Whether you need information about currencies, languages, provinces, politics, or common practices in a country or region, we can put our knowledge of international resources and information sources to use for you – finding the information you want efficiently and effectively. We maintain a database of information on countries and territories for our publications. This information can be tailored to your needs with specialized updates to meet your scheduling requirements. For a complete list of the data available, email Merry Law.
With years of experience in international research and publishing, WorldVu has the expertise to assist you with you information needs. Put our expertise and experience to work for you! Contact us for more information.
| country | capital | region | formal name in English | founded (former colonizer) | area in sq. mi. | area in sq. km. | population | languages |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | South Asia | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | 1881 (United Kingdom) | 251826 | 652229 | 25,838,797 (65+ 3%) | Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Turkic languages |
| Albania | Tirana | East Europe | Republic of Albania | 1912 (Turkey) | 11100 | 28749 | 3,490,435 (65+ 7%) | Albanian*, Greek |
| Algeria | Algiers | North Africa | People's Democratic Algerian Republic | 1962 (France) | 919595 | 2381751 | 31,193,917 (65+ 4%) | Arabic*, French, Berber dialects |
| American Samoa | Pago Pago | Oceania | Territory of American Samoa | Territory of the United States | 77 | 199 | 57,902 (65+ 3.1%) | Samoan, English |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | West Europe | Principality of Andorra | 1278 | 175 | 453 | 66,824 (65+ 13%) | Catalan*, French, Castilian Spanish |
| Angola | Luanda | South Africa | Republic of Angola | 1975 (Portugal) | 481354 | 1246707 | 10,145,267 (65+ 3%) | Portuguese*, Bantu languages |
| Anguilla | The Valley | Caribbean | Anguilla | U.K. possession | 35 | 91 | 13,008 (65+ 6.8%) | English* |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | Caribbean | Antigua & Barbuda | 1981 (United Kingdom) | 171 | 443 | 66,422 (65+ 5%) | English*, local dialects |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | South America | Argentine Republic | 1816 (Spain) | 1073519 | 2780414 | 36,955,182 (65+ 10%) | Spanish*, English, Italian, German, French |
| Armenia | Yerevan | West Asia | Republic of Armenia | 1991 (U.S.S.R.) | 11506 | 29801 | 3,344,336 (65+ 10%) | Armenian, Russian |
| Aruba | Oranjestad | Caribbean | Aruba | Netherlands possession | 75 | 194 | 71,218 (65+ 11.4%) | Dutch*, Papiamento, English, Spanish |
| Australia | Canberra | Southern Pacific | Commonwealth of Australia | 1901 (United Kingdom) | 2966155 | 7682341 | 19,169,083 (65+ 12%) | English, native languages |
| Austria | Vienna | Central Europe | Republic of Austria | 1918 | 32377 | 83856 | 8,131,111 (65+ 15%) | German |
| Azerbaijan | Baku (Baki) | West Asia | Azerbaijani Republic | 1991 (U.S.S.R.) | 33436 | 86599 | 7,748,163 (65+ 7%) | Azeri, Russian, Armenian |
| Bahamas, The | Nassau | Caribbean | Commonwealth of The Bahamas | 1973 (United Kingdom) | 5382 | 13939 | 283,705 (65+ 6%) | English, Creole |
| Bahrain | Manama | Middle East | Kingdom of Bahrain | 1971 (United Kingdom) | 267 | 692 | 629,090 (65+ 3%) | Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | South Asia | People's Republic of Bangladesh | 1971 (Pakistan) | 55598 | 143999 | 129,194,224 (65+ 4%) | Bangla*, English |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Caribbean | Barbados | 1966 (United Kingdom) | 166 | 430 | 274,540 (65+ 9%) | English |
| Belarus | Minsk | East Europe | Republic of Belarus | 1991 (U.S.S.R) | 80155 | 207601 | 10,366,719 (65+ 13%) | Byelorussian, Russian |
| Belgium | Brussels | West Europe | Kingdom of Belgium | 1830 (The Netherlands) | 11783 | 30518 | 10,241,506 (65+ 16%) | Dutch, French, German, legally bilingual |
| Belize | Belmopan | Central America | Belize | 1981 (United Kingdom) | 8866 | 22963 | 249,183 (65+ 3%) | English*, Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna |
| Benin | Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government. | West Africa | Republic of Benin | 1960 (France) | 43475 | 112600 | 6,305,567 (65+ 3%) | French*, Fon, Yoruba, tribal languages |
