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Afghanistan : Kabul
Memory hookPicture a cobblestone road in Afghanistan. Kah-bul, Kabul.
Albania : Tirana
Memory hookPicture a tarantula scuttling across Albania. Ta-ran-a, Tirana.
Algeria : Algiers
Memory hookAlgeria keeps its 'Alg', then jeers. Al-jeers, Algiers.
Andorra : Andorra la Vella
Memory hookAndorra just tacks two words onto its own name: Andorra la Vella.
Angola : Luanda
Memory hookPicture a 'loo and a' sink in Angola. Loo-anda, Luanda.
Antigua and Barbuda : Saint John's
Memory hookPicture Saint John sunbathing on an Antigua beach. Saint John's.
Argentina : Buenos Aires
Memory hookArgentina welcomes you with 'good airs', which is exactly what Buenos Aires means. Picture a fresh breeze over the pampas.
Armenia : Yerevan
Memory hookPicture your oven warming a cold day in Armenia. Yer-evan, Yerevan.
Australia : Canberra
Memory hookPicture cracking open a can of beer in Australia. Can-berra, Canberra (not Sydney).
Austria : Vienna
Memory hookPicture an Austrian ostrich munching a wiener sausage. Wiener, Vienna.
Azerbaijan : Baku
Memory hookPicture baking under a fierce sun. Bah-koo, Baku.
Bahamas : Nassau
Memory hookPicture gnawing a conch shell in the Bahamas. Naw-saw, Nassau.
Bahrain : Manama
Memory hookPicture calling out for your mama in Bahrain. Ma-nama, Manama.
Bangladesh : Dhaka
Memory hookPicture a docker working the docks of Bangladesh. Dhaka.
Barbados : Bridgetown
Memory hookPicture a bridge across a Barbados bay. Bridgetown.
Belarus : Minsk
Memory hookPicture Bella in a fancy mink coat. Bella-rus and mink give you Minsk.
Belgium : Brussels
Memory hookEasy link: Belgium is the home of Brussels sprouts. Belgium, Brussels.
Belize : Belmopan
Memory hookBelize keeps its 'Bel', then add a mop and pan. Bel-mopan, Belmopan.
Benin : Porto-Novo
Memory hookBenin's capital means 'new port' in Portuguese: Porto-Novo.
Bhutan : Thimphu
Memory hookPicture sneezing 'thim-PHEW!' high in the Bhutan mountains. Thimphu.
Bolivia : Sucre / La Paz
Memory hookBolivia has two: Sucre (sounds like 'sugar') and La Paz ('the peace'). Sweet and peaceful Bolivia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina : Sarajevo
Memory hookPicture a girl named Sarah yelling 'yay!' in Bosnia. Sarah-yay-vo, Sarajevo.
Botswana : Gaborone
Memory hookPicture a gabby phone in Botswana. Gabo-rone, Gaborone.
Brazil : Brasรญlia
Memory hookBrazil's capital is just its own name dressed up: Brazil, Brasilia.
Brunei : Bandar Seri Begawan
Memory hookBrunei's capital is a mouthful: picture a 'banner very begone'. Bandar Seri Begawan.
Bulgaria : Sofia
Memory hookPicture a burglar hiding behind the sofa. Bulgaria sounds like burglar, Sofia like sofa.
Burkina Faso : Ouagadougou
Memory hookBurkina Faso's fun one: picture a wagon going 'doo-goo'. WAH-gah-DOO-goo, Ouagadougou.
Burundi : Gitega
Memory hookPicture 'getting a' gift in Burundi. Gi-tega, Gitega.
Cabo Verde : Praia
Memory hookCabo Verde, picture praying on the beach ('praia' is Portuguese for beach). Praia.
Cambodia : Phnom Penh
Memory hookPicture a 'nom' (yum) eaten with a pen in Cambodia. P-nom Pen, Phnom Penh.
Cameroon : Yaoundรฉ
Memory hookPicture yawning all day in Cameroon. Ya-ounde, Yaounde.
