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Nations of the World
(nation, capital, resident, chief of state, legislative body/bodies)
Afghanistan: Kabul, Afghan, President, Transitional
Albania: Tirana, Albanian, President of the Republic, People's Assembly
Algeria: Algiers, Algerian, President, Parliament (National People's Assembly)
American Samoa: Pago Pago, American Samoan, President of United States of America, Legislative Assembly or Fono (House of Representatives and Senate)
Andorra: Andorra la Vella, Andorran, French Co-Prince and Spanish Co-Prince, General Council of the Valleys
Angola: Luanda, Angolan, President, National Assembly
Anguilla: The Valley, Anguillan, Queen, House of Assembly
Antigua and Barbuda: St. John's, Antiguan/Barbudan, Queen/Governor General, Parliament (House of Representatives, Senate)
Argentina: Buenos Aires, Argentine, President, National Congress or Congresso Nacional (Senate, Chamber of Deputies)
Armenia: Yerevan, Armenian, President, National Assembly (Parliament)
Aruba: Oranjestad, Aruban, Queen/ Governor General, Legislature
Australia: Canberra, Australian, Queen/Governor General, Federal Parliament (Senate, House of Representatives)
Austria: Vienna, Austrian, President, Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (Federal Council or Bundesrat, National Council or Nationalrat)
Azerbaijan: Baku (Baki), Azerbaijani, President, National Assembly
Bahamas: Nassau, Bahamian, Queen/Governor General, Parliament (Senate, House of Assembly)
Bahrain: Manama, Bahraini, King, Parliament (Shura Council, House of Deputies)
Bangladesh: Dhaka, Bangladeshi, President, National Parliament or Jatiya Sangsad
Barbados: Bridgetown, Barbadian or Bajan, Queen/Governor General, Parliament (Senate, House of Assembly)
Belarus: Minsk, Belarusian, President, Parliament or Natsionalnoye Sobraine (Council of the Republic or Soviet Respubliki, Chamber of Representatives or Palata Pretsaviteley)
Belgium: Brussels, Belgian, King, Parliament (Senate, Chamber of Deputies)
Belize: Belmopan, Belizean, Queen/Governor General, National Assembly (Senate, House of Representatives)
Benin: Porto-Novo, Beninese, President, National Assembly
Bermuda: Hamilton, Bermudian, Queen/Governor, Parliament (Senate, House of Assembly)
Bhutan: Thimphu, Bhutanese, King, National Assembly or Tshogdu
Bolivia: La Paz (seat of government)/Sucre(legal capital and seat of judiciary), Bolivian, President, National Congress (Chamber of Senators, Chamber of Deputies)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo, Bosnian, Chairman of the Presidency, Parliamentary Assembly (National House of Representatives, House of Peoples)
Botswana: Gaborone, Motswana (singular)/Botswana (plural), President, Parliament (House of Chiefs, National Assembly)
Brazil: Brasilia, Brazilian, President, National Congress or Congresso Nacional (Federal Senate or Senado Federal, Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos Deputados)
Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan, Bruneian, Sultan and Prime Minister, Legislative Council
Bulgaria: Sofia, Bulgarian, President, National Assembly
Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou, Burkinabe, President, National Assembly
Burma: Rangoon, Burmese, Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, People's Assembly
Burundi: Bujumbura, Burundian, President, National Assembly
Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Cambodian, King, National Assembly and Senate
Cameroon: Yaoundé, Cameroonian, President, National Assembly
Canada: Ottawa, Canadian/Canadien/Canuck (French Canadian), Queen/Governor General, Parliament or Parlement (Senate or Senat, House of Commons or Chambre des Communes)
Cape Verde: Praia, Cape Verdean, President, National Assembly
Cayman Islands: George Town, Caymanian, Queen/Governor, Legislative Assembly
Central African Republic: Bangui, Central African, President, National Assembly
Chad: N'Djamena, Chadian, President, National Assembly and Senate
Chile: Santiago, Chilean, President, National Congress or Congreso Nacional and Senate or Senado
