List of national capitals by latitude

Table columns:
City
Latitude (− indicates southern hemisphere)
Country
Notes

Table rows:
cells: Abu Dhabi
24.47
United Arab Emirates
cells: Abuja
9.07
Nigeria
cells: Accra
5.55
Ghana
cells: Adamstown
-25.07
Pitcairn Islands
British Overseas Territory
cells: Addis Ababa
9.02
Ethiopia
cells: Algiers
36.77
Algeria
cells: Alofi
-19.07
Niue
Self-governing in free association with New Zealand
cells: Amman
31.93
Jordan
cells: Amsterdam
52.37
Netherlands
The Dutch constitution refers to Amsterdam as the "capital". The Dutch government is located in The Hague. See Capital of the Netherlands.
cells: Andorra la Vella
42.5
Andorra
cells: Ankara
39.87
Turkey
cells: Antananarivo
-18.93
Madagascar
cells: Apia
-13.83
Samoa
cells: Ashgabat
37.93
Turkmenistan
cells: Asmara
15.33
Eritrea
cells: Astana
51.17
Kazakhstan
cells: Asunción
-25.27
Paraguay
cells: Athens
37.97
Greece
cells: Avarua
-21.2
Cook Islands
Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
cells: Baghdad
33.33
Iraq
cells: Baku
40.38
Azerbaijan
cells: Bamako
12.65
Mali
cells: Bandar Seri Begawan
4.88
Brunei
cells: Bangkok
13.75
Thailand
cells: Bangui
4.37
Central African Republic
cells: Banjul
13.45
Gambia
cells: Basseterre
17.3
Saint Kitts and Nevis
cells: Beijing
39.9
China
See also: List of historical capitals of China
cells: Beirut
33.88
Lebanon
cells: Belgrade
44.82
Serbia
cells: Belmopan
17.25
Belize
cells: Berlin
52.52
Germany
cells: Bern
46.95
Switzerland
cells: Bishkek
42.87
Kyrgyzstan
cells: Bissau
11.85
Guinea-Bissau
cells: Bogotá
4.58
Colombia
cells: Brasília
-15.78
Brazil
cells: Bratislava
48.13
Slovakia
cells: Brazzaville
-4.27
Republic of the Congo
cells: Bridgetown
13.1
Barbados
cells: Brussels
50.85
Belgium
Also the de facto capital of the European Union
cells: Bucharest
44.42
Romania
cells: Budapest
47.47
Hungary
cells: Buenos Aires
-34.6
Argentina
cells: Bujumbura
-3.38
Burundi
cells: Cairo
30.05
Egypt
cells: Canberra
-35.3
Australia
cells: Cape Town (legislative)
-33.92
South Africa
cells: Caracas
10.5
Venezuela
cells: Castries
14.02
Saint Lucia
cells: Cayenne
4.92
French Guiana
Overseas department of France
cells: Charlotte Amalie
18.35
United States Virgin Islands
Territory of the United States
cells: Chişinău
47.0
Moldova
cells: Conakry
9.52
Guinea
cells: Copenhagen
55.67
Denmark
cells: Dakar
14.68
Senegal
cells: Damascus
33.5
Syria
cells: Dhaka
23.73
Bangladesh
cells: Dili
-8.57
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
cells: Djibouti
11.58
Djibouti
cells: Dodoma (official) Dar es Salaam (former capital; some government offices remaining)
-6.17
Tanzania
cells: Doha
25.28
Qatar
cells: Douglas
54.13
Isle of Man
British Crown Dependency
cells: Dublin
53.33
Ireland
cells: Dushanbe
38.53
Tajikistan
cells: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
-37.07
Tristan da Cunha
Part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
cells: El Aaiún(declared)
27.15
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [c]
The Sahrawi Republic, recognised by 82 states, claims the mostly Moroccan controlled Western Sahara. Moroccan controlled territory includes El Aaiún, and Morocco claims all Sahrawi controlled territory. The Sahrawi government resides in exile in Tindouf, Algeria.[1] See Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
cells: Episkopi Cantonment
34.67
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
British Overseas Territory
cells: Flying Fish Cove
-10.42
Christmas Island
External territory of Australia
cells: Freetown
8.48
Sierra Leone
cells: Funafuti
-8.52
Tuvalu
cells: Gaborone
-24.65
Botswana
cells: George Town
19.3
