The world is vast and diverse, shaped by unique landscapes, cultures, and geopolitical entities. Embarking on a journey across the globe offers endless possibilities, from the bustling markets of Marrakech to the serene temples of Kyoto.
Whether you’re an intrepid traveler seeking hidden gems or a curious planner dreaming of future adventures, our Ultimate Guide to Locations around the World is designed to inspire and inform.
Below, you’ll find an interactive list of countries. Each link leads to a detailed guide, complete with essential information such as population figures and current leadership.
Continent
Number of Countries
Regions & Notable Features
Africa
54
North, West, East, Central, and Southern Africa
Asia
49
Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia
Europe
44
Northern, Western, Eastern, and Southern Europe
North America
23
Caribbean, Central America, United States, Canada, Mexico
South America
12
Andean Region, Southern Cone, Amazon Basin
Oceania
14
Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Antarctica
0
Research Stations Only
Countries of the World
Countries form the backbone of the global landscape, each with its own governance, culture, and economy. Below is a sample of key countries from different continents:
Country
Capital
GDP (USD Billions)
Population (Millions)
President/Leader
Afghanistan
Kabul
20.8
38
Ashraf Ghani*
Albania
Tirana
15.3
2.8
Ilir Meta
Algeria
Algiers
170.0
43
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
3.2
0.077
Head of Government: Xavier Espot Zamora
Angola
Luanda
66.0
32
João Lourenço
Antigua & Barbuda
St. John’s
1.6
0.1
Prime Minister: Gaston Browne
Argentina
Buenos Aires
450.0
45
Alberto Fernández
Armenia
Yerevan
13.4
3
Vahagn Khachaturyan
Australia
Canberra
1400.0
25
Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
Austria
Vienna
450.0
9
President: Alexander Van der Bellen
Azerbaijan
Baku
48.0
10
Ilham Aliyev
Bahamas
Nassau
12.0
0.39
Prime Minister: Philip Davis
Bahrain
Manama
38.0
1.7
King: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Bangladesh
Dhaka
330.0
165
President: Abdul Hamid
Barbados
Bridgetown
5.5
0.29
President: Sandra Mason
Belarus
Minsk
60.0
9.5
Alexander Lukashenko
Belgium
Brussels
530.0
11.5
Prime Minister: Alexander De Croo
Belize
Belmopan
1.8
0.4
Prime Minister: John Briceño
Benin
Porto-Novo (Cotonou)
15.0
12
Patrice Talon
Bhutan
Thimphu
2.5
0.77
King: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Country
Continent
Capital
Population (2024)
GDP (USD Billion)
President/Leader
India
Asia
New Delhi
1,428,627,663
3,730
Droupadi Murmu
Indonesia
Asia
Jakarta
277,534,122
1,346
Joko Widodo
Iran
Asia
Tehran
88,550,570
416
Ebrahim Raisi
Iraq
Asia
Baghdad
44,494,502
232
Abdul Latif Rashid
Ireland
Europe
Dublin
5,275,022
554
Michael D. Higgins
Israel
Asia
Jerusalem
9,795,100
523
Isaac Herzog
Italy
Europe
Rome
58,870,762
2,011
Sergio Mattarella
Jamaica
North America
Kingston
2,825,544
17
Patrick Allen
Japan
Asia
Tokyo
123,294,513
4,900
Fumio Kishida
Jordan
Asia
Amman
11,373,553
51
Abdullah II
Kazakhstan
Asia
Nur-Sultan
19,636,891
