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World Geography · Topic 1

Countries, capitals and currencies

Capitals and currencies that are often asked, and country records.

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Capitals that are not the largest city

  • Australia: Canberra (not Sydney). Canada: Ottawa (not Toronto). Brazil: Brasília (not Rio de Janeiro).
  • Turkey: Ankara (not Istanbul). Nigeria: Abuja (not Lagos). New Zealand: Wellington (not Auckland).
  • Kazakhstan: Astana. Myanmar: Naypyidaw. Switzerland: Bern. United States: Washington, D.C.

Currencies

  • Japan: yen. South Korea: won. China: yuan (renminbi). Malaysia: ringgit. Indonesia: rupiah.
  • Rupee: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal. Bangladesh: taka. Afghanistan: afghani.
  • Iran: rial. Saudi Arabia and Qatar: riyal. UAE: dirham. Turkey: lira. South Africa: rand.
  • Euro: used by most European Union countries; Croatia adopted it in 2023 and Bulgaria in 2026.

Country records

  • Largest country by area: Russia. Smallest: Vatican City.
  • Most populous country: India (since 2023), followed by China.
  • Largest continent: Asia. Smallest: Australia.

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Countries, capitals and currencies MCQs

Try each question, then open the answer. MCQs 1–50 of 330.

1.What is the capital of Australia?

  1. A. Sydney
  2. B. Canberra
  3. C. Melbourne
  4. D. Perth
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Answer: B. Canberra

Canberra was built as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

2.What is the capital of Canada?

  1. A. Toronto
  2. B. Montreal
  3. C. Vancouver
  4. D. Ottawa
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Answer: D. Ottawa

Ottawa, in Ontario, is the capital of Canada.

3.What is the capital of Brazil?

  1. A. São Paulo
  2. B. Rio de Janeiro
  3. C. Brasília
  4. D. Salvador
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Answer: C. Brasília

Brasília replaced Rio de Janeiro as capital in 1960.

4.What is the capital of Turkey?

  1. A. Bursa
  2. B. Istanbul
  3. C. Ankara
  4. D. Izmir
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Answer: C. Ankara

Ankara has been the capital since 1923.

5.What is the capital of Nigeria?

  1. A. Abuja
  2. B. Lagos
  3. C. Ibadan
  4. D. Kano
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Answer: A. Abuja

Abuja replaced Lagos as capital in 1991.

6.What is the capital of New Zealand?

  1. A. Hamilton
  2. B. Christchurch
  3. C. Wellington
  4. D. Auckland
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Answer: C. Wellington

Wellington is the capital; Auckland is the largest city.

7.What is the capital of Switzerland?

  1. A. Bern
  2. B. Zurich
  3. C. Basel
  4. D. Geneva
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Answer: A. Bern

Bern is the federal city of Switzerland.

8.What is the capital of Myanmar?

  1. A. Yangon
  2. B. Bago
  3. C. Mandalay
  4. D. Naypyidaw
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Answer: D. Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw replaced Yangon as capital in 2005–06.

9.What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

  1. A. Astana
  2. B. Almaty
  3. C. Shymkent
  4. D. Karaganda
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Answer: A. Astana

Astana became the capital in 1997.

10.What is the capital of the United States?

  1. A. New York
  2. B. Los Angeles
  3. C. Chicago
  4. D. Washington, D.C.
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Answer: D. Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the federal capital.

11.What is the capital of Morocco?

  1. A. Rabat
  2. B. Marrakesh
  3. C. Casablanca
  4. D. Fez
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Answer: A. Rabat

Rabat is the capital; Casablanca is the largest city.

12.What is the capital of Vietnam?

  1. A. Da Nang
  2. B. Hanoi
  3. C. Ho Chi Minh City
  4. D. Hue
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Answer: B. Hanoi

Hanoi is the capital.

13.What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

  1. A. Dammam
  2. B. Jeddah
  3. C. Riyadh
  4. D. Makkah
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Answer: C. Riyadh

Riyadh is the capital.

14.What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?

  1. A. Abu Dhabi
  2. B. Ajman
  3. C. Sharjah
  4. D. Dubai
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Answer: A. Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE.

15.What is the capital of Afghanistan?

  1. A. Herat
  2. B. Kabul
  3. C. Mazar-i-Sharif
  4. D. Kandahar
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Answer: B. Kabul

Kabul is the capital.

16.What is the capital of Iran?

  1. A. Isfahan
  2. B. Tehran
  3. C. Mashhad
  4. D. Tabriz
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Answer: B. Tehran

Tehran is the capital.

17.What is the capital of Iraq?

  1. A. Erbil
  2. B. Baghdad
  3. C. Mosul
  4. D. Basra
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Answer: B. Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital.

18.What is the capital of Syria?

  1. A. Latakia
  2. B. Aleppo
  3. C. Damascus
  4. D. Homs
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Answer: C. Damascus

Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities.

19.What is the capital of Jordan?

  1. A. Zarqa
  2. B. Irbid
  3. C. Amman
  4. D. Aqaba
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Answer: C. Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan.

20.What is the capital of Egypt?

  1. A. Alexandria
  2. B. Luxor
  3. C. Giza
  4. D. Cairo
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Answer: D. Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

21.What is the capital of Bangladesh?

  1. A. Khulna
  2. B. Sylhet
  3. C. Chittagong
  4. D. Dhaka
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Answer: D. Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital.

22.What is the capital of Nepal?

  1. A. Lalitpur
  2. B. Pokhara
  3. C. Biratnagar
  4. D. Kathmandu
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Answer: D. Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the capital.

