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 |