244
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kenya
Africa
Nairobi
54,027,487
111
William Ruto
Kiribati
Oceania
Tarawa
133,515
0.2
Taneti Maamau
Korea, North
Asia
Pyongyang
26,036,000
28
Kim Jong Un
Korea, South
Asia
Seoul
52,309,134
1,720
Yoon Suk-yeol
Kuwait
Asia
Kuwait City
4,328,550
147
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kyrgyzstan
Asia
Bishkek
6,909,354
13
Sadyr Japarov
Laos
Asia
Vientiane
7,749,595
18
Thongloun Sisoulith
Latvia
Europe
Riga
1,830,211
43
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Lebanon
Asia
Beirut
5,361,312
22
Michel Aoun
Country
Continent
Capital
GDP (USD Billions)
Population (Millions)
President/Leader
Lesotho
Africa
Maseru
3.0
2.1
King: Letsie III
Liberia
Africa
Monrovia
3.2
5.2
President: George Weah
Libya
Africa
Tripoli
50.0
6.8
Chairman: Mohamed al-Menfi
Liechtenstein
Europe
Vaduz
6.3
0.039
Prince: Alois (Regent)
Lithuania
Europe
Vilnius
60.0
2.8
President: Gitanas Nauseda
Luxembourg
Europe
Luxembourg City
80.0
0.63
Grand Duke: Henri
Madagascar
Africa
Antananarivo
14.0
27.0
President: Andry Rajoelina
Malawi
Africa
Lilongwe
9.0
19.0
President: Lazarus Chakwera
Malaysia
Asia
Kuala Lumpur
370.0
32.0
Prime Minister: Anwar Ibrahim
Maldives
Asia
Malé
5.0
0.5
President: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Mali
Africa
Bamako
17.0
20.0
President: Assimi Goïta
Malta
Europe
Valletta
17.0
0.5
President: George Vella
Marshall Islands
Oceania
Majuro
0.2
0.06
President: David Kabua
Mauritania
Africa
Nouakchott
8.0
4.5
President: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Mauritius
Africa
Port Louis
14.0
1.3
Prime Minister: Pravind Jugnauth
Mexico
North America
Mexico City
1270.0
130.0
President: Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Micronesia
Oceania
Palikir
0.4
0.11
President: David W. Panuelo
Moldova
Europe
Chișinău
12.0
2.6
President: Maia Sandu
Monaco
Europe
Monaco
7.0
0.04
Prince: Albert II
Mongolia
Asia
Ulaanbaatar
13.0
3.3
President: Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Country
Continent
Capital
GDP (USD Billions)
Population (Millions)
President/Leader
Montenegro
Europe
Podgorica
5.5
0.62
President: Jakov Milatović
Morocco
Africa
Rabat
124.0
36
King: Mohammed VI
Mozambique
Africa
Maputo
15.0
31
President: Filipe Nyusi
Myanmar
Asia
Naypyidaw
80.0
55
Leader: Min Aung Hlaing*
Namibia
Africa
Windhoek
12.0
2.6
President: Hage Geingob
Nauru
Oceania
Yaren District
0.1
0.01
President: Lionel Aingimea
Nepal
Asia
Kathmandu
30.0
29
President: Ram Chandra Poudel
Netherlands
Europe
Amsterdam
1100.0
17.5
Monarch: King Willem-Alexander
New Zealand
Oceania
Wellington
250.0
5.0
Prime Minister: Chris Hipkins
Nicaragua
North America
Managua
13.0
6.7
President: Daniel Ortega
Niger
Africa
Niamey
14.0
25
President: Mohamed Bazoum
North Macedonia
Europe
Skopje
12.0
2.08
President: Stevo Pendarovski
Norway
Europe
Oslo
400.0
5.4
Prime Minister: Jonas Gahr Støre
Oman
Asia
Muscat
76.0
5.1
Sultan: Haitham bin Tariq
Pakistan
Asia
Islamabad
376.0
240
President: Arif Alvi
Palau
Oceania
Ngerulmud
0.3
0.018
President: Surangel Whipps Jr.
