Country with Capital and Currency 2024 (Updated List)

“Country with Capital and Currency” is one of the most frequently asked topics in competitive exams like SSC, RRB NTPC, Banking, and all other state exams. Check out the updated alphabetical “Country with Capital and Currency 2023” list here.

New adopted Currency: Updates

• El Salvador is the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency.

• Recently, the Central African Republic (CAR) has approved Bitcoin as a legal tender – only the second country to do so.

• Finance ministers of the European Union gave Croatia final approval to adopt the euro single currency on January 1, 2023, replacing the Croatian Kuna.

Also, see all Static GK Topics

New Capital of Country: Updates

• According to The ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2022, Bengaluru is the start-up capital of India.

• Varanasi will be the first city in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization region to be granted the rotating
title of ‘Cultural & Tourism capital of SCO.

• Indonesia has announced that its new capital will be shifted from Jakarta to Nusantara city of East Kalimantan.

Country with Capital and Currency

Country Name	Capital	Currency
Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghani
Albania	Tirane	Lek
Algeria	Algiers	Algerian dinar
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Euro
Angola	Luanda	Kwanza
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John’s	East Caribbean dollar
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Argentine peso
Armenia	Yerevan	Dram
Australia	Canberra	Australian dollar
Austria	Vienna	Euro
Azerbaijan	Baku	Manat
The Bahamas	Nassau	Bahamian dollar
Bahrain	Manama	Bahraini dinar
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Taka
Barbados	Bridgetown	Barbadian dollar
Belarus	Minsk	Belarusian ruble
Belgium	Brussels	Euro (formerly Belgian franc)
Belize	Belmopan	Belize dollar
Benin	Porto-Novo	West African CFA franc
Bhutan	Thimphu	Ngultrum
Bolivia	Sucre (constitutional and judicial)   La Paz (executive and legislative)	Boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Convertible Mark
Botswana	Gaborone	Pula
Brazil	Brasilia	Real
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brunei dollar
Bulgaria	Sofia	Lev
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	West African CFA franc
Burundi	Gitega (political) Bujumbura (economic)	Burundian franc
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Riel
Cameroon	Yaounde	Central African CFA franc
Canada	Ottawa	Canadian dollar
Cape Verde	Praia	Cape Verdean escudo
Central African Republic	Bangui	Central African CFA franc. / Bitcoin
Chad	N’Djamena	Central African CFA franc
Chile	Santiago	Chilean Peso
China	Beijing	Chinese Yuan / Renminbi
Colombia	Bogota	Colombian Peso
Comoros	Moroni	Comorian franc
Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	Central African CFA franc
Democratic Republic of Congo	Kinshasa	Congolese franc
Costa Rica	San Jose	Costa Rican colon
Cote d’Ivoire	Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)	West African CFA franc
Croatia	Zagreb	Croatian kuna (Current) Euro (from January 1, 2023)
Cuba	Havana	Cuban Peso
Cyprus	Nicosia	Euro
Czech Republic	Prague	Czech koruna
Denmark	Copenhagen	Danish Krone
Djibouti	Djibouti	Djiboutian franc
Dominica	Roseau	East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Dominican Peso
East Timor (Timor-Leste)	Dili	U.S. dollar
Ecuador	Quito	U.S. dollar
Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian pound
El Salvador	San Salvador	U.S. dollar   Bitcoin (since September 2021)
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Central African CFA franc
Eritrea	Asmara	Nakfa
Estonia	Tallinn	Euro
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Birr
Fiji	Suva	Fiji dollar
Finland	Helsinki	Euro
France	Paris	Euro, CFP franc
Gabon	Libreville	Central African CFA franc
The Gambia	Banjul	Dalasi
Georgia	Tbilisi	Georgian lari
Germany	Berlin	Euro
Ghana	Accra	Cedi
Greece	Athens	Euro
Grenada	Saint George’s	East Caribbean dollar
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Quetzal
Guinea	Conakry	Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	West African CFA franc
Guyana	Georgetown	Guyanese dollar
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Haitian gourde
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Honduran lempira
Hungary	Budapest	Hungarian Forint
Iceland	Reykjavik	Icelandic krona
India	New Delhi   Kolkata (Cultural Capital) Mumbai (Financial Capital)	Indian Rupee
Indonesia	Jakarta   (Future Capital – Nusantara)	Rupiah
Iran	Tehran	Iranian Rial
Iraq	Baghdad	Iraqi Dinar
Ireland	Dublin	Euro
Israel	Jerusalem*	Shekel
Italy	Rome	Euro
Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro	West African CFA franc
Jamaica	Kingston	Jamaican dollar
Japan	Tokyo	Yen
Jordan	Amman	Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan	Nur Sultan	Kazakhstani Tenge
Kenya	Nairobi	Kenya shilling
Kiribati	Tarawa	Australian dollar,   Kiribati dollar
North Korea	Pyongyang	Won
South Korea	Seoul	Won
Kosovo	Pristina	Euro
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Kyrgyzstani Som
Laos	Vientiane	Lao Kip
Latvia	Riga	Euro
Lebanon	Beirut	Lebanese pound
Lesotho	Maseru	Loti
Liberia	Monrovia	Liberian dollar
Libya	Tripoli	Libyan dinar
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Swiss franc
Lithuania	Vilnius	Euro
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Euro
Macedonia	Skopje	Macedonian denar
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Malagasy Ariary
Malawi	Lilongwe	Malawian kwacha
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur   Putrajaya  (Administrative Capital)	Ringgit
Maldives	Male	Rufiyaa
Mali	Bamako	West African CFA franc
Malta	Valletta	Euro
Marshall Islands	Majuro	U.S. Dollar
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Mauritanian Ouguiya
Mauritius	Port Louis	Mauritian rupee
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexican peso
Federated States of Micronesia	Palikir	U.S. Dollar
Moldova	Chisinau	Moldovan Leu
Monaco	Monte Carlo	Euro
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolian Togrog
Montenegro	Podgorica	Euro
Morocco	Rabat	Moroccan dirham
Mozambique	Maputo	Mozambican metical
Myanmar (Burma)	Naypyidaw	Myanmar Kyat
Namibia	Windhoek	Namibian dollar   South African rand
Nauru	Yaren	Australian dollar
Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese rupee
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Euro
New Zealand	Wellington	New Zealand dollar
Nicaragua	Managua	Nicaraguan Cordoba
Niger	Niamey	West African CFA franc
Nigeria	Abuja	Nigerian naira
Norway	Oslo	Norwegian krone
Oman	Muscat	Omani rial
Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistani rupee
Palau	Ngerulmud	U.S. dollar
Palestine	Jerusalem, Ramallah	Palestine Pound
Panama	Panama City	United States Dollar  Panamanian balboa
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinean kina
Paraguay	Asuncion	Guaraní
Peru	Lima	Nuevo sol
Philippines	Manila	Philippine peso
Poland	Warsaw	Polish Zloty
Portugal	Lisbon	Euro
Qatar	Doha	Qatari riyal
Romania	Bucharest	Romanian Leu
Russia	Moscow	Ruble
Rwanda	Kigali	Rwandan franc
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Lucia	Castries	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	East Caribbean dollar
Samoa	Apia	Samoan Tala
San Marino	San Marino	Euro
Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome	Dobra
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Saudi riyal
Senegal	Dakar	West African CFA franc
Serbia	Belgrade	Serbian Dinar
Seychelles	Victoria	Seychelles rupee
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Sierra Leonean leone
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore dollar
Slovakia	Bratislava	Euro
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Euro
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Solomon Islands dollar
Somalia	Mogadishu	Somali shilling
South Africa	Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)	Rand
South Sudan	Juba	South Sudanese Pound
Spain	Madrid	Euro
Sri Lanka	Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)	Sri Lankan rupee
Sudan	Khartoum	Sudanese Pound
Suriname	Paramaribo	Surinamese dollar
Eswatini   (formerly Swaziland)	Mbabane (executive)   Lobamba (legislative)	Lilangeni
Sweden	Stockholm	Krona
Switzerland	Berne	Swiss franc
Syria	Damascus	Syrian pound
Taiwan	Taipei City	New Taiwan dollar
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Tajikistani Somoni
Tanzania	Dodoma	Tanzanian shilling
Thailand	Bangkok	Baht
Togo	Lome	West African CFA franc
Tonga	Nuku’alofa	Pa’anga
Trinidad and Tobago	Port-of-Spain	Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Tunisia	Tunis	Tunisian dinar
Turkey	Ankara	Turkish lira
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Turkmenistani manat
Tuvalu	Funafuti	Tuvaluan Dollar
Uganda	Kampala	Ugandan Shilling
Ukraine	Kiev	Ukrainian Hryvnia
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	UAE Dirham
United Kingdom	London	Pound sterling
United States of America	Washington D.C.	Dollar
Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguay peso
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Uzbekistani Som
Vanuatu	Port-Vila	Vanuatu Vatu
Vatican City	Vatican City	Euro
Venezuela	Caracas	Bolivar
Vietnam	Hanoi	Dong
Yemen	Sanaa	Yemeni Rial
Zambia	Lusaka	Zambian Kwacha
Zimbabwe	Harare	United States dollar

