Political map of the world
What can you learn from a political world map showing the countries of the globe? A surprising amount, apart from the geography. There are hundreds of countries in the world, as shown on any political map of the globe. The countries are divided into 7 continents, shown below. This is followed by information on the countries of the world, with the country and world maps labeled and including information on population, capital cities and currencies.
World Map with Continents
A political world map labeled with continents
Continent Area Population Density (km2) Percentage
Asia 31,033,131 4,545,133,094 146 59.55%
Africa 29,648,481 1,287,920,518 43 16.87%
Europe 22,134,900 742,648,010 34 9.73%
North America 21,329,926 587,615,976 28 7.70%
South America 17,461,112 428,240,515 25 5.61%
Australia/Oceani 8,486,460 41,261,212 5 0.54%
Antarctica 3,720,000 0 0 0.00%
Africa, the Americas, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe and Oceania are considered to be Continents.
The word continent is used to differentiate between the various large areas of the world into which all the surface of Earth is divided and shown on world map. So, a continent is “a large, continuous area of land on Earth”. But all the continents together take up less than one-third of the earth’s surface because more than two-thids of the earth is covered by water. Two-thirds of the continental land mass is located in the Northern Hemisphere (the upper half of the globe, north of the equator).
Countries of the world: a political world map
A political world map labeled with countries
Asia Map
The political map of Asia labeled with countries
Asia is the world’s biggest continent with the largest population. It covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of the Earth’s total land area and 8.7% of the total surface area. The continent, home to most of the world’s people, was the site of many of the first civilizations in the world.
Country Capital Population Currency
Afghanistan Kabul 36.80 million Afghani
Armenia Yerevan 2.925 million Armenian Dram
Azerbaijan Baku 9.962 million Manat
Bahrain Manama 1.525 million Dinar
Bangladesh Dhaka 166.36 million Taka
Bhutan Thimphu 817,765 Ngultrum
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 434,196 Bruneian Dollar
Cambodia Phnom Penh 16.25 million Cambodian Riel
China Beijing 1.421 billion Renminbi
Cyprus Nicosia 1.18 million Euro
Egypt Cairo 98.75 million Egyptian pound
Georgia Tbilisi 3.90 million Georgian Lari
India New Delhi 1.4 billion Indian Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta 267 million Indonesian Rupiah
Iran Tehran 82.11 million Iranian Rial
Iraq Baghdad 39.33 million Iraqi Dinar
Israel Jerusalem 8.40 million Israeli new Shekel
Japan Tokyo 127.19 million Japanese yen
Jordan Amman 9.90 million Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan Astana 18.45 million Kazakhstani Tenge
Kuwait Kuwait City 4.80 million Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 6.13 million Kyrgyzstani som
Laos Vientiane 7.98 million Lao kip Lao
Lebanon Beirut 6.9 million Lebanese pound
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 31.90 million Malaysian ringgit
Maldives Malé 444,259 Maldivian rufiyaa
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 3.12 million Mongolian tögrög
Myanmar
(Burma) Nay Pyi Taw 53.90 million Burmese kyat
Nepal Kathmandu 29.63 million Nepalese rupee
North Korea Pyongyang 25.60 million North Korean won
Oman Muscat 4.82 million Omani rial
Pakistan Islamabad 200 million Pakistani rupee
Palestine Ramallah 5.1 million Pound, Dinar
Philippines Manila 107 million Philippine peso
Qatar Doha 2.70 million Qatari riyal
Russia Moscow 15 million Russian ruble
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 33.55 million Saudi riyal
Singapore Singapore 5.74 million Singapore dollar
South Korea Seoul 51.30 million South Korean won
Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte 20.98 million SriLankan rupee
Syria Damascus 18.27 million Syrian pound
Taiwan Taipei 23.70 million Taiwan dollar
Tajikistan Dushanbe 9.107 million Tajikistani somoni
Thailand Bangkok 69.18 million Thai baht
Timor-Leste Dili 1.35 million Dollar and Rupiah
Turkey Ankara 81.520 million Turkish lira
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 5.851 million Turkmenistan mana
tUAE Abu Dhabi 9.543 million UAE Dirham
Uzbekistan Tashkent 32.364 million Uzbekistani soʻm
Vietnam Hanoi 96.500 million Vietnamese dong
Yemen Sana’a 28.915 million Yemeni rial
South Ossetia Tskhinvali 53,000 Russian ruble
Northern
Cyprus North Nicosia 1.199 million Turkish lira
Artsakh Stepanakert 138.000 Armenian dram
Abkhazia Sukhumi 550,000 Russian Ruble
Akrotiri and
Dhekelia
Episkopi Cantonment 15,700 Euro
Hong Kong Hong Kong 7.38 million Hong Kong dollar
Macau Macau 650,167 Macanese pataca
Africa Map
The political map of Africa labeled with countries
Africa is the world’s second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories). At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world’s human population.
