States and their capitals alphabetically. Foreign Europe - countries and capitals

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How many capitals European states Can an adult say? Without prior preparation, perhaps no more than twenty. Not everyone can verbally provide a complete list of the capitals of European states. There are forty-four in all. This article presents the capitals of European states in alphabetical order.

A small introduction

Before naming the capital of a European state, which ranks first in our list, it is worth saying that cities can be classified according to various criteria. And by area, and by population, and by age. But in this article, we will not give preference to any city. All of them will be named exclusively in alphabetical order. You can tell a lot about the capitals of European cities, but only brief information is presented below.

On "A"

Amsterdam is the capital of the European state of the Netherlands. The exact date of foundation is unknown, but the first information about the city dates back to the beginning of the 13th century. In the 14th century, Amsterdam became a major trading center.

Andorra la Vella- the main and largest city of the country called Andorra. A little more than 20 thousand people live here and are interesting monuments architecture dating back to the Middle Ages.

Which city is the capital of Greece? Even a child can answer this question. Athens is the city where the government of the country sits, which, according to legend, has everything.

On "B"

Belgrade is the capital of a European state, founded earlier than Berlin, Paris and others famous cities. Under the modern name, it was first mentioned in the ninth century.

There are many European states and their capitals. But there is a city in whose history there is an incredible fact. For several decades, it was divided into two parts by a high wall. This is the city of Berlin.

What is the name of the capital of the state in which the best chocolate and cheese are produced? Berne! And it is perhaps one of the most picturesque cities in the world. However, the one named below is not inferior to him in the beauty of urban landscapes.

In the center of Europe is a city that was once the capital of Hungary, but today it leads Slovakia. This is Bratislava.

The capital of Belgium is a small city with a complicated history - Brussels. About 150 thousand people live here. At the same time, the population is quite heterogeneous in ethnic terms.

Budapest was founded at the end of the 19th century. It is the largest city in Hungary.

Bucharest hosts major cultural events economic life Romania. Its population is 180 thousand people.

On "B"

There is a very tiny country in Europe in which they speak exclusively German. It gained independence in the sixties of the XIX century. In the capital of this state - Vaduz - only five and a half thousand people live.

Valletta is the economic and political center of Malta.

Warsaw is an old European city that was almost completely destroyed during the most terrible war of the 20th century.

The name of which capital is consonant with the name of the state in which it is located? Of course, the Vatican.

Which city hosts the most famous music festivals? Of course, in the Austrian capital - in Vienna.

And finally, which Baltic city starts with "B"? Many of these can be named. But only one of them is the capital. This is Vilnius.

From "G" to "L"

by the most big city of those located on the island of Ireland is Dublin. And the largest in Croatia is Zagreb. On the picturesque shores Dnieper stretched majestic ancient Kyiv. And on the river Bic, which flows into the Dniester, is Chisinau. The cultural, governmental and economic center of Denmark is Copenhagen. The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.

Even schoolchildren, for whom geography is the most hated subject, know that the main city in the country, so often called Foggy Albion, is London. But they are unlikely to be able to answer the question of where the main political and economic institutions of Slovenia are located. And they are all concentrated in Ljubljana. Another capital whose name coincides with the name of the state is Luxembourg.

From "M" to "O"

Madrid is located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula - main city countries of bullfighting and flamenco. And on southeastern slope of the Minsk Upland stands Minsk, founded in the tenth century. The next item on this long list is the capital of the largest state in the world. It is sometimes called White Stone, although in architectural ensemble, located in the very center, completely different shades prevail. Just like Rome, it stands on seven hills. Of course, this is Moscow. And after it in our list is the largest Norwegian city - Oslo.

From "P" to "X"

The Eiffel Tower, the Champ de Mars, the Seine River are all symbols of Paris. And what associations do people have when they hear the name of the Montenegrin capital? If he has been to Podgorica, then he may remember the Cathedral Church or the palace complex of King Nikola I Petrovich-Negosh. But the symbols of Prague are considered to be St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge and the Powder Tower.

Among European capitals there is one whose name can be translated into Russian as "smoking bay". This is Reykjavik, a city located on the Seltjadnarnes peninsula. The political center of Latvia is Riga. And the capital of Italy bears the name of the once powerful empire, the birthplace of Julius Caesar: Rome.

San Marino is the capital of the state of the same name. Sarajevo is the political and economic center of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Skopje is the birthplace of the famous Mother Teresa and the capital of Macedonia. And what can be said about the Swedish capital? Several decades ago, most of the inhabitants of our country associated this city with self-confident Carlson. Today, Russian citizens have a deeper knowledge of the culture of Stockholm.

Our list has come to an end. It remains to name only three cities. We are talking about the capitals of Estonia, Albania and Finland. The political, economic and cultural centers of these states are Tallinn, Tirana and Helsinki, respectively.

Europe is part of the world, which, together with the other part of the world, Asia, forms a single continent - Eurasia. On its vast territory there are 44 independent states. But not all of them are part of Foreign Europe.

Foreign Europe

In 1991, the international organization CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) was established. Today it includes the following states: Russia, Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. In relation to them, the countries of Foreign Europe are singled out. There are 40 of them. This figure does not include dependent states - possessions of a state that are not formally its territory: Akrotili and Dhekelia (Great Britain), Aland (Finland), Guernsey (Great Britain), Gibraltar (Great Britain), Jersey (Great Britain) ), Isle of Man (UK), Faroe islands(Denmark), Svalbard (Norway), Jan Mayen (Norway).

In addition, this list does not include unrecognized countries: Kosovo, Transnistria, Sealand.

Rice. 1 Map of Foreign Europe

Geographical position

The states of Foreign Europe occupy a relatively small area - 5.4 km2. The length of their lands from north to south is 5000 km, and from west to east - more than 3000 km. extreme point to the north is the island of Svalbard, and to the south - the island of Crete. This region surrounded by seas on three sides. In the west and south it is washed by the waters Atlantic Ocean. Geographically Foreign Europe divided by region:

Western : Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, France, Switzerland;
Northern : Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia;
South : Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vatican, Greece, Spain, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro;
Eastern : Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic.