Previous Year’s Questions on Country with Capital and Currency

1. The common currency which has been introduced among 11 European Nations is known as _
A. Euro Pound
B. Euro
C. Euro Dollar
D. None of these
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise 2006)

Answer: B. Euro

2. What is the name given to the common currency of the European Union?
A. Rupee
B. Euro
C. Rouble
D. Franc
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise) 2008)

Answer: B. Euro

3. Which of the following is the Japanese currency?
A. Taka
B. Lira
C. Mark
D. Yen
(SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) 2000 (Ist Sitting (East Zone)

Answer: D. Yen

4. The currency of Myanmar is
A. Dollar
B. Rupee
C. Taka
D. Kyat
(SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) 2008 (Ist Sitting)

Answer: D. Kyat

5. Yuan is the currency of :
A. Japan
B. China
C. Italy
D. Yugoslavia
(SSC MTS (Non-Technical) 2011)

Answer: B. China

6. Yen is the currency of :
A. Yugoslavia
C. Mexico
B. Japan
D. Thailand
(SSC MTS 2011)

Answer: B. Japan

7. Which country’s currency is Ngultrum?
A. Laos
B. Bangladesh
C. Nepal
D. Bhutan
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC 2013)

Answer: D. Bhutan

8. The name of the common currency launched by members of the European Union is
A. Sterling
B. Dollar
C. Euro
D. Pound
(SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam. (2013) 2014, IInd Sitting)

Answer: C. Euro

9. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?
A. Dinar
B. Riyal
C. Pound
D. Lira
(SSC CGL Tier-I 2015)

Answer: B. Riyal

10. Which country uses the ‘Birr’ as its currency?
A. Ethiopia
B. Togo
C. Eritrea
D. Estonia
(SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ 2016)

Answer: A. Ethiopia

11. Which is the administrative capital of Malaysia?
A. Putrajaya
B. Seremban
C. Taiping
D. Ipoh
(SSC Higher Secondary Level Data Entry Operator & LDC 2010)

Answer: A. Putrajaya

12. Which country has three capitals viz. Administrative, Legislative, and Judicial?
A. Chile
B. Malaysia
C. Canada
D. South Africa
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I 2013)

Answer: D. South Africa

13. Which one of the following countries and their capitals are wrongly paired?
A. Switzerland – Geneva
B. Austria – Vienna
C. Denmark – Copenhagen
D. Finland – Helsinki
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC 2013)

Answer: A. Switzerland – Geneva [ Capital of Switzerland – Bern]

14. Which is the world’s cultural capital in India?
A. Kolkata
B. Trivandrum
C. Madurai
D. Mumbai
(SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam. (2013) IInd Sitting)

Answer: A. Kolkata

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