# U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual/Useful Tables

2008
This chapter contains useful tables presented in GPO style. The tables display various design features most frequently used in Government publications and can be considered examples of GPO style.
U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents :
| President | Years | Vice President | Years |
| George Washington | (1789-1797) | John Adams | (1789-1797) |
| John Adams | (1797-1801) | Thomas Jefferson | (1797-1801) |
| Thomas Jefferson | (1801-1809) | Aaron Burr | (1801-1805) |
| | | George Clinton | (1805-1809) |
| James Madison | (1809-1817) | George Clinton | (1809-1812) |
| | | Vacant | (1812-1813) |
| | | Elbridge Gerry | (1813-1814) |
| | | Vacant. | (1814-1817) |
| James Monroe | (1817-1825) | Daniel D. Tompkins. | (1817-1825) |
| John Quincy Adams | (1825-1829) | John C. Calhoun. | (1825-1829) |
| Andrew Jackson | (1829-1837) | John C. Calhoun | (1829-1832) |
| | | Vacant | (1832-1833) |
| | | Martin Van Buren | (1833-1837) |
| Martin Van Buren | (1837-1841) | Richard M. Johnson | (1837-1841) |
| William Henry Harrison | (1841) | John Tyler | (1841) |
| John Tyler | (1841-1845) | Vacant | (1841-1845) |
| James K. Polk | (1845-1849) | George M. Dallas | (1845-1849) |
| Zachary Taylor | (1849-1850) | Millard Fillmore | (1849-1850) |
| Millard Fillmore | (1850-1853) | Vacant | (1850-1853) |
| Franklin Pierce | (1853-1857) | William R. King | (1853) |
| | | Vacant | (1853-1857) |
| James Buchanan | (1857-1861) | John C. Breckinridge | (1857-1861) |
| Abraham Lincoln | (1861-1865) | Hannibal Hamlin | (1861-1865) |
| | | Andrew Johnson | (1865) |
| Andrew Johnson | (1865-1869) | Vacant | (1865-1869) |
| Ulysses S. Grant | (1869-1877) | Schuyler Colfax | (1869-1873) |
| | | Henry Wilson | (1873-1875) |
| | | Vacant | (1875-1877) |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | (1877-1881) | William A. Wheeler | (1877-1881) |
| James A. Garfield | (1881) | Chester A. Arthur | (1881) |
| Chester A. Arthur | (1881-1885) | Vacant | (1881-1885) |
| Grover Cleveland | (1885-1889) | Thomas A. Hendricks | (1885) |
| | | Vacant | (1885-1889) |
| Benjamin Harrison | (1889-1893) | Levi P. Morton | (1889-1893) |
| Grover Cleveland | (1893-1897) | Adlai E. Stevenson | (1893-1897) |
| William McKinley | (1897-1901) | Garret A. Hobart | (1897-1901) |
| | | Theodore Roosevelt | (1901) |
| Theodore Roosevelt | (1901-1909) | Vacant | (1901-1905) |
| | | Charles W. Fairbanks | (1905-1909) |
| William H. Taft | (1909-1913) | James S. Sherman | (1909-1912) |
| | | Vacant | (1912-1913) |
| Woodrow Wilson | (1913-1921) | Thomas R. Marshall | (1913-1921) |
| Warren G. Harding | (1921-1923) | Calvin Coolidge | (1921-1923) |
| Calvin Coolidge | (1923-1929) | Vacant | (1923-1925) |
| | | Charles G. Dawes | (1925-1929) |
| Herbert Hoover | (1929-1933) | Charles Curtis | (1929-1933) |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | (1933-1945) | John Nance Garner | (1933-1941) |
| | | Henry A. Wallace | (1941-1945) |
| | | Harry S. Truman | (1945) |
| Harry S. Truman | (1945-1953) | Vacant | (1945-1949) |
| | | Alben W. Barkley | (1949-1953) |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | (1953-1961) | Richard M. Nixon | (1953-1961) ​ |
| John F. Kennedy | (1961-1963) | Lyndon B. Johnson | (1961-1963) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | (1963-1969) | Vacant | (1963-1965) |
| | | Hubert H. Humphrey | (1965-1969) |
| Richard M. Nixon | (1969-1974) | Spiro T. Agnew | (1969-1973) |
| | | Gerald R. Ford | (1973-1974) |
| Gerald R. Ford | (1974-1977) | Nelson Rockefeller | (1974-1977) |
| Jimmy Carter | (1977-1981) | Walter F. Mondale | (1977-1981) |
| Ronald Reagan | (1981-1989) | George H.W. Bush | (1981-1989) |
| George H.W. Bush | (1989-1993) | J. Danforth Quayle | (1989-1993) |
| William J. Clinton | (1993-2001) | Albert Gore, Jr | (1993-2001) |
| George W. Bush | (2001- ) | Richard B. Cheney | (2001- ) |
Most Populous U.S. Cities by State¹ [2006 Census estimates] :
| Alabama: | Alabama: | Alabama: | Delaware: | Delaware: | Delaware: |
| | Birmingham | 229,424 | | Wilmington | 72,826 |
| | Montgomery* | 201,998 | | Dover* | 34,735 |
| | Mobile | 192,830 | | Newark | 30,014 |
| | Huntsville | 168,132 | | Middletown | 10,272 |
| | Tuscaloosa | 83,052 | | Milford | 7,852 |
| Alaska: | Alaska: | Alaska: | District of Columbia: | District of Columbia: | District of Columbia: |
| | Anchorage | 278,700 | | Washington | 581,530 |
| | Fairbanks | 31,142 | Florida: | Florida: | Florida: |
| | Juneau* | 30,737 | | Jacksonville | 794,555 |
| | Wasilla | 9,236 | | Miami | 404,048 |
| | Sitka City and Borough | 8,920 | | Tampa | 332,888 |
| Arizona: | Arizona: | Arizona: | | St. Petersburg | 248,098 |
| | Phoenix* | 1,512,986 | | Tallahassee* | 159,012 |
| | Tucson | 518,956 | Georgia: | Georgia: | Georgia: |
| | Mesa | 447,541 | | Atlanta* | 486,411 |
| | Glendale | 246,531 | | Augusta | 189,366 |
| | Chandler | 240,595 | | Columbus | 188,660 |
| Arkansas: | Arkansas: | Arkansas: | | Savannah | 127,889 |
| | Little Rock* | 184,422 | | Athens | 111,580 |
| | Fort Smith | 83,461 | Hawaii: | Hawaii: | Hawaii: |
| | Fayetteville | 68,726 | | Honolulu* | 377,357 |
| | Springdale | 63,082 | | Hilo | 40,759 |
| | Jonesboro | 60,489 | | Kailua | 36,513 |
| California: | California: | California: | | Kaneohe | 34,970 |
| | Los Angeles | 3,849,378 | | Waipahu | 33,108 |
| | San Diego | 1,256,951 | Idaho: | Idaho: | Idaho: |
| | San Jose | 929,936 | | Boise* | 198,638 |
| | San Francisco | 744,041 | | Nampa | 76,587 |
| | Sacramento* | 453,781 | | Meridian | 59,832 |
| Colorado: | Colorado: | Colorado: | | Pocatello | 53,932 |
| | Denver* | 566,974 | | Idaho Falls | 52,786 |
| | Colorado Springs | 372,437 | Illinois: | Illinois: | Illinois: |
| | Aurora | 303,582 | | Chicago | 2,833,321 |
| | Lakewood | 140,024 | | Aurora | 170,617 |
| | Fort Collins | 129,467 | | Rockford | 155,138 |
| Connecticut: | Connecticut: | Connecticut: | | Naperville | 142,901 |
| | Bridgeport | 137,912 | | Springfield* | 116,482 |
| | Hartford* | 124,512 | Indiana: | Indiana: | Indiana: |
| | New Haven | 124,001 | | Indianapolis* | 785,597 |
| | Stamford | 119,261 | | Fort Wayne | 248,637 |
| | Waterbury | 107,251 | | Evansville | 115,738 ​ |
| | South Bend | 104,905 | | Biloxi | 44,342 |
| | Gary | 97,715 | | Southaven | 41,295 |
| Iowa: | Iowa: | Iowa: | Missouri: | Missouri: | Missouri: |
| | Des Moines* | 193,886 | | Kansas City | 447,306 |
| | Cedar Rapids | 124,417 | | St. Louis | 347,181 |
| | Davenport | 99,514 | | Springfield | 150,797 |
| | Sioux City | 83,262 | | Independence | 109,400 |
| | Waterloo | 65,998 | | Jefferson City* | 39,274 |
| Kansas: | Kansas: | Kansas: | Montana: | Montana: | Montana: |
| | Wichita | 357,698 | | Billings | 100,148 |
| | Overland Park | 166,722 | | Missoula | 64,081 |
| | Kansas City | 143,801 | | Great Falls | 56,215 |
| | Topeka* | 122,113 | | Bozeman | 35,061 |
| | Olathe | 114,662 | | Helena* | 27,885 |
| Kentucky: | Kentucky: | Kentucky: | Nebraska: | Nebraska: | Nebraska: |
| | Louisville | 554,496 | | Omaha | 419,545 |
| | Lexington | 270,789 | | Lincoln* | 241,167 |
| | Owensboro | 55,525 | | Bellevue | 47,594 |
| | Bowling Green | 53,176 | | Grand Island | 44,632 |
| | Frankfort* | 27,077 | | Kearney | 29,385 |
| Louisiana: | Louisiana: | Louisiana: | Nevada: | Nevada: | Nevada: |
| | Baton Rouge* | 229,553 | | Las Vegas | 552,539 |
| | New Orleans | 223,388 | | Henderson | 240,614 |
| | Shreveport | 200,199 | | Reno | 210,255 |
| | Lafayette | 114,214 | | North Las Vegas | 197,567 |
| | Lake Charles | 70,224 | | Carson City* | 55,289 |
| Maine: | Maine: | Maine: | New Hampshire: | New Hampshire: | New Hampshire: |
| | Portland | 63,011 | | Manchester | 109,497 |
| | Lewiston | 35,734 | | Nashua | 87,157 |
| | Bangor | 31,008 | | Concord* | 42,378 |
| | South Portland | 23,784 | | Rochester | 30,117 |
| | Augusta* | 18,560 | | Dover | 28,422 |
| Maryland: | Maryland: | Maryland: | New Jersey: | New Jersey: | New Jersey: |
| | Baltimore | 631,366 | | Newark | 281,402 |
