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Nations of the World

The following table is a compilation of data gathered from different sources, but primarily from the data found in the Information Please online databases.

See the notes at the bottom of the page for some details about each column.

Country	Capital	Adjective	Languages	Off?	Religions	Off?	Government	Pop
Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghan	Pushtu, Dari Persian	N	Islam	N	Interim	27.7
Albania	Tirana	Albanian	Albanian (Tosk), Greek	Y	Islam, Orthodox, Roman Catholic	N	Emerging Democracy	3.5
Algeria	Algiers	Algerian	Arabic, French	Y	Islam	N	Parliamentary Republic	32.3
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Andorran	Catalan, French, Spanish	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Principality	<.1
Angola	Luanda	Angolan	Portuguese, Bantu	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Native	N	Multiparty Democracy	10.6
Antigua and Barbuba	St. John's	Antiguan, Barbudan	English	N	Anglican, Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Democracy	<.1
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Argentine	Spanish, English, Italian, German, French	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish	N	Republic	37.8
Armenia	Yerevan	Armenian	Armenian	N	Orthodox	N	Republic	3.3
Australia	Canberra	Australian	English	N	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Democracy	19.5
Austria	Vienna	Austrian	German	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Federal Republic	8.2
Azerbaijan	Baku	Azerbaijani, Azeri	Azerbaijani, Russian	N	Islam, Orthodox	N	Constitutional Republic	7.8
Bahamas	Nassau	Bahamian	English	N	Protestant, Anglican, Roman Catholic	N	Commonwealth	.3
Bahrain	Al-Manamah	Bahraini	Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu	Y	Islam	N	Constitutional Monarchy	.7
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Bangladeshi	Bangla, English	Y	Islam, Hindu, Buddhism	N	Republic	133.4
Barbados	Bridgetown	Barbadian, Bajan	English	N	Anglican, Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Democracy	.3
Belarus	Mensk	Belarusian	Belorussian	N	Orthodox	N	Republic	10.3
Belgium	Brussels	Belgian	Dutch, French	N	Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Democracy	10.3
Belize	Belmopan	Belizean	English, Native/Creole, Spanish	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	.3
Benin	Porto-Novo	Beninese	French	Y	Native, Christian, Islam	N	Republic	6.8
Bhutan	Thimphu	Bhutanese	Dzongkha	Y	Buddhism, Hindu	N	Constitutional Monarchy	2.1
Bolivia	La Paz	Bolivian	Spanish, Quechua	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	8.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Bosnian, Herzegovinian	Bosnian	N	Islam, Orthodox, Roman Catholic	N	Emerging Democracy	4.0
Botswana	Gaborone	Motswana, Batswana	English, Setswana	Y	Native, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	1.6
Brazil	Brasilia	Brazilian	Portuguese	N	Roman Catholic	N	Federal Republic	176.0
Brunei Darussalam	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bruneian	Malay, Chinese, English	Y	Islam, Buddhism, Protestant	Y	Constitutional Sultanate	.4
Bulgaria	Sofia	Bulgarian	Bulgarian	N	Orthodox, Islam	N	Democratic Republic	7.6
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Burkinabe	French, Native/Creole	Y	Islam, Roman Catholic, Native	N	Military	12.6
Burundi	Bujumbura	Burundian	Kirundi, French, Swahili	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Native	N	Republic	6.4
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Cambodian	Khmer, English, French	Y	Buddhism	N	Constitutional Monarchy	12.8
Cameroon	Yaounde	Cameroonian	French, English, Native/Creole	Y	Native, Christian, Islam	N	Unitary Nation	16.2
Canada	Ottawa	Canadian	French, English	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Anglican	N	Constitutional Monarchy	31.9
Cape Verde	Praia	Cape Verdean	Portuguese, Criuolo	N	Roman Catholic, Native	N	Republic	.4
Central African Rep.	Bangui	Central African	French, Sangho, Arabic, Hansa	Y	Native, Christian, Islam	N	Multiparty Republic	3.6
Chad	N'Djamena	Chadian	French, Arabic	Y	Islam, Christian, Native	N	Republic	9.0
Chile	Santiago	Chilean	Spanish	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	15.5
China	Beijing	Chinese	Chinese, Mandarin	N	Native	N	Communist	1284.3
