The United Nations (UN) is an international organization dedicated to promoting world peace, collective security and friendly relations among most of the world’s nations. This, they aim to achieve through co-operation between nations in international law, international security, economic development, social, cultural, and humanitarian issues.

The UN was officially established on 24 October 1945 at the end of World War II to protect and prevent future generations from the scourge of war that the world experienced in World War I and II. Presently, the organization has 192 Member States (member countries).

The list below shows the 192 Member States of the United Nations in alphabetical order along with the date in which they joined the Organization.

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A
Afghanistan (19 November 1946)
Albania (14 December 1955)
Algeria (8 October 1962)
Andorra (28 July 1993)
Angola (1 December 1976)
Antigua and Barbuda (11 November 1981)
Argentina (24 October 1945)
Armenia (2 March 1992)
Australia (1 November 1945)
Austria (14 December 1955)
Azerbaijan (2 March 1992)

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B
Bahamas (18 September 1973)
Bahrain (21 September 1971)
Bangladesh (17 September 1974)
Barbados (9 December 1966)
Belarus (24 October 1945)
Belgium (27 December 1945)
Belize (25 September 1981)
Benin (20 September 1960)
Bhutan (21 September 1971)
Bolivia (14 November 1945)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (22 May 1992)
Botswana (17 October 1966)
Brazil (24 October 1945)
Brunei Darussalam (21 September 1984)
Bulgaria (14 December 1955)
Burkina Faso (20 September 1960)
Burundi (18 September 1962)

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C
Cambodia (14 December 1955)
Cameroon (20 September 1960)
Canada (9 November 1945)
Cape Verde (16 September 1975)
Central African Republic (20 September 1960)
Chad (20 September 1960)
Chile (24 October 1945)
China (24 October 1945)
Colombia (5 November 1945)
Comoros (12 November 1975)
Congo, Republic of the... (20 September 1960)
Costa Rica (2 November 1945)
Côte d'Ivoire (20 September 1960)
Croatia (22 May 1992)
Cuba (24 October 1945)
Cyprus (20 September 1960)
Czech Republic (19 January 1993)

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D
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (17 September 1991)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (20 September 1960)
Denmark (24 October 1945)
Djibouti (20 September 1977)
Dominica (18 December 1978)
Dominican Republic (24 October 1945)

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E
Ecuador (21 December 1945)
Egypt (24 October 1945)
El Salvador (24 October 1945)
Equatorial Guinea (12 November 1968)
Eritrea (28 May 1993)
Estonia (17 September 1991)
Ethiopia (13 November 1945)

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F
Fiji (13 October 1970)
Finland (14 December 1955)
France (24 October 1945)

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G
Gabon (20 September 1960)
Gambia (21 September 1965)
Georgia (31 July 1992)
Germany (18 September 1973)
Ghana (8 March 1957)
Greece (25 October 1945)
Grenada (17 September 1974)
Guatemala (21 November 1945)
Guinea (12 December 1958)
Guinea-Bissau (17 September 1974)
Guyana (20 September 1966)

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H
Haiti (24 October 1945)
Honduras (17 December 1945)
Hungary (14 December 1955)

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I
Iceland (19 November 1946)
India (30 October 1945)
Indonesia (28 September 1950)
Iran, Islamic Republic of... (24 October 1945)
Iraq (21 December 1945)
Ireland (14 December 1955)
Israel (11 May 1949)
Italy (14 December 1955)

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J
Jamaica (18 September 1962)
Japan (18 December 1956)
Jordan (14 December 1955)

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K
Kazakhstan (2 March 1992)
Kenya (16 December 1963)
Kiribati (14 September 1999)
Kuwait (14 May 1963)
Kyrgyzstan (2 March 1992)

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L
Lao People's Democratic Republic (14 December 1955)
Latvia (17 September 1991)
Lebanon (24 October 1945)
Lesotho (17 October 1966)
Liberia (2 November 1945)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (14 December 1955)
Liechtenstein (18 September 1990)
Lithuania (17 September 1991)
Luxembourg (24 October 1945)

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M
Madagascar (20 September 1960)
Malawi (1 December 1964)
Malaysia (17 September 1957)
Maldives (21 September 1965)
Mali (28 September 1960)
Malta (1 December 1964)
Marshall Islands (17 September 1991)
Mauritania (27 October 1961)
Mauritius (24 April 1968)
Mexico (7 November 1945)
Micronesia, Federated States of... (17 September 1991)
Moldova (2 March 1992)
Monaco (28 May 1993)
Mongolia (27 October 1961)
Montenegro (28 June 2006)
Morocco (12 November 1956)
Mozambique (16 September 1975)
Myanmar (19 April 1948)