| | Rockville | 59,114 | | Jersey City | 241,789 |
| | Frederick | 58,882 | | Paterson | 148,708 |
| | Gaithersburg | 57,934 | | Elizabeth | 126,179 |
| | Annapolis* | 36,408 | | Trenton* | 83,923 |
| Massachusetts: | Massachusetts: | Massachusetts: | New Mexico: | New Mexico: | New Mexico: |
| | Boston* | 590,763 | | Albuquerque | 504,949 |
| | Worcester | 175,454 | | Las Cruces | 86,268 |
| | Springfield | 151,176 | | Santa Fe* | 72,056 |
| | Lowell | 103,229 | | RioRancho | 71,607 |
| | Cambridge | 101,365 | | Roswell | 45,582 |
| Michigan: | Michigan: | Michigan: | New York: | New York: | New York: |
| | Detroit | 871,121 | | New York | 8,214,426 |
| | Grand Rapids | 193,083 | | Buffalo | 276,059 |
| | Warren | 134,589 | | Rochester | 208,123 |
| | Sterling Heights | 127,991 | | Yonkers | 197,852 |
| | Lansing* | 114,276 | | Albany* | 93,963 |
| Minnesota: | Minnesota: | Minnesota: | North Carolina: | North Carolina: | North Carolina: |
| | Minneapolis | 372,833 | | Charlotte | 630,478 |
| | St. Paul* | 273,535 | | Raleigh* | 356,321 |
| | Rochester | 96,975 | | Greensboro | 236,865 |
| | Duluth | 84,167 | | Durham | 209,009 |
| | Bloomington | 80,869 | | Winston-Salem | 196,990 |
| Mississippi: | Mississippi: | Mississippi: | North Dakota: | North Dakota: | North Dakota: |
| | Jackson* | 176,614 | | Fargo | 90,056 |
| | Gulfport | 64,316 | | Bismarck* | 58,333 |
| | Hattiesburg | 48,012 | | Grand Forks | 50,372 ​ |
| | Minot | 34,745 | | Clarksville | 133,175 |
| | West Fargo | 21,508 | Texas: | Texas: | Texas: |
| Ohio: | Ohio: | Ohio: | | Houston | 2,144,491 |
| | Columbus* | 733,203 | | San Antonio | 1,296,682 |
| | Cleveland | 444,313 | | Dallas | 1,232,940 |
| | Cincinnati | 332,252 | | Austin* | 709,893 |
| | Toledo | 298,446 | | Fort Worth | 653,320 |
| | Akron | 209,704 | Utah: | Utah: | Utah: |
| Oklahoma: | Oklahoma: | Oklahoma: | | Salt Lake City* | 178,858 |
| | Oklahoma City* | 537,734 | | West Valley | 119,841 |
| | Tulsa | 382,872 | | Provo | 113,984 |
| | Norman | 102,827 | | West Jordan | 94,309 |
| | Broken Arrow | 88,314 | | Sandy | 94,203 |
| | Lawton | 87,540 | Vermont: | Vermont: | Vermont: |
| Oregon: | Oregon: | Oregon: | | Burlington | 38,358 |
| | Portland | 537,081 | | South Burlington | 17,014 |
| | Salem* | 152,239 | | Rutland | 16,964 |
| | Eugene | 146,356 | | Barre | 9,078 |
| | Gresham | 97,105 | | Montpelier* | 7,954 |
| | Beaverton | 89,643 | Virginia: | Virginia: | Virginia: |
| Pennsylvania: | Pennsylvania: | Pennsylvania: | | Virginia Beach | 435,619 |
| | Philadelphia | 1,448,394 | | Norfolk | 229,112 |
| | Pittsburgh | 312,819 | | Chesapeake | 220,560 |
| | Allentown | 107,294 | | Richmond* | 192,913 |
| | Erie | 102,036 | | Newport News | 178,281 |
| | Harrisburg* | 47,164 | Washington: | Washington: | Washington: |
| Rhode Island: | Rhode Island: | Rhode Island: | | Seattle | 582,454 |
| | Providence* | 175,255 | | Spokane | 198,081 |
| | Warwick | 85,925 | | Tacoma | 196,532 |
| | Cranston | 81,479 | | Vancouver | 158,855 |
| | Pawtucket | 72,998 | | Olympia* | 44,645 |
| | East Providence | 49,123 | West Virginia: | West Virginia: | West Virginia: |
| South Carolina: | South Carolina: | South Carolina: | | Charleston* | 50,846 |
| | Columbia* | 119,961 | | Huntington | 49,007 |
| | Charleston | 107,845 | | Parkersburg | 31,755 |
| | North Charleston | 87,482 | | Wheeling | 29,330 |
| | Rock Hill | 61,620 | | Morgantown | 28,654 |
| | Mount Pleasant | 59,113 | Wisconsin: | Wisconsin: | Wisconsin: |
| South Dakota: | South Dakota: | South Dakota: | | Milwaukee | 573,358 |
| | Sioux Falls | 142,396 | | Madison* | 223,389 |
| | Rapid City | 62,715 | | Green Bay | 100,353 |
| | Aberdeen | 24,071 | | Kenosha | 96,240 |
| | Watertown | 20,526 | | Racine | 79,592 |
| | Pierre* | 14,095 | Wyoming: | Wyoming: | Wyoming: |
| Tennessee: | Tennessee: | Tennessee: | | Cheyenne* | 55,314 |
| | Memphis | 670,902 | | Casper | 52,089 |
| | Nashville* | 552,120 | | Laramie | 25,688 |
| | Knoxville | 182,337 | | Gillette | 23,899 |
| | Chattanooga | 155,190 | | Rock Springs | 19,324 |
Source: Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Principal Foreign Countries as of June 2008 :
| Country | UN member | Capital | Chief of state | Legislative body | Government type |
| Afghanistan | Yes | Kabul | President | National Assembly of House of People, House of Elders | Islamic Republic |
| Albania | do. | Tirana (Tirane) | do. | Assembly (unicameral) | Emerging Democracy. |
| Algeria | do. | Algers | do. | National People’s Assembly, Council of Nations | Republic. |
| Andorra | do. | Andorra la Vella | Executive Council President | General Council of the Valleys (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Angola | do. | Luanda | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic: multiparty presidential regime. |
| Antigua and Burbuda | do. | Saint John’s | Queen (represented by Governor General) | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. |
| Argentina | do. | Buenos Aires | President | National Congress (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Armenia | do. | Yerevan | do. | National Assembly (Parliament) | do. |
| Australia | do. | Canberra | Queen (represented by Governor General) | Federal Parliament (bicameral) | Federal Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Austria | do. | Vienna | President | Federal Assembly (bicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Azerbaijan | do. | Baku (Baki, Baky) | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Bahamas, The | do. | Nassau | Queen (represented by Governor General) | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Bahrain | do. | Manama | King | Legislature (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Bangladesh | do. | Dhaka | President | National Parliament (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Barbados | do. | Bridgetown | Queen (represented by Governor General) | Parliament (bicameral) | do. |
| Belarus | do. | Minsk | President | National Assembly(bicameral) | Republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship. |
| Belgium | do. | Brussels | King | Parliament (bicameral) | Federal Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy |
| Belize | do. | Belmopan | Queen (represented by Governor General) | National Assembly (bicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Benin | do. | Porto-Novo | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Bhutan | do. | Thimphu | King | Parliament (bicameral) | In transition to Constitutional Monarchy; spcial treaty relationship with India. |
| Bolivia | do. | La Paz | President | National Congress (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Bosnia and Hertzegovina | do. | Sarajevo | Chairman of the Presidency | Assembly (bicameral) | Emerging Federal Democratic Republic. |
| Botswana | do. | Gaborone | President | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Republic. |
| Brazil | do. | Brasilia | do. | National Congress (bicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Brunei | do. | Bandar Seri | Sultan and Prime Minister | Legislative Council | Constitutional Sultanate. ​ |
| Bulgaria | Yes | Sofia | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Burkina Faso | do. | Ouagadougou | do. | do. | Parliamentary Republic. |
| Burma (Myanmar) | do. | Rangoon (Yangon) | Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) | People’s Assembly(unicameral) | Military Junta |
| Burundi | do. | Bujumbura | President | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Cambodia | do. | Phnom Penh | King | National Assembly (bicameral) | Multiparty Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Cameroon | do. | Yaounde | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic; Multiparty Presidential Regime. |
| Canada | do. | Ottawa | Queen (represented by Governor General). | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy that is also a Parliamentary Democracy and a Federation. |
| Cape Verde | do. | Praia | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Central African Republic | do. | Bangui | do. | do. | do. |
| Chad | do. | N’Djamens | do. | do. | do. |