Panama
North America
Panama City
70.0
4.4
President: Laurentino Cortizo
Papua New Guinea
Oceania
Port Moresby
25.0
9.0
Prime Minister: James Marape
Paraguay
South America
Asunción
40.0
7.3
President: Mario Abdo Benítez
Peru
South America
Lima
240.0
33.0
President: Dina Boluarte
Country
Continent
Capital
GDP (USD Billions)
Population (Millions)
President/Leader
Philippines
Asia
Manila
400.0
113
President: Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Poland
Europe
Warsaw
700.0
38
President: Andrzej Duda
Portugal
Europe
Lisbon
250.0
10
President: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Qatar
Asia
Doha
170.0
2.9
Emir: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Romania
Europe
Bucharest
250.0
19
President: Klaus Iohannis
Russia
Europe/Asia
Moscow
1700.0
144
President: Vladimir Putin
Rwanda
Africa
Kigali
11.0
13
President: Paul Kagame
Saint Kitts and Nevis
North America
Basseterre
1.0
0.055
Prime Minister: Terrance Drew
Saint Lucia
North America
Castries
2.5
0.18
Prime Minister: Philip J. Pierre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North America
Kingstown
0.8
0.11
Prime Minister: Ralph Gonsalves
Samoa
Oceania
Apia
0.9
0.2
Prime Minister: Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa
San Marino
Europe
San Marino
2.5
0.034
Captains Regent: (Rotating)
Sao Tome and Principe
Africa
São Tomé
0.4
0.22
President: Carlos Vila Nova
Saudi Arabia
Asia
Riyadh
800.0
35
King: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Senegal
Africa
Dakar
25.0
17
President: Macky Sall
Serbia
Europe
Belgrade
60.0
7
President: Aleksandar Vučić
Seychelles
Africa
Victoria
1.9
0.1
President: Wavel Ramkalawan
Sierra Leone
Africa
Freetown
4.0
8
President: Julius Maada Bio
Singapore
Asia
Singapore
400.0
5.7
Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Slovakia
Europe
Bratislava
110.0
5.5
President: Zuzana Čaputová
Country
Continent
Capital
GDP (USD Billions)
Population (Millions)
President/Leader
Slovenia
Europe
Ljubljana
60.0
2.1
President: Nataša Pirc Musar
Solomon Islands
Oceania
Honiara
1.5
0.7
Prime Minister: Manasseh Sogavare
Somalia
Africa
Mogadishu
7.0
16
President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
South Africa
Africa
Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)
350.0
60
President: Cyril Ramaphosa
South Sudan
Africa
Juba
4.0
11
President: Salva Kiir Mayardit
Spain
Europe
Madrid
1400.0
47
Prime Minister: Pedro Sánchez
Sri Lanka
Asia
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
80.0
21
President: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sudan
Africa
Khartoum
30.0
44
Chairman of the Sovereignty Council: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Suriname
South America
Paramaribo
3.5
0.6
President: Chandrikapersad Santokhi
Sweden
Europe
Stockholm
600.0
10
Prime Minister: Ulf Kristersson
Switzerland
Europe
Bern
800.0
8.6
President: Alain Berset
Syria
Asia
Damascus
40.0
17
President: Bashar al-Assad
Taiwan
Asia
Taipei
700.0
23
President: Tsai Ing-wen
Tajikistan
Asia
Dushanbe
8.0
9.5
President: Emomali Rahmon
Tanzania
Africa
Dodoma
70.0
61
President: Samia Suluhu Hassan
Thailand
Asia
Bangkok
500.0
70
Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha
Timor-Leste
Asia
Dili
2.0
1.3
President: José Ramos-Horta
Togo
Africa
Lomé
7.0
8.5
President: Faure Gnassingbé
Tonga
Oceania
Nukuʻalofa
0.5
0.1
King: Tupou VI
Trinidad and Tobago
North America
Port of Spain
25.0
1.4
President: Paula-Mae Weekes
Country
Continent
Capital
GDP (USD Billions)
Population (Millions)
President/Leader
Tunisia
Africa
Tunis
46.0
11.8
President: Kais Saied
Turkey
Asia/Europe
Ankara
720.0
85.0
President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkmenistan
Asia
Ashgabat
45.0
6.0
President: Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Tuvalu
Oceania
Funafuti
0.05
0.012
Prime Minister: Kausea Natano
Uganda
Africa
Kampala
40.0
45.7
President: Yoweri Museveni
Ukraine
Europe
Kyiv
155.0
41.0
President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
United Arab Emirates
Asia
Abu Dhabi
421.0
9.9
President: Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
United Kingdom
Europe
London
2,850.0
67.0
Prime Minister: Rishi Sunak
United States
North America
Washington, D.C.