From ancient times to the present day, the development of Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Great Britain, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, the Netherlands is inextricably linked with the sea. In the west, it is difficult to find a place that would be more than 480 km away from the water, and in the east - 600 km.

general characteristics

The countries of Foreign Europe vary in size. Among them are large, medium, small and "dwarf" states. The latter include the Vatican, San Marino, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Malta. As for the population, one can mainly observe countries with a small number of citizens - about 10 million people. According to the form of government, the vast majority of countries are republics. In second place are constitutional monarchies: Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Monaco, Denmark, Spain, Great Britain, Andorra, Belgium. And at the last step in the singular - the theocratic monarchy: the Vatican. The administrative-territorial structure is also heterogeneous. The majority are unitary states. Spain, Switzerland, Serbia, Montenegro, Germany, Austria, Belgium are countries with a federal structure.

Rice. 2 Developed countries of Europe and their capitals

Socio-economic classification

In 1993, the idea of European unification received a new breath: that year the treaty establishing the European Union was signed. At the first stage, some countries opposed joining the ranks of such an association (Norway, Sweden, Austria, Finland). Total countries that are part of the modern EU - 28. They are united not only by the name. First of all, they "profess" a common economy (single currency), a common domestic and foreign policy, as well as a security policy. But within this alliance, not everything is so smooth and uniform. It has its leaders - Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy. They account for about 70% of the total GDP and more than half of the population of the European Union. The following are small countries, which are divided into subgroups:

Foreign Europe: countries and capitals

The following table lists the countries and capitals of Overseas Europe in alphabetical order:

*The country*	*Capital*	*Territorial device*	*Political system*
		Federation	Republic

	Andorra la Vella	unitary	Republic
	Brussels	Federation	A constitutional monarchy
Bulgaria		unitary	Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina		unitary	Republic
		Theocratic monarchy
	Budapest	unitary	Republic
United Kingdom		unitary	A constitutional monarchy
Germany		Federation	Republic
		unitary	Republic
	Copenhagen	unitary	A constitutional monarchy
Ireland		unitary	Republic
Iceland	Reykjavik	unitary	Republic
		unitary	A constitutional monarchy
		unitary	Republic
		unitary	Republic
		unitary	Republic
Liechtenstein		unitary	constitutional monarchy
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	unitary	constitutional monarchy
Macedonia		unitary	Republic
	Valletta	unitary	Republic
		unitary	constitutional monarchy
Netherlands	Amsterdam	unitary	constitutional monarchy
Norway		unitary	constitutional monarchy
		unitary	Republic
Portugal	Lisbon	unitary	Republic
	Bucharest	unitary	Republic
San Marino	San Marino	unitary	Republic
		unitary	Republic
Slovakia	Bratislava	unitary	Republic
Slovenia		unitary	Republic
Finland	Helsinki	unitary	Republic
		unitary	Republic
Montenegro	Podgorica	unitary	Republic
		unitary	Republic
Croatia		unitary	Republic
Switzerland		Federation	Republic
	Stockholm	unitary	constitutional monarchy
		unitary	Republic

What have we learned?

In this article, we talked about the countries and main cities of Foreign Europe. Foreign Europe is a region of Europe. What is included in its composition? It includes all countries located in the European part of Eurasia, except for the states belonging to the CIS. On the territory of Foreign Europe, there is an association of the European Union, which has united 28 states under its roof.

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Knowing geography is not only interesting, but also necessary. Every person dreams of traveling, and in order for the dream to come true, you need to start with the fact that you will know the name of the (heart) capital of a state. Below is a list of capital cities around the world. In this article, you will learn not only which countries are in the world, but their capitals.

Let's start with the European part of the earth.

Europe- part of the world in the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth, washed by the seas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, has an area of \u200b\u200babout 10 million km? and a population of approximately 742.5 million.

State Capital

Netherlands Amsterdam

Capital and The largest city Netherlands. It has been the capital of the kingdom since 1814. It is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country at the mouth of the rivers Amstel and IJ. Amsterdam is connected by the Nordsee Canal to the North Sea.

Andorra Andorra la Vella

The capital and largest city of Andorra, one of the seven parishes into which the country is divided. Population: 22,615 Area: 12 km².

Greece Athens

Capital of Greece. It is located in the historical region of Attica and is the economic, cultural and administrative center of the country. The city is named after the goddess of war and wisdom, Athena, who was the patron of the ancient policy. Athens has rich history; in the classical period, the city-state reached the pinnacle of its development, defining many trends in the development of later European culture. So the names of the philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, who laid the foundations of European philosophy, the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, who stood at the origins of the drama, are associated with the city; The political system of ancient Athens was democracy.

Serbia Belgrade

The capital and largest city of Serbia. One of the most ancient cities in Europe. The first settlements on its territory date back to the existence of the Vinca archaeological culture.

Germany Berlin

The capital and largest city of Germany, the second most populated and the fifth largest city in the European Union. It is one of 16 states in Germany.

Switzerland Bern

City of federal importance, the actual capital of Switzerland. Capital of the German-speaking canton of Bern and county seat of Bern-Mittelland. It is located in the central part of the country north of the Alps, in the valley of the Aare river.

Slovakia Bratislava

A city in Central Europe, the capital of Slovakia, in the period from 1541 to 1684 - the capital of Hungary. The population of the city is about 460 thousand people, the agglomeration - about 700 thousand people. The area of the city is 368 km².

Belgium Brussels

Capital of Belgium and the Brussels-Capital Region. Brussels houses the institutions of the French and Flemish communities and Flanders, the headquarters of the European Union, the NATO office, the secretariat of the Benelux countries.

Hungary Budapest

The capital of Hungary and the largest city in the country. With a population of 1.745 million as of January 2014, Budapest ranks eighth in the European Union. The city was formed in 1873 as a result of the merger of several Hungarian cities: Pest, located on the eastern side of the Danube River, Buda and Obuda, occupying the western bank of the Danube.

Romania Bucharest

The capital of Romania, the most important economic and cultural center of the country. More than 1.8 million people live in Bucharest and its suburbs. It is one of the most populous cities on the Balkan Peninsula.

Liechtenstein Vaduz

Capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein and seat of the national parliament. The city, located on the upper Rhine, is home to over 5,400 inhabitants, most of whom are Catholics. Cathedral The city is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Area - 17.316 km². The official code is 7001. The postal code is 9490.

Malta Valletta

The capital of the Republic of Malta, the economic and political center of the state. It is named in honor of the knight, naval commander, master of the Order of St. John Parisot de la Valletta, who founded and defended the city from the Turks. The city of Valletta itself has a population of 5,719, while the suburbs are home to nearly 394,000.

