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List of Country, Capital and Currency

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List of Country, Capital and Currency
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In many government job exams, the General Awareness section plays a big role. One of the most important topics in this section is knowing the countries, their capitals, and their currencies. This topic is part of Static GK, which means it doesn’t change often. Unlike maths or reasoning, there are no tricky calculations here, so it’s easier to score well if you prepare properly.

Learning about countries, capitals, and currencies is important because questions on these are common in exams. It’s one of the simplest ways to earn marks. If you know these facts by heart, you can answer quickly and move on to the next question.

In this article, we’ll provide you with a list of countries, their capitals, and currencies. We’ll also give some sample questions to help you practice. This will help you be ready for any questions that come up in the exam. Remember, every mark counts in these exams, and knowing this information can help you get a good score in the General Awareness section.

The following table presents a list of countries along with their capitals and currencies.

1. Asian Countries, Capitals, and Currencies

CountryCapitalCurrency
AfghanistanKabulAfghan Afghani
ArmeniaYerevanArmenian Dram
AzerbaijanBakuAzerbaijan Manat
BahrainManamaBahraini Dinar
BangladeshDhakaBangladeshi Taka
BhutanThimphuBhutanese Ngultrum
BruneiBandar Seri BegawanBrunei Dollar
CambodiaPhnom PenhCambodian Riel
ChinaBeijingChinese Yuan Renminbi
GeorgiaTbilisiGeorgian Lari
IndiaNew DelhiIndian Rupee
IndonesiaJakartaIndonesian Rupiah
IranTehranIranian Rial
IraqBaghdadIraqi Dinar
IsraelJerusalemIsraeli New Shekel
JapanTokyoJapanese Yen
JordanAmmanJordanian Dinar
KazakhstanNursultanKazakhstani Tenge
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwaiti Dinar
KyrgyzstanBishkekKyrgyzstani Som
LaosVientianeLao Kip
LebanonBeirutLebanese Pound
MalaysiaKuala LumpurMalaysian Ringgit
MaldivesMaleMaldivian Rufiyaa
MongoliaUlaanbaatarMongolian Tugrik
MyanmarNaypyidawMyanmar Kyat
NepalKathmanduNepalese Rupee
North KoreaPyongyangNorth Korean Won
OmanMuscatOmani Rial
PakistanIslamabadPakistani Rupee
PhilippinesManilaPhilippine Peso
QatarDohaQatari Riyal
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhSaudi Arabian Riyal
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Dollar
South KoreaSeoulSouth Korean Won
Sri LankaSri JayawardenepuraSri Lankan Rupee
State of PalestineJerusalemIsraeli New Shekel
SyriaDamascusSyrian Pound
RussiaMoscowRussian Ruble
TaiwanTaipeiNew Taiwan Dollar
TajikistanDushanbeTajikistani Somoni
ThailandBangkokThai Baht
Timor-LesteDiliUnited States Dollar
TurkeyAnkaraTurkish Lira
TurkmenistanAshgabatTurkmen Manat
UAEAbu DhabiUAE Dirham
UzbekistanTashkentUzbekistani Som
VietnamHanoiVietnamese Dong
YemenSana’aYemeni Rial

