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Static GK — Countries, Capitals, Currencies & Headquarters
Last reviewed 30 Sept 2026 · Facts as of 30 Sept 2026 · 12 min read
Indian states, capitals and Union Territories
India has 28 states and 8 Union Territories (as of 2026).
| State | Capital | State | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati (Visakhapatnam and Kurnool are planned executive and judicial centres — check the status) | Manipur | Imphal |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Assam | Dispur | Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Bihar | Patna | Nagaland | Kohima |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| Goa | Panaji | Punjab | Chandigarh |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla (winter: Dharamshala) | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Tripura | Agartala |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Uttarakhand | Dehradun (Gairsain is the summer capital) |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai (winter: Nagpur) | West Bengal | Kolkata |
| Union Territory | Capital |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair (now Sri Vijaya Puram) |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Daman |
| Delhi (NCT) | New Delhi |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter) |
| Ladakh | Leh (Kargil for the council) |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
- Largest state by area: Rajasthan; smallest: Goa. Most populous: Uttar Pradesh. Longest coastline: Gujarat (mainland). Longest international border: with Bangladesh (about 4,096 km).
- Seasonal or second capitals: Himachal Pradesh (Shimla and Dharamshala), Maharashtra (the winter legislative session at Nagpur), Uttarakhand (Dehradun and Gairsain), and J&K (Srinagar and Jammu). Chandigarh is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana and is itself a Union Territory.
- States formed recently: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand (2000); Telangana (2 June 2014, the 29th state — after the 2019 J&K reorganisation, the total is 28 states and 8 UTs).
National symbols of India
| Symbol | Detail |
|---|---|
| National Flag | tricolour (saffron, white, green) with the Ashoka Chakra (24 spokes) in navy blue; adopted 22 July 1947; designed by Pingali Venkayya |
| National Emblem | the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath; adopted 26 January 1950; motto Satyameva Jayate (from the Mundaka Upanishad) |
| National Anthem | Jana Gana Mana (Rabindranath Tagore); adopted 24 January 1950; first sung 27 December 1911 at the Kolkata session of the INC; takes 52 seconds |
| National Song | Vande Mataram (Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, from Anandamath, 1882) |
| National Calendar | the Saka calendar (from 22 March 1957) |
| National Animal | Tiger (Royal Bengal) |
| National Bird | Indian Peafowl (peacock) |
| National Flower | Lotus |
| National Tree | Banyan |
| National Fruit | Mango |
| National River | Ganga |
| National Aquatic Animal | Ganges river dolphin |
| National Reptile | King cobra |
| National Heritage Animal | Elephant |
| National Currency symbol | ₹ (adopted 2010; designed by D. Udaya Kumar) |
| National Game | none has been officially declared (hockey is often called so) |
Major countries — capitals and currencies
Asia
| Country | Capital | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghani |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Taka |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Ngultrum |
| China | Beijing | Yuan (Renminbi) |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Rupiah |
| Iran | Tehran | Rial |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Iraqi dinar |
| Israel | Jerusalem | New Shekel |
| Japan | Tokyo | Yen |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwaiti dinar |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Ringgit |
| Maldives | Malé | Rufiyaa |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Kyat |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepalese rupee |
| Oman | Muscat | Rial |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Pakistani rupee |
| Philippines | Manila | Peso |
| Qatar | Doha | Riyal |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Riyal |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore dollar |
| South Korea | Seoul | Won |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | Won |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo (Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital) | Sri Lankan rupee |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Baht |
| Turkey | Ankara | Lira |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | Dirham |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Dong |
Europe
| Country | Capital | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain (and others in the Eurozone) | Vienna, Brussels, Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Athens, Dublin, Rome, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Madrid | Euro |
| United Kingdom | London | Pound sterling |
| Switzerland | Bern | Swiss franc |
| Russia | Moscow | Rouble |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Krona |
| Norway | Oslo | Krone |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Danish krone |
| Poland | Warsaw | Zloty |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Hryvnia |
Africa, Americas and Oceania
| Country | Capital | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Cairo | Egyptian pound |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Naira |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Kenyan shilling |
| South Africa | Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein | Rand |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Birr |
| USA | Washington, D.C. | US dollar |
| Canada | Ottawa | Canadian dollar |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Peso |
| Brazil | Brasília | Real |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Peso |
| Chile | Santiago | Peso |
| Cuba | Havana | Peso |
| Australia | Canberra | Australian dollar |
| New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand dollar |