Poland Warsaw

The capital and largest city in terms of population and area in Poland. The city became the actual capital in 1596, when, after a fire in the Wawel Castle in Krakow, King Sigismund III moved his residence here, while the capital status of the city was confirmed only in the Constitution of 1791.

Vatican City Vatican City

A dwarf enclave state within the territory of Rome, associated with Italy. The status of the Vatican in international law is an auxiliary sovereign territory of the Holy See, the seat of the highest spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.

Austria Vienna

The federal capital of Austria and at the same time one of the nine federal states of Austria, located inside another state, Lower Austria. Located in the eastern part of the country. The population of Vienna is 1.87 million people; together with the suburbs - about 2.6 million; thus, Vienna is the largest city in Austria in terms of population, ranking seventh among the largest cities in the European Union and second among German-speaking cities after Berlin. Cultural, economic and political center of Austria.

Lithuania Vilnius

The capital and largest city of Lithuania. Forms municipality Vilnius city government. Population - 622,543 people, or 18% of the country's population; the second largest city in the Baltic countries.

Donetsk People's Republic Donetsk

A city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, located in the east of the country, on the Kalmius River. Since April 2014, it has been controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and is considered by it as the capital.

Ireland Dublin

City-county in Ireland, the capital of the country. It is located in the administrative county of Dublin. Located at the confluence of the River Liffey in the Dublin Bay of the Irish Sea. Most Big city on the island of Ireland and in the Republic, occupying almost 115 km². The main port of the country on the Irish Sea. The main center of political, economic and cultural life countries. Population - 506.2 thousand people, with suburbs - about 1.8 million.

Croatia Zagreb

Capital and largest city of Croatia. Population - 790,017 people, area - 641.29 km². The city is located on the Sava River, a tributary of the Danube, at 45.815° north latitude and 15.98306° east longitude, at an altitude of 104 meters above sea level, next to mountain range Medvednitsa. Zagreb is over 900 years old

Ukraine, Kyiv

The capital and largest city of Ukraine, Hero City. Located on the Dnieper River, the center of the Kyiv agglomeration. Separate administrative-territorial unit of Ukraine; cultural, political, socio-economic, transport, scientific and religious center countries. In addition, Kyiv is the administrative center of the Kyiv region and the Kiev-Svyatoshinsky district of the Kyiv region, although it is not part of them, having a special legal status. Located in the north of the central part of Ukraine. Kyiv is the seventh most populated city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow, London, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Madrid.

Moldova Chisinau

The capital and largest city of Moldova. An economic and cultural center located in the center of the country on the Bik River. Chisinau has a special status in administrative division Moldova - it is a municipality. In addition to the city of Chisinau itself, the municipality of the same name includes six surrounding cities and twenty-five settlements, united into thirteen communes.

Denmark Copenhagen

The capital and largest city of Denmark. It is located on the islands of Zeeland, Slotsholmen and Amager. Population historic city is slightly more than 0.5 million people, with suburbs - more than 1 million inhabitants. Part of the city is self-proclaimed free city Christiania is partly self-governing.

Portugal Lisbon

Capital, largest city and main port of Portugal. Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world and the oldest city Western Europe, surpassing for centuries such modern European capitals as London, Paris.

Great Britain, London

Capital and largest city of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Administratively, it forms the Greater London region of England, divided into 33 self-governing territories. With a population of 8.6 million, it is the third largest city in Europe. It forms the Greater London agglomeration and the wider metropolitan area. Located in the southeast of the island of Great Britain, on a plain at the mouth of the Thames, near the North Sea. The main political, economic and cultural center of the United Kingdom.

Lugansk People's Republic Lugansk

The city of regional subordination of the Lugansk region of Ukraine, located in the east of the country, on the Lugan River. Since April 2014, it has been controlled by the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic and is considered by it as the capital.

Slovenia Ljubljana

City, capital of Slovenia. It forms the urban community of Ljubljana, divided into seventeen districts. The population is 258.9 thousand people, or 13% of the country's population. More than 500 thousand people live within the agglomeration.

Luxembourg Luxembourg

State in Western Europe. It borders with Belgium in the north, in the west and in the south with France, in the east with Germany, has no access to the sea. The name comes from the Old High German "lucilinburch" - "small town". total area Luxembourg is 2,586.4 km², making it one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe. The population as of January 1, 2016 is 576,249 people.

Spain Madrid

The capital and largest city of Spain, as well as the administrative center of the province and autonomous community of the same name. The municipality is part of the Area Metropolitan area. The largest economic, political and cultural center of the country. The population of the city is 3.165 million inhabitants.

Belarus Minsk

The capital of Belarus, the administrative center of the Minsk region and the Minsk region, which is not included, since it is an independent administrative-territorial unit with a special status, the Hero City. The largest transport hub, political, economic, cultural and scientific center of the country. It is the core of the Minsk agglomeration. The headquarters of the CIS is located in Minsk. The tenth most populous city in Europe, the third in the EAEU. The city is located near the geographical center of the country and stands on the Svisloch River. The area is 348.84 km², the population is 1974.8 thousand people, excluding suburbs.

Monaco Monaco

A dwarf state associated with France, located in southern Europe on the coast of the Ligurian Sea; on land borders with France. It is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the world. The Principality is widely known for its casinos in Monte Carlo and the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco held here.

Russia Moscow

Capital Russian Federation, a city of federal significance, the administrative center of the Central federal district and the center of the Moscow region, which does not include. The largest city in terms of population in Russia and its subject - 12380664 people, the most populated of the cities located entirely in Europe, is among the top ten cities in the world in terms of population. Center of the Moscow urban agglomeration.

Norway Oslo

The capital and largest city of Norway. Until 1624, according to the map of A. Ortelius of 1539, the capital of the Vikings was called Vikia, from 1624 to 1877 it was called Christiania, from 1877 to 1925 - Christiania.

France Paris

City, capital of France; capital of the Île-de-France region. Forms a commune and department, divided into 20 districts.

Montenegro Podgorica

City, capital of Montenegro. The administrative center of the metropolitan community of Podgorica, consisting of two urban communities: Zeta ( central city- Golubovtsi) and Tuzi).

Czech Republic, Prague

City and capital Czech Republic, the administrative center of the Central Bohemian Region and its two districts: Prague-East and Prague-West. It forms an independent administrative-territorial unit of the country. Population: 1.2 million people, the fourteenth largest city in the European Union.