2. European Countries, Capitals, and Currencies

CountryCapitalCurrency
Aland IslandsMariehamnEuro
AlbaniaTiranaLek
AndorraAndorra VellaEuro
AustriaViennaEuro
BelarusMinskBelarusian Ruble
BelgiumBrusselsEuro
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoConvertible Mark
BulgariaSofiaLev
CroatiaZagrebKuna
Czech RepublicPragueCzech Koruna
DenmarkCopenhagenDanish Krone
EstoniaTallinnEuro
Faroe IslandsTorshavnFaroese Krona
FinlandHelsinkiEuro
FranceParisEuro
GermanyBerlinEuro
GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar Pound
GreeceAthensEuro
GuernseySaint Peter PortPound Sterling
HungaryBudapestForint
IcelandReykjavikIcelandic Krona
IrelandDublinEuro
Isle of ManDouglasPound Sterling
ItalyRomeEuro
JerseySaint HelierPound Sterling
KosovoPristinaEuro
LatviaRigaEuro
LiechtensteinVaduzSwiss Franc
LithuaniaVilniusEuro
LuxembourgLuxembourgEuro
North MacedoniaSkopjeMacedonian Dinar
MaltaVallettaEuro
MoldovaChisinauMoldovan Leu
MonacoMonacoEuro
MontenegroPodgoricaEuro
NetherlandsAmsterdamEuro
NorwayOsloNorwegian Krone
PolandWarsawZloty
PortugalLisbonEuro
RomaniaBucharestRomanian Leu
San MarinoSan MarinoEuro
SerbiaBelgradeSerbian Dinar
SlovakiaBratislavaEuro
SloveniaLjubljanaEuro
SpainMadridEuro
SvalbardLongyearbyenNorwegian Krone
SwedenStockholmSwedish Krona
SwitzerlandBernSwiss Franc
TransnistriaTiraspolTransnistrian Ruble
UkraineKievUkrainian Hryvnia
United KingdomLondonPound Sterling
Vatican CityVatican CityEuro

3. North American and South American Countries, Capitals, and Currencies

CountryCapitalCurrency
Antigua and BarbudaSt John’sEast Caribbean Dollar
BahamasNassauBahamian Dollar
BarbadosBridgetownBarbadian Dollar
BelizeBelmopanBelizean Dollar
CanadaOttawaCanadian Dollar
Costa RicaSan JoseCosta Rican Colon
CubaHavanaCuban Peso
DominicaRoseauEast Caribbean Dollar
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoDominican Peso
El SalvadorSan SalvadorUS Dollar
GrenadaSt. George’sEast Caribbean Dollar
GuatemalaGuatemala CityQuetzal
HaitiPort-au-PrinceHaitian Gourde
HondurasTegucigalpaHonduran Lempira
JamaicaKingstonJamaican Dollar
MexicoMexico CityMexican Peso
NicaraguaManaguaCordoba Oro
PanamaPanama CityBalboa
Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterreEast Caribbean Dollar
Saint LuciaCastriesEast Caribbean Dollar
Saint Vincent and GrenadinesKingstownEastern Caribbean Dollar
Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainTrinidad and Tobago Dollar
USAWashington, D.C.US Dollar
ArgentinaBuenos AiresArgentine Peso
BoliviaSucreBolivian Boliviano
BrazilBrasiliaBrazilian Real
ChileSantiagoChilean Peso
ColombiaBogotaColombian Peso
EcuadorQuitoUS Dollar
Falkland IslandsStanleyFalkland Islands Pound
French GuianaCayenneEuro
GuyanaGeorgetownGuyanese Dollar
ParaguayAsuncionParaguayan Guarani
PeruLimaPeruvian Sol
SurinameParamariboSurinamese Dollar
UruguayMontevideoUruguayan Peso
VenezuelaCaracasVenezuelan Bolivar