Canada : Ottawa
Memory hookPicture a Canadian saying 'oh-ta-wa, eh?' Ottawa (not Toronto).
Central African Republic : Bangui
Memory hookPicture a 'bang' plus 'gooey' in the C.A.R. Ban-gui, Bangui.
Chad : N'Djamena
Memory hookPicture a DJ named Mena in Chad. N'Djamena.
Chile : Santiago
Memory hookPicture Santa shivering in chilly Chile. San-tiago, Santiago.
China : Beijing
Memory hookPicture a bee jingling tiny bells in China. Bay-jing, Beijing.
Colombia : Bogotรก
Memory hookPicture yelling 'I gotta go!' in Colombia. Bo-gotta, Bogota.
Comoros : Moroni
Memory hookPicture craving more macaroni in Comoros. Mo-roni, Moroni.
Costa Rica : San Josรฉ
Memory hookCosta Rica means 'rich coast', and its capital is San Jose, Spanish for Saint Joseph.
Croatia : Zagreb
Memory hookPicture a crow in Croatia about to grab something. Za-grab, Zagreb.
Cuba : Havana
Memory hookPicture 'having a' cigar in Cuba. Hav-ana, Havana.
Cyprus : Nicosia
Memory hookPicture a 'nice-oh-see-a' sea view in Cyprus. Ni-cosia, Nicosia.
Czech Republic : Prague
Memory hookTime to check your prog-ress. Czech sounds like check, and points you to Prague.
Denmark : Copenhagen
Memory hookPicture a Dane coping with a huge tub of Haagen-Dazs. Cope-n-hagen, Copenhagen.
Djibouti : Djibouti City
Memory hookDjibouti names its own capital: Djibouti City (say 'ji-BOO-tee').
Dominica : Roseau
Memory hookTiny Dominica (not the Republic). Picture a single rose. Ro-seau, Roseau.
Dominican Republic : Santo Domingo
Memory hookThe Dominican Republic's capital echoes the name: Santo Domingo.
DR Congo : Kinshasa
Memory hookPicture a king shaking hands in DR Congo. Kin-shasa, Kinshasa (the big Congo, south bank).
Ecuador : Quito
Memory hookEcuador sits on the equator, so keep it quiet. 'Kee-to', Quito.
Egypt : Cairo
Memory hookEgypt, picture caring for the pyramids. Care-oh, Cairo.
El Salvador : San Salvador
Memory hookEl Salvador just adds 'San' to a saviour: San Salvador.
Equatorial Guinea : Malabo
Memory hookPicture a mellow fellow in Equatorial Guinea. Mala-bo, Malabo.
Eritrea : Asmara
Memory hookPicture asking 'is mama there?' in Eritrea. As-mara, Asmara.
Estonia : Tallinn
Memory hookPicture Estonia standing really tall. Tall-in, Tallinn.
Eswatini : Mbabane
Memory hookEswatini (old Swaziland), picture a baboon. Mba-bane, Mbabane.
Ethiopia : Addis Ababa
Memory hookEthiopia's Addis Ababa means 'new flower'. Picture 'add this' fresh bloom.
Fiji : Suva
Memory hookPicture a comfy sofa on a Fiji beach. 'Soo-va', Suva.
Finland : Helsinki
Memory hookPicture a fish fin sinking off Finland. Hel-sinky, Helsinki.
France : Paris
Memory hookThe one everyone knows. Picture pears growing by the Eiffel Tower. Pear-is, Paris.
Gabon : Libreville
Memory hookGabon's Libreville means 'free town' in French.
Gambia : Banjul
Memory hookPicture strumming a banjo in Gambia. Ban-jul, Banjul.
Georgia : Tbilisi
Memory hookPicture a wobbly table you steady in Georgia. T-bilisi, Tbilisi.
Germany : Berlin
Memory hookPicture a big, burly German bear. Bear-lin, Berlin.
Ghana : Accra
Memory hookPicture an acre of Ghana gold. Ah-kra, Accra.
Greece : Athens
Memory hookGreasy Greece is the home of the goddess Athena. Athena, Athens.