| Bermuda | Hamilton | North America | Bermuda | U.K. possession | 21 | 54 | 64,935 (65+ 11.7%) | English*, Portuguese |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | South Asia | Kingdom of Bhutan | 1949 (India) | 17954 | 46501 | 1,951,965 (65+ 4%) | Dzongkha*, Tibetan, Nepali |
| Bolivia | La Paz is the seat of government and Sucre is the legal capital and seat of the judiciary. | South America | Republic of Bolivia | 1825 (Spain) | 424165 | 1098587 | 8,152,620 (65+ 4%) | Spanish*, Quechua*, Aymara* |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Central Europe | Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina | 1991 (Yugoslavia) | 19741 | 51129 | 3,482,495 (65+ 9%) | Serbo-Croatian |
| Botswana | Gaborone | South Africa | Republic of Botswana | 1966 (United Kingdom) | 224711 | 582001 | 1,464,167 (65+ 4%) | English*, Setswana |
| Brazil | Brasilia | South America | Federative Republic of Brazil | 1822 (Portugal) | 3286500 | 8512035 | 171,853,126 (65+ 5%) | Portuguese*, Spanish, English, French |
| British Virgin Islands | Road Town | Caribbean | British Virgin Islands | U.K. possession | 59 | 153 | 22,187 (65+ 5%) | English* |
| British West Indies - see individual islands | ||||||||
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Southeast Asia | Negara Brunei Darussalam | 1984 (United Kingdom) | 2226 | 5765 | 336,376 (65+ 3%) | Malay*, English, Chinese |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | East Europe | Republic of Bulgaria | 1908 (Turkey) | 42855 | 110994 | 7,796,694 (65+ 16%) | Bulgarian, minority ethnic languages |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | West Africa | Burkina Faso | 1960 (France) | 105869 | 274201 | 11,575,898 (65+ 3%) | French*, tribal languages |
| Burma -- see Myanmar | ||||||||
| Burundi | Bujumbura | Central Africa | Republic of Burundi | 1962 (Belgium) | 10745 | 27830 | 5,735,937 (65+ 3%) | |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Southeast Asia | Kingdom of Cambodia | 1953 (France) | 69898 | 181036 | 11,626,520 (65+ 3%) | Khmer*, French |
| Cameroon | Yaounde | Central Africa | Republic of Cameroon | 1960 (France) | 183568 | 475441 | 15,456,092 (65+ 3%) | African languages, English*, French* |
| Canada | Ottawa | North America | Canada | 1867 (United Kingdom) | 3849674 | 9970656 | 31,281,092 (65+ 13%) | English*, French* |
| Cape Verde | Praia | West Africa | Republic of Cape Verde | 1975 (Portugal) | 1557 | 4033 | 401,343 (65+ 6%) | Portuguese, Criolo |
| Cayman Islands | George Town | Caribbean | Cayman Islands | British Crown colony | 100 | 259 | 43,103 (65+ 8%) | English |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Central Africa | Central African Republic | 1960 (France) | 240535 | 622986 | 3,444,951 (65+ 4%) | French*, Sangho, Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Central Africa | Republic of Chad | 1960 (France) | 495755 | 1284005 | 8,424,504 (65+ 3%) | French*, Arabic*, Sara, Sangho |
| Channel Islands - see Guernsey or Jersey | ||||||||
| Chile | Santiago | South America | Republic of Chile | 1810 (Spain) | 292135 | 756630 | 15,153,797 (65+ 7%) | Spanish |
| China - see also Hong Kong and Macao | Beijing | East Asia | People's Republic of China | 221 B.C.E. | 3689631 | 9556144 | 1,261,832,482 (65+ 7%) | Mandarin, Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka, minority ethnic languages |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | West Island | Southeast Asia | Territory of Cocos Islands | territory of Australia | 5 | 14 | 629 | Malay dialect, English |
| Colombia | Bogota | South America | Republic of Colombia | 1810 (Spain) | 440831 | 1141752 | 39,685,655 (65+ 5%) | Spanish |
| Comoros | Moroni | South Africa | Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros | 1975 (France) | 863 | 2235 | 578,400 (65+ 3%) | Arabic*, French*, Comoran |
| Congo (cap. Brazzaville) | Brazzaville | Central Africa | Congo, Republic of | 1960 (France) | 132047 | 342002 | 2,716,814 (65+ 4%) | French*, African languages |
| Congo (cap. Kinshasa) | Kinshasa | Central Africa | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1960 (Belgium) | 905446 | 2345105 | 50,481,305 (65+ 3%) | French*, Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| Cook Islands | Avarua | Oceania | Cook Islands | 1965 (New Zealand) | 91 | 236 | 21,200 | English*, Maori |