Republic of Kosovo Pristina

A city on the Balkan Peninsula, since 2008 it has been the capital of the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo. The population is 198,000 inhabitants, predominantly Albanians. According to the position of Serbia and the states that do not recognize the independence of Kosovo, the capital of the autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija.

Iceland Reykjavik

The capital and largest city and municipality of Iceland. The population is 118,814 inhabitants, and including satellite cities - about 202,000, which is about 63% of the total population of the country. It is the northernmost state capital in the world.

Latvia, Riga

The capital of Latvia and the largest city in the Baltic States with a population of 639,630 people. Political, economic and cultural center of the country. It is located on both banks of the Daugava River, not far from its confluence with the Gulf of Riga.

Italy Rome

City, the capital of Italy since 1870, the administrative center of the province of Rome and the region of Lazio. Situated on the Tiber River. Rome is one of the oldest cities in the world ancient capital Roman Empire.

San Marino San Marino

One of the smallest states in the world. Is in Southern Europe surrounded on all sides by Italian territory. Within its current borders, San Marino is the oldest state in Europe. The name comes from the name of a Christian saint who, according to legend, founded the state.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo

City, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its part - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The administrative center of the Sarajevo canton. Forms the municipality "city of Sarajevo", divided into four self-governing districts.

Macedonia Skopje

City, capital of the Republic of Macedonia. It forms an independent administrative unit of the country of ten communities, the population of which is about 670 thousand people. Located in the far north of Macedonia, not far from the border with Kosovo, on the banks of the big river Macedonia Vardara, in a valley surrounded by mountains.

Bulgaria Sofia

The capital and largest city of Bulgaria. The administrative center of the urban region of Sofia and its only community is Stolichna. The population is 1.43 million people.

Sweden Stockholm

The capital and largest city of Sweden. It is located on the channels connecting Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea. Since the thirteenth century it has been a major economic center of the country.

Estonia Tallinn

The capital of the Republic of Estonia, a major passenger and cargo sea port. Political, scientific, economic and cultural center of Estonia.

Albania Tirana

The capital and largest city of Albania, the main political, economic and cultural center of the country. The city forms an independent administrative unit, and is also the administrative center of the region and district of Tirana. Area - 30 km?.

Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Tiraspol

A city in southeastern Europe on the left bank of the Dniester, the capital of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; the second most populous city located within the official borders of Moldova, and the largest in Transnistria.

Finland Helsinki

The capital and largest city of Finland, the administrative center of the Uusimaa province. Located in the south of the country, on the coast Gulf of Finland Baltic Sea. The population is 630,225 people. Foreign citizens make up about 10% of the city's population.

Asia - Asia is the largest part of the world, both in terms of territory and population. Together with Europe, it forms the continent of Eurasia. The area is about 43.4 million km². Population - 4.2 billion people.

United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi

the capital and second most populous city in the UAE, located in the emirate of the same name. Located on an island in Persian Gulf a quarter of a kilometer from the mainland, with which it is connected by three road bridges

Jordan Amman

The capital and largest city of Jordan. In ancient times it was called Rabbat-Ammon, in the Hellenistic-Roman era - Philadelphia. In the 7th-9th centuries it was part of the Arab Caliphate. From 1516 until the end of World War I, it was part of the Ottoman Empire.

Turkey Ankara

Capital of the Republic of Turkey. The population of the city is over 4.9 million people. It is the second most populated city in the country after Istanbul.

Kazakhstan, Astana

The capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan since June 10, 1998. Akmolinsk received city status on September 26, 1862. The population of Astana as of May 1, 2016 was 880,191 people, which was the third largest in Kazakhstan after Almaty and Shymkent. On July 4, 2016, it was announced that the one millionth resident was born in Astana. KazStat, the official statistical agency of Kazakhstan, has not confirmed this date of reaching the population, despite the fact that KazStat, according to its leaders, has changed the methodology for estimating the population, which has led to a statistical increase in the population estimate…

Turkmenistan Ashgabat

The capital of Turkmenistan, the largest administrative, political, industrial, scientific and cultural center of the state. Ashgabat is a separate administrative-territorial unit of Turkmenistan - a city with the rights of a velayat.

Iraq Baghdad

The capital of Iraq, the administrative center of the Baghdad Governorate. With a population of over 9 million, the city is one of the largest cities in the Middle East. Baghdad is the political, economic and cultural center of Iraq.

Azerbaijan, Baku

The capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the largest industrial, economic, scientific and technical center of the Transcaucasus, as well as the most major port on the Caspian Sea and the largest city in the Caucasus. Modern Baku has developed as a territory united under a single administrative control with a population of 2,181.8 thousand inhabitants, which includes 1 city with a population of 1,217.3 thousand people; as well as 59 urban-type settlements with a total population of 964.5 thousand people.

Thailand Bangkok

The capital and largest city of Thailand with a population of 5.6 million people. The name given at the time of its founding entered the Guinness Book of Records as the longest city name in the world. The city is spread over east coast the Chao Phraya River near its confluence with the Gulf of Thailand.

Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan

Capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei. The administrative center of the Brunei-Muara district.

Lebanon Beirut

The capital and largest city of Lebanon. Estimates of the city's population vary from 300 thousand to 2 million people. This is due to the fact that no census has been taken in Beirut since 1932. Located on a peninsula in the middle of the Lebanese Mediterranean coast, it is the country's largest and main seaport. The Beirut area consists of the capital city and its suburbs. The first mention of this metropolis can be found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el-Amarna archive dating back to the 15th century BC. The city has been inhabited continuously since then.

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek

The capital of Kyrgyzstan and the largest city in the country. It is a special administrative unit and is a city of republican subordination. Old names - Pishpek, Frunze.

Laos Vientiane

The capital and largest city of Laos, located on the Mekong River near the border with Thailand, the largest economic center of the country. The population is 797,130 people. In December 2009, Vientiane hosted the 25th Games South-East Asia.

Bangladesh Dhaka

The capital and largest city of Bangladesh. Located in the Ganges delta, on the left bank of the Buriganga. Dhaka was the capital of Bengal from 1608-1717, the capital of Bangladesh since 1971. The population of the city is 9,724,976 inhabitants, with suburbs - 16.6 million people.

Syria Damascus

The capital and second largest city in Syria. Located in southwestern Syria near the eastern foothills of the East Lebanese mountain range on the Eastern Plateau in the lower reaches of the Barada River, where it divides into seven branches. Damascus is geographically located in the subtropical zone; however, despite the proximity of the Mediterranean, the city's climate is hot and arid.

