List of Countries in the World

Cambodia

Local Name : Kampuchea
King : Norodom Sihamoni
Prime Minister : Hun Sen
Capital : Phnom Penh
Currency : Cambodian riel
Total Area in km² : 181,035
Languages : Khmer
Population : 13,395,682 (March 3, 2008)
Time Zone : UTC+07:00
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : KH / KHM
Dialing Country Codes : 855

Cameroon

Local Name : Cameroon
President : Paul Biya
Prime Minister : Philémon Yang
Capital : Yaoundé
Other Major Cities : Douala
Currency : Central African CFA franc
Total Area in km² : 475,442
Languages : French, English
Population : 19,406,100 (January 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : CM / CMR
Dialing Country Codes : 237

Canada

Local Name : Canada
Queen : Elizabeth II
Governor General : David Johnston
Prime Minister : Stephen Harper
Capital : Ottawa
Other Major Cities : Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary
Currency : Canadian dollar
Total Area in km² : 9,984,670
Languages : English, French, Indigenous
Population : 33,476,688 (May 10, 2011)
Time Zone 1 : UTC−08:00 (PST) — larger western part of British Columbia, Tungsten and the associated Cantung Mine in Northwest Territories, Yukon
Time Zone 2 : UTC−07:00 (MST) — Alberta, some eastern parts of British Columbia, most of Northwest Territories, Nunavut (west of 102°W and all communities in the Kitikmeot Region), Lloydminster and surrounding area in Saskatchewan
Time Zone 3 : UTC−06:00 (CST) — Manitoba, Nunavut (between 85° West and 102°W except western Southampton Island), Ontario (Northwestern Ontario west of 90°W with some exceptions and Big Trout Lake area east of 90°W), Saskatchewan except Lloydminster
Time Zone 4 : UTC−05:00 (EST) — Nunavut east of 85°W and entire Southampton Island, Ontario east of 90°W (except Big Trout Lake area) plus several more western areas, Quebec (most of province)
Time Zone 5 : UTC−04:00 (AST) — Labrador (all but southeastern tip), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, eastern part of Quebec
Time Zone 6 : UTC−03:30 (NST) — Labrador (southeastern), Newfoundland
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : CA / CAN
Dialing Country Codes : 1

Cape Verde

Local Name : Cabo Verde
President : Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Prime Minister : José Maria Neves
Capital : Praia
Currency : Cape Verdean escudo
Total Area in km² : 4,033
Languages : Portuguese
Population : 491,575 (June 16, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC−01:00 (Cape Verde Time)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : CV / CPV
Dialing Country Codes : 238

Cayman Islands

Local Name : Cayman Islands
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom
Capital : George Town
Currency : Cayman Islands dollar
Total Area in km² : 264
Languages : English
Population : 54,878 (October 10, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC−05:00
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : KY / CYM
Dialing Country Codes : 1 345

Central African Republic

Local Name : Republique Centrafricaine
President : François Bozizé
Prime Minister : Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Capital : Bangui
Currency : Central African CFA franc
Total Area in km² : 622,984
Languages : French, Sango
Population : 4,487,000 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : CF / CAF
Dialing Country Codes : 236

Chad

Local Name : Tchad
President : Idriss Déby
Prime Minister : Emmanuel Nadingar
Capital : N'Djamena
Currency : Central African CFA franc
Total Area in km² : 1,284,000
Languages : French, Arabic
Population : 11,274,106 (May 20, 2009)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : TD / TCD
Dialing Country Codes : 235

Chile

Local Name : Chile
President : Sebastián Piñera
Capital : Santiago (official), Valparaíso (legislative)
Currency : Chilean peso
Total Area in km² : 756,102
Languages : Spanish
Population : 17,248,450 (June 30, 2011)
Time Zone 1 : UTC−06:00 — Easter Island
Time Zone 2 : UTC−04:00 — main territory
Continent : South America
ISO Country Codes : CL / CHL
Dialing Country Codes : 56

China

Local Name : Zhong Guo
President : Hu Jintao
Premier : Wen Jiabao
Capital : Beijing
Other Major Cities : Shanghai
Currency : Chinese yuan
Total Area in km² : 9,596,961
Languages : Mandarin Chinese (Simplified Chinese characters)
Population : 1,347,350,000 (December 31, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+08:00 (Chinese Standard Time)
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : CN / CHN
Dialing Country Codes : 86