Grenada : Saint George's
Memory hookPicture Saint George among Grenada's spice trees. Saint George's.
Guatemala : Guatemala City
Memory hookGuatemala names its own capital: Guatemala City.
Guinea : Conakry
Memory hookPicture a conker (chestnut) tree in Guinea. Cona-kry, Conakry.
Guinea-Bissau : Bissau
Memory hookGuinea-Bissau hides its capital in its name: Bissau.
Guyana : Georgetown
Memory hookPicture a guy named George running Guyana. George-town, Georgetown.
Haiti : Port-au-Prince
Memory hookPicture a port where a prince steps ashore in Haiti. Port-au-Prince.
Honduras : Tegucigalpa
Memory hookPicture a 'taco-goose' galloping across Honduras. Te-goo-si-galpa, Tegucigalpa.
Hungary : Budapest
Memory hookHungry? Go grab a Buda-pest sandwich. Hungry sounds like Hungary, and points you to Budapest.
Iceland : Reykjavรญk
Memory hookPicture raking snow across icy Iceland. Rake-ya-vik, Reykjavik.
India : New Delhi
Memory hookPicture a brand-new deli in India. New Deli, New Delhi.
Indonesia : Jakarta
Memory hookPicture a jacked-up cart in Indonesia. Ja-karta, Jakarta.
Iran : Tehran
Memory hookIran ran, then you tear the note. Teh-ran, Tehran.
Iraq : Baghdad
Memory hookPicture packing a bag for dad in Iraq. Bag-dad, Baghdad.
Ireland : Dublin
Memory hookToo much Guinness in Ireland and you start seeing double. Double-in, Dublin.
Israel : Jerusalem
Memory hookIsrael's ancient holy city: Jerusalem.
Italy : Rome
Memory hookPicture yourself roaming the streets of Italy. Roam, Rome.
Ivory Coast : Yamoussoukro
Memory hookIvory Coast's tongue-twister: picture a llama in a 'sue-crow'. Yah-moo-SOO-kro, Yamoussoukro.
Jamaica : Kingston
Memory hookPicture the reggae king on his throne. Kingston, the king's town (with the 'ston').
Japan : Tokyo
Memory hookTokyo is an anagram of Japan's old capital, Kyoto, the same letters rearranged.
Jordan : Amman
Memory hookPicture a man standing alone in Jordan. A-man, Amman.
Kazakhstan : Astana
Memory hookPicture a stunner of a brand-new city in Kazakhstan. A-stana, Astana.
Kenya : Nairobi
Memory hookPicture a robbery nearby in Kenya. Nigh-robby, Nairobi.
Kiribati : South Tarawa
Memory hookKiribati (say 'kiri-bass'). Picture a 'tah-rah-wah' wave rolling in. South Tarawa.
Kosovo : Pristina
Memory hookKosovo keeps everything spotless and pristine. Pristine, Pristina.
Kuwait : Kuwait City
Memory hookKuwait names its own capital: Kuwait City.
Kyrgyzstan : Bishkek
Memory hookPicture a cake named Bish in Kyrgyzstan. Bish-kek, Bishkek.
Laos : Vientiane
Memory hookPicture a van leaning in Laos. Vien-tiane, Vientiane.
Latvia : Riga
Memory hookPicture a big rig truck rolling through Latvia. Rig-a, Riga.
Lebanon : Beirut
Memory hookPicture the coastal bay route in Lebanon. Bay-root, Beirut.
Lesotho : Maseru
Memory hookPicture a maze you run through in Lesotho. Ma-seru, Maseru.
Liberia : Monrovia
Memory hookLiberia was founded by freed Americans; its capital Monrovia honours President Monroe.
Libya : Tripoli
Memory hookPicture a 'triple-y' of ancient towns in Libya. Tri-poli, Tripoli.
Liechtenstein : Vaduz
Memory hookTiny Liechtenstein shrugs, 'what does it matter?' Va-duz, Vaduz.
Lithuania : Vilnius
Memory hookLithuania's legend tells of a villainous iron wolf. Villain, Vilnius.