India Delhi (New Delhi)

The official capital of India, a district of the city of Delhi. Covering an area of 42.7 km², New Delhi is located in the Delhi metropolitan area and is the seat of the Government of India and the Government of Delhi.

Indonesia Jakarta

Special Capital Region, the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Java at the confluence of the Chilivung River into the Java Sea. Area - 664 km².

East Timor Dili

Capital and largest city of East Timor. Located on the northern coast of the island of Timor, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Dili is the main port and commercial center of East Timor with a population of 193,563. Here is the airport in Comoro, named after the national hero of East Timor, Nicolau Lobato. The city is also the capital administrative region Dili, which includes the adjacent territories.

Qatar Doha

The capital and largest city of the Arab state of Qatar, located off the coast of the Persian Gulf. The administrative center of the municipality of Ed Doha. In May 2015, Doha was officially selected as one of the "Seven New Wonder Cities", along with the cities of Beirut, Vigan, Durban, Havana, Kuala Lumpur and La Paz.

Tajikistan Dushanbe

The capital of Tajikistan, a city of republican significance, the largest scientific, cultural, political, economic, industrial and administrative center of the country. Dushanbe is the location of the highest state authorities of the country, including the residence of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Presidential Palace.

Armenia Yerevan

The capital and largest city of Armenia in terms of population and area, one of the oldest cities in the world. In Russian transcription until 1936 it was known as Erivan. Located on the left bank of the Ararat valley. The population is 1.068 million people. The area of the city is 223 km². Yerevan is a political, economic, cultural and scientific center, as well as the most important transport hub of the country. The city is served by 2 airports, subway, railway station.

Israel Jerusalem

The official capital of Israel, a city in the Middle East. Located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains on the watershed between the Mediterranean and the Dead Seas, at an altitude of 650-840 m above sea level; Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The city is sacred to the three major Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Inhabited by representatives of many national, ethnic and religious denominations; Jerusalem's population is residents.

Pakistan Islamabad

Capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Cultural, political and economic center of the country.

Afghanistan Kabul

The capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It stands on the Kabul River. It is located at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level. The highway is connected with the cities of Ghazni, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif. Ammunition, fabric, furniture, sugar are produced in Kabul.

Nepal Kathmandu

The capital and largest city of Nepal, its historical, economic, political and cultural center. The population of the city is more than 1 million people. The mountain valley of Kathmandu, with a height of about 1300 m, is the historical region of Nepal, famous for the Newar cities of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur, Panauti and numerous monasteries, temple centers and cultural monuments.

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Capital of Malaysia. The population for 2009 is 1,809,699 people. (Kuala Lumpur in translation: "dirty mouth").

Maldives Male

Capital Republic of Maldives, as well as the largest locality archipelago. It is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The area of Male is 5.8 km². The population according to estimates published in September 2014 is 133,019 people.

Bahrain Manama

The capital and main economic center of the Kingdom of Bahrain. About 157 thousand people live in the city. It is located on the northeastern coast of the island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf - where it almost comes close to the island of Muharraq, in the capital governorate.

Philippines Manila

The capital of the state of the Philippines, one of the 16 cities that form the Capital Region of the country. It borders the cities of Navotas and Kalookan, Quezon City, San Juan and Mandaluyong, Makati and Pasay. In the west it is washed by the waters of Manila Bay. With a population of 1,660,714 according to the 2007 census, Manila is the country's second largest city after Quezon. With an area of only 38.55 square kilometers, Manila is considered the most populous city in the world.

Oman Muscat

The capital and largest metropolis of Oman, also the seat of government and the largest city of the governorate of the same name. According to National Center statistics and information, the total population of the governorate in September 2015 was 1.56 million people. The structure of the metropolis, whose area is almost 3500 km², includes 6 vilayets. Gained fame at the beginning of the 1st century AD in connection with the transformation into a major trading port on the way from the Western world to the Eastern. At different periods of history, Muscat belonged to various native tribes, as well as to foreign powers that pursued an expansionist foreign policy: Persia, Portugal and Turkey ...

Myanmar Naypyidaw

Capital of Myanmar. Located 320 km north of former capital Yangon. The city was built on the site of the village of Chepyi, 17 kilometers west of the city of Pyinmana in the Mandalay district. The transfer of the capital to Naypyidaw took place on November 6, 2005.

Cyprus Nicosia

The capital of the Republic of Cyprus and the partially recognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Located in the central part of the island of Cyprus. 276 thousand inhabitants. international Airport closed since 1974 and the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force is located here.

PRC Beijing

The capital and one of the cities of the central subordination of the Chinese People's Republic. Beijing is surrounded on three sides by Hebei Province and borders Tianjin in the southeast.

Cambodia Phnom Penh

The capital of Cambodia, a city of central subordination, is located on the Tonle Sap River. Population - 1,501,725 inhabitants.

North Korea Pyongyang

Capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Pyongyang is the administrative, cultural and historical center countries. The word "Pyongyang" in Korean means "wide land", "comfortable area".

Yemen Sana'a

The capital and largest city of Yemen. Population - 2,575,347 (2012) Sana - ancient city, based on the turn of a new era.

Republic of Korea Seoul

City, capital of the Republic of Korea. Forms the only city in the country special status divided into 25 self-governing districts. The official name of the city is the City of Special Status Seoul The population is 10.1 million people, or 19.5% of the country's population.

Singapore Singapore

A city-state located on islands in Southeast Asia, separated from the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula by the narrow Strait of Johor. It borders on the Sultanate of Johor, which is part of Malaysia, and on the province of Riau Island, which is part of Indonesia.

Uzbekistan Tashkent

The capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, a city of republican subordination. The largest city in Uzbekistan in terms of population and Central Asia, the center of the Tashkent urban agglomeration, the most important political, economic, cultural and scientific center of the country, as well as an aviation, railway and automobile hub. Administratively divided into 11 districts.

Georgia, Tbilisi

The capital and largest city of Georgia, located on the banks of the Kura River with a population of about 1.1 million people. The city was founded in the 5th century. The strategic location at the crossroads between Europe and Asia has repeatedly made Tbilisi a bone of contention between various forces in the Caucasus. The many-sided history of the city can be studied by its architecture: from the spacious avenues of Rustaveli and Agmashenebeli, and ending with the narrow streets of the Narikala district, preserved from the early Middle Ages.