Christmas Island

Local Name : Christmas Island
External territory of Australia
Capital : Flying Fish Cove
Currency : Australian dollar
Total Area in km² : 135
Languages : English
Population : 1,402 (July 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+07:00 (CXT)
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : CX / CXR
Dialing Country Codes : 61

Clipperton Island

Local Name : Île de la Passion
Overseas territory of France
Total Area in km² : 6
Population : Uninhabited
Time Zone : UTC−08:00
Continent : North America

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Local Name : Cocos (Keeling) Islands
External territory of Australia
Capital : West Island
Currency : Australian dollar, Cocos (Keeling) Islands dollar
Total Area in km² : 14
Languages : English
Population : 596 (July 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+06:30
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : CC / CCK
Dialing Country Codes : 61

Colombia

Local Name : Colombia
President : Juan Manuel Santos
Capital : Bogotá
Currency : Colombian peso
Total Area in km² : 1,141,748
Languages : Spanish
Population : 46,394,000 (February 23, 2012)
Time Zone : UTC−05:00
Continent : South America
ISO Country Codes : CO / COL
Dialing Country Codes : 57

Comoros

Local Name : Comores
President : Ikililou Dhoinine
Capital : Moroni
Currency : Comorian franc
Total Area in km² : 1,862
Languages : Shikomor, Arabic, French
Population : 754,000 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+03:00 (EAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : KM / COM
Dialing Country Codes : 269

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Local Name : République Démocratique du Congo
President : Joseph Kabila
Prime Minister : Adolphe Muzito
Capital : Kinshasa
Currency : Congolese franc
Total Area in km² : 2,344,858
Languages : French
Population : 67,758,000 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone 1 : UTC+01:00 (WAT) — western part of the country
Time Zone 2 : UTC+02:00 (CAT) — eastern part of the country
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : CD / COD
Dialing Country Codes : 243

Congo, Republic of the

Local Name : République du Congo
President : Denis Sassou Nguesso
Capital : Brazzaville
Currency : Central African CFA franc
Total Area in km² : 342,000
Languages : French
Population : 4,140,000 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : CG / COG
Dialing Country Codes : 242

Cook Islands

Local Name : Cook Islands
Self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand
Capital : Avarua
Currency : New Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar
Total Area in km² : 236
Languages : English
Population : 17,791 (December 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC−10:00
Continent : Oceania
ISO Country Codes : CK / COK
Dialing Country Codes : 682

Costa Rica

Local Name : Costa Rica
President : Laura Chinchilla
Capital : San José
Currency : Costa Rican colón
Total Area in km² : 51,100
Languages : Spanish
Population : 4,301,712 (June 3, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC−06:00
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : CR / CRC
Dialing Country Codes : 506

Cote d'Ivoire

Local Name : Cote d'Ivoire
President : Alassane Ouattara
Prime Minister : Guillaume Soro
Capital : Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (administrative)
Other Major Cities : Abidjan
Currency : West African CFA franc
Total Area in km² : 322,463
Languages : French
Population : 21,395,000 (July 1, 2009)
Time Zone : UTC (GMT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : CI / CIV
Dialing Country Codes : 225

Croatia

Local Name : Hrvatska
President : Ivo Josipović
Prime Minister : Zoran Milanović
Capital : Zagreb
Currency : Croatian kuna
Total Area in km² : 56,594
Languages : Croatian
Population : 4,290,612 (March 31, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : HR / HRV
Dialing Country Codes : 385

Cuba

Local Name : Cuba
President : Raúl Castro
Capital : Havana
Currency : Cuban convertible peso, Cuban peso
Total Area in km² : 109,886
Languages : Spanish
Population : 11,241,161 (December 31, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC−05:00
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : CU / CUB
Dialing Country Codes : 53

Curaçao

Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital : Willemstad
Currency : Netherlands Antillean guilder
Total Area in km² : 444
Languages : Papiamentu, Dutch(official)
Population : 142,180 (January 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC−04:00
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : CW / CUW
Dialing Country Codes : 599 9

Cyprus

Local Name : Kibris, Kypros
President : Dimitris Christofias
Capital : Nicosia
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km² : 9,251
Languages : Greek, Turkish
Population : 838,897 (December 23, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+02:00 (EET)
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : CY / CYP
Dialing Country Codes : 357

Czech Republic

Local Name : Ceska Republika
President : Václav Klaus
Prime Minister : Petr Nečas
Capital : Prague
Currency : Czech koruna
Total Area in km² : 78,865
Languages : Czech
Population : 10,548,527 (September 30, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET) (CRT)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : CZ / CZE
Dialing Country Codes : 420