| Chile | do. | Santiago | do. | National Congress (bicameral) | do. |
| China | do. | Beijing | do. | National People’s Congress (unicameral) | Communist State. |
| Columbia | do. | Bogota | do. | Congress (bicameral) | Republic. Executive Branch dominates government structure. |
| Comoros | do. | Moroni | do. | Assembly of the Union (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Conga, Democratic Republic of the | do. | Kinshasa | do. | Legislature (bicameral) | do. |
| Congo, Republic of the | do. | Brazzaville | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | do. |
| Costa Rica | do. | San Jose | do. | Legislative Assembly (unicameral) | Democratic Republic. |
| Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | do. | Yamoussoukro | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic; Multiparty Presidential Regime (est. 1960). |
| Croatia | do. | Zagreb | do. | Assembly (unicameral) | Presidential/Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Cuba | do. | Havana | do. | National Assembly of People’s Power (unicameral) | Communist State. |
| Cyprus | do. | Nicosia (Lefkosia) | do. | House of Representatives (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Czech Republic | do. | Prague | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Denmark | do. | Copenhagen | Queen | People’s Assembly (unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Djibouti | do. | Djibouti | President | Chamber of Deputies (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Dominica | do. | Roseau | do. | House of Assembly (bicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Dominican Republic | do. | Santo Domingo | do. | National Congress (bicameral) | Democratic Republic. ​ |
| Ecuador | Yes | Quito | President | National Congress (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Egypt | do. | Cairo | do. | People’s Assembly (bicameral) | do. |
| El Salvador | do. | San Salvador | do. | Legislative Assembly (unicameral) | do. |
| Equatorial Guinea | do. | Malabo | do. | House of People’s Representatives (unicameral) | do. |
| Eritrea | do. | Asmara (Asmera) | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Transitional Government |
| Estonia | do. | Tallinn | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Republic. |
| Ethiopia | do. | Addis Ababa | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Fiji | do. | Suva (on Viti Levu) | do. | do. | Republic. |
| Finland | do. | Helsinki | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | do. |
| France | do. | Paris | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | do. |
| Gabon | do. | Libreville | do. | (unicameral) | Republic/Multiparty Presidential Regime. |
| Gambia, The | do. | Bunjul | do. | (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Georgia | do. | T’bilisi | do. | Parliament (unicameral, also known as Supreme Council) | do. |
| Germany | do. | Berlin | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Ghana | do. | Accra | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | Constitutional Democracy. |
| Greece | do. | Athens | do. | do. | Parliamentary Republic. |
| Grenada | do. | Saint George’s | Queen (represented by Governor General) | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Guatemala | do. | Guatemala | President | (unicameral) | Constitutional Democratic Republic. |
| Guinea | do. | Conakry | do. | (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Guinea-Bissau | do. | Bissau | do. | (unicameral) | do. |
| Guyana | do. | Georgetown | do. | (unicameral) | do. |
| Haiti | do. | Port-au-Prince | do. | (unicameral) | do. |
| Holy See (Vatican City). | No | Vatican City | Pope | (unicameral) | Ecclesiastical. |
| Honduras | Yes | Tegucigalpa | President | National Congress (unicameral) | Democratic Constitutional Republic. |
| Hungary | do. | Budapest | do. | (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Iceland | do. | Reykjavik | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | Constitutional Republic. |
| India | do. | New Delhi | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Indonesia | do. | Jakarta | do. | (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Iran | do. | Tehran | Supreme Leader | (unicameral) | Theocratic Republic. |
| Iraq | do. | Baghdad | President | (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Ireland | do. | Dublin | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic; Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Isreal | do. | Jerusalem | do. | (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Italy | do. | Rome | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic. ​ |
| Jamaica | Yes | Kingston | Queen (represented by Governor General) | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy |
| Japan | do. | Tokyo | Emperor | Diet (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary Government |
| Jordan | do. | Amman | King | National Assembly (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Kazakhstan | do. | Astana | President | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic. Authoritarian Presidential rule, with little power outside the Executive Branch. |
| Kenya | do. | Nairobi | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Kiribati | do. | Tarawa | do. | House of Parliament (unicameral) | do. |
| Korea, North | do. | Pyongyang | Premier | Supreme People’s Assembly (unicameral) | Communist State one-man dictatorship. |
| Korea, South | do. | Seoul | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Kosovo | No. | Pristina (Prishtine) | do. | Kosovo Assembly of the Provisional Government (unicameral) | do. |
| Kuwait | Yes | Kuwait | Amir | National Assembly (unicameral) | Constitutional Emirate. |
| Kyrgyzstan | do. | Bishkek | President | Supreme Council (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Laos | do. | Vientiane | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Communist State |
| Latvia | do. | Riga | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Lebanon | do. | Beirut | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Lesotho | do. | Maseru | President | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Liberia | do. | Monrovia | President | National Assembly (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Libya | do. | Tripoli | Revolutionary Leader | General People’s Congress (unicameral) | Jamahiriya. |
| Liechtenstein | do. | Vaduz | Prince | Parliament or Landtag (unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Lithuania | do. | Vilnius | President | Parliament or Seimas (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Luxembourg | do. | Luxembourg | Grand Duke | Chamber of Deputies (unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic. | do. | Skopje | President | Assembly or Sobranie (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Madagascar | do. | Antananarivo | do. | Legislature (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Malawi | do. | Lilongwe | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Multiparty Democracy. |
| Malaysia | do. | Kuala Lumpur | Paramount Leader | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Maldives | do. | Male | President | People’s Council (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Mali | do. | Bamako | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | do. |
| Malta | do. | Valletta | do. | House of Representatives (unicameral) | do. |
| Marshal Islands | do. | Majuro | do. | Legislature (unicameral) | Constitutional Government in free association with the U.S. ​ |
| Mauritania | Yes | Nouakchott | President. | Legislature (bicameral) | Democratic Republic. |
| Mauritius | do. | Port Louis | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Mexico | do. | Mexico | do. | National Congress (bicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Micronesia, Federated States | do. | Palikir | do. | Congress (unicameral) | Constitutional Government in free association with the U.S. |