Iran Tehran

The capital and largest city of Iran and one of the largest cities Asia. The administrative center of the stop of the same name, the political, economic, transport, trade, financial and cultural center of the country. Tehran is located in the north of the country at the foot of mountain range Elburs, 90 km south of the coast of the Caspian Sea.

Japan Tokyo

The capital of Japan, its administrative, financial, cultural, industrial and political center. The largest urban economy in the world. Located in the southeastern part of the island of Honshu, on the Kanto plain in the bay of Tokyo Bay Pacific Ocean. In addition to the capital, Tokyo is also one of the country's forty-seven prefectures. The area of the prefecture is 2188.67 km², the population is 13370198 people, the population density is 6108.82 people/km².

Bhutan Thimphu

The current capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has long been the capital of the historical province of Thimphu. The city of Thimphu is also the administrative center of the Thimphu administrative region of the same name.

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar

Capital of Mongolia. The largest city in Mongolia in terms of population - 1,401,200 people, is separated into an independent administrative unit. It is located in the valley of the Tuul River, at an altitude of 1300-1350 m.

Vietnam Hanoi

The capital of Vietnam and the second most populous city in the country. The main political, educational and cultural center of the country and the second most important industrial center (after Ho Chi Minh City).

Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte

The capital of Sri Lanka, the seat of the country's parliament. Suburb of the country's largest city, Colombo.

Kuwait El Kuwait

Capital of the State of Kuwait. The population of the city is 150 thousand inhabitants (2008), with suburbs - more than 1 million inhabitants. The first information about the city dates back to the 18th century.

Saudi Arabia Riyadh

Capital Saudi Arabia, Centre administrative district Riyadh. Population - 6 506 700 people.

State of Palestine Ramallah

Palestinian city in the central part of the West Bank, adjacent to El-Bira. Located 13 km north of Jerusalem.

Republic of China Taipei

Capital of the Republic of China. According to the point of view of the PRC leadership, Taipei is the capital of Taiwan Province within the PRC.

Africa- the second largest continent after Eurasia, washed by mediterranean sea from the north, Red - from the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean from the west and Indian Ocean from the east and south.

Nigeria Abuja

Capital of Nigeria since December 12, 1991. Prior to that, the capital was the city of Lagos. Abuja is located 800 km north of the former capital. The population of the city is 778,567 inhabitants, the population of the agglomeration is approximately 1.4 million people.

Ethiopia Addis Ababa

Capital of Ethiopia and the African Union, as well as its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity. Population 3,041,002 inhabitants. It is the world's largest city located in a landlocked country. It has the status of a separate region of Ethiopia.

Ghana Accra

The capital of the Republic of Ghana and the center of the Accra district, the largest city in the country, which is also its cultural and industrial center. The word Accra is derived from the word Nkran - ants. The city's population was 2,291,352 at the 2012 census.

Algiers Algeria

State in North Africa in the western part of the Mediterranean basin, the largest African state in terms of territory. Algeria borders Morocco to the west, Mauritania and Mali to the southwest, Niger to the southeast, and Libya and Tunisia to the east. Most of the country lies in the Sahara Desert. The capital is the city of Algiers.

Madagascar Antananarivo

The capital of Madagascar and its province of the same name. Population - 2.61 million people.

Eritrea Asmara

The capital and largest city of Eritrea. The name of the city was previously also pronounced as "Asmara", which in the Tigrinya language means a flowering forest. Textile, clothing, footwear, food, ceramic industries. University, public library, airport, railway station.

Mali Bamako

Capital of Mali. The population is 1,809,106 people. The city is located on the banks of the Niger, in the southwestern part of the country.

CAR Bangui

Capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. Most of the country's population lives in the western regions of the republic near Bangui.

Gambia Banjul

Capital of the Gambia. Inhabitants - 34 thousand people, with suburbs 523 589. Banjul is located on the island of St. Mary, where the Gambia River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. From the north, the island of St. Mary is connected to the mainland through cargo and passenger ferries, and from the south - through bridges. 24 kilometers south of the capital Banjul in the west coast Banjul Yundum Airport is located near the city of Kombo.

Guinea-Bissau Bissau

The capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, the administrative center of the autonomous sector of Bissau. Population - 387 909 inhabitants.

Republic of the Congo Brazzaville

The capital and most populous city of the Republic of the Congo is located on the right bank of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa. The population for 2010 is 1,408,150. Brazzaville is home to a third of the population of the Republic of the Congo and employs about 40% of non-agricultural workers.

Burundi Bujumbura

The capital and largest city of Burundi. The population is about 550 thousand. The city is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika from the northeast, and is the main port of the country on the lake.

Seychelles Victoria

Capital Seychelles, the largest city in the country. It is located on the northeast coast of the island of Mahe. Population - 24 970 people. Founded in the XVIII century as a port and named after the English Queen Victoria Port Victoria.

Namibia Windhoek

The capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. The population is 334,580 people. Windhoek is a social, economic and cultural center countries.

Botswana Gaborone

Capital of Botswana. As of the 2011 census, the city's population is 231,626. Named after the local ruler of the XIX century.

Senegal Dakar

The capital, major seaport and largest city of Senegal, located on the peninsula Cape Verde, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Dakar is the most western city Africa. The population of Dakar is 1,030,594 people, with the suburbs 2,450,000 people. Dakar was founded in 1857 as a French fort.

Djibouti Djibouti

State in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa region. Washed by the waters in the east Gulf of Aden. In the north it borders with Eritrea, in the west and south - with Ethiopia, in the southeast - with unrecognized Somaliland, the territory of which the international community considers part of Somalia.

South Sudan Juba

The capital of South Sudan, the administrative center of the South Sudanese state of Central Equatoria.

Tanzania Dodoma

The capital of Tanzania, the administrative center of the province of Dodoma.

Egypt Cairo

The capital of Egypt, the largest city in the Middle East. The Egyptians often call him ??? - Masr, that is, the same word as the whole country of Egypt. In the past, Cairo could also be called Egypt in other languages, in particular, in Russia in the 15th-17th centuries.

Uganda Kampala

The capital of Uganda, near the northern coast of Lake Victoria, the administrative center of the Central Region and the district of the same name.

Rwanda Kigali

City, capital of Rwanda. Population - 1,029,384 people.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa

The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located on the Congo River, opposite the city of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo. Although the population of the city in 2012 was 9,464,000 people, 60% of its territory is sparsely populated rural areas, which, however, fall within the administrative boundaries of the city. Densely populated urban areas occupy only a small part of the territory in the west of the province.