China: Beijing, Chinese, President, National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui
Christmas Island: The Settlement, Christmas Islander, Queen/Australian Governor General, Christams Island Shire Council
Colombia: Bogotá, Colombian, President, Congress or Congreso (Senate or Senado and House of Representatives or Camara de Representantes)
Comoros: Moroni, Comoran, President, Senate and Federal Assembly
Congo, Democratic Republic of: Kinshasa, Congolese, President, Transitional Constituent Assembly
Congo, Republic of : Brazzaville, Congolese, President, Parliament (Senate and National Assembly)
Cook Islands: Avarua, Cook Islander, Queen/New Zealand High Commissioner, Parliament
Costa Rica: San José, Costa Rican, President, Legislative Assembly
Croatia: Zagreb, Croat or Croatian, President, Assembly or Sabor
Cuba: Havanna, Cuban, President, National Assembly of the People's Power or Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular
Cyprus: Nicosia, Cypriot, President, Greek Cypriot area: House of Representative; Turkish Cypriot area: Assembly of the Rebublic
Czech Rebublic: Prague, Czech, President, Parliament (Senate, Chamber of Deputies)
Denmark: Copenhagen, Dane, Queen, Parliament or Folketing
Djibouti: Djibouti, Djiboutian, President, Chamber of Deputies
Dominica: Roseau, Dominican, President, House of Assembly
Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Dominican, President, National Congress (Senate, Chamber of Deputies)
East Timor: Dili, Timorese, President, National Parliament
Ecuador: Quito, Ecuadorian, President, National Congress
Egypt: Cairo, Egyptian, President, People's Assembly or Majlis al-Sha'b and Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura
El Salvador: San Salvador, Salvadoran, President, Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa
Equatorial Guinea: Malabo, Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean, President, House of People's Representatives
Eritrea: Asmara, Eritrean, President, National Assembly
Estonia: Tallinn, Estonian, President, Parliament
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Ethiopian, President, Parliament (House of Federation or upper chamber, House of People's Representatives or lower chamber)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): Stanley, Falkland Islander, Queen, Legislative Council
Faroe Islands: T—rshavn, Faroese, Queen/High Commissioner, Faroese Parliament or Logting
Fiji: Suva, Fijian, President, Parliament (Senate, House of Representatives)
Finland: Helsinki, Finn, President, Parliament or Eduskunta
France: Paris, Frenchman or Frenchwoman, President, Parliament or Parlement (Senate or Senat, National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale)
French Guinea: Cayenne, French Guianese, President, General Council and Regional Council
French Polynesia: Papeete, French Polynesian, President/High Commissioner of the Republic, Territorial Assembly
Gabon: Libreville, Gabonese, President, Senate and National Assembly
Gambia, The: Banjul, Gambian, President, National Assembly
Georgia: T'bilisi, Georgian, President, Supreme Council
Germany: Berlin, German, President, Parliament or Parlament (Federal Assembly or Bundestag, Federal Council or Bundesrat
Ghana: Accra, Ghanaian, President, Parliament
Greece: Athens, Greek, President, Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon
Greenland: Nuuk (Gothab), Greenlander, Queen/High Commissioner, Parliament or Landstinget
Grenada: St. George's, Grenadian, Queen/Governor General, Parliament (Senate, House of Representatives)
Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre, Guadeloupian, President/Prefect, General Council and Regional Council
Guam: HagŒt–a (Agana), Guamanian, President, Legislature
Guatemala: Guatemala, Guatemalan, President, Congress of the Republic
Guernsey: St. Peter Port, Channel Islander, Queen, Assembly of the States
Guinea: Conakry, Guinean, President, People's National Assembly
Guinea-Bissau: Bissau, Guinean, President, National People's Assembly
Guyana: Georgetown, Guyanese, President, National Assembly
Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Haitian, President, National Assembly (Senate, Chamber of Deputies)
Honduras: Tegucigalpa, Honduran, President, National Congress
Hong Kong: n/a, Chinese, President, Legislative Council or LEGCO
Hungary: Budapest, Hungarian, Chief of State, National Assembly or Orszaggyules
Iceland: Reykjavik, Icelander, President, Parliament or Althing
India: New Delhi, Indian, President, Parliament or Sansad (Council of States or Rajya Sabha, People's Assembly or Lok Sabha)
Indonesia: Jakarta, Indonesian, President, House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)
Iran: Teheran, Iranian, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Islamic Consultative Assembly or Majles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami
Iraq: Baghdad, Iraqi, Transitional, Transitional
Ireland: Dublin, Irishman or Irishwoman or Irish, President, Parliament or Oireachtas (Senate or Seanad Eireann, House of Representatives or Dail Eireann)
Israel: Jerusalem, Israeli, President, Knesset or Parliament
Italy: Rome, Italian, President, Parliament or Parlamento (Senate or Senato della Repubblica, Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati)
Jamaica: Kingston, Jamaican, Queen/Governor General, Parliament (Senate, House of Representatives)
Japan: Tokyo, Japanese, Emperor, Diet or Kokkai (House of Councillors or Sangi-in, House of Representatives or Shugi-in)
Jersey: Saint Helier, Channel Islander, Queen, Assembly of the States
Jordan: Amman, Jordanian, King, National Assembly or Majlis al- ÔUmma (Senate or House of Notables or Majlis al-Aayan, House of Representatives or House of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab)
Kazakhstan: Astana, Kazakhstani, President, Parliament ( Senate, Majilis)
Kenya: Nairobi, Kenyan, President, National Assembly
Kiribati: Tarawa, I-Kiribati, President, House of Parliament
Kuwait: Kuwait, Kuwaiti, Amir, National Assembly
Kyrgystan: Bishkek, Kyrgystani, President, Supreme Council (Assembly of People's Representatives, Legislative Assembly)
Laos: Vientiane, Lao or Laotian, President, National Assembly
Latvia: Riga, Latvian, President, Parliament
Lebanon: Beirut, Lebanese, President, National Assembly
Lesotho: Maseru, Masotho (singular)/Basotho (plural), King, Parliament (Senate, Assembly)
Liberia: Monrovia, Liberian, President, National Assembly (Senate, House of Representatives)
Libya: Tripoli, Libyan, Revolutionary Leader, General Peoples' Congress
Liechtenstein: Vaduz, Liechtensteiner, Prince, Parliament or Landtag
Lithuania: Vilnius, , Lithuanian, President, Parliament or Seimas
Luxembourg: Luxembourg, Luxembourger, Grand Duke, Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes
Macau: n/a, Chinese, President, Legislative Council
Macedonia: Skopje, Macedonian, President, Assembly or Sobranje
Madagascar: Antananarivo, Malagasy, President, National Assembly
Malawi: Lilongwe, Malawian, President, National Assembly
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian, Paramount Ruler, Parliament or Parlimen (Senate or Dewan Negara, House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat)
Maldives: Male, Maldivian, President, People's Council or Majlis
Mali: Bamako, Malian, President, National Assembly
Malta: Valletta, Maltese, President, House of Representatives
Marshall Islands, Majuro, Marshallese, Preisdent, Parliament or Nitijela
Martinique: Fort-de-France, Martiniquais, President, General Council and Regional Assembly
Mauritania: Nouakchott, Mauritanian, President, Senate and National Assembly
Mauritius: Port Louis, Mauritian, President, National Assembly
Mayotte: Mamoutzou, Mahorais, President, General Council
Mexico: Mexico City, Mexican, President, National Congress or Congreso de la Union (Senate or Camara de Senadores, Federal Chamber of Deputies or Camara Federal de Diputados)
Micronesia, Federated States of: Palikir, Micronesian, President, Congress
Moldova: Chisinau, Moldovan, President, Parliament
Monaco: Monaco, Monacan or Monegasque, Prince, National Council
Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian, President, State Great Hural
Montserrat: Plymouth (abandoned), Montserratian, Queen/Governor, Legislative Council
Morocco: Rabat, Moroccan, King, Parliament (Chamber of Counselors (upper house), Chamber of Representatives (lower house))
Mozambique: Maputo, Mozambican, President, Assembly or the Republic
Namibia: Windhoek, Namibian, President, National Council and National Assembly
Nauru: No official capital but government offices in Yaren District, Nauruan, President, Parliament
Nepal: Kathmandu, Nepalese, King, Parliament (National Council, House of Representatives)
Netherlands: Amsterdam, Dutchman or Dutchwoman, Queen, States General (First Chamber, Second Chamber)
Netherlands Antilles: Willemstad, Dutch Antillean, Queen/Governor, States
New Caledonia: Noumea, New Caledonian, President/High Commissioner, Territorial Congress
New Zealand: Wellington, New Zealander, Queen/Governor General, House of Representatives or Parliament
Nicaragua: Managua, Nicaraguan, President, National Assembly
Niger: Niamey, Nigerien, President, National Assembly
Nigeria: Abuja, Nigerian, President, National Assembly (Senate, House of Representatives)
Niue: Alofi, Niuean, Queen/High Commissioner, Legislative Assembly
North Korea: P'yongyang, Korean, Chief of State, Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui
Norfolk Island: Kingston, Norfolk Islander, Queen, Legislative Assembly
Norway: Oslo, Norwegian, King, Parliament or Storting
Oman: Muscat, Omani, Sultan and Prime Minister, Majlis Oman (Majlis al-Dawla (upper chamber), Majlis al-Shura (lower chamber))
Pakistan: Islamabad, Pakistani, President, Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora (Senate, National Assembly)
Palau: Koror, Palauan, President, Parliament (Senate, House of Delegates)
Panama: Panama, Panamanian, President, Legislative Assembly
Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinean, Queen/Governor General, National Parliament or House of Assembly
Paraguay: Asuncion, Paraguayan, President, Congress (Chamber of Senators, Chamber of Deputies)
Peru: Lima, Peruvian, President, Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congresso de la Republica del Peru
Phillippines: Manila, Filipino, President, Congress or Kongreso (Senate or Senado, House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
Poland: Warsaw, Pole, President, National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe (Sejm, Senate or Senat)
Portugal: Lisbon, Portuguese, President, Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica
Puerto Rico: San Juan, Puerto Rican, President, Legislative Assembly (Senate, House of Representatives)
Qatar: Doha, Qatari, Amir, Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura
Reunion: Saint-Denis, Reunionese, President/Prefect, General Council and Regional Council
Romania: Bucharest, Romanian, President, Parliament or Parlament (Senate or Senat, Chamber or Deputies or Adunarea Deputatilor
Russia: Moscow, Russian, President, Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye (Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii, State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma)
Rwanda: Kigali, Rwandan, President, Transitional National Assembly
Saint Helena: Jamestown, Saint Helenian, Queen, Legislative Council
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Basseterre, Kittitian and Nevisian, Queen/Governor General, National Assembly
Saint Lucia: Castries, St. Lucian, Queen/Governor General, Parliament (Senate, House of Assembly)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Kingstown, Saint Vincentian or Vincentian, Queen/Governor General, House of Assembly
Samoa: Apia, Samoan, Chief, Legislative Assembly or Fono
San Marino: San Marino, Sammarinese, Co-Chief of States, Grand and General Council
Sao Tome and Principe: Sao Tome, Sao Tomean, President, National Assembly
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh, Saudi, King and Prime Minister, consultative council
Senegal: Dakar, Senegalese, President, National Assembly
