List of Countries in the World

Macau

Local Name : Aomen
Special Administrative Region of China
Currency : Macanese pataca
Total Area in km² : 30
Population : 560,100 (September 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+08:00 (Macau Standard Time)
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : MO / MAC
Dialing Country Codes : 853

Macedonia

Local Name : Makedonija
President : Gjorge Ivanov
Prime Minister : Nikola Gruevski
Capital : Skopje
Currency : Macedonian denar
Total Area in km² : 25,713
Languages : Macedonian (Cyrillic script)
Population : 2,057,284 (December 31, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : MK / MKD
Dialing Country Codes : 389

Madagascar

Local Name : Madagascar
President : Andry Rajoelina
Prime Minister : Omer Beriziky
Capital : Antananarivo
Currency : Malagasy ariary
Total Area in km² : 587,041
Languages : Malagasy, French
Population : 20,696,070 (2011)
Time Zone : UTC+03:00 (EAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : MG / MDG
Dialing Country Codes : 261

Malawi

Local Name : Malawi
President : Bingu wa Mutharika
Capital : Lilongwe
Currency : Malawian kwacha
Total Area in km² : 118,484
Languages : English, Chichewa
Population : 13,077,160 (June 1, 2008)
Time Zone : UTC+02:00 (CAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : MW / MWI
Dialing Country Codes : 265

Malaysia

Local Name : Malaysia
President : Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim
Prime Minister : Najib Razak
Capital : Kuala Lumpur (legislative; de facto), Putrajaya (administrative)
Currency : Malaysian ringgit
Total Area in km² : 330,803
Languages : Malay
Population : 28,334,135 (July 6, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+08:00 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : MY / MYS
Dialing Country Codes : 60

Maldives

Local Name : Dhivehi Raajje
President : Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Capital : Malé
Currency : Maldivian rufiyaa
Total Area in km² : 300
Languages : Dhivehi (Thaana script)
Population : 317,280 (July 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+05:00
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : MV / MDV
Dialing Country Codes : 960

Mali

Local Name : Mali
President : Amadou Toumani Touré
Prime Minister : Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
Capital : Bamako
Currency : West African CFA franc
Total Area in km² : 1,240,192
Languages : French, Bambara
Population : 14,517,176 (April 1, 2009)
Time Zone : UTC (GMT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : ML / MLI
Dialing Country Codes : 223

Malta

Local Name : Malta
President : George Abela
Prime Minister : Lawrence Gonzi
Capital : Valletta
Other Major Cities : Birkirkara, Mosta, Qormi, Żabbar, St. Paul's Bay, Sliema, San Ġwann, Naxxar, Rabat, Żejtun, Żebbuġ, Fgura, Attard, Żurrieq, Ħamrun, Marsaskala, Birżebbuġa, Paola (Raħal Ġdid), Swieqi, Siġġiewi, St. Julian's, Msida, Tarxien, Mellieħa, Gżira, Victoria (Gozo)
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km² : 316
Languages : Maltese
Population : 417,617 (December 31, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : MT / MLT
Dialing Country Codes : 356

Marshall Islands

Local Name : Marshall Islands
President : Christopher Loeak
Capital : Majuro
Currency : United States dollar
Total Area in km² : 181
Languages : English, Marshallese
Population : 54,305 (July 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+12:00
Continent : Oceania
ISO Country Codes : MH / MHL
Dialing Country Codes : 692

Martinique

Local Name : Martinique
Overseas department of France
Capital : Fort-de-France
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km² : 1,128
Languages : French
Population : 396,404 (January 1, 2009)
Time Zone : UTC−04:00 (AST)
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : MQ / MTQ
Dialing Country Codes : 596

Mauritania

Local Name : Muritaniyah
President : Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Prime Minister : Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Capital : Nouakchott
Currency : Mauritanian ouguiya
Total Area in km² : 1,025,520
Languages : Berber language (Tifinagh script), Arabic
Population : 3,340,627 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC (GMT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : MR / MRT
Dialing Country Codes : 222

