	964	Island country	Portuguese	São Tomé and Príncipe dobra
Saudi Arabia	SA	Riyadh	Asia, Western Asia	34 million	2,149,690	Coastal	Arabic	Saudi riyal
Senegal	SN	Dakar	Africa, Western Africa	18.5 million	196,722	Coastal	French, Wolof	West African CFA franc
Serbia	RS	Belgrade	Europe, Southern Europe	6.7 million	77,474	Landlocked	Serbian	Serbian dinar
Seychelles	SC	Victoria	Africa, Eastern Africa	130,000	459	Island country	Seychellois Creole, English, French	Seychellois rupee
Sierra Leone	SL	Freetown	Africa, Western Africa	8.6 million	71,740	Coastal	English	Sierra Leonean leone
Singapore	SG	Singapore	Asia, Southeast Asia	5.8 million	734	Island country	English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil	Singapore dollar
Slovakia	SK	Bratislava	Europe, Eastern Europe	5.5 million	49,035	Landlocked	Slovak	Euro
Slovenia	SI	Ljubljana	Europe, Southern Europe	2.1 million	20,271	Coastal	Slovene	Euro
Solomon Islands	SB	Honiara	Oceania, Melanesia	820,000	28,896	Island country	English	Solomon Islands dollar
Somalia	SO	Mogadishu	Africa, Eastern Africa	19 million	637,657	Coastal	Somali, Arabic	Somali shilling
South Africa	ZA	Pretoria	Africa, Southern Africa	64 million	1,221,037	Coastal	Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, and 8 more	South African rand
South Korea	KR	Seoul	Asia, Eastern Asia	51.7 million	100,210	Coastal	Korean	South Korean won
South Sudan	SS	Juba	Africa, Eastern Africa	11.9 million	619,745	Landlocked	English	South Sudanese pound
Spain	ES	Madrid	Europe, Southern Europe	47.9 million	505,990	Coastal	Spanish	Euro
Sri Lanka	LK	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Asia, Southern Asia	23.1 million	65,610	Island country	Sinhala, Tamil	Sri Lankan rupee
Sudan	SD	Khartoum	Africa, Northern Africa	50.4 million	1,861,484	Coastal	Arabic, English	Sudanese pound
Suriname	SR	Paramaribo	South America	630,000	163,820	Coastal	Dutch	Surinamese dollar
Sweden	SE	Stockholm	Europe, Northern Europe	10.6 million	450,295	Coastal	Swedish	Swedish krona
Switzerland	CH	Bern	Europe, Western Europe	8.9 million	41,285	Landlocked	German, French, Italian, Romansh	Swiss franc
Syria	SY	Damascus	Asia, Western Asia	24.7 million	185,180	Coastal	Arabic	Syrian pound
Tajikistan	TJ	Dushanbe	Asia, Central Asia	10.6 million	143,100	Landlocked	Tajik	Tajikistani somoni
Tanzania	TZ	Dodoma	Africa, Eastern Africa	68.6 million	947,303	Coastal	Swahili, English	Tanzanian shilling
Thailand	TH	Bangkok	Asia, Southeast Asia	71.7 million	513,120	Coastal	Thai	Thai baht
Timor-Leste	TL	Dili	Asia, Southeast Asia	1.4 million	14,874	Island country	Tetum, Portuguese	US dollar
Togo	TG	Lomé	Africa, Western Africa	9.5 million	56,785	Coastal	French	West African CFA franc
Tonga	TO	Nukuʻalofa	Oceania, Polynesia	100,000	747	Island country	Tongan, English	Tongan paʻanga
Trinidad and Tobago	TT	Port of Spain	North America, Caribbean	1.5 million	5,128	Island country	English	Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Tunisia	TN	Tunis	Africa, Northern Africa	12.3 million	163,610	Coastal	Arabic	Tunisian dinar
Turkey	TR	Ankara	Asia, Western Asia	87.5 million	783,562	Coastal	Turkish	Turkish lira
Turkmenistan	TM	Ashgabat	Asia, Central Asia	7.5 million	488,100	Landlocked	Turkmen	Turkmenistan manat
Tuvalu	TV	Funafuti	Oceania, Polynesia	9,900	26	Island country	Tuvaluan, English	Tuvaluan dollar, Australian dollar
Uganda	UG	Kampala	Africa, Eastern Africa	50 million	241,550	Landlocked	English, Swahili	Ugandan shilling
Ukraine	UA	Kyiv	Europe, Eastern Europe	38 million	603,550	Coastal	Ukrainian	Ukrainian hryvnia
United Arab Emirates	AE	Abu Dhabi	Asia, Western Asia	11 million	83,600	Coastal	Arabic	UAE dirham
United Kingdom	GB	London	Europe, Northern Europe	69.1 million	243,610	Island country	English	Pound sterling
United States	US	Washington, D.C.	North America, Northern America	345 million	9,833,520	Coastal	English	US dollar
Uruguay	UY	Montevideo	South America	3.4 million	176,215	Coastal	Spanish	Uruguayan peso
Uzbekistan	UZ	Tashkent	Asia, Central Asia	36.4 million	448,978	Landlocked	Uzbek	Uzbekistani som
Vanuatu	VU	Port Vila	Oceania, Melanesia	330,000	12,189	Island country	Bislama, English, French	Vanuatu vatu
Vatican City	VA	Vatican City	Europe, Southern Europe	500	0.49	Landlocked	Italian, Latin	Euro
Venezuela	VE	Caracas	South America	28.4 million	916,445	Coastal	Spanish	Venezuelan bolívar
Vietnam	VN	Hanoi	Asia, Southeast Asia	101 million	331,212	Coastal	Vietnamese	Vietnamese đồng
Yemen	YE	Sanaa	Asia, Western Asia	40.6 million	527,968	Coastal	Arabic	Yemeni rial
Zambia	ZM	Lusaka	Africa, Eastern Africa	21.3 million	752,618	Landlocked	English	Zambian kwacha
Zimbabwe	ZW	Harare	Africa, Eastern Africa	16.6 million	390,757	Landlocked	English, Shona, Ndebele, and 13 more	Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), US dollar

