195 capitals Checked 28 Oct 2026 Source: United Nations member states and observers; capitals from Wikipedia list of national capitals
Spin the wheel to pick one of 195 capital cities at random. Each slice shows a capital and its country, such as Canberra, Australia, and the list covers the 193 UN member states plus the Holy See and the State of Palestine. It was last checked on 28 October 2026. Every capital has one equal slice, so every spin gives all 195 the same chance.
Use it for a spin-and-name quiz: spin, ask students to name the country or the continent, then check the label. Teachers can set a geography warm-up of five spins at the start of a lesson. Choose Remove winner so each capital comes up once during a round. Mystery Mode in Settings hides the names on the slices, which keeps the answer a surprise until the wheel stops. Press Fullscreen to show the wheel on a projector.
Yes. It lists a capital for each of the 195 countries, checked on 28 October 2026. The countries come from the UN member states page, and the capitals follow the Wikipedia list of national capitals as recorded in the Yolo Picker capital cities data.
Each slice shows the first capital listed for a country. Countries with several capitals or a special note: Benin: Porto-Novo and Cotonou. Porto-Novo is the official capital; the government sits in Cotonou, the largest city.; Burundi: Gitega and Bujumbura. Gitega became the political capital in 2019; Bujumbura is the economic capital.; Côte d'Ivoire: Yamoussoukro and Abidjan. Yamoussoukro is the official capital; Abidjan is the largest city and seat of government.; Egypt: Cairo. Cairo is still the capital. A New Capital is being built east of Cairo and the government has started to move there.; Equatorial Guinea: Ciudad de la Paz and Malabo. Ciudad de la Paz became the capital by decree in January 2026; state bodies have a year to move from Malabo.; Eswatini: Mbabane and Lobamba. Mbabane is the administrative capital; Lobamba is the legislative and royal capital.; South Africa: Pretoria and Cape Town and Bloemfontein. South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial).; Sudan: Khartoum. Khartoum is the capital; fighting since 2023 has moved parts of the government elsewhere.; Tanzania: Dodoma. Dodoma is the capital; Dar es Salaam, the former capital, is the largest city.; Bolivia: Sucre and La Paz. Bolivia has two capitals: Sucre (constitutional) and La Paz (seat of government).; Chile: Santiago. Congress meets in Valparaíso.; Indonesia: Jakarta. Jakarta is still the legal capital in 2026. Nusantara, on Borneo, is the planned capital and becomes it only by presidential decree.; Israel: Jerusalem. Israel designates Jerusalem as its capital. The status of Jerusalem is disputed internationally, and many embassies are in Tel Aviv.; Kazakhstan: Astana. Astana was called Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022.; Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Kuala Lumpur is the capital; the government is administered from Putrajaya.; Myanmar: Nay Pyi Taw. The capital moved from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw in 2006.; South Korea: Seoul. Seoul is the capital; many ministries are in Sejong City.; Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and Colombo. The legislative capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Colombo is the executive and commercial capital.; Turkey: Ankara. Ankara is the capital, not Istanbul.; Yemen: Sana'a and Aden. Sana'a is the capital; Aden is the temporary seat of the internationally recognised government.; Palestine: East Jerusalem and Ramallah. The State of Palestine designates East Jerusalem as its capital; Ramallah is the seat of its administration. A UN observer state.; Montenegro: Podgorica and Cetinje. Podgorica is the capital; Article 5 of the Constitution also names Cetinje the Old Royal Capital.; Netherlands: Amsterdam and The Hague. Amsterdam is the capital; the government, parliament and courts are in The Hague.; Switzerland: Bern. Bern is the federal city; Switzerland has no capital in law.; Holy See: Vatican City. The Holy See is a UN observer state; its seat is Vatican City.; Nauru: Yaren. Nauru has no official capital in law; the government offices are in the Yaren district..
Choose Remove winner, spin, and ask a student to name the country before the label is read out. A round of 20 spins covers 20 different capitals with no repeats. For a written test, the Capital Cities Quiz tool checks typed answers.
Yes. The page groups the capitals into 5 regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Delete the lines of the other regions from the list and spin the rest.