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N
Namibia (23 April 1990)
Nauru (14 September 1999)
Nepal (14 December 1955)
Netherlands (10 December 1945)
New Zealand (24 October 1945)
Nicaragua (24 October 1945)
Niger (20 September 1960)
Nigeria (7 October 1960)
Norway (27 November 1945)

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O
Oman (7 October 1971)

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P
Pakistan (30 September 1947)
Palau (15 December 1994)
Panama (13 November 1945)
Papua New Guinea (10 October 1975)
Paraguay (24 October 1945)
Peru (31 October 1945)
Philippines (24 October 1945)
Poland (24 October 1945)
Portugal (14 December 1955)

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Q
Qatar (21 September 1971)

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R
Republic of Korea (17 September 1991)
Romania (14 December 1955)
Russian Federation (24 October 1945)
Rwanda (18 September 1962)

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S
Saint Kitts and Nevis (23 September 1983)
Saint Lucia (18 September 1979)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (16 September 1980)
Samoa (15 December 1976)
San Marino (2 March 1992)
Sao Tome and Principe (16 September 1975)
Saudi Arabia (24 October 1945)
Senegal (28 September 1960)
Serbia (1 November 2000)
Seychelles (21 September 1976)
Sierra Leone (27 September 1961)
Singapore (21 September 1965)
Slovakia (19 January 1993)
Slovenia (22 May 1992)
Solomon Islands (19 September 1978)
Somalia (20 September 1960)
South Africa (7 November 1945)
Spain (14 December 1955)
Sri Lanka (14 December 1955)
Sudan (12 November 1956)
Suriname (4 December 1975)
Swaziland (24 September 1968)
Sweden (19 November 1946)
Switzerland (10 September 2002)
Syrian Arab Republic (24 October 1945)

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T
Tajikistan (2 March 1992)
Thailand (16 December 1946)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (8 April 1993)
Timor-Leste (27 September 2002)
Togo (20 September 1960)
Tonga (14 September 1999)
Trinidad and Tobago (18 September 1962)
Tunisia (12 November 1956)
Turkey (24 October 1945)
Turkmenistan (2 March 1992)
Tuvalu (5 September 2000)

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U
Uganda (25 October 1962)
Ukraine (24 October 1945)
United Arab Emirates (9 December 1971)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (24 October 1945)
United Republic of Tanzania (14 December 1961)
United States of America (24 October 1945)
Uruguay (18 December 1945)
Uzbekistan (2 March 1992)

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V
Vanuatu (15 September 1981)
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... (15 November 1945)
Viet Nam (20 September 1977)

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Y
Yemen (30 September 1947)

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Z
Zambia (1 December 1964)
Zimbabwe (25 August 1980)

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A country’s capital is usually the principal city associated with a country's seat of government. Historically, the capital is usually the major economic center of a nation and the center of political power and thus, it is the one that the enemy usually captures first after invading a country. Capturing the capital is usually a military strategy that means defeat for the country being invaded since it guarantees capture of the government. Also, it is usually most the populous city attracting people from all classes and professions because it is the country’s cultural, social, economic, political and intellectual center. However,today, this not always the case for all capital cities, there are countries with unorthodox capital cities which are not the most populous cities or host to the seat of government. This may be due to pragmatic reasons or situations in that country. Some capital cities maybe unofficial while others official and they do not represent the seat of the government. So a capital city is not necessarily in few cases, the symbol for the state and its government. Here's a list of countries worldwide with their capitals below:

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Countries and their Capitals