Colombia	Santa Fe de Bogota	Columbian	Spanish	N	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	41.0
Comoros	Moroni	Comoran	French, Arabic, Swahili	Y	Islam, Roman Catholic	N	Military	.6
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	Kinshasa	Congolese, Congo	French, Swahili, Lingala	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam	N	Dictatorship	55.2
Congo, Rep. of	Brazzaville	Congolese, Congo	French, Lingala, Kikongo	Y	Christian, Native	N	Republic	3.0
Costa Rica	San Jose	Costa Rican	Spanish	N	Christian	N	Democratic Republic	3.8
Cote d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro	Ivoirian	French, Native/Creole	Y	Native, Islam, Christian	N	Military	16.8
Croatia	Zagreb	Croatian	Croatian	N	Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islam	N	Parliamentary Democracy	4.4
Cuba	Havana	Cuban	Spanish	N	Roman Catholic	N	Communist	11.2
Cyprus	Lefkosia	Cypriot	Greek, Turkish, English	Y	Orthodox, Islam	N	Republic	.8
Czech Republic	Prague	Czech	Czech	N	Atheist, Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	10.3
Denmark	Copenhagen	Danish	Danish, Faeroese	N	Protestant	N	Constitutional Monarchy	5.4
Djibouti	Djibouti	Djiboutian	Arabic, French, Afar	Y	Islam, Christian	N	Republic	.5
Dominica	Roseau	Dominican	English, French	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	<.1
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Dominican	Spanish, English	N	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	8.7
E. Timor (Timor-Leste)	Dili	Timorese	Tetum, Portuguese	Y	Roman Catholic, Islam, Protestant	N	Republic	1.0
Ecuador	Quito	Ecuadorian	Spanish, Quechua	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	13.4
Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian	Arabic	N	Islam, Orthodox	N	Republic	70.7
El Salvador	San Salvador	Salvadoran	Spanish	N	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	6.4
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Equatorial Guinean, Equatoguinean	Spanish, French, English, Fang	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Military	.5
Eritrea	Asmara	Eritrean	Afar, Bilen, Kunama	N	Islam, Orthodox	N	Emerging Democracy	4.5
Estonia	Tallinn	Estonian	Estonian, Russian, Finnish	Y	Protestant, Orthodox	N	Parliamentary Democracy	1.4
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Ethiopian	Amharic, English, Orominga	Y	Orthodox, Islam, Native	N	Federal Republic	67.7
Fiji	Suva	Fijian	English, Fijian, Hindustani	Y	Christian, Hindu, Islam	N	Military	.9
Finland	Helsinki	Finnish	Finnish, Swedish	Y	Protestant	N	Republic	5.2
France	Paris	French	French	N	Roman Catholic, Islam	N	Republic	59.8
Gabon	Libreville	Gabonese	French, Fang, Myene, Bateke	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Native	N	Republic	1.2
Gambia, The	Banjul	Gambian	English, Native/Creole	Y	Islam, Christian	N	Republic	1.5
Georgia	Tbilisi	Georgian	Georgian, Russian, Armenian	Y	Orthodox, Islam	N	Republic	5.0
Germany	Berlin	German	German	N	Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Democracy	83.3
Ghana	Accra	Ghanaian	English, Brong Ahafo, Twi	Y	Native, Islam, Christian	N	Republic	20.2
Greece	Athens	Greek	Greek	N	Orthodox	N	Parliamentary Democracy	10.6
Grenada	St. George's	Grenadian	English	N	Roman Catholic, Anglican	N	Parliamentary Democracy	<.1
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Guatemalan	Spanish, Native/Creole	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	13.3
Guinea	Conakry	Guinean	French, Malinke, Susu	Y	Islam, Christian, Native	N	Republic	7.8
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	Guinean	Portuguese, Native/Creole	N	Native, Islam, Christian	N	Republic	1.3
Guyana	Georgetown	Guyanese	English, Native/Creole	Y	Hindu, Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Republic	.7
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Haitian	Native/Creole, French	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	7.1
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Honduran	Spanish, English	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	6.6
Hungary	Budapest	Hungarian	Magyar	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Atheist	N	Republic	10.1
Iceland	Reykjavik	Icelandic	Icelandic	N	Protestant	N	Constitutional Republic	.3
India	Delhi	Indian	Hindi, English, Bengali	Y	Hindu, Islam, Christian	N	Federal Republic	1045.8
