The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s).

• In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states
  • The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
  • Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN observer state), which is generally recognized as a sovereign state
• In bold italics: states with limited recognition and associated states not members of the United Nations
  • De facto sovereign states with partial international recognition, such as the State of Palestine, the Republic of Kosovo and Taiwan
  • De facto sovereign states lacking general international recognition
  • Cook Islands and Niue, two associated states of New Zealand without UN membership
• In italics: non-sovereign territories that are recognized by the UN as part of some member state
  • Dependent territories
  • Special territories recognized by international treaty (such as the special administrative regions of China)
  • Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments of France)

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