Mauritius

Local Name : Mauritius
President : Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime Minister : Navin Ramgoolam
Capital : Port Louis
Currency : Mauritian rupee
Total Area in km² : 2,040
Languages : English, French
Population : 1,280,924 (July 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+04:00 (Mauritius Time)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : MU / MUS
Dialing Country Codes : 230

Mayotte

Local Name : Mayotte
Overseas department of France
Capital : Mamoudzou
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km² : 374
Languages : French
Population : 211,000 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+03:00
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : YT / MYT
Dialing Country Codes : 262

Mexico

Local Name : Estados Unidos Mexicanos
President : Felipe Calderón
Capital : Mexico City
Currency : Mexican peso
Total Area in km² : 1,964,375
Languages : Spanish
Population : 112,336,538 (June 12, 2010)
Time Zone 1 : UTC−08:00 (Zone 3 or Northwest Zone) — the state of Baja California
Time Zone 2 : UTC−07:00 (Zone 2 or Pacific Zone) — the states of Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora
Time Zone 3 : UTC−06:00 (Zone 1 or Central Zone) — most of Mexico
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : MX / MEX
Dialing Country Codes : 52

Micronesia, Federated States of

Local Name : Micronesia
President : Manny Mori
Capital : Palikir
Other Major Cities : Weno
Currency : Micronesian dollar, United States dollar
Total Area in km² : 702
Languages : English
Population : 102,624 (April 4, 2010)
Time Zone 1 : UTC+10:00 — the states of Chuuk and Yap
Time Zone 2 : UTC+11 — the states of Kosrae and Pohnpei
Continent : Oceania
ISO Country Codes : FM / FSM
Dialing Country Codes : 691

Moldova

Local Name : Moldova
Acting President : Marian Lupu
Prime Minister : Vlad Filat
Capital : Chişinău
Currency : Moldovan leu
Total Area in km² : 33,846
Languages : Romanian
Population : 3,560,400 (January 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+02:00 (EET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : MD / MDA
Dialing Country Codes : 373

Monaco

Local Name : Monaco
Prince : Albert II
Minister of State : Michel Roger
Capital : Monaco
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km² : 2
Languages : French
Population : 35,881 (2010)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : MC / MCO
Dialing Country Codes : 377

Mongolia

Local Name : Mongol Uls
President : Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Prime Minister : Sükhbaataryn Batbold
Capital : Ulan Bator
Currency : Mongolian tögrög
Total Area in km² : 1,564,110
Languages : Mongolian (Cyrillic script)
Population : 2,736,800 (2009)
Time Zone 1 : UTC+07:00 — the provinces of Khovd, Uvs and Bayan-Ölgii
Time Zone 2 : UTC+08:00 — most of the country
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : MN / MNG
Dialing Country Codes : 976

Montenegro

Local Name : Crna Gora
President : Filip Vujanović
Prime Minister : Igor Lukšić
Capital : Podgorica
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km² : 13,812
Languages : Serbian
Population : 620,029 (April 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : ME / MNE
Dialing Country Codes : 382

Montserrat

Local Name : Montserrat
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom
Capital : Plymouth (official), Brades (seat of government)
Currency : East Caribbean dollar
Total Area in km² : 102
Languages : English
Population : 4,932 (July 1, 2009)
Time Zone : UTC−04:00 (AST)
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : MS / MSR
Dialing Country Codes : 1 664

Morocco

Local Name : Al Maghrib
King : Muhammad VI
Prime Minister : Abdelillah Benkirane
Capital : Rabat
Other Major Cities : Casablanca
Currency : Moroccan dirham
Total Area in km² : 446,550
Languages : Berber language (Tifinagh script),Arabic
Population : 32,473,000 (February 23, 2012)
Time Zone : UTC (WET)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : MA / MAR
Dialing Country Codes : 212

Mozambique

Local Name : Mocambique
President : Armando Guebuza
Prime Minister : Aires Ali
Capital : Maputo
Currency : Mozambican metical
Total Area in km² : 801,590
Languages : Portuguese
Population : 23,049,621 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+02:00 (CAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : MZ / MOZ
Dialing Country Codes : 258