Luxembourg : Luxembourg City
Memory hookLuxembourg names its own capital: Luxembourg City.
Madagascar : Antananarivo
Memory hookPicture 'aunt Anna arrives' in Madagascar. An-ta-NA-na-REE-vo, Antananarivo.
Malawi : Lilongwe
Memory hookPicture a lily on the way in Malawi. Li-longwe, Lilongwe.
Malaysia : Kuala Lumpur
Memory hookPicture a koala sitting on a lump in Malaysia. Koala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur.
Maldives : Malรฉ
Memory hookPicture a male model on a Maldives beach. Ma-lay, Male.
Mali : Bamako
Memory hookPicture some Bama (Alabama) cocoa in Mali. Bama-ko, Bamako.
Malta : Valletta
Memory hookPicture dropping a malt ball into your wallet on Malta. Wallet-a, Valletta.
Marshall Islands : Majuro
Memory hookPicture a marshal shouting 'major, oh!' Ma-ju-ro, Majuro.
Mauritania : Nouakchott
Memory hookMauritania's capital: picture a 'walk shot' in the desert. Nwak-shot, Nouakchott.
Mauritius : Port Louis
Memory hookMauritius, picture a port named for King Louis. Port Louis.
Mexico : Mexico City
Memory hookMexico names its own capital: Mexico City.
Micronesia : Palikir
Memory hookPicture your pal handing you a key. Pali-kir, Palikir.
Moldova : Chiศinฤu
Memory hookSay it out loud: 'KEY-shi-now'. Picture finding a key in Moldova right now. Chisinau.
Monaco : Monaco
Memory hookMonaco is its own capital. The whole glitzy city-state is the capital.
Mongolia : Ulaanbaatar
Memory hookPicture a llama saying 'baah' in a tar pit. Ulaan-baatar, Ulaanbaatar.
Montenegro : Podgorica
Memory hookPicture a pod of orcas off the coast of Montenegro. Pod-goritsa, Podgorica.
Morocco : Rabat
Memory hookPicture a rabbit hopping in Morocco. Ra-bat, Rabat.
Mozambique : Maputo
Memory hookPicture mom putting something down in Mozambique. Ma-puto, Maputo.
Myanmar : Naypyidaw
Memory hookPicture saying 'nay' to a brand-new city in Myanmar. Nay-pyi-daw, Naypyidaw.
Namibia : Windhoek
Memory hookPicture a windy hook in Namibia. Wind-hook, Windhoek.
Nauru : Yaren (de facto)
Memory hookTiny Nauru. Picture a ball of yarn unspooling. 'Yah-ren', Yaren.
Nepal : Kathmandu
Memory hookPicture a cat and a man: 'cat-man-do'. Kat-mandu, Kathmandu.
Netherlands : Amsterdam
Memory hookPicture a hamster building a dam in the Netherlands. Ham-ster-dam, Amsterdam.
New Zealand : Wellington
Memory hookPicture a beef Wellington served at the bottom of the world. Wellington.
Nicaragua : Managua
Memory hookPicture a man holding a guava in Nicaragua. Man-a-gua, Managua.
Niger : Niamey
Memory hookPicture something 'near me' in Niger. Nia-mey, Niamey (little Niger).
Nigeria : Abuja
Memory hookPicture 'a boozer' in big Nigeria. A-buja, Abuja (vs little Niger's Niamey).
North Korea : Pyongyang
Memory hookPicture a ping-pong ball bouncing in North Korea. Pyong-yang, Pyongyang.
North Macedonia : Skopje
Memory hookPicture peering through a telescope in Macedonia. Scope-ye, Skopje.
Norway : Oslo
Memory hookNo way it sits this 'os-low' (so low)! No-way for Norway, os-low for Oslo.
Oman : Muscat
Memory hookPicture a cat you simply must have in Oman. Mus-cat, Muscat.
Pakistan : Islamabad
Memory hookPicture an island that's 'a bad' spot in Pakistan. Islam-a-bad, Islamabad.
