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Countries, Capitals & World Bodies

Capitals and currencies, parliament names, and headquarters of international organisations.

Countries, capitals and currencies

• AfghanistanKabul · Afghani
• BangladeshDhaka · Taka
• BhutanThimphu · Ngultrum
• ChinaBeijing · Renminbi (Yuan)
• MyanmarNaypyidaw · Kyat
• NepalKathmandu · Nepalese Rupee
• PakistanIslamabad · Pakistani Rupee
• Sri LankaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official); Colombo (commercial) · Sri Lankan Rupee
• MaldivesMale · Rufiyaa
• JapanTokyo · Yen
• South KoreaSeoul · Won
• IndonesiaJakarta · Rupiah
• MalaysiaKuala Lumpur · Ringgit
• ThailandBangkok · Baht
• VietnamHanoi · Dong
• PhilippinesManila · Peso
• SingaporeSingapore · Singapore Dollar
• AustraliaCanberra · Australian Dollar
• New ZealandWellington · New Zealand Dollar
• Saudi ArabiaRiyadh · Riyal
• UAEAbu Dhabi · Dirham
• IranTehran · Rial
• IsraelJerusalem (as claimed by Israel) · Shekel
• Turkey (Türkiye)Ankara · Lira
• RussiaMoscow · Rouble
• United KingdomLondon · Pound Sterling
• FranceParis · Euro
• GermanyBerlin · Euro
• ItalyRome · Euro
• SpainMadrid · Euro
• SwitzerlandBern · Swiss Franc
• United StatesWashington, D.C. · US Dollar
• CanadaOttawa · Canadian Dollar
• MexicoMexico City · Mexican Peso
• BrazilBrasília · Real
• ArgentinaBuenos Aires · Peso
• South AfricaPretoria (executive) · Rand
• EgyptCairo · Egyptian Pound
• NigeriaAbuja · Naira
• KenyaNairobi · Kenyan Shilling

Names of parliaments

• IsraelKnesset
• JapanNational Diet
• RussiaFederal Assembly (State Duma and Federation Council)
• United StatesCongress
• United KingdomParliament
• GermanyBundestag
• NorwayStorting
• SwedenRiksdag
• DenmarkFolketing
• IranMajlis
• ChinaNational People's Congress
• NepalSansad
• BhutanChi Tshog (National Council and National Assembly)
• AfghanistanNo functioning parliament (Taliban rule)
• SpainCortes Generales
• PakistanMajlis-e-Shoora

International organisations: headquarters

• United NationsNew York · founded 1945
• World BankWashington, D.C. · founded 1944
• IMFWashington, D.C. · founded 1944
• WTOGeneva · founded 1995
• WHOGeneva · founded 1948
• UNESCOParis · founded 1945
• UNICEFNew York · founded 1946
• FAORome · founded 1945
• ILOGeneva · founded 1919
• International Court of JusticeThe Hague · founded 1945
• Asian Development BankManila · founded 1966
• New Development Bank (BRICS)Shanghai · founded 2014
• AIIBBeijing · founded 2016 (began work)
• SAARCKathmandu · founded 1985
• ASEANJakarta · founded 1967
• SCOBeijing · founded 2001
• BIMSTECDhaka · founded 1997
• International Solar AllianceGurugram, India · founded 2015
• InterpolLyon · founded 1923
• OPECVienna · founded 1960