Serbia and Montenegro: Belgrade, Serb and Montenegrin, President, Parliament
Seychelles: Victoria, Setchellois, President, National Assembly
Sierra Leone: Freetown, Sierra Leonean, President, Parliament
Singapore: Singapore, Singaporean, President, Parliament
Slovakia: Bratislava, Slovak, President, National Council of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia: Ljubljana, Slovene, President, National Assembly
Solomon Islands: Honiara, Solomon Islander, Queen/Governor General, National Parliament
Somalia: Mogadishu, Somali, President, People's Assembly
South Africa: Pretoria/Cape Town (legislative center)/Bloemfontein (judicial center), South African, President, Parliament (National Assembly, National Council of Provinces)
South Korea: Seoul, Korean, President, National Assembly or Kukhoe
Spain: Madrid, Spaniard, King, General Courts or National Assembly or Las Cortes Generales (Senate or Senado, Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados)
Sri Lanka: Colombo, Sri Lankan, President, Parliament
Sudan: Khartoum, Sudanese, President, National Assembly
Swaziland: Mbabane/Lobamba (royal and legislative capital), Swazi, King, Parliament (Senate, House of Assembly)
Sweden: Stockholm, Swede, King, Parliament or Riksdag
Switzerland: Bern, Swiss, President, Federal Assembly/ Bundesversammlung (German)/Assemblee Federale (French)/Assemblea Federale (Italian), Council of States/Standerat (German)/Conseil des Etats (French)/Consiglio degli Stati (Italian) and National Council/Nationrat (German)/Conseil National (French)/Consiglio Nazionale (Italian)
Syria: Damascus, Syrian, President, People's Council or Majlis al-shaab
Taiwan: Taipei, Chinese, President, Legislative Yuan
Tajikistan: Dushanbe, Tajikistani, President, Supreme Assembly (Assembly of Representative (lower chamber), National Assembly (upper chamber))
Tanzania: Dar es Salaam (Dodoma: Legislative offices and planned new capital), Tanzanian, President, National Assembly
Thailand: Bangkok, Thai, King, National Assembly or Rathasapha (Senate or Wuthisapha, House of Representatives or Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon)
Togo: Loméâ, Togolese, President, National Assembly
Tonga: Nuku'alofa, Tongan, King, Legislative Assembly
Trinidad and Tobago: Port-of-Spain, Trinidadian/Tobagonian, President, Parliament (Senate, House of Representatives)
Tunisia: Tunis, Tunisian, President, Chamber of Deputies
Turkey: Ankara, Turk, President, Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Turkmenistan: Ashgabat, Turkmen, President and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, People's Council and Assembly of Majlis
Tuvalu: Fungafale, Tuvaluan, Queen/Governor General, Parliament or House of Assembly
Uganda: Kampala, Ugandan, President, National Assembly
Ukraine: Kiev, Ukrainian, President, Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Emirati, President, Federal National Council
United Kingdom: London, Briton (singular)/British (plural), Queen, Parliament (House of Lords, House of Commons)
United States: Washington, DC; American, President, Congress (Senate, House of Representatives)
Uruguay: Montevideo, Uruguayan, President, General Assembly (Chamber of Senators, Chamber of Representatives)
Uzbekistan: Tashkent (Toshkent), Uzbek, President, Supreme Assembly
Vanuatu: Port-Vila, Ni-Vanuatu, President, Parliament
Vatican City (Holy See): Vatican City, n/a, Pope (Supreme Pontiff), Pontifical Commission
Venezuela: Caracas, Venezuelan, President, National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional
Vietnam: Hanoi, Vietnamese, President, National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi
Virgin Islands: Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islander, President, Senate
Wallis and Futuna: Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea), Wallisian/Futunan/Wallis and Futuna Islander, President/High Administrator, Territorial Assembly
Yemen: Sanaa, Yemeni, President, Shura Council, House of Representatives
Zambia: Lusaka, Zambian, President, National Assembly
Zimbabwe: Harare, Zimbabwean, Executive President, House of Assembly