Palau : Ngerulmud
Memory hookPalau's capital is a tongue-twister. Picture a pal who is 'all mud'. Ngerul-mud, Ngerulmud.
Palestine : Ramallah
Memory hookPicture a ram bowing in prayer in Palestine. Ram-allah, Ramallah.
Panama : Panama City
Memory hookPanama names its own capital: Panama City.
Papua New Guinea : Port Moresby
Memory hookAt the port you keep asking for 'more, please'. Port More-sby, Port Moresby.
Paraguay : Asunciรณn
Memory hookPicture the sun rising over Paraguay. A-SOON-cion hides the 'sun', Asuncion.
Peru : Lima
Memory hookPicture munching a lima bean in Peru. Lima.
Philippines : Manila
Memory hookPicture a vanilla-coloured manila folder in the Philippines. Ma-nila, Manila.
Poland : Warsaw
Memory hookHear it as a tiny story: a Pole saw a war. Pole-saw runs straight into War-saw, Warsaw.
Portugal : Lisbon
Memory hookPicture a lizard gnawing a bone in Portugal. Liz-bone, Lisbon.
Qatar : Doha
Memory hookPicture Homer saying 'd'oh!' in Qatar. Doh-ha, Doha.
Republic of the Congo : Brazzaville
Memory hookPicture a brassy town in the Republic of the Congo. Brazza-ville (the small Congo, north bank).
Romania : Bucharest
Memory hookIn Romania, you book a rest. Book-a-rest, Bucharest.
Russia : Moscow
Memory hookPicture a Russian moose mooing like a cow. Moose-cow, Moscow.
Rwanda : Kigali
Memory hookPicture a key galley in Rwanda. Ki-gali, Kigali.
Saint Kitts and Nevis : Basseterre
Memory hookPicture a bass guitar resting on the earth (terre) in Saint Kitts. Bass-terre, Basseterre.
Saint Lucia : Castries
Memory hookPicture casting a fishing line off Saint Lucia. Cas-tries, Castries.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : Kingstown
Memory hookSaint Vincent's king's town has no 's-t-o-n': Kingstown (vs Jamaica's Kingston).
Samoa : Apia
Memory hookPicture an ape eating a pie in Samoa. A-pia, Apia.
San Marino : San Marino City
Memory hookSan Marino names its own capital: San Marino City.
Sao Tome and Principe : Sรฃo Tomรฉ
Memory hookSao Tome's capital shares its name: Sao Tome (Saint Thomas).
Saudi Arabia : Riyadh
Memory hookPicture getting ready for the desert in Saudi Arabia. Ri-yadh, Riyadh.
Senegal : Dakar
Memory hookPicture 'the car' rally in Senegal. Da-kar, Dakar.
Serbia : Belgrade
Memory hookPicture a Serbian teacher handing back a B grade. Bel-grade, Belgrade.
Seychelles : Victoria
Memory hookPicture Queen Victoria on a tropical isle. Victoria, Seychelles.
Sierra Leone : Freetown
Memory hookSierra Leone, a home for freed slaves, has a capital called Freetown.
Singapore : Singapore
Memory hookSingapore is its own capital: the city is the whole country.
Slovakia : Bratislava
Memory hookPicture a bratty kid melting like hot lava. Brat-is-lava, Bratislava.
Slovenia : Ljubljana
Memory hookSay 'I love ya' with a big yawn. Lyoob-lyana, Ljubljana.
Solomon Islands : Honiara
Memory hookPicture honey poured across the Solomons. Hon-iara, Honiara.
Somalia : Mogadishu
Memory hookPicture a 'mug of dish-you' in Somalia. Moga-dishu, Mogadishu.
South Africa : Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein
Memory hookSouth Africa has three: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial).
South Korea : Seoul
Memory hookPicture your very soul in South Korea. Soul, Seoul.
South Sudan : Juba
Memory hookPicture a jubilee in South Sudan. Ju-ba, Juba.
Spain : Madrid
Memory hookSunny Spain is finally 'mad rid' of the rain. Mad-rid, Madrid.