Cayman Islands
British Overseas Territory
cells: Georgetown
-7.92
Ascension Island
Part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
cells: Georgetown
6.8
Guyana
cells: Gibraltar
36.13
Gibraltar
British Overseas Territory
cells: Guatemala City
14.6
Guatemala
cells: Gustavia
17.88
Saint Barthélemy
Overseas collectivity of France
cells: Hagåtña
13.47
Guam
Territory of the United States
cells: Hamilton
32.28
Bermuda
British Overseas Territory
cells: Hanga Roa
-27.15
Easter Island
Special territory of Chile
cells: Hanoi
21.03
Vietnam
cells: Harare
-17.85
Zimbabwe
cells: Hargeisa
10.0
Somaliland
De facto independent state not diplomatically recognized by any other state, claimed in whole by the Somali Republic.[2]
cells: Havana
23.13
Cuba
cells: Helsinki
60.17
Finland
cells: Honiara
-9.43
Solomon Islands
cells: Islamabad
33.72
Pakistan
cells: Jakarta
-6.2
Indonesia
cells: Jamestown
-15.92
Saint Helena
Part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
cells: Jerusalem (declared, de facto)
31.78
Israel
Jerusalem Law states that "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel", and the city serves as the seat of the government, home to the president's residence, government offices, supreme court, and parliament. United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 declared the Jerusalem Law "null and void" and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from Jerusalem. The United Nations and all member states maintain their embassies in other cities such as Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Herzliya, and do not recognise Jerusalem as the capital.[3] Many countries officially adhere to the proposal that Jerusalem have international status, as called for in the Partition Plan of 1947.[4] See Positions on Jerusalem.
cells: Jerusalem (declared) Ramallah and Gaza (de facto)
31.78
State of Palestine
The State of Palestine claims the territories occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War in 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The proclaimed state is currently occupied by Israel and has no effective control over the territories it claims. Administration is based in Ramallah and Gaza, rather than Jerusalem. Most members of the United Nations regard East Jerusalem as occupied territory, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League and the Non-Aligned Movement recognise it as the capital of a future Palestinian state.[5] See Positions on Jerusalem.
cells: Juba
4.85
South Sudan
cells: Kabul
34.53
Afghanistan
cells: Kampala
0.3
Uganda
cells: Kathmandu
27.7
Nepal
cells: Khartoum
15.63
Sudan
cells: Kigali
-1.93
Rwanda
cells: King Edward Point
-54.27
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
British Overseas Territory
cells: Kingston
17.98
Jamaica
cells: Kingston
-29.05
Norfolk Island
External territory of Australia
cells: Kingstown
13.15
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
cells: Kinshasa
-4.32
Democratic Republic of the Congo
cells: Kuala Lumpur (official, legislative and royal) Putrajaya (administrative and judicial)
3.13
Malaysia
cells: Kuwait City
29.37
Kuwait
cells: Kiev
50.45
Ukraine
cells: Libreville
0.38
Gabon
cells: Lilongwe
-13.98
Malawi
cells: Lima
-12.03
Peru
[Note 1]
cells: Lisbon
38.7
Portugal
cells: Ljubljana
46.05
Slovenia
cells: Lomé
6.12
Togo
cells: London
51.5
United Kingdom
Prior to the Acts of Union in 1707, London was the capital of England only. Edinburgh was the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland
cells: Longyearbyen
78.2
Svalbard
Longyearbyen is the administrative center of Svalbard, a Norwegian Arctic unincorporated area.