25,500.0
331.0
President: Joe Biden
Uruguay
South America
Montevideo
60.0
3.5
President: Luis Lacalle Pou
Uzbekistan
Asia
Tashkent
80.0
34.0
President: Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Vanuatu
Oceania
Port Vila
0.9
0.3
President: Nikenike Vurobaravu
Vatican City
Europe
Vatican City
N/A
0.0008
Pope: Francis
Venezuela
South America
Caracas
70.0
28.0
President: Nicolás Maduro
Vietnam
Asia
Hanoi
340.0
97.0
President: Võ Văn Thưởng
Yemen
Asia
Sana’a
20.0
30.0
President: Rashad al-Alimi
Zambia
Africa
Lusaka
25.0
18.0
President: Hakainde Hichilema
Zimbabwe
Africa
Harare
20.0
15.0
President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Global Organizations and Alliances
Beyond geographical boundaries, global organizations influence political, economic, and security frameworks. These entities play crucial roles in international relations and cooperation:
Organization
Member Countries
Purpose
United Nations (UN)
193
Global peace, security, and cooperation
European Union (EU)
27
Economic and political integration in Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
31
Military alliance for collective defense
African Union (AU)
55
Political and economic cooperation in Africa
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
10
Regional economic and security collaboration
Commonwealth of Nations
56
Political and economic cooperation among former British colonies
Centers of Human Advancement and Influence
Locations also play a role in shaping human progress, from political power hubs to centers of innovation and sports excellence.
Political and Economic Capitals
Certain cities and regions are globally recognized for their influence in governance and financial power:
City
Country
Significance
New York City
USA
Home to the United Nations Headquarters, global financial hub
Brussels
Belgium
Political center of the European Union and NATO
Beijing
China
Capital of China, major global economic player
Geneva
Switzerland
Hosts the UN, World Health Organization, and international NGOs
Washington, D.C.
USA
Seat of the U.S. government, IMF, and World Bank
Leading Technological and Scientific Hubs
Innovation hubs shape the future through technology, research, and advancements in AI, medicine, and space exploration:
Location
Country
Field of Influence
Silicon Valley
USA
Global center for tech startups, AI, and innovation
Cambridge
UK
Renowned for scientific research and university-led innovations
Bangalore
India
India’s IT capital and a major hub for technology services
Seoul
South Korea
Leading hub for electronics, robotics, and AI development
Shenzhen
China
Manufacturing and tech innovation powerhouse
Major Sports and Cultural Landmarks
Some locations are iconic for their contributions to sports, arts, and global entertainment.
Location
Country
Specialty
Wembley Stadium
UK
Historic football venue, UEFA and FA Cup finals
Madison Square Garden
USA
Iconic arena for sports, concerts, and entertainment
Maracanã Stadium
Brazil
Legendary football stadium, FIFA World Cup finals venue
Olympic Park (Beijing)
China
Hosted 2008 and 2022 Olympics, symbol of global sports
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Famous for Formula 1 Grand Prix and luxury sports
Conclusion
Locations are more than just points on a map—they define the history, culture, and political relationships of the world. Understanding the hierarchy of locations, from continents to global organizations, centers of power, innovation hubs, and cultural landmarks, provides valuable insights into how our world operates. Whether exploring nations, studying economic unions, analyzing global alliances, or visiting influential places, this guide serves as an essential resource for navigating the complexities of our interconnected world.