Country Capital City Population Currency
Algeria Algiers 41. 766 million Algerian Dinar
Angola Luanda 30.421 million Angolan kwanza
Benin Porto-Novo 11.375 million CFA Franc
Botswana Gaborone 2.318 million Botswana pula
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 19.535 million CFA Franc
Burundi Bujumbura 11.216 million Burundian franc
Cabo Verde Praia 550,908 Escudo
Cameroon Yaoundé 24.457 million CFA Franc
Central African
Republic(CAR) Bangui 4.745 million CFA Franc
Chad N’Djamena 15.913 million CFA Franc
Comoros Moroni 825,949 Comorian Franc
Democratic Republic
of the Congo Kinshasa 83.097 million Congolese franc
Republic of Congo Brazzaville 5.350 million CFA franc
Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro 24.689 million CFA franc
Djibouti Djibouti 966.524 Djiboutian franc
Egypt Cairo 98.75 million Egyptian pound
Equatorial Guinea Malabo 1.300 million CFA franc
Eritrea Asmara 5.145 million Eritrean nakfa
Ethiopia Addis Ababa 106.700 million Ethiopian birr
Gabon Libreville 2.053 million CFA franc
Gambia Banjul 2.241 million Gambian dalasi
Ghana Accra 29.241 million Ghanaian cedi
Guinea Conakry 12.933 million Guinean franc
Guinea- Bissau Bissau 1.891 million CFA franc
Kenya Nairobi 50.510 million Kenyan shilling
Lesotho Maseru 2.252 million SA rand, Lesotho loti
Liberia Monrovia 4.810 million Liberian dollar
Libya Tripoli 6.434 million Libyan dinar
Madagascar Antananarivo 26.016 million Malagasy ariary, franc
Malawi Lilongwe 18.972 million Malawian kwacha
Mali Bamako 18.995 million CFA franc
Mauritania Nouakchott 4.497 million Mauritanian ouguiya
Mauritius Port Louis 1.267 million Mauritian rupee
Morocco Rabat 36.023 million Moroccan dirham
Mozambique Maputo 30. 221 million Mozambican metical
Namibia Windhoek 2.568 million SA rand, Namibian dollar
Niger Niamey 22.015 million CFA franc
Nigeria Abuja 194.110 million Nigerian naira
Rwanda Kigali 12.399 million Rwandan franc
Sao Tome
and Principe São Tomé 207,248 São Tomé, Príncipe dobra
Senegal Dakar 16.29 million CFA franc
Seychelles Victoria 95,064 Seychellois rupee
Sierra Leone Freetown 7.661 million Sierra Leonean leone
Somalia Mogadishu 15.026 million Somali shilling Somal
South Africa Pretoria 57.168 million South African rand
South Sudan Juba 12.805 million South Sudanese pound
Sudan Khartoum 41.171 million Sudanese pound
Swaziland Mbabane 1.382 million SA rand, Swazi lilangeni
Tanzania Dodoma 58.548 million Tanzanian shilling
Togo Lomé 7.925 million CFA franc
Tunisia Tunis 11.616 million Tunisian dinar
Uganda Kampala 43.769 million Ugandan shilling
Zambia Lusaka 17.434 million Zambian kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare 16.778 million US dollar, Euro, Africa Rand
Europe Map
Europe in the world map labeled with countries
Europe covers around 10,180,000 square kms (3,930,000 sq mi), or two percent of the Earth’s surface (6.8% of the earth’s land area). According to the political world map, Europe has about 50 sovereign states of which the Russian Federation is the biggest and most populous, comprising 15% of its population and covering 39% of the continent As of 2016, Europe constituted 11% of the world population i.e., about 741 million.