| Moldova | do. | Chisinau | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Monaco | do. | Monaco | Prince. | National Council (unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Mongolia | do. | Ulaanbaatar | President. | State Great Hural (unicameral) | Mixed Parliamentary/Presidential. |
| Montenegro | do. | Podgorica | do. | Assembly(unicameral) | Republic. |
| Morocco | do. | Rabat | King. | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Mozambique | do. | Maputo | President. | Assembly(unicameral) | Republic. |
| Namibia | do. | Windhoek | do. | Legislature (unicameral) | do. |
| Nauru | do. | No official capital; government offices in Yaren District. | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | do. |
| Nepal | do. | Kathmandu | Prime Minister. | 330 seat Interim Parliament (unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Netherlands | do. | Amsterdam | Queen | States General (bicameral) | do. |
| New Zealand | do. | Wellington | do. | House of Representatives (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Nicaragua | do. | Managua | President. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Niger | do. | Niamey | do. | do. | do. |
| Nigeria | do. | Abuja | do. | National Assembly (bicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Norway | do. | Oslo | King. | Parliament (Storting), (modified unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Oman | do. | Muscat | Sultan and Prime Minister. | Majlis Oman (bicameral) | Monarchy |
| Pakistan | do. | Islamabad | President. | Parliament (bicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Palau | do. | Melekeok | do. | National Congress (bicameral) | Constitutional Government in free association with the U.S. |
| Panama | do. | Panama | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Constitutional Democracy. |
| Papua New Guinea | do. | Port Moresby | Queen | National Parliament (unicameral) | Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Paragua | do. | Asuncion | President. | Congress (bicameral) | Constitutional Republic. |
| Peru | do. | Lima | do. | Congress of the Republic of Peru (unicameral) | do. |
| Philippines | do. | Manila | do. | Congress (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Poland | do. | Warsaw | do. | National Assembly (bicameral) | do. |
| Portugal | do. | Lisbon | do. | Assembly of the Republic (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Qatar | do. | Doha | Amir. | Advisory Council (unicameral) | Emirate |
| Romania | do. | Bucharest | President. | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Russia | do. | Moscow | do. | Federal Assembly (bicameral) | Federation. |
| Rwanda | do. | Kigali | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic.; presidential, multiparty system. |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | do. | Bassaterre | Queen | National Assembly (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. ​ |
| Saint Lucia | Yes | Castries | Queen | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | do. | Kingstown | do. | House of Assembly (unicameral) | Do. |
| Samoa | do. | Apia | Chief of State | Legislative Assembly (unicameral) | Do. |
| San Marino | do. | San Marino | Co-Chiefs of State (Captains Regent) | Grand and General Council (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Sao Tome and Principe | do. | Sao Tome | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Do. |
| Saudi Arabia | do. | Riyadh | King and Prime Minister | Consultative Council | Monarchy. |
| Senegal | do. | Dakar | President | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Serbia | do. | Belgrade | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Do. |
| Seychelles | do. | Victoria | do. | do. | Do. |
| Sierra Leone | do. | Freetown | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | Constitutional Democracy. |
| Singapore | do. | Singpore | do. | do. | Parliamentary Republic. |
| Slovakia | do. | Bratislava | do. | National Parliament (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Slovenia | do. | Ljubljana | do. | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Republic. |
| Solomon Islands | do. | Honiara | Queen | National Parliament (unicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Somalia | do. | Mogadishu | Transitional Federal President | National Assembly (unicameral) | No permanent National Government; transitional Parliamentary Federal Government. |
| South Africa | do. | Pretoria | President | Parliament (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Spain | do. | Madrid | King | General Courts or National Assembly (bicameral) | Parliamentary Monarchy. |
| Sri Lanka | do. | Colombo | President | Parliament (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Sudan | do. | Khartoum | do. | National Legislature (bicameral) | Government of National Unity (GNU). |
| Surinam | do. | Paramaribo | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Constitutional Democracy. |
| Swaziland | do. | Mbabane | King | Parliament (bicameral) | Monarchy. |
| Sweden | do. | Stockholm | King | Parliament (unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Switzerland | do. | Bern | President | Federal Assembly (bicameral) | Formally a Confederation but similar in structure to a Federal Republic. |
| Syria | do. | Damascus | do. | People’s Council (unicameral) | Republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime. |
| Tajikistan | do. | Dushanbe | do. | Supreme Assembly (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Taiwan | No. | Taipei | do. | Legislative Yuan (unicameral) | Multiparty Democracy. |
| Tanzania | Yes. | Dar es Salaam | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Thailand | do. | Bangkok | King | National Assembly (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Timor-Leste | do. | Dili | President | National Parliament (unicameral) | Republic. ​ |
| Togo | Yes | Lome | President | National Assembly (unicameral) | Republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule. |
| Tonga | do. | Nuku’alofa | King | Legislative Assembly (unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Trinibad and Tobago | do. | Port-of-Spain | President. | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Tunisia | do. | Tunis | do. | Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Advisors (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Turkey | do. | Ankara | do. | Grand National Assembly of Turkey (unicameral) | Republican Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Turkmenistan | do. | Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) | do. | Two Parliamentary Bodies: People’s Council and a National Assembly | Republic; Authoritarian Presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch. |
| Tuvalu | do. | Funafuti | Queen | Parliament (also called House of Assembly; unicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary Democracy. |
| Uganda | do. | Kampala | President | (unicameral) | Republic. |
| Ukraine | do. | Kyiv (Kiev) | do. | Council(unicameral) | Do. |
| United Arab Emirates | do. | Abu Dhabi | do. | Federal National Council (FNC) (unicameral) | Federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates. |
| United Kingdom | do. | London | Queen | Parliament (bicameral) | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Uraguay | do. | Montevideo | President | General Assembly (bicameral) | Constitutional Republic. |
| Uzbekistan | do. | Tashkent | do. | Supreme Assembly (bicameral) | Republic; authoritarian presidential rule with little power outside the executive branch. |
| Vanuatu | do. | Port Vila (on Efate) | do. | Parliament (unicameral) | Parliamentary Republic. |
| Venezuella | do. | Caracas | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Federal Republic. |
| Vietnam | do. | Hanoi | do. | do. | Communist State. |
| Yemen | do. | Sanaa | do. | Legislature (bicameral) | Republic. |
| Zambia | do. | Lusaka | do. | National Assembly (unicameral) | Do. |
| Zimbabwe | do. | Harare | Executive President | Parliament (bicameral) | Parliamentary Democracy. |
Source: World Factbook 2008, Central Intelligence Agency, http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html.
