Map Quiz – Capitals of 150 Largest Countries by Population
Questions: Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra, Addis Ababa, Algiers, Amman, Amsterdam, Ankara, Antananarivo, Ashgabat, Asmara, Astana, Asunción, Athens, Baghdad, Baku, Bamako, Bangkok, Bangui, Banjul, Beijing, Beirut, Belgrade, Berlin, Bern, Bishkek, Bissau, Bogotá, Brasília, Bratislava, Brazzaville, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Canberra, Caracas, Chisinau, Conakry, Copenhagen, Dakar, Damascus, Dhaka, Dodoma, Doha, Dublin, Dushanbe, Freetown, Gaborone, Gitega, Guatemala City, Hanoi, Harare, Havana, Helsinki, Islamabad, Jakarta, Jerusalem, Juba, Kabul, Kampala, Kathmandu, Khartoum, Kigali, Kingston, Kinshasa, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Kyiv, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lima, Lisbon, Ljubljana, Lomé, London, Luanda, Lusaka, Madrid, Managua, Manama, Manila, Maputo, Maseru, Mexico City, Minsk, Mogadishu, Monrovia, Montevideo, Moscow, Muscat, N'Djamena, Nairobi, Naypyidaw, New Delhi, Niamey, Nouakchott, Oslo, Ottawa, Ouagadougou, Panama City, Paris, Phnom Penh, Port Moresby, Port-au-Prince, Porto-Novo, Prague, Pretoria, Pyongyang, Quito, Rabat, Ramallah, Riga, Riyadh, Rome, San Jose, San Salvador, Sana'a, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sarajevo, Seoul, Singapore, Skopje, Sofia, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Stockholm, Sucre, Taipei, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Tegucigalpa, Tehran, Tirana, Tokyo, Tripoli, Tunis, Ulan Bator, Vienna, Vientiane, Vilnius, Warsaw, Washington, D.C., Wellington, Windhoek, Yamoussoukro, Yaoundé, Yerevan, Zagreb
🎮 Game Modes
Our geography games offer a variety of game modes, letting you explore maps by clicking, typing, or even flying!
Show All: A learning mode where all locations are visible on the map, helping you study and familiarize yourself with them.
Pin (very easy): Works like 'Pin,' but hovering over a location reveals its name for assistance.
Pin (easy): Similar to 'Pin,' but highlights three possible locations, making selection easier.
Pin: Click on the exact location you're prompted to find.
Pin (hard): Like 'Pin,' but locations revert to their original color after being clicked.
Pin (no borders): Like 'Pin,' but without visible borders, making it more challenging.
Pin (flags): Like 'Pin,' but only a flag is displayed—no names.
Multiple Choice: Choose the correct option from four choices by clicking or pressing keys 1–4.
Type Random: Type location names in any order; they’ll be highlighted on the map as you go.
Type: Type the name of the highlighted location.
Fly: Use arrow keys or WASD to steer, and press the spacebar for a speed boost.
Challenge your world geography skills with a map quiz focused on the capitals of the 150 most populous countries. You’ll identify political and administrative centers across all continents, from major, well-known capitals such as Beijing, New Delhi, Washington, and Brasília to capitals of smaller yet highly populated nations like Dhaka, Abuja, and Manila.
The quiz covers capitals in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania. You’ll work with capitals from countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Egypt, as well as Latin American capitals like Buenos Aires, Lima, and Bogotá. The Middle East and Southeast Asia are also included, featuring capitals such as Riyadh, Ankara, Jakarta, and Bangkok.
By focusing on the world’s most populous countries, this quiz provides a broad overview of where a large share of the global population is governed and administered. It’s an effective way to practice matching countries with their capitals while gaining a clearer understanding of global population distribution and political geography.
Notes
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while Dubai is the largest and most internationally known city.
Abuja replaced Lagos as Nigeria’s capital to achieve a more central location.
Amsterdam is the constitutional capital of the Netherlands, while The Hague is the seat of government.
Ankara replaced Istanbul as Turkey’s capital in 1923.
Astana was renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019 in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the name Astana was restored in 2022.
Bern is Switzerland’s de facto capital, officially referred to as the “federal city.”
Dodoma replaced Dar es Salaam as Tanzania’s official capital.
Gitega replaced Bujumbura as Burundi’s political capital in 2019.
Jerusalem is claimed by Israel as its capital, but its status is internationally disputed.
Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s capital, while Putrajaya serves as the administrative center.
La Paz is Bolivia’s seat of government, while Sucre is the constitutional capital.
Lilongwe replaced Zomba as Malawi’s capital.
Naypyidaw replaced Yangon as Myanmar’s capital in 2006.
Porto-Novo is Benin’s official capital, while Cotonou is the seat of government.
Pretoria is South Africa’s executive capital; Cape Town is legislative and Bloemfontein judicial.
Ramallah functions as the administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is Sri Lanka’s administrative capital, while Colombo remains the main commercial center.
Sucre is Bolivia’s constitutional capital and seat of the judiciary, while La Paz functions as the administrative capital and seat of government.
Taipei functions as Taiwan’s capital, though its political status is internationally disputed.
Washington, D.C. is a federal district rather than part of any U.S. state.
Yamoussoukro is Côte d’Ivoire’s official capital, while Abidjan is the largest city and seat of government.
Ekvis is a low-profit, philanthropic project dedicated to global learning. Learn geography with our free interactive map quizzes with multiple game modes, minimal ads, and no personal data collected. Quizzes are updated regularly to reflect the latest changes on the map.