Eastern Europe
Country Population Capital City Currency
Belarus 9,505,200 Minsk Ruble
Bulgaria 7,153,000 Sofia Lev
Czech Republic 10,565,000 Czechia Map Czech Koruna
Hungary 9,849,000 Budapest Forint
Moldova 3,550,000 Chisinau Moldovan Leu
Poland 38,500,000 Warsaw Złoty
Romania 19,870,000 Bucharest Romanian Leu
Russian Federation 146,544,000 Moscow Russian Ruble
Slovakia 5,421,000 Bratislava Euro
Ukraine 42,700,000 Kiev Hryv
Northern Europe
Country Population Capital City Currency
Denmark 5,740,000 Copenhagen Danish Krone
Estonia 1,313,000 Tallinn Euro
Faroe Islands (DK) 49,500 Tórshavn Faroese Króna
Finland 5,491,627 Helsinki Euro
Greenland (DK) 56,186 Nuuk Danish Krone
Iceland 332,529 Reykjavik Icelandic Króna
Ireland 4,635,000 Dublin Euro
Latvia 1,953,000 Riga Euro
Lithuania 2,890,000 Vilnius Euro
Northern Ireland (UK) 1.840.500 Belfast Pound Sterling
Norway 5,214,00 Oslo Norwegian Krone
Scotland (UK) 5 200,000 Edinburgh Pound Sterling
Sweden 9,753,627 Stockholm Swedish Krona
United Kingdom 66,000,000 London Pound Sterling
Wales (UK) 2 750 000 Cardiff Pound Sterling
Southern Europe
Country Population Capital City Currency
Albania 2,890,000 Tirana Lek
Andorra 71,700 Andorra la Vella Euro
Bosnia & Herzegovina 3,530,000 Sarajevo Convertible Mark
Croatia (Hrvatska) 4,225,000 Zagreb Croatian Kuna
Cyprus 848,300 Nicosia Euro / Turkish lira
Gibraltar (UK) 32,200 Gibraltar Gibraltar Pound
Greece 11,533,000 Athens Euro
Vatican City State 800 Vatican City Euro
Italy 60,796,000 Rome – Milan Euro
Macedonia, Rep. of 2,067,000 Skopje Macedonian Denar
Malta 429,000 Valletta Euro
Montenegro 622,000 Podgorica Euro
Portugal 10,341,000 Lisbon Euro
San Marino 33,100 San Marino Euro
Serbia 7,076,000 Belgrade Serbian Dinar
Slovenia 2,064,241 Ljubljana Euro
Spain 46,439,800 Madrid Euro
Turkey 78,741,000 Ankara – Istanbul Turkish Lira
Western Europe
Country Population Capital City Currency
Austria 8,740,000 Vienna Euro
Belgium 11,268,000 Brussels Euro
France 64,513,000 Paris Euro
Germany 81,771,000 Berlin Euro
Liechtenstein 37,600 Vaduz Swiss Franc
Luxembourg 576,200 Luxembourg Euro
Monaco 38,400 Monaco Euro
Netherlands 16,909,000 The Hague Euro
Switzerland 8,327,600 Bern – Zürich Swiss Franc
The Americas – US Map
The United States in the world map
The Americas (also collectively called America) comprise the totality of the continents of North and South America. The above picture shows the Americas on the world map. North and South America together make up most of the land in Earth’s western hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with their associated islands, they cover 8% of Earth’s total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. Humans first settled the Americas from Asia between 42,000 and 17,000 years ago. The first known European settlement in the Americas was by the Norse explorer Leif Ericson. However, the colonization never became permanent and was later abandoned. The voyages of Christopher Columbus from 1492 to 1502 resulted in permanent contact with European (and subsequently, other Old World) powers, which colonized the Americas. The importation of African slaves, Europe’s mass emigration, including the huge numbers of indentured servants largely replaced the indigenous people.