23.What is the capital of Bhutan?

  1. A. Phuentsholing
  2. B. Paro
  3. C. Thimphu
  4. D. Punakha
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Answer: C. Thimphu

Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan.

24.What is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka?

  1. A. Jaffna
  2. B. Colombo
  3. C. Kandy
  4. D. Galle
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Answer: B. Colombo

Colombo is the commercial capital; Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital.

25.What is the official (legislative) capital of Sri Lanka?

  1. A. Colombo
  2. B. Anuradhapura
  3. C. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
  4. D. Kandy
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Answer: C. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Parliament sits at Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, a suburb of Colombo.

26.What is the capital of the Maldives?

  1. A. Hulhumalé
  2. B. Fuvahmulah
  3. C. Addu
  4. D. Malé
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Answer: D. Malé

Malé is the capital of the Maldives.

27.What is the capital of China?

  1. A. Hong Kong
  2. B. Guangzhou
  3. C. Beijing
  4. D. Shanghai
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Answer: C. Beijing

Beijing is the capital of China.

28.What is the capital of Japan?

  1. A. Hiroshima
  2. B. Tokyo
  3. C. Kyoto
  4. D. Osaka
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Answer: B. Tokyo

Tokyo is the capital; Kyoto was the old imperial capital.

29.What is the capital of South Korea?

  1. A. Busan
  2. B. Seoul
  3. C. Daegu
  4. D. Incheon
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Answer: B. Seoul

Seoul is the capital.

30.What is the capital of North Korea?

  1. A. Pyongyang
  2. B. Hamhung
  3. C. Seoul
  4. D. Kaesong
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Answer: A. Pyongyang

Pyongyang is the capital.

31.What is the capital of Malaysia?

  1. A. Penang
  2. B. Putrajaya
  3. C. Johor Bahru
  4. D. Kuala Lumpur
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Answer: D. Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital; Putrajaya is the administrative centre.

32.What is the capital of the Philippines?

  1. A. Davao
  2. B. Quezon City
  3. C. Cebu
  4. D. Manila
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Answer: D. Manila

Manila is the capital.

33.What is the capital of Thailand?

  1. A. Pattaya
  2. B. Bangkok
  3. C. Chiang Mai
  4. D. Phuket
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Answer: B. Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital.

34.What is the capital of Uzbekistan?

  1. A. Samarkand
  2. B. Namangan
  3. C. Tashkent
  4. D. Bukhara
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Answer: C. Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital.

35.What is the capital of Tajikistan?

  1. A. Ashgabat
  2. B. Dushanbe
  3. C. Khujand
  4. D. Bishkek
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Answer: B. Dushanbe

Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan.

36.What is the capital of Turkmenistan?

  1. A. Bishkek
  2. B. Dushanbe
  3. C. Ashgabat
  4. D. Mary
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Answer: C. Ashgabat

Ashgabat is the capital.

37.What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?

  1. A. Dushanbe
  2. B. Osh
  3. C. Ashgabat
  4. D. Bishkek
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Answer: D. Bishkek

Bishkek is the capital.

38.What is the capital of Azerbaijan?

  1. A. Tbilisi
  2. B. Baku
  3. C. Yerevan
  4. D. Ganja
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Answer: B. Baku

Baku, on the Caspian Sea, is the capital.

39.What is the capital of Russia?

  1. A. Moscow
  2. B. St Petersburg
  3. C. Kazan
  4. D. Novosibirsk
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Answer: A. Moscow

Moscow is the capital.

40.What is the capital of Ukraine?

  1. A. Kharkiv
  2. B. Odesa
  3. C. Lviv
  4. D. Kyiv
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Answer: D. Kyiv

Kyiv is the capital.

41.What is the capital of Germany?

  1. A. Berlin
  2. B. Frankfurt
  3. C. Bonn
  4. D. Munich
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Answer: A. Berlin

Berlin became the capital of reunited Germany; Bonn was West Germany's capital.

42.What is the capital of Italy?

  1. A. Naples
  2. B. Milan
  3. C. Rome
  4. D. Venice
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Answer: C. Rome

Rome is the capital.

43.What is the capital of Spain?

  1. A. Seville
  2. B. Madrid
  3. C. Valencia
  4. D. Barcelona
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Answer: B. Madrid

Madrid is the capital.

44.What is the capital of Portugal?

  1. A. Lisbon
  2. B. Faro
  3. C. Porto
  4. D. Braga
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Answer: A. Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital.

45.What is the capital of the Netherlands?

  1. A. Rotterdam
  2. B. The Hague
  3. C. Amsterdam
  4. D. Utrecht
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Answer: C. Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the constitutional capital; the government sits in The Hague.

46.What is the capital of Belgium?

  1. A. Ghent
  2. B. Bruges
  3. C. Antwerp
  4. D. Brussels
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Answer: D. Brussels

Brussels is also the main seat of the European Union.

47.What is the capital of Norway?

  1. A. Oslo
  2. B. Helsinki
  3. C. Stockholm
  4. D. Bergen
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Answer: A. Oslo

Oslo is the capital of Norway.

48.What is the capital of Sweden?

  1. A. Oslo
  2. B. Stockholm
  3. C. Gothenburg
  4. D. Copenhagen
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Answer: B. Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

49.What is the capital of Denmark?

  1. A. Aarhus
  2. B. Copenhagen
  3. C. Stockholm
  4. D. Oslo
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Answer: B. Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital.

50.What is the capital of Finland?

  1. A. Tampere
  2. B. Tallinn
  3. C. Turku
  4. D. Helsinki
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Answer: D. Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

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