Random country games and activities

Ideas for classrooms, families, travelers, and trivia nights.

Country of the week

Generate one country every Monday. Learn its capital, flag, and one fun fact, then share them on Friday.

Around-the-world dinner

Pick a random country and cook a traditional dish from it. Great for families, clubs, and supper clubs.

Capital quiz

Use the Geography quiz mode in class or at trivia night. Filter by continent to match what students are learning.

Higher or lower

The "Which has more people?" quiz surprises almost everyone. Try guessing before you click.

Travel bucket list

Generate 10 countries and research one each week. Save the ones you'd visit to your list.

Story and game settings

Set a story, role-play, or drawing prompt in a random real country. Filter by island or landlocked for a twist.

Pen pals and culture projects

Assign each student a random country for a report, a poster, or a pen-pal search.

Map challenge

Generate five countries without facts, then try to find them all on a blank map before checking.

How many countries should you generate?

Match the count to what you're doing.

Countries	Best for
1	Choosing a travel destination, a dinner theme, or a country of the week
3–5	Comparing options, or a short map challenge
10–25	Assigning countries to a class or team, or a trivia round
50	Large classes, tournament brackets, or a full study list

Features

More than a country name.

All 195 countries

Every one of the 193 UN member states plus the two UN observer states, Vatican City and Palestine.

Facts on every country

Flag, ISO code, capital, UN region, population, area in km² and square miles, languages, and currency.

Smart filters

Continent, UN subregion, population size, and coastal, landlocked, or island.

Three quiz games

Capitals, countries, and population higher-or-lower, with score and streaks.

Swap, save, and map

Replace picks, keep a list, and open any country in Google Maps.

Free and private

No sign-up, no ads in the tool, and everything runs in your browser.

Common use cases

Who uses a random country generator, and why.

Teachers

Assign countries for reports, run capital quizzes, and pick a country of the day.

