Country resources
Explore the world before you meet it.
Every country page is a child-friendly briefing built for the day of the exchange. Search by name, jump by continent, or just browse.
200 countries — every sovereign nation in the world. Curated briefings are marked with ⭐ — the others have the essentials and are being expanded.
Africa 55 countries
Algeria
- Capital
- Algiers
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
Open
Angola
- Capital
- Luanda
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Benin
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Botswana
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Languages
- English, Tswana
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Burundi
- Capital
- Gitega
- Languages
- French, Kirundi
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
Cameroon
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Languages
- English, French
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Cape Verde
- Capital
- Praia
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Open
Central African Republic
- Capital
- Bangui
- Languages
- French, Sango
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Chad
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- Africa/Ndjamena
Open
Comoros
- Capital
- Moroni
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
Djibouti
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
DR Congo
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Languages
- French, Kikongo
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
Egypt⭐
- Capital
- Cairo
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
Open
Equatorial Guinea
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Languages
- French, Portuguese
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Eritrea
- Capital
- Asmara
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
Eswatini
- Capital
- Mbabane
- Languages
- English, Swazi
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Open
Ethiopia
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Languages
- Amharic
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
Gabon
- Capital
- Libreville
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Gambia
- Capital
- Banjul
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Ghana
- Capital
- Accra
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Guinea
- Capital
- Conakry
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Guinea-Bissau
- Capital
- Bissau
- Languages
- Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
- Time zone
- Africa/Bissau
Open
Ivory Coast
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Kenya⭐
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Languages
- Swahili, English
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
Lesotho
- Capital
- Maseru
- Languages
- English, Sotho
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Open
Liberia
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Africa/Monrovia
Open
Libya
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli
Open
Madagascar
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Languages
- French, Malagasy
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
Malawi
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Languages
- English, Chewa
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
Mali
- Capital
- Bamako
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Mauritania
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Mauritius
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Languages
- English, French
- Time zone
- Indian/Mauritius
Open
Morocco
- Capital
- Rabat
- Languages
- Arabic, Berber
- Time zone
- Africa/Casablanca
Open
Mozambique
- Capital
- Maputo
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
Namibia
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Languages
- Afrikaans, German
- Time zone
- Africa/Windhoek
Open
Niger
- Capital
- Niamey
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Nigeria⭐
- Capital
- Abuja
- Languages
- English, Hausa
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Republic of the Congo
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Languages
- French, Kikongo
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Open
Rwanda
- Capital
- Kigali
- Languages
- English, French
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
São Tomé and Príncipe
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- Africa/Sao_Tome
Open
Senegal
- Capital
- Dakar
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Seychelles
- Capital
- Victoria
- Languages
- Seychellois Creole, English
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
Open
Sierra Leone
- Capital
- Freetown
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Somalia
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Languages
- Arabic, Somali
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
South Africa⭐
- Capital
- Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein
- Languages
- Zulu, Xhosa
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Open
South Sudan
- Capital
- Juba
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Africa/Juba
Open
Sudan
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum
Open
Tanzania
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
Togo
- Capital
- Lomé
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Tunisia
- Capital
- Tunis
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Africa/Tunis
Open
Uganda
- Capital
- Kampala
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Open
Western Sahara
- Capital
- El Aaiún
- Languages
- Berber, Hassaniya
- Time zone
- Africa/El_Aaiun
Open
Zambia
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
Zimbabwe
- Capital
- Harare
- Languages
- Chibarwe, English
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
Open
Asia 33 countries
Afghanistan
- Capital
- Kabul
- Languages
- Dari, Pashto
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul
Open
Bangladesh
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Languages
- Bengali
- Time zone
- Asia/Dhaka
Open
Bhutan
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Languages
- Dzongkha
- Time zone
- Asia/Thimphu
Open
Brunei
- Capital
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Languages
- Malay
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuching
Open
Cambodia
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Languages
- Khmer
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
Open
China
- Capital
- Beijing
- Languages
- Chinese
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Open
Hong Kong
- Capital
- City of Victoria
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Time zone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
Open
India⭐
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Languages
- Hindi, English
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
Open
Indonesia⭐
- Capital
- Jakarta
- Languages
- Bahasa Indonesia, Javanese
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Open
Iran
- Capital
- Tehran
- Languages
- Persian (Farsi)
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
Open
Japan⭐
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Languages
- Japanese
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
Open
Kazakhstan
- Capital
- Astana
- Languages
- Kazakh, Russian
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty
Open
Kyrgyzstan
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Languages
- Kyrgyz, Russian
- Time zone
- Asia/Bishkek
Open
Laos
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Languages
- Lao
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
Open
Macau
- Capital
- Macau
- Languages
- Portuguese, Chinese
- Time zone
- Asia/Macau
Open
Malaysia
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Languages
- English, Malay
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuching
Open
Maldives
- Capital