Demonyms: Names of Nationalities [Demonym is a name given to a people or inhabitants of a place.] :
| Country | Demonym* | Country | Demonym* |
| Afghanistan | Afghan. | Costa Rica | Costa Rican. |
| Albania | Albanian. | Cote d’Ivoire | Ivorian. |
| Algeria | Algerian. | Croatia | Croat or Croatian. |
| American Samoa | American Samoan. | Cuba | Cuban. |
| Andorra | Andorran. | Cyprus | Cypriot. |
| Angola | Angolan. | Czech Republic | Czech. |
| Anguilla | Anguillan. | Denmark | Dane. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antiguan Barbudan. | Djibouti | Djiboutian. |
| Argentina | Argentine. | Dominica | Dominican. |
| Armenia | Armenian. | Dominican Republic. | Dominican. |
| Aruba | Aruban. | Ecuador | Ecuadorian. |
| Australia | Australian. | Egypt | Egyptian. |
| Austria | Austrian. | El Salvador | Salvadoran. |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani. | Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean. |
| The Bahamas | Bahamian. | Eritrea | Eritrean. |
| Bahrain | Bahraini. | Estonia | Estonian. |
| Bangladesh | Bangladeshi. | Ethiopia | Ethiopian. |
| Barbados | Barbadian or Bajan. | Falkland Islands. | Falkland Islander. |
| Belarus | Belarusian. | Faroe Islands | Faroese (singular and plural). |
| Belgium | Belgian. | Fiji | Fijian. |
| Belize | Belizean. | Finland. | Finn. |
| Benin | Beninese (singular and plural). | France. | Frenchman (men) or Frenchwoman (women). |
| Bermuda. | Bermudian. | French Polynesia. | French Polynesian. |
| Bhutan | Bhutanese (singular and plural). | Gabon | Gabonese (singular and plural). |
| Bolivia | Bolivian. | The Gambia | Gambian. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Herzegovinian. | Georgia | Georgian. |
| Botswana | Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural). | Germany | German. |
| Brazil | Brazilian. | Ghana | Ghanaian. |
| British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islander. | Gibraltar | Gibraltarian. |
| Brunei | Bruneian. | Greece | Greek. |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian. | Greenland | Greenlander. |
| Burkina Faso | Burkinabe (singular and plural). | Grenada | Grenadian. |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Burmese (singular and plural). | Guam | Guamanian. |
| Burundi | Burundian. | Guatemala | Guatemalan. |
| Cambodia | Cambodian. | Guernsey | Channel Islander. |
| Cameroon | Cameroonian. | Guinea | Guinean. |
| Canada | Canadian. | Guinea-Bissau | Guinean. |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verdean. | Guyana | Guyanese (singular and plural). |
| Cayman Islands | Caymanian. | Haiti | Haitian. |
| Central African Republic. | Central African. | Honduras | Honduran. |
| Chad | Chadian. | Hong Kong. | Chinese/Hong Konger. |
| Chile | Chilean. | Hungary | Hungarian. |
| China | Chinese (singular and plural). | Iceland | Icelander. |
| Christmas Island | Christmas Islander. | India | Indian. |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Cocos Islander. | Indonesia | Indonesian. |
| Colombia | Colombian. | Iran | Iranian. |
| Comoros | Comoran. | Iraq | Iraqi. |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the. | Congolese (singular and plural). | Ireland | Irishman (men), Irishwoman (women), |
| Congo, Republic of the | Congolese (singular and plural). | | Irish (collective plural). |
| Cook Islands. | Cook Islander. | Israel. | Israeli. ​ |
| Italy | Italian. | Netherlands. | Dutchman (men), |
| Jamaica. | Jamaican. | | Dutchwoman (women), |
| Japan | Japanese (singular and plural). | | Dutch (collective). |
| Jersey | Channel Islander. | Netherlands Antilles. | Dutch Antillean. |
| Jordan | Jordanian. | New Caledonia | New Caledonian. |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstani. | New Zealand | New Zealander. |
| Kenya | Kenyan. | Nicaragua | Nicaraguan. |
| Kiribati | I-Kiribati (singular and plural). | Niger | Nigerien. |
| Korea, North. | Korean. | Nigeria | Nigerian. |
| Korea, South. | Korean. | Niue | Niuean. |
| Kosovo | Kosovar (Albanian), | Norfolk Island | Norfolk Islander. |
| | Kosovac (Serbian). | Norway | Norwegian. |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti. | Oman | Omani. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstani. | Pakistan | Pakistani. |
| Laos | Lao or Laotian. | Palau | Palauan. |
| Latvia | Latvian. | Panama | Panamanian. |
| Lebanon | Lebanese (singular | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinean. |
| | and plural). | Paraguay | Paraguayan. |
| Lesotho. | Mosotho (singular), | Peru | Peruvian. |
| | Basotho (plural). | Philippines | Filipino. |
| Liberia | Liberian. | Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Islander. |
| Libya | Libyan. | Poland | Pole. |
| Liechtenstein. | Liechtensteiner. | Portugal | Portuguese (singular and plural). |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian. | Qatar | Qatari. |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourger. | Romania | Romanian. |
| Macau | Chinese (singular and plural). | Russia | Russian. |
| Macedonia. | Macedonian. | Rwanda | Rwandan. |
| Madagascar | Malagasy (singular and plural). | Saint Helena | Saint Helenian. |
| Malawi | Malawian. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Kittian and Nevisian. |
| Malaysia | Malaysian. | Saint Lucia | Saint Lucian. |
| Maldives | Maldivian. | Saint Pierre and Miquelon. | Frenchman (men), |
| Mali | Malian. | | Frenchwoman (women). |
| Malta | Maltese (singular | Saint Vincent and the | Saint Vincentian or Vincentian. |
| | plural). | Grenadines. | |
| Marshall Islands | Marshallese (singular | Samoa | Samoan. |
| | and plural). | San Marino | Sammarinese (singular |
| Mauritania | Mauritanian. | | and plural). |
| Mauritius | Mauritian. | Sao Tome and Principe. | Sao Tomean. |
| Mayotte | Mahorais (singular | Saudi Arabia | Saudi. |
| | and plural). | Senegal | Senegalese (singular and plural). |
| Mexico | Mexican. | Serbia | Serb. |
| Micronesia, Federated | Micronesian. | Seychelles. | Seychellois (singular and plural). |
| States of. | | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leonean. |
| Moldova | Moldovan. | Singapore | Singaporean. |
| Monaco | Monegasque or Monacan. | Slovenia | Slovak. |
| Mongolia | Mongolian. | Slovakia | Slovene. |
| Montenegro. | Montenegrin. | Solomon Islands. | Solomon Islander. |
| Montserrat | Montserratian. | Somalia | Somali. |
| Morocco | Moroccan. | South Africa | South African. |
| Mozambique. | Mozambican. | Spain | Spaniard. |
| Namibia | Namibian. | Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan. |
| Nauru | Nauruan. | Sudan | Sudanese (singular and plural). |