Indonesia	Jakarta	Indonesian	Indonesian, Dutch, English	Y	Islam, Christian, Hindu	N	Republic	232.1
Iran	Teheran	Iranian	Farsi, Azari, Kurdish	N	Islam	N	Theocracy	66.6
Iraq	Baghdad	Iraqi	Arabic, Kurdish	Y	Islam	N	Interim	24.0
Ireland	Dublin	Irish	English, Gaelic	N	Roman Catholic, Anglican	N	Republic	3.9
Israel	Jerusalem	Israeli	Hebrew, Arabic, English	Y	Jewish, Islam, Christian	N	Republic	6.0
Italy	Rome	Italian	Italian	N	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	57.7
Jamaica	Kingston	Jamaican	English, Chinese	N	Protestant, Native	N	Parliamentary Democracy	2.7
Japan	Tokyo	Japanese	Japanese	N	Shintoist, Buddhism, Christian	N	Constitutional Monarchy	127.0
Jordan	Amman	Jordanian	Arabic, English	Y	Islam, Christian	N	Constitutional Monarchy	5.3
Kazakhstan	Astana	Kazakhstani	Kazak, Russian	Y	Islam, Orthodox	N	Republic	16.7
Kenya	Nairobi	Kenyan	English, Swahili	Y	Protestant, Roman Catholic, Islam	N	Republic	31.1
Kiribati	Tarawa	I-Kiribati	English, Gilbertese	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	<.1
Korea, North	Pyongyang	Korean	Korean	N	Buddhism	N	Communist	22.2
Korea, South	Seoul	Korean	Korean	N	Christian, Buddhism	N	Republic	48.3
Kuwait	Kuwait	Kuwaiti	Arabic, English	Y	Islam, Christian	N	Constitutional Monarchy	2.1
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Kyrgyzstani	Kyrgyz, Russian	Y	Islam, Orthodox	N	Constitutional Republic	4.8
Laos	Vientiane	Lao, Laotian	Lao, French, English	Y	Buddhism, Native	N	Communist	5.8
Latvia	Riga	Latvian	Latvian	N	Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Democracy	2.4
Lebanon	Beirut	Lebanese	Arabic, French, English	Y	Islam, Christian	N	Republic	3.7
Lesotho	Maseru	Basotho	English, Sesotho, Zulu	Y	Christian, Native, Islam	N	Constitutional Monarchy	2.2
Liberia	Monrovia	Liberian	English, Native/Creole	Y	Native, Islam, Christian	N	Republic	3.3
Libya	Tripoli	Lybian	Arabic, Italian, English	N	Islam	N	Military	5.4
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Liechtenstein	German	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Constitutional Monarchy	<.1
Lithuania	Vilnius	Lithuanian	Lithuanian, Polish, Russian	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	3.6
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luxembourgish, French, German	N	Roman Catholic	N	Constitutional Monarchy	.4
Macedonia	Skopje	Macedonian	Macedonian, Albanian	N	Orthodox, Islam	N	Republic	2.1
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Malagasy	Malagasy, French	Y	Native, Christian, Islam	N	Multiparty Republic	16.5
Malawi	Lilongwe	Malawian	English, Chichewa	Y	Christian, Islam	N	Multiparty Democracy	10.7
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysian	Malay, Chinese, Tamil, English	Y	Islam, Buddhism, Hindu	N	Constitutional Monarchy	22.7
Maldives	Male	Maldivian	Dhivehi, Arabic, English	Y	Islam	N	Republic	.3
Mali	Bamako	Malian	French, Native/Creole	Y	Islam, Native	N	Republic	11.3
Malta	Valletta	Maltese	Maltese, English	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Democracy	.4
Marshall Islands	Majuro	Marshallese	Marsallese, English	Y	Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	<.1
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Mauritanian	Arabic, French	Y	Islam	N	Military	2.8
Mauritius	Port Louis	Mauritian	English, French, Native/Creole, Hindi, Urdu	Y	Hindu, Christian, Islam	N	Republic	1.2
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexican	Spanish, Native/Creole	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Federal Republic	103.4
Micronesia	Palikir	Micronesian	English, Chukese	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	.1
Moldova	Chisinau	Moldovan	Moldovan, Russian	Y	Orthodox, Jewish	N	Democratic Republic	4.4
Monaco	Monaco	Monegasque, Monacan	French, English, Italian	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Constitutional Monarchy	<.1
Mongolia	Ulan Bator	Mongolian	Mongolian, Turkic, Russian	N	Buddhism, Islam	N	Emerging Republic	2.7
Montenegro	Podgorica	Montenegrin	Serbian	Y	Orthodox, Islam, Roman Catholic	N	Republic	.6
Morocco	Rabat	Morrocan	Arabic, French	Y	Islam	N	Constitutional Monarchy	31.2
Mozambique	Maputo	Mozambican	Portuguese, Bantu	Y	Native, Christian, Islam	N	Multiparty Republic	19.6
Myanmar (Burma)	Rangoon	Burmese	Burmese	N	Buddhism, Christian, Islam	N	Military	42.2