- Malé
- Languages
- Maldivian
- Time zone
- Indian/Maldives
Open
Mongolia
- Capital
- Ulan Bator
- Languages
- Mongolian
- Time zone
- Asia/Ulaanbaatar
Open
Myanmar
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Languages
- Burmese
- Time zone
- Asia/Yangon
Open
Nepal
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Languages
- Nepali
- Time zone
- Asia/Kathmandu
Open
North Korea
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Languages
- Korean
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
Open
Pakistan
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Languages
- English, Urdu
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
Open
Philippines⭐
- Capital
- Manila
- Languages
- Filipino (Tagalog), English
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
Open
Singapore
- Capital
- Singapore
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Time zone
- Asia/Singapore
Open
South Korea
- Capital
- Seoul
- Languages
- Korean
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
Open
Sri Lanka
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
Open
Taiwan
- Capital
- Taipei
- Languages
- Chinese
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei
Open
Tajikistan
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Languages
- Russian, Tajik
- Time zone
- Asia/Dushanbe
Open
Thailand
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Languages
- Thai
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
Open
Timor-Leste
- Capital
- Dili
- Languages
- Portuguese, Tetum
- Time zone
- Asia/Dili
Open
Turkmenistan
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Languages
- Russian, Turkmen
- Time zone
- Asia/Ashgabat
Open
Uzbekistan
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Languages
- Russian, Uzbek
- Time zone
- Asia/Samarkand
Open
Vietnam
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Languages
- Vietnamese
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
Open
Europe 46 countries
Albania
- Capital
- Tirana
- Languages
- Albanian
- Time zone
- Europe/Tirane
Open
Andorra
- Capital
- Andorra la Vella
- Languages
- Catalan
- Time zone
- Europe/Andorra
Open
Austria
- Capital
- Vienna
- Languages
- German
- Time zone
- Europe/Vienna
Open
Belarus
- Capital
- Minsk
- Languages
- Belarusian, Russian
- Time zone
- Europe/Minsk
Open
Belgium
- Capital
- Brussels
- Languages
- German, French
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels
Open
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Languages
- Bosnian, Croatian
- Time zone
- Europe/Belgrade
Open
Bulgaria
- Capital
- Sofia
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- Time zone
- Europe/Sofia
Open
Croatia
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Languages
- Croatian
- Time zone
- Europe/Belgrade
Open
Cyprus
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Languages
- Greek, Turkish
- Time zone
- Asia/Nicosia
Open
Czechia
- Capital
- Prague
- Languages
- Czech, Slovak
- Time zone
- Europe/Prague
Open
Denmark
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Languages
- Danish
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
Open
Estonia
- Capital
- Tallinn
- Languages
- Estonian
- Time zone
- Europe/Tallinn
Open
Finland
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Languages
- Finnish, Swedish
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
Open
France⭐
- Capital
- Paris
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
Open
Germany⭐
- Capital
- Berlin
- Languages
- German
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
Open
Greece
- Capital
- Athens
- Languages
- Greek
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens
Open
Hungary
- Capital
- Budapest
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Time zone
- Europe/Budapest
Open
Iceland
- Capital
- Reykjavik
- Languages
- Icelandic
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
Open
Ireland
- Capital
- Dublin
- Languages
- English, Irish
- Time zone
- Europe/Dublin
Open
Italy⭐
- Capital
- Rome
- Languages
- Italian
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
Open
Kosovo
- Capital
- Pristina
- Languages
- Albanian, Serbian
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Open
Latvia
- Capital
- Riga
- Languages
- Latvian
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga
Open
Liechtenstein
- Capital
- Vaduz
- Languages
- German
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
Open
Lithuania
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Languages
- Lithuanian
- Time zone
- Europe/Vilnius
Open
Luxembourg
- Capital
- Luxembourg
- Languages
- German, French
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels
Open
Malta
- Capital
- Valletta
- Languages
- English, Maltese
- Time zone
- Europe/Malta
Open
Moldova
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Languages
- Romanian
- Time zone
- Europe/Chisinau
Open
Monaco
- Capital
- Monaco
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
Open
Montenegro
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Languages
- Montenegrin
- Time zone
- Europe/Belgrade
Open
Netherlands
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Languages
- Dutch
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels
Open
North Macedonia
- Capital
- Skopje
- Languages
- Macedonian
- Time zone
- Europe/Belgrade
Open
Norway
- Capital
- Oslo
- Languages
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
Open
Poland
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Languages
- Polish
- Time zone
- Europe/Warsaw
Open
Portugal
- Capital
- Lisbon
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
Open
Romania
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Languages
- Romanian
- Time zone
- Europe/Bucharest
Open
Russia
- Capital
- Moscow
- Languages
- Russian
- Time zone
- Europe/Kaliningrad
Open
San Marino
- Capital
- City of San Marino
- Languages
- Italian
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
Open
Serbia
- Capital
- Belgrade
- Languages
- Serbian
- Time zone
- Europe/Belgrade
Open
Slovakia
- Capital
- Bratislava
- Languages
- Slovak
- Time zone
- Europe/Prague
Open
Slovenia
- Capital
- Ljubljana
- Languages
- Slovene
- Time zone
- Europe/Belgrade
Open
Spain⭐
- Capital
- Madrid
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
Open
Sweden⭐
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Languages
- Swedish
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
Open
Switzerland
- Capital
- Bern
- Languages
- French, Swiss German
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
Open
Ukraine
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Languages
- Ukrainian
- Time zone
- Europe/Simferopol
Open
United Kingdom⭐
- Capital
- London
- Languages
- English, Welsh
- Time zone
- Europe/London
Open
Vatican City
- Capital
- Vatican City
- Languages
- Italian, Latin
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
Open
North America 10 countries
Belize
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Languages
- Belizean Creole, English
- Time zone
- America/Belize
Open
Canada⭐
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Languages
- English, French
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
Open
Costa Rica
- Capital
- San José
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
Open
El Salvador
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/El_Salvador
Open
Guatemala
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Open
Honduras
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Tegucigalpa
Open
Mexico⭐
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Languages
- Spanish, 68 Indigenous languages
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City
Open
Nicaragua
- Capital
- Managua
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Managua
Open
Panama
- Capital
- Panama City
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Panama
Open
United States⭐
- Capital
- Washington, D.C.