| Costa Rica | San Jose | Central America | Republic of Costa Rica | 1821 (Spain) | 19730 | 51101 | 3,710,558 (65+ 5%) | Spanish*, English |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro | West Africa | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | 1960 (France) | 124518 | 322502 | 15,818,068 (65+ 2%) | |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Central Europe | Republic of Croatia | 1991 (Yugoslavia) | 21829 | 56537 | 4,282,216 (65+ 15%) | Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, German |
| Cuba | Havana | Caribbean | Republic of Cuba | 1902 (Spain) | 42804 | 110862 | 11,141,997 (65+ 10%) | Spanish |
| Curacao - see Netherlands Antilles | ||||||||
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Middle East | Republic of Cyprus | 1960 (United Kingdom) | 3571 | 9249 | 758,363 (65+ 11%) | Greek, Turkish, English |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Central Europe | Czech Republic | 1993 | 30450 | 78866 | 10,272,179 (65+ 14%) | Czech, Slovak |
| Czechoslovakia - see Czech Republic and Slovakia | ||||||||
| Denmark | Copenhagen | North Europe | Kingdom of Denmark | about 980 | 16639 | 43095 | 5,336,394 (65+ 15%) | Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic, German |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | East Africa | Republic of Djibouti | 1977 (France) | 8958 | 23201 | 451,442 (65+ 2%) | French*, Arabic*, Somali, Afar |
| Dominica | Roseau | Caribbean | Commonwealth of Dominica | 1978 (United Kingdom) | 305 | 790 | 71,540 (65+ 8%) | English*, French patois |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Caribbean | Dominican Republic | 1844 (Haiti) | 18704 | 48443 | 8,442,533 (65+ 5%) | Spanish |
| East Timor- see Timor-Leste | ||||||||
| Ecuador | Quito | South America | Republic of Ecuador | 1822 (Spain) | 105037 | 272046 | 12,920,092 (65+ 4%) | Spanish*, Quechua |
| Egypt | Cairo | North Africa | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1922 (United Kingdom) | 386662 | 1001455 | 68,359,979 (65+ 4%) | Arabic*, English, French |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Central America | Republic of El Salvador | 1821 (Spain) | 8124 | 21041 | 6,122,515 (65+ 5%) | Spanish, Nahua |
| England - see United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Central Africa | Republic of Equatorial Guinea | 1968 (Spain) | 10831 | 28052 | 474,214 (65+ 3%) | Spanish*, pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo |
| Eritrea | Asmara | East Africa | State of Eritrea | 1993 (Ethiopia) | 36170 | 93680 | 4,135,933 (65+ 3%) | Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Italian, Tigre/Kunama, Tigrinya |
| Estonia | Tallinn | North Europe | Republic of Estonia | 1991 (U.S.S.R.) | 17413 | 45100 | 1,431,471 (65+ 14%) | Estonian*, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | East Africa | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | 1270 | 446953 | 1157608 | 59,680,383 (65+ 3%) | Amharic*, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic, English |
| Falkland Islands | Stanley | South America | Colony of the Falkland Islands | U.K. possession | 4700 | 12173 | 2,967 | English*, Spanish |
| Faroe Islands or Færoe Islands | Torshavn | North Europe | Faroe Islands | Danish possession | 540 | 1399 | 46,662 (65+ 13.7%) | Faroese, Danish |
| Fiji | Suva | Oceania | Republic of the Fiji Islands | 1970 (United Kingdom) | 7056 | 18275 | 832,494 (65+ 4%) | English*, Fijian, Hindustani |
| Finland | Helsinki | North Europe | Republic of Finland | 1809 (Russia) | 130559 | 338148 | 5,167,486 (65+ 15%) | Finnish*, Swedish*, Lapp, Russian |
| France | Paris | West Europe | French Republic | 468 | 211208 | 547029 | 59,329,691 (65+ 16%) | French, Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish |
| French Antilles - see individual islands | ||||||||
| French Guiana | Cayenne | South America | French Guiana | Department of France | 33399 | 86503 | 191,309 (65+ 5.9%) | French |
| French Polynesia | Papeete | Oceania | French Polynesia | Territory of France | 1359 | 3520 | 266,339 (65+ 5.7%) | French*, Tahitian* |
| Fyrom - see Macedonia | ||||||||
| Gabon | Libreville | Central Africa | Gabonese Republic | 1960 (France) | 103347 | 267669 | 1,225,853 (65+ 6%) | French*, Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi |
| Gambia, The | Banjul | West Africa | Republic of The Gambia | 1965 (United Kingdom) | 4127 | 10689 | 1,367,124 (65+ 3%) | English*, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula |
| Georgia | T'bilisi | West Asia | Republic of Georgia | 1991 (U.S.S.R.) | 26911 | 69699 | 5,019,538 (65+ 13%) | Georgian*, Russian, Armenian, Azeri |
| Germany | Berlin | West Europe | Federal Republic of Germany | 1871 | 137822 | 356959 | 82,797,408 (65+ 16%) | German |
| Ghana | Accra | West Africa | Republic of Ghana | 1957 (United Kingdom) | 92098 | 238534 | 18,887,626 (65+ 3%) | English*, Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, Ga |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | West Europe | Gibraltar | Dependency of United Kingdom | 3 | 6 | 27,833 (65+ 15.8%) | English*, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| Great Britain - see United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Greece | Athens | East Europe | Hellenic Republic | 1821 (Turkey) | 50949 | 131958 | 10,601,527 (65+ 18%) | Greek*, English, French |
| Greenland | Nuuk | North Europe | Greenland | Danish possession | 840004 | 2175610 | 56,384 (65+ 6%) | Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
| Grenada | Saint George's | Caribbean | Grenada | 1974 (United Kingdom) | 133 | 344 | 89,018 (65+ 4%) | English*, French patois |
| Grenadin Islands - see St. Vincent and Grenadines | ||||||||
| Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | Caribbean | Guadeloupe | Department of France | 687 | 1779 | 444,515 (65+ 9%) | French*, Creole patois |
| Guam | Hagatna (Agana) | Oceania | Guam | U.S. possession | 209 | 541 | 166,090 (65+ 6.3%) | English, Chamorro, Japanese |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Central America | Republic of Guatemala | 1821 (Spain) | 42042 | 108889 | 12,639,939 (65+ 4%) | Spanish, Indian languages (Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi) |
| Guernsey | Saint Peter Port | West Europe | Bailiwick of Guernsey | British Crown colony | 30 | 78 | 65,031 (65+ 17.6%) | English*, French*, Norman-French dialect |
| Guiana - see French Guiana | ||||||||
| Guinea | Conakry | West Africa | Republic of Guinea | 1958 (France) | 94926 | 245858 | 7,466,200 (65+ 3%) | French*, tribal languages |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | West Africa | Republic of Guinea-Bissau | 1974 (Portugal) | 13948 | 36125 | 1,285,715 (65+ 3%) | Portuguese*, Criolo, African languages |
| Guyana (see also French Guiana) | Georgetown | South America | Cooperative Republic of Guyana | 1966 (United Kingdom) | 83000 | 214970 | 705,156 (65+ 5%) | English, Amerindian dialects |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Caribbean | Republic of Haiti | 1804 (France) | 10714 | 27749 | 6,884,264 (65+ 4%) | French*, Creole |
| Hawaii - see United States | ||||||||
| Holy See - see Vatican City | ||||||||
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Central America | Republic of Honduras | 1821 (Spain) | 43277 | 112087 | 5,997,327 (65+ 3%) | Spanish, Indian dialects |
| Hong Kong - see also China | Victoria | East Asia | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [of China] Also transliterated as Hongkong. | Special Administrative Region of China | 414 | 1072 | 6,855,125 (65+ 12.5%) | Cantonese Chinese*, English* |
| Hungary | Budapest | Central Europe | Republic of Hungary | 1920 | 35919 | 93030 | 10,138,844 (65+ 15%) | Hungarian |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | North Europe | Republic of Iceland | 1944 (Denmark) | 39769 | 103002 | 276,365 (65+ 12%) | Icelandic |
| India | New Delhi | South Asia | Republic of India | 1947 (United Kingdom) | 1237062 | 3203991 | 1,014,003,817 (65+ 4%) | Indo-English, Hindi*, Bengali*, Telugu*, Marathi*, Tamil*, Urdu*, Gujarati*, Malayalam*, Kannada*, Oriya*, Punjabi*, Assamese*, Kashmiri*, Sindhi*, Sanskrit*, Hindustani |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Southeast Asia | Republic of Indonesia | 1945 (The Netherlands) | 752410 | 1948742 | 224,784,210 (65+ 4%) | Bahasa Indonesia, English, Dutch, Javanese |
| Iran | Tehran | Middle East | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1502 | 632457 | 1638064 | 65,619,636 (65+ 5%) | Persian, Turkic, Kurdish, Luri, Baloch, Arabic, Turkish |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Middle East | Republic of Iraq | 1932 (United Kingdom) | 169235 | 438319 | 22,675,617 (65+ 3%) | Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian |
| Ireland | Dublin | West Europe | Ireland | 1921 (United Kingdom) |