cells: Luanda
-8.83
Angola
cells: Lusaka
-15.42
Zambia
cells: Luxembourg
49.6
Luxembourg
cells: Madrid
40.38
Spain
cells: Majuro
7.07
Marshall Islands
cells: Malabo
3.75
Equatorial Guinea
cells: Malé
4.17
Maldives
cells: Managua
12.13
Nicaragua
cells: Manama
26.22
Bahrain
cells: Manila
14.58
Philippines
cells: Maputo
-25.97
Mozambique
cells: Marigot
18.07
Saint Martin
Overseas collectivity of France
cells: Maseru
-29.3
Lesotho
cells: Mata-Utu
-13.28
Wallis and Futuna
Overseas collectivity of France
cells: Mbabane (administrative) Lobamba (royal and legislative)
-26.32
Swaziland
cells: Mexico City
19.43
Mexico
cells: Minsk
53.9
Belarus
cells: Mogadishu
2.03
Somalia
cells: Monaco
43.72
Monaco
City-state
cells: Monrovia
6.3
Liberia
cells: Montevideo
-34.88
Uruguay
cells: Moroni
-11.68
Comoros
cells: Moscow
55.75
Russia
cells: Muscat
23.6
Oman
cells: Nairobi
-1.28
Kenya
cells: Nassau
25.07
Bahamas
cells: Naypyidaw
19.75
Myanmar
cells: N'Djamena
12.1
Chad
cells: New Delhi
28.6
India
cells: Ngerulmud
7.48
Palau
cells: Niamey
13.52
Niger
cells: Nicosia
35.17
Cyprus
cells: Nicosia
35.17
Northern Cyprus
De facto independent state that is recognised only by Turkey. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.[6]
cells: Nouakchott
18.1
Mauritania
cells: Nouméa
-22.27
New Caledonia
Sui generis collectivity of France
cells: Nukuʻalofa
-21.13
Tonga
cells: Nuuk
64.17
Greenland
Self-governing territory of the Danish Realm
cells: Oranjestad
12.52
Aruba
Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
cells: Oslo
59.95
Norway
cells: Ottawa
45.42
Canada
cells: Ouagadougou
12.35
Burkina Faso
cells: Pago Pago
-14.27
American Samoa
Territory of the United States
cells: Palikir
6.92
Federated States of Micronesia
cells: Panama City
8.98
Panama
cells: Papeete
-17.53
French Polynesia
Overseas collectivity of France
cells: Paramaribo
5.87
Suriname
cells: Paris
48.85
France
cells: Philipsburg
18.02
Sint Maarten
Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
cells: Phnom Penh
11.55
Cambodia
cells: Plymouth (official) Brades Estate (de facto)
16.7
Montserrat
British Overseas Territory. Plymouth was abandoned after the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano in 1997. Government offices since then have been moved to Brades Estate, which is in the northwestern part of Montserrat.
cells: Podgorica (official) Cetinje (seat of the President)
42.43
Montenegro
cells: Port Louis
-20.15
Mauritius
cells: Port Moresby
-9.5
Papua New Guinea
cells: Port Vila
-17.75
Vanuatu
cells: Port-au-Prince
18.53
Haiti
cells: Port of Spain
10.67
Trinidad and Tobago
cells: Porto-Novo (official) Cotonou (de facto)
6.48
Benin
cells: Prague
50.08
Czech Republic
cells: Praia
14.92
Cape Verde
cells: Pretoria (executive)
-25.73
South Africa
cells: Pristina
42.67
Kosovo[g]
De facto independent state that is recognised by 112 UN member states and by Taiwan. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as part of its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo.