- Languages
- English, Spanish (widely spoken)
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Open
South America 12 countries
Argentina⭐
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Open
Bolivia
- Capital
- Sucre
- Languages
- Aymara, Guaraní
- Time zone
- America/La_Paz
Open
Brazil⭐
- Capital
- Brasília
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
Open
Chile
- Capital
- Santiago
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Santiago
Open
Colombia
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
Open
Ecuador
- Capital
- Quito
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
Open
Guyana
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Guyana
Open
Paraguay
- Capital
- Asunción
- Languages
- Guaraní, Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Asuncion
Open
Peru
- Capital
- Lima
- Languages
- Aymara, Quechua
- Time zone
- America/Lima
Open
Suriname
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Languages
- Dutch
- Time zone
- America/Paramaribo
Open
Uruguay
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Montevideo
Open
Venezuela
- Capital
- Caracas
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
Open
Oceania 14 countries
Australia⭐
- Capital
- Canberra
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
Open
Fiji
- Capital
- Suva
- Languages
- English, Fijian
- Time zone
- Pacific/Fiji
Open
Kiribati
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Languages
- English, Gilbertese
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tarawa
Open
Marshall Islands
- Capital
- Majuro
- Languages
- English, Marshallese
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tarawa
Open
Micronesia
- Capital
- Palikir
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Pacific/Kosrae
Open
Nauru
- Capital
- Yaren
- Languages
- English, Nauru
- Time zone
- Pacific/Nauru
Open
New Zealand⭐
- Capital
- Wellington
- Languages
- English, Māori
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
Open
Palau
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Languages
- English, Palauan
- Time zone
- Pacific/Palau
Open
Papua New Guinea
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu
- Time zone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
Open
Samoa
- Capital
- Apia
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Time zone
- Pacific/Apia
Open
Solomon Islands
- Capital
- Honiara
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Pacific/Guadalcanal
Open
Tonga
- Capital
- Nuku'alofa
- Languages
- English, Tongan
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tongatapu
Open
Tuvalu
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Languages
- English, Tuvaluan
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tarawa
Open
Vanuatu
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Languages
- Bislama, English
- Time zone
- Pacific/Efate
Open
Middle East 18 countries
Armenia
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Languages
- Armenian
- Time zone
- Asia/Yerevan
Open
Azerbaijan
- Capital
- Baku
- Languages
- Azerbaijani
- Time zone
- Asia/Baku
Open
Bahrain
- Capital
- Manama
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Qatar
Open
Egypt⭐
- Capital
- Cairo
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
Open
Georgia
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Languages
- Georgian
- Time zone
- Asia/Tbilisi
Open
Iraq
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Languages
- Arabic, Aramaic
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
Open
Israel
- Capital
- Jerusalem
- Languages
- Arabic, Hebrew
- Time zone
- Asia/Jerusalem
Open
Jordan
- Capital
- Amman
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Amman
Open
Kuwait
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
Open
Lebanon
- Capital
- Beirut
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- Asia/Beirut
Open
Oman
- Capital
- Muscat
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
Open
Palestine
- Capital
- Ramallah
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Gaza
Open
Qatar
- Capital
- Doha
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Qatar
Open
Saudi Arabia
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
Open
Syria
- Capital
- Damascus
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus
Open
Turkey
- Capital
- Ankara
- Languages
- Turkish
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
Open
United Arab Emirates
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
Open
Yemen
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
Open
Caribbean 13 countries
Antigua and Barbuda
- Capital
- Saint John's
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico
Open
Bahamas
- Capital
- Nassau
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
Open
Barbados
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Barbados
Open
Cuba
- Capital
- Havana
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Havana
Open
Dominica
- Capital
- Roseau
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico
Open
Dominican Republic
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- America/Santo_Domingo
Open
Grenada
- Capital
- St. George's
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico
Open
Haiti
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Languages
- French, Haitian Creole
- Time zone
- America/Port-au-Prince
Open
Jamaica
- Capital
- Kingston
- Languages
- English, Jamaican Patois
- Time zone
- America/Jamaica
Open
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico
Open
Saint Lucia
- Capital
- Castries
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico
Open
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico
Open
Trinidad and Tobago
- Capital
- Port of Spain
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico
Open