Namibia	Windhoek	Namibian	English, Afrikaans, German	Y	Christian	N	Republic	1.8
Nauru	Yaren	Nauruan	Nauruan, English	Y	Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Republic	<.1
Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese	Nepali, Newari, Bhutia	Y	Hindu, Buddhism, Islam	N	Multiparty Democracy	25.9
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Dutch	Dutch, Frisian	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam	N	Constitutional Monarchy	16.1
New Zealand	Wellington	New Zealand	English, Maori	Y	Christian	N	Parliamentary Democracy	3.9
Nicaragua	Managua	Nicaraguan	Spanish	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	5.0
Niger	Niamey	Nigerien	French, Hausa, Songhai, Arabic	Y	Islam, Native, Christian	N	Republic	10.6
Nigeria	Abuja	Nigerian	English, Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo	Y	Islam, Christian, Native	N	Multiparty Democracy	129.9
Norway	Oslo	Norwegian	Norwegian	Y	Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Constitutional Monarchy	4.5
Oman	Muscat	Omani	Arabic, English, Indian	Y	Islam	N	Monarchy	2.7
Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistani	Punjabi, Sindi, Siraik	N	Islam, Hindu, Christian	N	Nominal Democracy	147.7
Palau	Koror	Palauan	Palauan, English	Y	Christian, Native	N	Republic	<.1
Panama	Panama City	Panamanian	Spanish, English	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	2.9
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinean	English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Mot	N	Christian, Native	N	Parliamentary Democracy	5.2
Paraguay	Asuncion	Paraguayan	Spanish, Guarani	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	5.9
Peru	Lima	Peruvian	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	27.9
Philippines	Manila	Philippine	Filipino, English, Native/Creole	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam	N	Republic	84.5
Poland	Warsaw	Polish	Polish	N	Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant	N	Democracy	38.6
Portugal	Lisbon	Portuguese	Portuguese	N	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	10.1
Qatar	Dohu	Qatari	Arabic, English	Y	Islam	N	Monarchy	.8
Romania	Bucharest	Romanian	Romanian	Y	Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	22.4
Russia	Moscow	Russian	Russian	N	Orthodox, Islam	N	Constitutional Republic	145.5
Rwanda	Kigali	Rwandan	Kinyarwanda, English, French	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Native	N	Republic	7.3
St. Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	Kittitian, Nevisian	English	N	Anglican, Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Constitutional Monarchy	<.1
St. Lucia	Castries	Saint Lucian	English, patois	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Anglican	N	Parliamentary Democracy	.2
St. Vincent Grenadines	Kingstown	Saint Vincentian, Vincentian	English, French patois	Y	Anglican, Protestant, Roman Catholic	N	Constitutional Monarchy	.1
Samoa	Apia	Samoan	Samoan, English	N	Christian	N	Constitutional Monarchy	.2
San Marino	San Marino	Sammarinese	Italian	N	Roman Catholic	N	Republic	<.1
Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome	Sao Tomean	Portuguese	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Republic	.2
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Saudi, Saudi Arabian	Arabic, English	N	Islam	N	Constitutional Monarchy	22.8
Senegal	Dakar	Senegalese	French, Wolof, Serer	Y	Islam, Native, Christian	N	Mutliparty Democracy	10.3
Serbia	Belgrade	Serbian	Serbian, Albanian	N	Orthodox, Islam, Roman Catholic	N	Republic	9.3
Seychelles	Victoria	Seychellois	English, French, Seselwa	Y	Roman Catholic, Anglican	N	Socialist Multiparty	<.1
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Sierra Leonean	English, Mende, Temne, Krio	Y	Islam, Christian, Native	N	Constitutional Democracy	5.4
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Malay, Chinese, Tamil, English	Y	Islam, Christian, Buddhism	N	Republic	4.3
Slovakia	Bratislava	Slovak	Slovak, Hungarian	Y	Roman Catholic, Atheist, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	5.4
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Slovenian	Slovenian	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Democracy	1.9
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Solomon Islander	English, Native/Creole	N	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Parliamentary Monarchy	.4
