List of Countries in A

Abkhazia

Local Name : Republic of Abkhazia
President : Alexander Ankvab
Prime Minister : Leonid Lakerbaia
Capital : Sukhumi
Currency : Russian ruble, Abkhazian apsar
Total Area in km2 : 8,660
Languages : Abhazian (Abkhaz Cyrillic script),Russian (Cyrillic script)
Population : 240,705 (2011)
Time Zone : UTC+03:00
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : AB / ABK
Dialing Country Codes : 7 840/940


Afghanistan

Local Name : Afghanestan
President : Hamid Karzai
Capital : Kabul
Currency : Afghan afghani
Total Area in km2 : 652,230
Languages : Dari-Persian, Pashtu (Perso-Arabic script)
Population : 24,485,500
Time Zone : UTC+04:30
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : AF / AFG
Dialing Country Codes : 93


Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Overseas territory of the United Kingdom
Capital : Episkopi Cantonment
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km2 : 154
Languages : English
Population : 7,000 Cypriots; 7,500 British military workers and their families
Time Zone : UTC+02:00 (EET)
Continent : Asia
ISO Country Codes : AX
Dialing Country Codes : 357


Albania

Local Name : Shqiperia
President : Bamir Topi
Prime Minister : Sali Berisha
Capital : Tirana
Currency : Albanian lek
Total Area in km2 : 28,748
Languages : Albanian
Population : 2,831,741 (October 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : AL / ALB
Dialing Country Codes : 355


Algeria

Local Name : Al Jaza'ir
President : Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime Minister : Ahmed Ouyahia
Capital : Algiers
Currency : Algerian dinar
Total Area in km2 : 2,381,741
Languages : Berber language (Tifinagh script), Arabic
Population : 37,100,000 (January 1, 2012)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : DZ / DZA
Dialing Country Codes : 213


American Samoa

Local Name : American Samoa
Insular area of the United States of America
Capital : Pago Pago
Other Major Cities : Tafuna, Nu'uuli, Leone, Ili'ili, Aua
Currency : US dollar
Total Area in km2 : 199
Languages : Samoan, English
Population : 55,519 (April 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC−11:00 (SST)
Continent : Oceania
ISO Country Codes : AS / ASM
Dialing Country Codes : 1 684


Andorra

Local Name : Andorra
Co-Prince : Joan Enric Vives Sicília
Co-Prince : Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister : Antoni Martí
Capital : Andorra la Vella
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km2 : 468
Languages : Catalan
Population : 85,015 (July 1, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : AD / AND
Dialing Country Codes : 376


Angola

Local Name : Angola
President : José Eduardo dos Santos
Capital : Luanda
Currency : Angolan kwanza
Total Area in km2 : 1,246,700
Languages : Portuguese
Population : 19,618,000 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Continent : Africa
ISO Country Codes : AO / AGO
Dialing Country Codes : 244


Anguilla

Local Name : Anguilla
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom
Capital : The Valley
Currency : East Caribbean dollar
Total Area in km2 : 91
Languages : English
Population : 15,236 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC−04:00 (AST)
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : AI / AIA
Dialing Country Codes : 1 264


Antigua and Barbuda

Local Name : Antigua and Barbuda
Queen : Elizabeth II
Governor-General : Dame Louise Lake-Tack
Prime Minister : Baldwin Spencer
Capital : St. John's
Currency : East Caribbean dollar
Total Area in km2 : 442
Languages : English
Population : 89,138 (July 1, 2009)
Time Zone : UTC−04:00 (AST)
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : AG / ATG
Dialing Country Codes : 1 26


Argentina

Local Name : Argentina
President : Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Capital : Buenos Aires
Currency : Argentine peso
Total Area in km2 : 2,780,400
Languages : Spanish
Population : 40,117,096 (October 27, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC−03:00 (ART)
Continent : South America
ISO Country Codes : AR / ARG
Dialing Country Codes : 54


Armenia

Local Name : Hayastan
President : Serzh Sargsyan
Prime Minister : Tigran Sargsyan
Capital : Yerevan
Currency : Armenian dram
Total Area in km2 : 2,780,400
Languages : Armenian (Armenian alphabet)
Population : 3,268,500 (December 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+04:00
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : AM / ARM
Dialing Country Codes : 374


Aruba

Local Name : Aruba
Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital : Oranjestad
Currency : Aruban florin
Total Area in km2 : 180
Languages : Dutch
Population : 101,484 (September 29, 2010)
Time Zone : UTC-04:00
Continent : North America
ISO Country Codes : AW / ABW
Dialing Country Codes : 297


Australia

Local Name : Australia
Queen : Elizabeth II
Governor-General : Quentin Bryce
Prime Minister : Julia Gillard
Capital : Canberra
Other Major Cities : Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle
Currency : Australian dollar
Total Area in km2 : 7,692,024
Languages : English
Population : 22,839,186 (February 23, 2012)
Time Zone 1 : UTC+05:00 — Heard and McDonald Islands
Time Zone 2 : UTC+06:30 — Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Time Zone 3 : UTC+07:00 (CXT) — Christmas Island
Time Zone 4 : UTC+08:00 (AWST) — Western Australia
Time Zone 5 : UTC+09:30 (ACST) — Southern Australia, Northern Territory
Time Zone 6 : UTC+10:00 (AEST) — Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania
Time Zone 7 : UTC+10:30 — Lord Howe Island
Time Zone 8 : UTC+11:30 (NFT) — Norfolk Island
Continent : Oceania
ISO Country Codes : AU / AUS
Dialing Country Codes : 61


Austria

Local Name : Österreich
President : Heinz Fischer
Chancellor : Werner Faymann
Capital : Vienna
Currency : Euro
Total Area in km2 : 83,871
Languages : German
Population : 8,419,776 (July 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00 (CET)
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : AT / AUT
Dialing Country Codes : 43


Azerbaijan

Local Name : Azarbaycan
President : Ilham Aliyev
Prime Minister : Artur Rasizade
Capital : Baku
Currency : Azerbaijani manat
Total Area in km2 : 86,600
Languages : Azeri (Latin script)
Population : 9,111,100 (January 1, 2011)
Time Zone : UTC+04:00
Continent : Europe
ISO Country Codes : AZ / AZE
Dialing Country Codes : 994