Sri Lanka : Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Memory hookSri Lanka's official capital is a tongue-twister suburb of Colombo: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
Sudan : Khartoum
Memory hookPicture a 'car tomb' where the two Niles meet in Sudan. Khar-toum, Khartoum.
Suriname : Paramaribo
Memory hookSay 'pair-a-marry-bo'. Picture a pair getting married with a bow in Suriname. Paramaribo.
Sweden : Stockholm
Memory hookPicture a Swede stocking his home with meatballs. Stock-holm, Stockholm.
Switzerland : Bern
Memory hookPicture Swiss cheese left on the stove until it starts to burn. Burn, Bern (not Zurich or Geneva).
Syria : Damascus
Memory hookPicture fine damask cloth woven in Syria. Da-mascus, Damascus.
Taiwan : Taipei
Memory hookTaiwan keeps its 'Tai', then add 'pay'. Tai-pei, Taipei.
Tajikistan : Dushanbe
Memory hookPicture Shawn doing chores by a bay in Tajikistan. Du-shanbe, Dushanbe.
Tanzania : Dodoma
Memory hookPicture a 'dough mama' in Tanzania. Do-doma, Dodoma (not Dar es Salaam).
Thailand : Bangkok
Memory hookPicture a bang on a rooster ('kok') in Thailand. Bang-kok, Bangkok.
Timor-Leste : Dili
Memory hookPicture dilly-dallying in Timor-Leste. Dili.
Togo : Lomรฉ
Memory hookPicture saying 'oh, lo-may' in Togo. Lo-me, Lome.
Tonga : Nukuสปalofa
Memory hookPicture a fresh new loaf of bread in Tonga. Nuku-a-loaf-a, Nukualofa.
Trinidad and Tobago : Port of Spain
Memory hookPicture a Spanish galleon docked in port. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Tunisia : Tunis
Memory hookTunisia hides its capital in its name: Tunis.
Turkey : Ankara
Memory hookPicture an anchor dropped in Turkey. An-kara, Ankara (not Istanbul).
Turkmenistan : Ashgabat
Memory hookPicture ash on a bat that won't stop gabbing in Turkmenistan. Ash-gabat, Ashgabat.
Tuvalu : Funafuti
Memory hookPicture a funny footy (football) match in Tuvalu. Funa-futi, Funafuti.
Uganda : Kampala
Memory hookPicture a camp with a pal in Uganda. Kam-pala, Kampala.
Ukraine : Kyiv
Memory hookPicture a crane lifting a chicken Kyiv. U-crane, and say 'keev', Kyiv.
United Arab Emirates : Abu Dhabi
Memory hookPicture Aladdin's monkey Abu in the UAE. Abu Dhabi (not Dubai).
United Kingdom : London
Memory hookThe famous one. Picture London Bridge falling down in the UK. London.
United States : Washington D.C.
Memory hookThe USA's capital is Washington, D.C., named for George Washington.
Uruguay : Montevideo
Memory hookPicture filming a video on a mountain in Uruguay. Monte (mountain) plus video, Montevideo.
Uzbekistan : Tashkent
Memory hookPicture cash you stashed and sent in Uzbekistan. Tash-kent, Tashkent.
Vanuatu : Port Vila
Memory hookPicture a seaside villa at the port. Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Vatican City : Vatican City
Memory hookVatican City is its own capital, the tiniest country, tucked inside Rome.
Venezuela : Caracas
Memory hookPicture cracking crackers in Venezuela. Ca-rack-as, Caracas.
Vietnam : Hanoi
Memory hookPicture a loud laugh that annoys: 'ha! noy'. Ha-noi, Hanoi.
Yemen : Sanaa
Memory hookPicture relaxing in a hot sauna in Yemen. Sah-nah, Sanaa.
Zambia : Lusaka
Memory hookPicture a 'loose sacker' in Zambia. Lu-saka, Lusaka.
Zimbabwe : Harare
Memory hookPicture a 'ha-rah-ray' cheer in Zimbabwe. Ha-rare, Harare.