Somalia	Mogadishu	Somali	Somali, Arabic, English, Italian	Y	Islam	N	Parliamentary	7.5
South Africa	Pretoria	South African	Zulu, Xhosa, English, Afrikaans	Y	Christian, Hindu, Islam	N	Republic	43.6
Spain	Madrid	Spanish	Spanish, Catalan	Y	Roman Catholic	N	Parliamentary Monarchy	40.0
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Sri Lankan	Sinhala, Tamil, English	Y	Buddhism, Hindu, Islam	N	Republic	19.4
Sudan	Khartoum	Sudanese	Arabic, English, Native/Creole	Y	Islam, Native, Christian	N	Military	36.1
Suriname	Paramaribo	Surinamese	Dutch, Surinamese, English	Y	Protestant, Roman Catholic, Hindu	N	Republic	.4
Swaziland	Mbabane	Swazi	English, Swazi	Y	Christian, Native	N	Monarchy	1.1
Sweden	Stockholm	Swedish	Swedish	N	Protestant	N	Constitutional Monarchy	8.9
Switzerland	Bern	Swiss	German, French, Italian, Romansch	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Federal Republic	7.3
Syria	Damascus	Syrian	Arabic, French, English	Y	Islam, Christian	N	Military	16.7
Taiwan	Taipei	Taiwan	Chinese	N	Buddhism, Tao	N	Multiparty Democracy	22.4
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Tajikistani	Tajik	N	Islam	N	Republic	6.7
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Tanzanian	Swahili, English	Y	Christian, Islam	N	Republic	37.2
Thailand	Bangkok	Thai	Thai, Chinese, English	N	Buddhism, Islam	N	Constitutional Monarchy	62.4
Togo	Lome	Togolese	French, Ewe, Mina, Kabye	Y	Native, Christian, Islam	N	Multiparty Democracy	5.3
Tonga	Nuku'alofa	Tongan	Tongan, English	N	Christian	N	Constitutional Monarchy	.1
Trinidad and Tobago	Port-of-Spain	Trinidadian, Tobagonian	English, Hindi, French, Spanish	Y	Roman Catholic, Hindu, Anglican	N	Parliamentary Democracy	1.2
Tunisia	Tunis	Tunisian	Arabic, French	Y	Islam	N	Republic	9.8
Turkey	Ankara	Turkish	Turkish	N	Islam	N	Parliamentary Democracy	67.3
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Turkmen	Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek	N	Islam, Orthodox	N	One-party Republic	4.7
Tuvalu	Funafuti	Tuvaluan	Tuvaluan, English	N	Christian	N	Constitutional Monarchy	<.1
Uganda	Kampala	Ugandan	English, Swahili, Luganda	Y	Christian, Islam	N	Multiparty Democracy	24.7
Ukraine	Kiev	Ukrainian	Ukrainian, Russian	N	Orthodox, Christian	N	Constitutional Republic	48.4
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Emirati	Arabic, English	Y	Islam	N	Federation	2.4
United Kingdom	London	British	English, Welsh, Scots	N	Anglican, Christian, Islam	Y	Constitutional Monarchy	59.8
United States	Washington	American	English, Spanish	N	Christian, Roman Catholic, Jewish	N	Federal Republic	281.4
Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguayan	Spanish	N	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish	N	Constitutional Republic	3.4
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Uzbekistani	Uzbek, Russian, Tajik	N	Islam, Orthodox	N	Republic	25.6
Vanuatu	Port Vila	Ni-Vanuatu	Bislama, English, French	Y	Protestant, Roman Catholic, Anglican	N	Republic	.2
Vatican City	Vatican City	Vatican	Latin, Italian	N	Roman Catholic	N	Theocracy	<.1
Venezuela	Caracas	Venezuelan	Spanish	Y	Roman Catholic, Protestant	N	Federal Republic	24.3
Vietnam	Hanoi	Vietnamese	Vietnamese, French, English	Y	Buddhism, Roman Catholic, Islam	N	Communist	81.1
Yemen	Sanaa	Yemeni	Arabic	N	Islam	N	Parliamentary Republic	18.7
Zambia	Lusaka	Zambian	English, Native/Creole	Y	Christian, Islam, Hindu	N	Republic	10.0
Zimbabwe	Harare	Zimbabwean	English, Ndebele, Shona	Y	Christian, Native	N	Parliamentary Democracy	11.4

Notes:

Some nations have two capitals, one traditional and one administrative, for example. In this table, only the center of government is listed.
The columns labelled "Off?" indicate if the previous column is Official. For example, the "Off?" column following the languages column indicates if the languages listed are official languages. An "N" in this column indicates no official designation.
Languages are listed in order of number of speakers, though official languages, if any, are listed first regardless.
Religions are listed in order of number of adherents, though official religions, if any, are listed first regardless.
Population is in millions. "<.1" means less than 100,000.

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