North America in world map
Country Capital City Population Currency
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s 103,050 East Caribbean dollar
Aruba Oranjestad 105,670 Aruban florin
Bahamas Nassau 397,918 US dollar
Barbados Bridgetown 286,388 Barbadian dollar
Belize Belmopan 382,444 Belize dollar
Bermuda Hamilton 61,070 Bermudian dollar
Bonaire Kralendijk 21,408 US dollar
British Virgin Islands Road Town 31,719 US dollar
Canada Ottawa 36,953 000 Canadian dollar
Cayman Islands George Town 62,072 Cayman Islands dollar
Costa Rica San Jose 4,953,000 Costa Rican colon
Cuba Havana 11,489,000 Cuban peso
Curaçao Willemstad 161,577 Netherlands Antillean guilder
Dominica Roseau 74,308 East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 10,882,000 Dominican peso
El Salvador San Salvador 6.441,000 US dollar
Greenland Nuuk 56,565 Danish krone
Grenada Saint George’s 108,339 East Caribbean dollar
Guadeloupe Basse-Terre 449,173 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City 17.245,000 Guatemalan quetzal
Haiti Port-au-Prince 11,112,000 Haitian gourde
Honduras Tegucigalpa 9,41,000 Honduran lempira
Jamaica Kingston 2.898,000 Jamaican dollar
Martinique Fort-de-France 385,065,000 Euro
Mexico Mexico City 130,795,000 Mexican peso
Montserrat Plymouth 5,203 East Caribbean dollar
Nicaragua Managua 6,28,000 Nicaraguan cordoba
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Puerto Rico San Juan 3,659,000 US Dollar
Panama Panama City 4,162,000 US Dollar
Saint Barthélemy Gustavia 11913 Euro
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 55,678 East Caribbean dollar
Saint Lucia Castries 179,667 East Caribbean dollar
Saint Martin Marigot 40,356 Euro
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre 6,334 Euro
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines Kingstown 110,097 East Caribbean dollar
Sint Eustatius Sint Eustatius 4050 US Dollar
Sint Maarten Philipsburg 40,552 Netherlands Antillean guilder
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 1,372,000 Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town 35,783 US Dollar
United States (USA) Washington, D.C. 326,78,000 US Dollar
United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie 104,910 US Dollar
Central America in the world map
Country Capital City Population Currency
Belize Belmopan 366,954 Belize dollar
Costa Rica San José 4,857,274 Costa rican colon
El Salvador San Salvador 6,344,722 US Dollar
Guatemala Guatemala City 16,582,469 Guatamalan Quetzal
Honduras Tegucigalpa 9,112,867 Honduras Lempira
Nicaragua Managua 6,149,928 Nicaraguan córdoba
Panama Panama City 4,034,119 Panamanian Balboa
South America in the world map
Country Capital City Population Currency
Argentina Buenos Aires 44,688,000 Argentine peso
Bolivia La Paz 11,215,000 Bolivian boliviano
Brazil Brasília 210,867,000 Brazilian real
Chile Santiago 18,197,000 Chilean peso
Colombia Bogotá 49,464,000 Colombian peso
Ecuador Quito 16,863,000 US dollar
Falkland Islands Stanley 2,922 Falkland Islands pound
French Guiana Cayenne 289,763 Euro
Guyana Georgetown 782,225 Guyanese dollar
Paraguay Asunción 6,896,000 Paraguayan guarani
Peru Lima 35,551,000 Peruvian sol
Suriname Paramaribo 568,301 Surinamese dollar
Uruguay Montevideo 3,469,000 Uruguayan peso
Venezuela Caracas 32,382,000 Venezuelan bolivar
Australia Map (or Oceania Map)
Australia in the world map
Australia is both a continent and country. Oceania is a region that Australia (the country) is part of. Oceania/Australia is a vast stretch of the world where the Pacific Ocean – rather than land borders – connects the nations.
Country Capital City Population Currency
Australia Canberra 24,772,000 Australian dollar
New Zealand Wellington 4,49,000 New Zealand dollar
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 8,18,000 Papua New Guinean kina
Fiji Suva 912,241 Fijian dollar
Solomon Islands Honiara 623,281 Solomon Islands dollar
Vanuatu Port Vila 282,117 Vanuatu vatu
Samoa Apia 197,695 US Dollar
Kiribati Tarawa 118,414 Australian dollar
Tonga Nukuʻalofa 109,008 Tongan pa’anga
Federated States
of Micronesia Palikir 105,990 US Dollar
Marshall Islands Majuro 53,167 US Dollar
Palau Ngerulmud 21,964 US Dollar
Cook Islands Avarua 17,411 Cook Islands dollar
Tuvalu Funafuti 11,287 Australian dollar
Nauru Yaren District 11,312 Australian dollar
Niue Alofi 1,624 New Zealand dollar, Niue dollar
Tokelau Atafu 1,319 New Zealand dollar
Pitcairn Islands Adamstown 50 New Zealand dollar
French Polynesia Papeete 285,859 CFP franc
New Caledonia Nouméa 279,821 CFP franc
Wallis and Futuna Mata Utu 11,713 CFP franc
Norfolk Island Kingston 2601 Australian dollar
Guam Hagåtña 165,718 US Dollar
Northern Mariana Islands Capitol Hill, Saipan 55,194 US Dollar
American Samoa Pago Pago 55,679 US Dollar
Timor-Leste Dili 1,5,000 S Dollar and Rupiah
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