4. African Countries, Capitals, and Currencies

CountryCapitalCurrency
AlgeriaAlgiersAlgerian Dinar
AngolaLuandaAngolan Kwanza
BeninPorto-NovoWest African CFA Franc
BotswanaGaboronePula
Burkina FasoOuagadougouWest African CFA Franc
BurundiBujumburaBurundi Franc
CameroonYaoundeCentral African CFA Franc
Cape VerdePraiaCape Verdean Escudo
Central African Rep.BanguiCentral African CFA Franc
ComorosMoroniComorian Franc
CongoBrazzavilleCongolese Franc
Côte d’IvoireYamoussoukroWest African CFA Franc
DjiboutiDjiboutiDjiboutian Franc
EgyptCairoEgyptian Pound
Equatorial GuineaMalaboCentral African CFA Franc
EritreaAsmaraNakfa
EthiopiaAddis AbabaEthiopian Birr
GabonLibrevilleCentral African CFA Franc
GambiaBanjulDalasi
GhanaAccraGhanaian Cedi
GuineaConakryGuinean Franc
Guinea-BissauBissauWest African CFA Franc
KenyaNairobiKenyan Shilling
LesothoMaseruLesotho Loti
LiberiaMonroviaLiberian Dollar
LibyaTripoliLibyan Dinar
MadagascarAntananarivoMalagasy Ariary
MalawiLilongweMalawian Kwacha
MaliBamakoWest African CFA Franc
MauritaniaNouakchottOuguiya
MauritiusPort LouisMauritian Rupee
MoroccoRabatMoroccan Dirham
MozambiqueMaputoMozambican Metical
NamibiaWindhoekNamibian Dollar
NigerNiameyWest African CFA Franc
NigeriaAbujaNaira
RwandaKigaliRwandan Franc
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao TomeDobra
SenegalDakarWest African CFA Franc
SeychellesVictoriaSeychellois Rupee
Sierra LeoneFreetownSierra Leonean Leone
SomaliaMogadishuSomali Shilling
South AfricaPretoriaSouth African Rand
South SudanJubaSouth Sudanese Pound
SudanKhartoumSudanese Pound
SwazilandMbabaneLilangeni
TanzaniaDodomaTanzanian Shilling
TogoLomeWest African CFA Franc
TunisiaTunisTunisian Dinar
UgandaKampalaUgandan Shilling
ZambiaLusakaZambian Kwacha
ZimbabweHarareZimbabwean Dollar

Country, Capital, and Currency – Sample Questions

To help you understand the type of questions that may be asked on the topic of countries, capitals, and currencies, here are 15 sample questions. These are designed to give you a better idea of what to expect in exams.

  1. What is the capital of Germany?
    • a) Berlin
    • b) Munich
    • c) Frankfurt
    • d) Hamburg
      Answer: a) Berlin
  2. Which country uses the Euro as its currency?
    • a) Norway
    • b) Switzerland
    • c) Greece
    • d) Sweden
      Answer: c) Greece
  3. What is the currency of South Korea?
    • a) Won
    • b) Yen
    • c) Baht
    • d) Yuan
      Answer: a) Won
  4. The capital of Argentina is:
    • a) Buenos Aires
    • b) Santiago
    • c) Lima
    • d) Bogota
      Answer: a) Buenos Aires
  5. Which country’s capital is Cairo?
    • a) Nigeria
    • b) Egypt
    • c) Sudan
    • d) Kenya
      Answer: b) Egypt
  6. What is the currency of Australia?
    • a) Australian Dollar
    • b) New Zealand Dollar
    • c) Canadian Dollar
    • d) US Dollar
      Answer: a) Australian Dollar
  7. What is the capital of Spain?
    • a) Barcelona
    • b) Madrid
    • c) Valencia
    • d) Seville
      Answer: b) Madrid
  8. Which country’s currency is the Swiss Franc?
    • a) Germany
    • b) France
    • c) Switzerland
    • d) Austria
      Answer: c) Switzerland
  9. What is the capital of India?
    • a) Mumbai
    • b) New Delhi
    • c) Bangalore
    • d) Kolkata
      Answer: b) New Delhi
  10. The currency of Thailand is:
    • a) Baht
    • b) Dong
    • c) Ringgit
    • d) Peso
      Answer: a) Baht
  11. Which country has Ankara as its capital?
    • a) Greece
    • b) Turkey
    • c) Iran
    • d) Iraq
      Answer: b) Turkey
  12. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?
    • a) Riyal
    • b) Dinar
    • c) Dirham
    • d) Lira
      Answer: a) Riyal
  13. The capital of Japan is:
    • a) Osaka
    • b) Tokyo
    • c) Kyoto
    • d) Nagoya
      Answer: b) Tokyo
  14. Which country uses the Peso as its currency?
    • a) Mexico
    • b) Brazil
    • c) Argentina
    • d) Both a and c
      Answer: d) Both a and c
  15. What is the capital of Canada?
    • a) Toronto
    • b) Ottawa
    • c) Vancouver
    • d) Montreal
      Answer: b) Ottawa
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