Travelers

Find a destination you'd never have considered, then filter by island or region.

Trivia hosts

Build rounds on capitals, populations, and currencies in seconds.

Families and food lovers

Pick a country for an international dinner night.

Writers and game masters

Set stories and campaigns in real places with real facts to draw on.

Students

Study capitals and continents with the quiz, and copy facts for notes.

How this compares

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Random City Generator

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Country Name Generator

Invents fictional country names for fantasy and fiction. This tool picks real countries.

Flag Generator

Designs fictional flags. This tool shows the real flags of real countries.

Integrity notes

How the country list was built.

Who counts as a country

The list follows UN membership: 193 members plus 2 observer states. Partly recognized states are explained above but not included.

Continents and regions

Countries are grouped with the UN statistical regions. Transcontinental countries appear in one continent only.

Rounded figures

Populations are 2024 estimates, rounded, based on UN figures. Areas include inland water; disputed areas follow common reference values.

Capitals

Where a country has several capitals or a disputed one, the main official capital is listed with a note.

Geography glossary

Key terms, in plain language.

Sovereign state

A country with its own government that isn't controlled by another country.

UN member state

One of the 193 countries that belong to the United Nations.

Observer state

A non-member that can take part in UN debates: Vatican City and Palestine.

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

The international two-letter country code, like FR for France, used in web domains and shipping.

Landlocked

Having no coastline on the open ocean. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are double landlocked.

Island country

A country whose territory lies entirely on one or more islands.

Microstate

A very small country, like Monaco, San Marino, or Nauru.

Transcontinental country

A country whose territory spans more than one continent, like Russia or Egypt.

Enclave

A country completely surrounded by another: Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City.

Dependent territory

A place governed by another country, like Greenland (Denmark) or Guam (US).

Tips for using random countries

Get more out of every pick.

Turn off facts for quizzes

Hide capitals and facts, generate a few countries, and quiz yourself before revealing them.

Use regions for balance

Pick a region like Western Africa or the Caribbean to explore places that rarely make headlines.

Swap to keep it fresh

Swapped countries stay hidden for your visit, so you won't see them again until you choose Show again.

Check before you travel

A random pick is a starting point. Check your government's travel advice and entry rules before you book.

Copy facts into notes

Copy with facts gives you a ready-made study sheet or trivia answer key.

Try the population game

It's the best way to build a feel for how big countries really are.

Frequently asked questions

What is a random country generator?+

It's a tool that picks a country at random. Muxgen's version includes all 195 countries, each with its flag, capital, population, area, languages, and currency, plus filters and geography quizzes.

How do I pick a random country?+

How many countries are there in the world?+

Are Taiwan and Kosovo included?+

How many countries are in each continent?+

Using UN regions: Africa 54, Asia 48, Europe 44, North America 23, South America 12, and Oceania 14. Antarctica has no countries.

What is the largest country in the world?+

Russia, at 17,098,246 km² (6,601,667 sq mi). It's followed by Canada, United States, China, and Brazil.

What is the smallest country in the world?+

Vatican City, at just 0.49 km² (0.19 sq mi), with about 500 residents. The next smallest are Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu, and San Marino.

Which country has the most people?+

India, with about 1.45 billion people. It passed China (about 1.42 billion) in 2023, according to the UN. The country with the fewest people is Vatican City.

How many landlocked countries are there?+

44. The largest is Kazakhstan, and Africa has the most (16). Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are double landlocked: they're surrounded only by other landlocked countries.

Which countries have a capital that isn't their biggest city?+

Which countries have more than one capital?+

What are ISO country codes?+

Can I use it to pick a random country to travel to?+

Yes. Filter by continent, region, or island countries, then save the ones that appeal to you. Always check your government's travel advice, visa rules, and current conditions before booking.

Is there a country quiz?+

Which continent is Russia, Turkey, or Egypt in?+

Where do the population and area figures come from?+

Is the random country generator free?+

Yes. It's free with no sign-up and works on phones, tablets, and computers. Everything runs in your browser, and nothing you pick is stored.

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