Guinea Conakry

The capital of Guinea since 1958 and the administrative center of the administrative region of the same name. Port on the Atlantic coast. The population of the city according to the data for 2012 is 2,164,182 people; according to the 1996 census, it numbered 1,092,936 people. Administratively, it is divided into five communes and 97 quarters.

Gabon Libreville

The capital of Gabon, the administrative center of the province of Estuary and the department of Libreville. It is located on the northern bank of the Gabon River, at the mouth of the Gabon Bay. Population - 703 939 inhabitants.

Malawi Lilongwe

Capital of Malawi. It is located in the southwest of the country, west of the Malawi River, near the border with Mozambique and Zambia.

Togo Lome

The capital of Togo, the administrative and industrial center and the main port of the country. The city has a people's house, founded at the end of the 18th century, a conference hall.

Angola Luanda

The capital of Angola, the largest political, cultural, financial and industrial center of the state.

Zambia Lusaka

Equatorial Guinea Malabo

Mozambique Maputo

Lesotho Maseru

Swaziland Mbabane

Somalia Mogadishu

Liberia Monrovia

Comoros Moroni

Kenya Nairobi

Chad N'Djamena

Niger Niamey

Mauritania Nouakchott

Mauritius Port Louis

Benin Porto-Novo

Cape Verde Praia

South Africa Pretoria

Morocco Rabat

Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome

Libya Tripoli

Tunisia Tunisia

Burkina Faso Ouagadougou

Sierra Leone Freetown

Zimbabwe Harare

Sudan Khartoum

Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro

Cameroon Yaounde

Somaliland Hargeisa

Saharan Arab Democratic Republic

America- part of the world that unites two continents, North America and South America, as well as nearby islands. This part of the world is also called the New World.

Paraguay Asuncion

Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre

Belize Belmopan

Colombia Bogota

Brazil Brasilia

Barbados Bridgetown

Argentina Buenos Aires

USA Washington

Cuba Havana

Guatemala Guatemala

Guyana Georgetown

Venezuela Caracas

Saint Lucia Castries

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown

Jamaica Kingston

Ecuador Quito

Peru Lima

Nicaragua Managua

Mexico Mexico City

Uruguay Montevideo

Bahamas Nassau

Canada Ottawa

Panama Panama

Suriname Paramaribo

Haiti Port-au-Prince

Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain

Dominica Roseau

Salvador San Salvador

Costa Rica San Jose

Dominican Republic Santo Domingo

Chile Santiago

Antigua and Barbuda St. John's

Grenada St. George's

Bolivia Sucre

Honduras Tegucigalpa

Guiana Cayenne

Australia and Oceania- part of the world, consisting of mainland Australia, the islands adjacent to Australia, and the islands that are part of Oceania. The total area of Australia and Oceania is 8.51 million km², the population is 24.2 million people.

Samoa Apia

New Zealand Wellington

Australia Canberra

Marshall Islands Majuro

Palau Ngerulmud

Tonga Nuku'alofa

Micronesia Palikir

Vanuatu Port Vila

Papua - New Guinea Port Moresby

fiji suva

Tuvalu Funafuti

Solomon Islands Honiara

Geography is a fascinating subject that comes easily to many at school. But for some people, it can be difficult, especially in remembering place names. Do not despair. You just need to want.

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In order not to forget

Why study capitals?

The world is becoming more open, boundaries are blurring and distances are shrinking. Therefore, knowledge of countries and the names of their capitals from the category of brilliant erudition turns into a vital necessity. Today, not understanding this issue means becoming a modern Mitrofanushka, who argued that geography is not needed, because there are cabbies.

If you know the states and main cities, you will be able to:

easily solve crossword puzzles;
surprise the company with your knowledge by offering a game or competition;
easy to navigate in the world of news;
get excellent grades in geography;
not "blink" eyes in a travel agency, and when your friend will talk about a fun vacation.

And just be a modern knowledgeable person.

How to quickly learn the capitals?

There are several ways to quickly memorize the countries of the world and their capitals. Some are more suitable for individual training, others will be effective if you team up with friends. We will talk about the most popular, interesting and simple techniques.

c"> Use visual memory

If you have a good visual memory, use it to learn all the capitals and countries. For this you will need:

geographical atlas;
contour maps;
colored pencils and a pen.

Sign up for contour map the name of the state and its center, and then carefully paint over this area with a colored pencil. Not only the names will remain in your memory, but even the outlines of the border by association with the selected color. You can also draw the national flag, it will also be fixed in your memory.

Do not try to get around the entire Earth. Psychologists say that a person cannot remember more than nine positions at a time. Therefore, first select nine countries of the world on different continents, the next day add one neighbor to each independent territory and thus move on. This method is also good because you will remember the relative position of the states and will forever learn that Austria lies between Germany and Italy, and Kenya is north of Tanzania.

d"> In a playful way

Now we will tell you how to learn the capitals of Europe and other continents during the game.

The easiest way involves the following steps.

Get your pieces of cardboard ready.
On one side write the country, on the back - its capital.
For each continent, choose a different background or font color.
Place the cards in a box or envelope.
Taking them out one by one, try to remember what is written on the back.

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It is exciting to compete in such a game with a company. The rules can be complicated: the one who answered incorrectly must tell something interesting about this state. If his knowledge is not enough, another player can replace the partner, earning extra points. A funny or curious fact about the state will be remembered by you along with geographical names.

There is another version of this game that will help you easily learn all the capitals. Prepare two sets of cards. On some write the names of the countries, on the other - their main cities. Divide the prepared game cards into two groups. Taking out a card from the first group, look for a pair for it in the second.

Similarly, you can play with a friend or a group of up to 5 people. In this case, the leader chooses a card from one box, then from another, and the players find pairs orally. Give points for each correct answer. The one with the most correct answers wins.

Mnemonics and associations

Associative thinking is one of the main advantages of a person. How to learn, for example, the republics and their capitals quickly and easily? Several ways can be suggested:

break the list into several parts and compose a song for each part or pick up the motive of a famous hit;
for each pair, think up or look for a rhyme, a counting rhyme, a saying;
apply the mnemonics method.

You can find nursery rhymes to help you learn the main European cities. For example, this: "The ships of tall Norwegians are sailing to the city of Oslo." If you can write poetry, try to come up with similar short couplets yourself. After such an exercise, you will never forget the capitals of the world.