| Nepal | Nepalese (singular and plural). | Suriname. | Surinamer. ​ |
| Swaziland | Swazi. | Turkmenistan | Turkmen. |
| Sweden | Swede. | Tuvalu | Tuvaluan. |
| Switzerland | Swiss (singular and plural). | Uganda | Ugandan. |
| Syria | Syrian. | Ukraine | Ukrainian. |
| Taiwan | Taiwan (singular and plural). | United Arab Emirates | Emirati |
| Tajikistan | Tajikistani. | United Kingdom | Briton or British (collective plural). |
| Tanzania | Tanzanian. | United States | American |
| Thailand | Thai (singular and plural). | Uruguay | Uruguayan. |
| Timor-Leste | Timorese (singular and plural). | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistani. |
| Togo | Togolese (singular and plural). | Vanuatu | Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural). |
| Tokelau | Tokelauan. | Venezuela | Venezuelan. |
| Tonga | Tongan. | Vietnam | Vietnamese (singular and plural). |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidadian, | Virgin Islands | Virgin Islander. |
| | (singular Tobagonian). | Yemen | Yemeni. |
| Tunisia | Tunisian. | Zambia | Zambian. |
| Turkey | Turk. | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean. |
Source: Information courtesy of World Factbook as of July 24, 2008; for more information see www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/21110.html.
Currency [As of July 2008] :
| Country | Currency | ISO 4217 code |
| Afghanistan | Afghani | AFA |
| Akrotiri | Euro | EUR |
| Albania | Lek | ALL |
| Algeria | Algerian dinar | DZD |
| American Samoa | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Andorra | Euro | EUR |
| Angola | Kwanza | AOA |
| Anguilla | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Antigua and Barbuda | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Argentina | Argentine peso | ARS |
| Armenia | Dram | AMD |
| Aruba | Aruban guilder/florin | AWG |
| Australia | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Austria | Euro | EUR |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani manat | AZN |
| Bahamas | Bahamian dollar | BSD |
| Bahrain | Bahraini dinar | BHD |
| Bangladesh | Taka | BDT |
| Barbados | Barbadian dollar | BBD |
| Belarus | Belarusian ruble | BYR |
| Belgium | Euro | EUR |
| Belize | Belizean dollar | BZD |
| Benin | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Bermuda | Bermudian dollar | BMD ​ |
| Bhutan | Ngultrum and Indian rupee | BTN/INR |
| Bolivia | Boliviano | BOB |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Convertible mark | BAM |
| Botswana | Pula | BWP |
| Brazil | Real | BRL |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | British Pound and U.S. Dollar | GBP/USD |
| British Virgin Islands | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Brunei | Bruneian dollar | BND |
| Bulgaria | Lev | BGL |
| Burkina Faso | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Kyat | MMK |
| Burundi | Burundi franc | BIF |
| Cambodia | Riel | KHR |
| Cameroon | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XAF |
| Canada | Canadaian dollar | CAD |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verdean escudo | CVE |
| Cayman Islands | Caymanian dollar | KYD |
| Central African Republic | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XAF |
| Chad | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XAF |
| Chile | Chilean peso | CLP |
| China | Renminbi, also called yuan | RMB/CNY |
| Christmas Island | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Colombia | Colombian peso | COP |
| Comoros | Comoran franc | KMF |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Congolese franc | CDF |
| Congo, Republic of the | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XAF |
| Cook Islands | NZ dollar | NZD |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican colon | CRC |
| Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Croatia | Kuna | HRK |
| Cuba | Cuban peso and convertible peso | CUP/CUC |
| Cyprus | Euro | EUR |
| Czech Republic | Czech koruna | CZK |
| Denmark | Danish krone | DKK |
| Dhekelia | Euro | EUR |
| Djibouti | Djiboutian franc | DJF |
| Dominica | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican peso | DOP |
| Ecuador | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Egypt | Egyptian pound | EGP |
| El Salvadore | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Equatorial Guinea | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XAF |
| Eritrea | Nakfa | ERN |
| Estonia | Estonian kroon | EEK |
| Ethiopia | Birr | ETB |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Falkland pound | FKP |
| Faroe Islands | Danish krone | DKK |
| Fiji | Fijian dollar | FJD |
| Finland | Euro | EUR |
| France | Euro | EUR |
| French Polynesia | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc | XPF |
| Gabon | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XAF |
| Gambia, The | Dalasi | GMD |
| Gaza Strip | New Isreali shekel | ILS |
| Georgia | Lari | GEL |
| Germany | Euro | EUR |
| Ghana | Ghana cedi | GHC |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar pound | GIP ​ |
| Greece | Euro | EUR |
| Greenland | Danish krone | DKK |
| Grenada | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Guam | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Guatemala | Quetzal and U.S. dollar | GTQ/USD |
| Guernsey | Guernsey pound and British pound | **/GBP |
| Guinea | Guinean franc | GNF |
| Guinea-Bissau | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Guyana | Guyanese dollar | GYD |
| Haiti | Gourde | HTG |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | Euro | EUR |
| Honduras | Lempira | HNL |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong dollar | HKD |
| Hungary | Forint | HUF |
| Iceland | Icelandic krona | ISK |
| India | Indian rupee | INR |
| Indonesia | Indonesian rupiah | IDR |
| Iran | Iranian rial | IRR |
| Iraq | New Iraqi dinar | NID |
| Ireland | Euro | EUR |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man pound also called manx | IMP |
| Israel | New Israeli shekel | ILS |
| Italy | Euro | EUR |
| Jamaica | Jamaican dollar | JMD |
| Japan | Yen | JPY |
| Jersey | Jersey pound and British pound | **/GBP |
| Jordan | Jordanian dinar | JOD |
| Kazakhstan | Tenge | KZT |
| Kenya | Kenyan shilling | KES |
| Kiribati | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Korea, North | North Korean won | KPW |
| Korea, South | South Korean won | KRW |
| Kosovo | Euro and Serbian Dinar | EUR/RSD |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti dinar | KWD |
| Kyrgyzstan | Som | KGS |
| Laos | Kip | LAK |
| Latvia | Latvian lat | LVL |
| Lebanon | Lebanese pound | LBP |
| Lesotho | Loti and South African rand | LSL/ZAR |