Country A Afghanistan	City Kabul
Albania	Tirana
Algeria	Algiers
Andorra	Andorra la Vella
Angola	Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's
Argentina	Buenos Aires
Armenia	Yerevan
Australia	Canberra
Austria	Vienna
Azerbaijan	Baku
B Bahamas	Nassau
Bahrain	Al-Manámah
Bangladesh	Dhaka
Barbados	Bridgetown
Belarus	Mensk (Minsk)
Belgium	Brussels
Belize	Belmopan
Benin	Porto-Novo (official). Largest city and seat of government is: Cotonou
Bhutan	Thimphu (official)
Bolivia	Sucre. Administrative capital is: La Paz
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo (unofficial)
Botswana	Gaborone
Brazil	Brasília
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria	Sofia
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou
Burundi	Bujumbura
C Cambodia	Phnom Penh
Cameroon	Yaoundé
Canada	Ottawa, Ontario
Cape Verde	Praia
Central African Republic	Bangui
Chad	N'Djamena
Chile	Santiago
China	Beijing
Colombia	Santafé de Bogotá
Comoros	Moroni (on Grande Comoro)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of	Brazzaville
Costa Rica	San José
Côte d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro (official). Largest city and administrative center is: Abidjan
Croatia	Zagreb
Cuba	Havana
Cyprus	Lefkosia (Nicosia) - government controlled area
Czech Republic	Prague
D Denmark	Copenhagen
Djibouti	Djibouti
Dominica	Roseau
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
E East Timor	Dili
Ecuador	Quito
Egypt	Cairo
El Salvador	San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo
Eritrea	Asmara
Estonia	Tallinn
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
F Fiji	Suva (on Viti Levu)
Finland	Helsinki
France	Paris
G Gabon	Libreville
Gambia	Banjul
Georgia	Tbilisi
Germany	Berlin
Ghana	Accra
Greece	Athens
Grenada	St. George's
Guatemala	Guatemala City
Guinea	Conakry
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau
Guyana	Georgetown
H Haiti	Port-au-Prince
Honduras	Tegucigalpa
Hungary	Budapest
I Iceland	Reykjavik
India	New Delhi
Indonesia	Jakarta
Iran	Tehran
Iraq	Baghdad
Ireland	Dublin
Israel	Jerusalem. However the embassy for foreign countries are all found in Tel Aviv.
Italy	Rome
J Jamaica	Kingston
Japan	Tokyo
Jordan	Amman
K Kazakhstan	Astana
Kenya	Nairobi
Kiribati	Tarawa
Korea, North	Pyongyang
Korea, South	Seoul
Kuwait	Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek (formerly Frunze)
L Laos	Vientiane
Latvia	Riga
Lebanon	Beirut
Lesotho	Maseru
Liberia	Monrovia
Libya	Tripoli
Liechtenstein	Vaduz
Lithuania	Vilnius
Luxembourg	Luxembourg
M Macedonia	Skopje
Madagascar	Antananarivo
Malawi	Lilongwe
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Maldives	Malé
Mali	Bamako
Malta	Valletta
Marshall Islands	Majuro
Mauritania	Nouakchott
Mauritius	Port Louis
Mexico	Mexico City
Micronesia	Palikir
Moldova	Chisinau
Monaco	Monaco
Mongolia	Ulaan Baatar
Montenegro	Podgorica (administrative capital); Cetinje (capital city)
Morocco	Rabat
Mozambique	Maputo
Myanmar	Rangoon (Yangon)
N Namibia	Windhoek. Summer capital: Swakopmund
Nauru	Yaren
Nepal	Kathmandu
Netherlands	Amsterdam (official); The Hague (administrative capital)
New Zealand	Wellington
Nicaragua	Managua
Niger	Niamey
Nigeria	Abuja
Norway	Oslo
O Oman	Muscat
P Pakistan	Islamabad
Palau	Koror
Palestinian State (proposed)	Undetermined
Panama	Panama City
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby
Paraguay	Asunción,
Peru	Lima
Philippines	Manila
Poland	Warsaw
Portugal	Lisbon
Q Qatar	Doha
R Romania	Bucharest
Russia	Moscow
Rwanda	Kigali
S St. Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre (on St. Kitts)
St. Lucia	Castries
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown
Samoa	Apia
San Marino	San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
Senegal	Dakar
Serbia	Belgrade
Seychelles	Victoria
Sierra Leone	Freetown
Singapore	Singapore
Slovakia	Bratislava
Slovenia	Ljubljana
Solomon Islands	Honiara (on Guadalcanal)
Somalia	Mogadishu
South Africa	Pretoria; Legislative capital and largest city: Cape Town. Judicial capital: Bloemfontein.
Spain	Madrid
Sri Lanka	Colombo. Legislative and judicial capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sudan	Khartoum
Suriname	Paramaribo
Swaziland	Mbabane; Royal and legislative capital: Lobamba, circa
Sweden	Stockholm
Switzerland	Bern
Syria	Damascus
T Taiwan	Taipei
Tajikistan	Dushanbe
Tanzania	Dodoma. Largest city (2003 est.): Dar es Salaam
Thailand	Bangkok
Togo	Lomé, 749,700
Tonga	Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago	Port-of-Spain
Tunisia	Tunis
Turkey	Ankara
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat
Tuvalu	Funafuti
U Uganda	Kampala
Ukraine	Kyiv (Kiev)
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom	London
United States	Washington
Uruguay	Montevideo
Uzbekistan	Tashkent
V Vanuatu	Port Vila
Venezuela	Caracas
Vietnam	Hanoi
W Western Sahara (proposed state)	El Aaiun
Y Yemen	Sanaá
Z Zambia	Lusaka
Zimbabwe	Harare

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