A good technique is to pick up words in rhyme that are similar in sound. Take Gabon and Liberville. Remember: Gabon - trombone Liberville - vaudeville. Can't rhyme? Then find a phrase similar in sound: the country of Mali, the city of Bamako - a small shoe.

Mnemonics, as a way to quickly and permanently remember something, has been known since ancient times. It was used by ancient Greek orators, so as not to forget a pre-prepared speech. This method is based on phonetic associations.

Come up with a picture that is associated with a specific name. For example, you want to remember that the center of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo. The word "Bosnia" is associated with the word "boss", "Herzegovina" - "duke", and "Sarajevo" - "barn". Now imagine a dilapidated barn in which a fat boss in an expensive suit and an arrogant aristocrat live. The brighter the picture you create in your imagination, the more reliable the association will be.

If you can draw, then learn all the countries and all the capitals even faster. Draw pictures to illustrate your associations. Just make them colorful, bright - it's better absorbed.

magic table

It has long been noticed that information in the form of a table is easier to remember. Make a table with the following columns:

the country;
capital;
interesting fact.

On the Internet and encyclopedias, you can easily find an entertaining story or interesting event associated with this country. For example, the legend about the founding of the city or the history of its name. Enter in the column " Interesting fact» a summary of this information.

Here is a simple example. Asuncion is the capital of Paraguay, it is completely called in Spanish for a very long time: "the city of the Assumption of our Lady of St. Mary the Virgin." At home, this is extremely inconvenient. Therefore, from seven words, only the ending remained over time - Asuncion, which means "assumption". It is enough to write this word in a table so that the name of the metropolis is firmly entrenched in memory.

Almighty internet

On the World Wide Web, you can find many games and quizzes on this topic. Download the appropriate application to your smartphone and train at any time. free time. There are also programs for desktop computers.

Here are a few resources to choose from:

newtonenew.com;
games.com.ua
online.seterra.com;
geo.koltyrin.ru.

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You can find many others as new specimens appear every day. Also on YouTube you will definitely find funny videos and cartoons, videos and trainings just for this purpose.

In order not to forget

Our brain is designed in such a way that unclaimed information is forgotten over time. If you do not want to forget what you have memorized so diligently, you need to periodically repeat the material. To do this, it is better to use a different method from which you taught. Suppose you learned all the states using the mnemonics method. Repeat with a computer program or game cards.

An exciting game "Crossing Europe" will help you. Use the same two sets of cards, choosing one from each box. Got, suppose, Spain and Minsk. All participants in the game, without looking at the map, must write a route from the capital city of Spain to the main city of Belarus. Specify the country to be traveled and its central city. Then check the routes on the map. The one who makes the shortest and correct path wins.

Find a site on the Internet where you can take the appropriate test. Ask friends or relatives to arrange an exam for you. Put in a little effort and you'll be fine!

World famous for architectural monuments and interesting history. It is difficult to answer the question of which one should be visited first. This article briefly talks about some of them, namely the most beautiful capitals of European states.

Prague

This city, according to generally accepted opinion, is the most beautiful among the capitals of European countries. There is an abundance of medieval streets lined with paving stones, many unique monuments and Charles Bridge - one of the symbols of the Czech capital. Its length is more than five hundred meters. The famous Prague bridge is associated with important historical events, including the attack of the Swedes, which took place in the middle of the 17th century.

The name of the city, which ranks first in the list of the most picturesque capitals of European countries, is translated from Czech as "threshold". There are many legends about the founding of Prague, including legends about the wise ruler Libusha.

Paris

The capital, once ruled by one of the greatest generals in the world, is famous for the Champs Elysees and eiffel tower. In fact, of course, the list of attractions in Paris is quite extensive. We will not list everything here, but we will briefly outline the history of the famous symbol of the French capital.

The metal tower, whose height is more than three hundred meters, cannot be called an ancient monument. It was built only at the end of the 19th century. According to statistics, among all the attractions of the world is the most visited. Every tourist visiting Paris, first of all, seeks to be photographed against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower.

In 1889, the world exhibition dedicated to the anniversary of the French Revolution was held in Paris. A few years before this event, a competition was organized, the winner of which was to create a project for the structure. The monument reflects technological and engineering achievements countries. The authors of the project were employees of the G. Eiffel bureau.

Rome

The third place in the list of the most capitals of European states, photos of which are known all over the world, is occupied by the main city of Italy. Many talented feature films have been created here, among them Fellini's La Dolce Vita. This city is considered one of the most romantic in the world. To the most interesting historical monuments also applies to Piazza Navona, the Pantheon.

Perhaps, it is incorrect to talk about which of the cities in Europe is the most beautiful. For some, this is Moscow. Someone is closer to Berlin or Athens. But, according to a rating compiled not so long ago based on the reviews of tourists and published in the media, the fourth place belongs to the German capital, the fifth - to the Greek one. Moscow occupies the sixth position in this list. The list of the most beautiful capitals also includes Madrid, Helsinki, Amsterdam.

The most famous cities in Europe can be arranged in a list based on various features. Both alphabetically and geographic location, and by age. Below are two more lists, which include the above-mentioned cities.

states from north to south

This list should start with Helsinki. Among European capitals, this city is the northernmost. The list can then be compiled as follows:

Stockholm.
Oslo.
Tallinn.
Copenhagen.
Moscow.
Warsaw.
Dublin.
Prague.
Paris.
Belgrade.
Sofia.
Skopje.

Capitals of European countries in alphabetical order

If you compose full list, then it will include forty-four cities. The first place is European capital, which tourists perceive differently. For some, this city is the focus of debauchery. For others, it is the place where great painters worked. We are talking, of course, about Amsterdam. Second in the list, in alphabetical order, is Andorra la Vella. The third is Athens. Then there are cities whose names start with "B".

First of all, the capital of Germany comes to mind. But in this list, Berlin is preceded by Belgrade. And then follow the capitals of such states as Switzerland, Slovakia, Belgium, Hungary. Which cities are the political and economic centers of these countries? Bern, Bratislava, Brussels and Budapest.

The full list also includes the capitals of small states, such as Liechtenstein. The main city of the dwarf state is Vaduz. But then we list the most famous capitals:

Brussels.
Warsaw.
Vein.
Dublin.
Copenhagen.
London.
Madrid.
Moscow.
Oslo.
Paris.
Prague.
Stockholm.
Tallinn.
Helsinki.

This article will help you understand the geography of Europe in more detail.