| Liberia | Liberian dollar | LRD |
| Libya | Libyan dinar | LYD |
| Liechtenstein | Swiss franc | CHF |
| Lithuania | Litas | LTL |
| Luxembourg | Euro | EUR |
| Macau | Pataca | MOP |
| Macedonia | Macedonian denar | NKD |
| Madagascar | Ariary | MGA |
| Malawi | Malawian kwacha | MWK |
| Malaysia | Ringgit | MYR |
| Maldives | Rufiyaa | MVR |
| Mali | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Malta | Euro | EUR |
| Marshall Islands | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Mauritania | Ouguiya | MRO |
| Mauritius | Mauritian rupee | MUR |
| Mayotte | Euro | EUR |
| Mexico | Mexican peso | MXN |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Moldova | Moldovanleu | MDL ​ |
| Monaco | Euro | EUR |
| Mongolia | Togrog/tugrik | MNT |
| Montenegro | Euro | EUR |
| Montserrat | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Morocco | Moroccan dirham | MAD |
| Mozambique | Metical | MZM |
| Namibia | Namibian dollar and South African rand | NAD/ZAR |
| Nauru | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Nepal | Nepalese rupee | NPR |
| Netherlands | Euro | EUR |
| Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antillean guilder | ANG |
| New Caledonia | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc | XPF |
| New Zealand | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Nicaragua | Gold cordoba | NIO |
| Niger | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Nigeria | Naira | NGN |
| Niue | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Norfolk Island | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Northern Mariana Islands | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Norway | Norwegian krone | NOK |
| Oman | Omanirial | OMR |
| Pakistan | Pakistani rupee | PKR |
| Palau | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Panama | Balboa and U.S. dollar | PAB/USD |
| Papua New Guinea | Kina | PGK |
| Paraguay | Guarani | PYG |
| Peru | Nuevo sol | PEN |
| Philippines | Philippine peso | PHP |
| Pitcairn Islands | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Poland | Zloty | PLN |
| Portugal | Euro | EUR |
| Puerto Rico | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Qatar | Qatari rial | QAR |
| Romania | Romanian leu | RON |
| Russia | Russian ruble | RUB |
| Rwanda | Rwandan franc | RWF |
| Saint Barthelemy | Euro | EUR |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helenian pound | SHP |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Saint Lucia | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Saint Martin | Euro | EUR |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Euro | EUR |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. | East Caribbean dollar | XCD |
| Samoa | Tala | SAT |
| San Marino | Euro | EUR |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Dobra | STD |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi riyal | SAR |
| Senegal | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Serbia | Serbian dinar | RSD |
| Seychelles | Seychelles rupee | SCR |
| Sierra Leone | Leone | SLL |
| Singapore | Singapore dollar | SGD |
| Slovakia | Slovak koruna | SKK |
| Slovenia | Euro | EUR |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands dollar | SBD |
| Somalia | Somali shilling | SOS |
| South Africa | Rand | ZAR |
| Spain | Euro | EUR |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan rupee | LKR ​ |
| Sudan | Sudanese pound | SDG |
| Suriname | Surinam dollar | SRD |
| Svalbard | Norwegian krone | NOK |
| Swaziland | Lilangeni | SZL |
| Sweden | Swedish krona | SEK |
| Switzerland | Swiss franc | CHF |
| Syria | Syrian pound | SYP |
| Taiwan | New Taiwan dollar | TWD |
| Tajikistan | Somoni | TJS |
| Tanzania | Tanzanian shilling | TZS |
| Thailand | Baht | THB |
| Timor-Leste | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Togo | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc | XOF |
| Tokelau | New Zealand dollar | NZD |
| Tonga | Pa'anga | TOP |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago dollar | TTD |
| Tunisia | Tunisian dinar | TND |
| Turkey | Turkish lira | TRY |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen manat | TMM |
| Turks and Caicos Islands. | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Tuvalu | Australian dollar | AUD |
| Uganda | Ugandan shilling | UGX |
| Ukraine | Hryvnia | UAH |
| United Arab Emirates | Emirati dirham | AED |
| United Kingdom | British pound | GBP |
| United States | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan peso | UYU |
| Uzbekistan | Soum | UZS |
| Vanuatu | Vatu | VUV |
| Venezuela | Bolivar | VEB |
| Vietnam | Dong | VND |
| Virgin Islands | U.S. dollar | USD |
| Wallis and Futuna | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc | XPF |
| West Bank | New Israeli shekel and Jordanian dinar | ILS/JOD |
| Western Sahara | Moroccan dirham | MAD |
| Yemen | Yemeni rial | YER |
| Zambia | Zambian kwacha | ZMK |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean dollar | ZWD |
Source: World Factbook: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2065.html.
Metric and U.S. Measures
Length :
| Metric unit | Metric unit | U.S. unit | U.S. unit |
| 10 millimeters | 1 centimeter. | 12 inches | 1 foot (ft). |
| 10 centimeters | 1 decimeter. | 3 feet | 1 yard. |
| 10 decimeters | 1 meter. | 22 yards | 1 chain. |
| 10 meters | 1 dekameter. | 10 chains | 1 furlong (660 ft). |
| 10 dekameters | 1 hectometer. | 8 furlongs | 1 mile (5,280 ft). |
| 10 hectometers | 1 kilometer. | 1 nautical mile | 1.1508 mile. |
| 1 kilometer. | 1,000 meters. | 1 league | 3 nautical miles. |
Mass Weight :
| Metric unit | Metric unit | U.S. unit | U.S. unit |
| 10 milligrams (mg) | 1 centigram. | 16 ounces | 1 pound. |
| 10 centigrams | 1 decigram (100 mg). | 100 pounds (lbs) | 1 hundredweight. |
| 10 decigrams | 1 gram (1,000 mg). | 20 hundredweight | 1 ton (2,000 lbs). |
| 10 grams (g) | 1 dekagram. | |
| 10 dekagrams | 1 hectogram (100 g). | |
| 10 hectograms | 1 kilogram (1,000 g). | |
| 1,000 kilograms | 1 metric ton. | | |
Volume :
| Metric unit | Metric unit | U.S. liquid capacity | U.S. liquid capacity |
| 10 milliliters | 1 centiliter. | 3 teaspoons | 1 tablespoon. |
| 10 centiliters | 1 deciliter. | 2 tablespoons | 1 fluid ounce (fl oz). |
| 10 deciliters | 1 liter. | 1 cup | 8 fl oz. |
| 1,000 liters | 1 cubic meter. | 2 cups | 1 pint. |
| | | 2 pints | 1 quart. |
| | | 4 quarts | 1 gallon. |
| | | 42 gallons | 1 petroleum barrel. |
| | | U.S. dry measure | U.S. dry measure |
| | | 2 pints | 1 quart. |
| | | 4 quarts | 1 gallon. |
| | | 2 gallons | 1 peck. |
| | | 4 pecks | 1 bushel. |