cells: Pyongyang
39.02
North Korea
cells: Quito
-0.25
Ecuador
Highest official capital.[7]
cells: Rabat
34.03
Morocco
cells: Reykjavík
64.13
Iceland
cells: Riga
56.93
Latvia
cells: Riyadh
24.63
Saudi Arabia
cells: Road Town
18.42
British Virgin Islands
British Overseas Territory
cells: Rome
41.9
Italy
cells: Roseau
15.3
Dominica
cells: Saipan
15.17
Northern Mariana Islands
Territory of the United States
cells: San José
9.93
Costa Rica
cells: San Juan
18.45
Puerto Rico
Territory of the United States
cells: San Marino
43.93
San Marino
cells: San Salvador
13.68
El Salvador
cells: Sana'a
15.33
Yemen
cells: Santiago (official) Valparaíso (legislative)
-33.45
Chile
cells: Santo Domingo
18.47
Dominican Republic
cells: São Tomé
0.33
São Tomé and Príncipe
cells: Sarajevo
43.87
Bosnia and Herzegovina
cells: Seoul
37.55
South Korea
cells: Singapore
1.28
Singapore
City-state
cells: Skopje
42.0
Macedonia
cells: Sofia
42.7
Bulgaria
cells: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official) Colombo (former capital; has some government offices)
6.9
Sri Lanka
Also known as "Kotte". Until the 1980s, the capital was Colombo, where many important governmental institutions still remain and which is still designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
cells: St. George's
12.05
Grenada
cells: St. Helier
49.18
Jersey
British Crown Dependency
cells: St. John's
17.12
Antigua and Barbuda
cells: St. Peter Port
49.45
Guernsey
British Crown Dependency
cells: St. Pierre
46.77
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Overseas collectivity of France
cells: Stanley
-51.68
Falkland Islands
British Overseas Territory
cells: Stepanakert
39.8
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
The self-declared country remains diplomatically unrecognised by UN-member states, including Armenia. Transnistria, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia, all UN non-member states, recognise the state. Claimed in whole by Azerbaijan.
cells: Stockholm
59.32
Sweden
cells: Sucre (constitutional) La Paz (administrative)
-16.5
Bolivia
La Paz is the highest administrative capital, higher than Quito.[7]
cells: Sukhumi
43.0
Abkhazia
De facto independent state recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Republic of Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
cells: Suva
-18.13
Fiji
cells: Taipei
25.03
Taiwan
Officially the Republic of China (ROC), it has been competing for recognition with the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the sole Chinese government since 1949. Taiwan controls the island of Taiwan and its associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas, and part of the Spratly Islands[Note 2] The territory of Taiwan is claimed in whole by China.[Note 3] The Republic of China participates in the World Health Organization and a number of non-UN international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, International Olympic Committee and others under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly Chinese Taipei.
cells: Tallinn
59.43
Estonia
cells: Tarawa
1.43
Kiribati
cells: Tashkent
41.27
Uzbekistan
cells: Tbilisi (official) Kutaisi (legislative)
41.72
Georgia
cells: Tegucigalpa
14.1
Honduras
cells: Tehran
35.68
Iran
cells: Thimphu
27.47
Bhutan
cells: Tirana
41.32
Albania
cells: Tiraspol
46.85
Transnistria
De facto independent state, not recognized by any UN-member, but by Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Moldova as the Territorial Unit of Transnistria.
cells: Tokyo
35.68
Japan
cells: Tórshavn
62.0
Faroe Islands
Self-governing territory of the Danish Realm
cells: Tripoli
32.9
Libya
cells: Tskhinvali
42.23
South Ossetia
De facto independent state recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela, Abkhazia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.
cells: Tunis
36.8
Tunisia
cells: Ulan Bator
47.92
Mongolia
cells: Vaduz
47.13
Liechtenstein
cells: Valletta
35.88
Malta
cells: The Valley
18.22
Anguilla
British Overseas Territory
cells: Vatican City
41.9
Vatican City
City-state
cells: Victoria
-4.62
Seychelles
cells: Vienna
48.2
Austria
cells: Vientiane
17.97
Laos
cells: Vilnius
54.68
Lithuania
cells: Warsaw
52.23
Poland
cells: Washington, D.C.
38.88
United States
cells: Wellington
-41.28
New Zealand
cells: West Island
-12.18
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
External territory of Australia
cells: Willemstad
12.12
Curaçao
Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
cells: Windhoek
-22.57
Namibia
cells: Yamoussoukro (official) Abidjan (former capital; still has many government offices)
6.82
Ivory Coast
cells: Yaoundé
3.87
Cameroon
cells: Yaren (de facto)
-0.53
Nauru
Country does not have an official capital; however, the government offices are in Yaren.
cells: Yerevan
40.18
Armenia
cells: Zagreb
45.82
Croatia

Questions about this table:
originalText: which australian capital city is closest to the equater
answer: answerTexts: Canberra