| | | 8 bushels | 1 quarter. |
Temperature Conversion :
| Celsius | Fahrenheit | Kelvin | Celsius | Fahrenheit | Kelvin |
| 100 | 212 | 373.1 | 0 | 32 | 273.1 |
| 50 | 122 | 323.1 | -10 | 14 | 263.1 |
| 40 | 104 | 313.1 | -20 | -4 | 253.1 |
| 30 | 86 | 303.1 | -30 | -22 | 243.1 |
| 20 | 68 | 293.1 | -40 | -40 | 233.1 |
| 10 | 50 | 283.1 | -50 | -58 | 223.1 |
| | | | -273.1 | -459.7 | 0 |
Common Measures and Their Metric Equivalents :
| U.S. to metric | U.S. to metric | Metric to U.S. | Metric to U.S. |
| Inch | 2.54 centimeters. | Centimeter | 0.3937 inch. |
| Foot | 0.3048 meter. | Meter | 3.2808 feet. |
| Yard | 0.9144 meter. | Do | 1.0936 yards. |
| Mile | 1.6093 kilometers. | Kilometer | 0.6214 mile. |
| Nautical mile | 1.852 kilometers. | Do | 0.5399 nautical mile. |
| League | 5.556 kilometers. | Do | 0.1799 league. |
| Square inch | 6.452 square centimeters. | Square centimeter | 0.155 square inch. |
| Square foot | 0.0929 square meter. | Square meter | 10.7639 square feet. |
| Square yard | 0.836 square meter. | Do | 1.196 square yards. |
| Acre | 0.4047 hectare. | Hectare | 2.471 acres. |
| Square mile | 259 hectares. | Do | 0.0039 square mile. |
| Cubic inch | 16.39 cubic centimeters. | Cubic centimeter | 0.06 cubic inch. |
| Cubic foot | 0.0283 cubic meter. | Cubic meter | 35.3146 cubic feet. |
| Cubic yard | 0.7646 cubic meter. | Do | 1.3079 cubic yards. |
| Cord | 128 cubic feet. | |
| Ounce (liquid) | 29.574 milliliters. | Milliliter | 0.0338 ounce (liquid). |
| Liter | 1.06 quarts (liquid). | |
| Pint (liquid) | 473.176 milliliters. | |
| Quart (liquid) | 946.35 milliliters. | |
| Gallon (liquid) | 3.79 liters. | Do | 0.26 gallon (liquid). |
| Pint (dry) | 550.61 milliliters. | |
| Quart (dry) | 1101 milliliters. | Do | 0.91 quart (dry). |
| Quart, imperial | 1137 milliliters. | |
| Gallon (dry) | 4.40 liters. | Do | 0.23 gallon (dry). |
| Gallon, imperial | 4.55 liters. | |
| Peck | 8.810 liters. | Do | 0.1135 peck. |
| Peck, imperial | 9.092 liters. | |
| Bushel | 35.24 liters. | |
| Bushel, imperial | 36.37 liters. | Do | 0.028 bushel. |
| Grain | 64.799 milligrams. | |
| Ounce | 28.35 grams. | Gram | 0.04 ounce. |
| Ounce, troy | 31.103 grams. | Do | 0.032 troy ounce. |
| Pound | 0.4536 kilogram. | Kilogram | 2.20 pounds. |
| Pound, troy | 12 troy ounces. | |
| Ton, short | 907.185 kilograms. | |
| Do | 2,000 pounds. | |
| Ton, metric | 1,000 kilograms. | |
| Do | 2,204.6 pounds. | |
| Ton, long | 1,016.047 kilograms. | |
| Do | 2,240 pounds. | | |
Measurement Conversion :
| Fraction | Decimal inches | Millimeters | Picas | Points | Fraction | Decimal inches | Millimeters | Picas | Points |
| $^1$⁄$_{16}$ | .0625 | 1.587 | 0p4.5 | 4.5 | $^1$⁄$_8$ | .875 | 22.225 | 5p3 | 63 |
| $^1$⁄$_8$ | .125 | 3.175 | 0p9 | 9 | $^{15}$⁄$_{16}$ | .9375 | 23.812 | 5p7.5 | 67.5 |
| $^3$⁄$_{16}$ | .1875 | 4.762 | 1p1.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 1 | 25.4 | 6 | 72 |
| $^1$⁄$_4$ | .25 | 6.35 | 1p6 | 18 | 1$^1$⁄$_4$ | 1.25 | 31.75 | 7p6 | 90 |
| $^5$⁄$_{16}$ | .3125 | 7.937 | 1p10.5 | 22.5 | $^1$⁄$_2$ | 1.5 | 38.1 | 9 | 108 |
| $^3$⁄$_8$ | .375 | 9.525 | 2p3 | 27 | 1$^3$⁄$_4$ | 1.75 | 44.5 | 10p6 | 126 |
| $^7$⁄$_{16}$ | .4375 | 11.112 | 2p7.5 | 31.5 | 2 | 2 | 50.8 | 12 | 144 |
| $^1$⁄$_2$ | .5 | 12.7 | 3 | 36 | 2$^1$⁄$_2$ | 2.5 | 63.5 | 15 | 180 |
| $^9$⁄$_{16}$ | .5625 | 14.287 | 3p4.5 | 40.5 | 3 | 3 | 76.2 | 18 | 216 |
| $^5$⁄$_8$ | .625 | 15.875 | 3p9 | 45 | 3$^1$⁄$_2$ | 3.5 | 88.9 | 21 | 252 |
| $^1$⁄$_{11}$ | .6875 | 17.462 | 4p1.5 | 49.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.6 | 24 | 288 |
| $^3$⁄$_4$ | .75 | 19.05 | 4p6 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 127 | 30 | 360 |
| $^{13}$⁄$_{16}$ | .8125 | 20.637 | 4p10.5 | 58.5 | 6 | 6 | 152.4 | 36 | 432 |
* ↑ Since 1989, the military authorities in Burma have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; this decision was not approved by any sitting legislature in Burma, and the U.S. Government did not adopt the name, which is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw.
* ↑ Government currently under power sharing agreement mandated by international mediators.
* ↑ In 1950, the Isreal Parliament proclaimed Jerusalem as the capital. The United States does not recognize Jerusalem as the capital and the U.S. Embassy continues to be located in Tel Aviv.
* ↑ Has no official title, but is a de facto Chief of State.
* ↑ No accurate English equivalents.
* ↑ In theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practise, an authoritarian state.
* ↑ The Law of Succession, July 27, 1947, declared that Spain was constituted a Kingdom
* ↑ Since 1989 the military authorities in Burma have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; this decision was not approved by any sitting legislature in Burma, and the U.S. Government did not adopt the name, which is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw.
* ↑ ISO 4217 is the international standard of 3-letter codes used to define names of currencies; it is used in place of currency symbols or names. For more information see www.iso.org/iso/support/faqs/faqs_widely_used_standards/widely_used_standards_other/currency_codes/currency_codes_list-l.htm.
* ↑ Responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States.
* ↑ Since 1989 the military authorities in Burma have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; this decision was not approved by any sitting legislature in Burma, and the U.S. Government did not adopt the name, which is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw.
* ↑ Responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States.
* ↑ There is no currency code for Island monies. Guernsey and Jersey are both British crown dependencies, but not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for their international representation.
* ↑ At this time, only three countries—Burma, Liberia, and the United States— have not adopted the International System of Units (SI, or metric system) as their official system of weights and measures.
* ↑ Dry measurements are mainly used for measuring grain or fresh produce. Do not confuse dry measure for liquid measure as they are not the same.
* ↑ The equation for converting temperatures is as follows: °C to °F: multiply by 9, then divide by 5, then add 32; °F to °C: subtract 32, then multiply by 5, then divide by 9.
* ↑ The grain is used to measure in ballistics and archery; grains were originally used in medicine but have been replaced by milligrams.
* ↑ Avoirdupois; avoirdupois is the measure of mass of everyday items.
* ↑ The troy ounce is used in pricing silver, gold, platinum, and other precious metals and gemstones.