Monday, May 26, 2008

Capitals, Currencies, Principal Languages and Religions

Country

Capital

Currency

Language

Religion

Afghanistan

Kabul

Afghani

Pakhto (Pusthu), Persian

Islam

Albania

Tirana

Lek

Albanian

Religion has been officially abolished

Algeria

Algiers

Dinar

Arabic & French

Islam

Andorra

Andorra Ia Vieille

Franc & French

Catalan, Spanish

Christianity

Angola

Luanda

Kwanza

Portuguese, Bantu

Tribal and Christianity

Antigus and Barbuda

St.John's

EC Dollar

English

Christianity

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Peso

Spanish

Christianity

Australia

Canberra

Australian Dollar

English

Christianity

Austria

Vienna

Euro

German

Christianity

Azerbaijan

Baku

Manat

Azeri, Turkish, Russian

Islam

Bahamas

Nassau

Bahamian Dollar

English

Islam & Hindu

The Bahrain

Manama

Dinar

Arabic & English

Christianity

Bangladesh

Dacca

Taka

Bengali & Chakmamagh

Christianity

Barbados

Bridge Town

Barbados Dollar

English

Christianity

Belgium

Brussels

Euro

Dutch French & German

Christianity

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus Ruble (Zaichik)

Belorunian, Russian

Christianity

Belize

Belmopan

Barbados Dollar

English, Spanish

Christianity

Benin

Porto Novo

Franc

French & Tribal Dialects

Animism & Islam

Bermuda

Hamilton

Barbados Dollar

English

Christianity

Bhutan

Thimpu

Ngultrum

Dzongkha & Nepali

Buddhism & Hinduism

Bolivia

La Paz

Boliviano

Spanish & Aymara

Christianity

Botswana

Gaborone

Pula

English & Setswana

Christianity

Brazil

Brasilia

Real (BRC)

Portuguese & English

Christianity

Brunei

Bander Seri Begawan

Brunei Dollar

Malay, Chinese & English

Islam

Bulgaria

Sofia

Lev

Bulgarian, Turkish

Christianity & Atheism

Burundi

Bujumbura

Burundi Franc

French & Kirundi

Tribal & Christianity

Cambodia

Phnompenh

Riel

Khmer & French

Theravada & Buddhism

Cameroon

Yaounde

Franc

French & English

Tribal, Islam & Christianity

Canada

Ottawa

Dollar

English & French

Christianity

Cape Verde

Praia

Escudo

Portuguese Criuolo

Christianity

Central African Republic

Bangui

Franc

French & Sangho

Christianity and Tribal

Chad

N'djamena

Franc

French & Arabic

Islam & Tribal

Chile

Santiago

Peso

Spanish

Christianity

China

Beijing

Yuan

Chinese (Mandarin) Mongol

Christianism & Taoism

Colombia

Bogota

Peso

Spanish

Christianity

The Comoros

Moroni

Comorian Franc

Arabic & Comoron

Islam & Christianity

Congo (Belgium)

Brazzaville

Franc

French & Lingala

Tribal & Christianity

Costa Rica

San Jose

Colon

Spanish

Christianity

Cote D'ivorie

Abidjan

Franc

French Tribal

Islam & Christianity

Cuba

Havana

Peso

Spanish

Christianity

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus Pound

Greek & Turkish

Christianity and Islam

Czechoslovakia

Prague

Koruna

Czech & Slovak

Christianity

Denmark

Copenhagen

Krone

Danish

Christianity

Djibouti

Djibouti

Franc

Arabic & French

Islam

Dominica

Roseau

E.C. Dollar

English & French Patois

Christianity

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Peso Oro

Spanish

Christianity

Ecuador

Quito

Sucre

Spanish & Tribal dialects

Christianity

Egypt

Cairo

Pound

Arabic

Islam & Christianity

Elsalvador

San Salvador

Colon

Spanish

Christianity

Equatorial Guinea

Malabo Santa Isabel

Franc

Spanish & Fang

Christianity

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Birr

Amharic, Gallinga

Christianity and Islam

Fiji

Suva

Dollar

English & Figian

Christianity and Islam & Hinduism

Finland

Helsinki

Euro

Finnish & Swedish

Christianity

France

Paris

Euro

French

Christianity

Gabon

Libreville

Franc

French & Bantu dialects

Christianity and Tribal

Gambia

Banjul

Dalasi

English & Mandinka

Islam & Christianity

Germany

Berlin

Euro

German

Christianity

Ghana

Accra

Cedi

English (Official Language) and eight Major national languages

Christianity

Greece

Athens

Drachma

Greek

Christianity

Grenada

St.Georges

E.C.Dollar

English & French - African Patois

Christianity

Guatemala

GuatemalaCity

Quetza

Spanish, Indian dialects

Christianity

Guinea

Conakry

Guinea Franc

French & 8 national languages

Islam and Tribal

Guinea

Bissau

Peso

Grioulo Islam Bissau Guinea

Christianity and Tribal

Guyana

George Town

Guyana Dollar

English, Creole & Urdu

Christianity and Hinduism

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Gourde

French & Creole

Christianity and Voodoo

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Lempira

Spanish

Christianity

Hungary

Budapest

Forint

Hungarian

Christianity

Iceland

Reykjavik

Krona

Icelandic

Christianity

India

New Delhi

Rupee

Hindi

Hinduism

Indonesia

Jakarta

Rupiah

Bahasa, Indonesian

Islam & Christianity

Iran

Tehran

Rial

Persian (Farsi)

Islam

Iraq

Baghdad

Iraqi Dinar

Arabic (Official) Arabic

Judaism & Islam

Italy

Rome

Euro

Italian

Christianity

Jamaica

Kingston

Jamaican Dollar

English

Christianity

Japan

Tokyo

Yen

Japanese

Shintoism & Buddhism

Jordan

Amman

Jordan Dinar

Arabic

Islam

Kazakhstan

Almaty

Ruble

Kazakh Russian German

Islam Christianity

Kenya

Nairobi

Schilling

Swahili & Kikuio

Tribal & Christianity

Kiribati

Tarawa

Australian Dollar

Gilbertese and English

Christianity

Korea (N)

Pyongyong

Won

Korean

Buddhism & Confucianism

Korea (S)

Seoul

Won

Korean

Christianity & Confucianism

Kuwait

Kuwait City

Kuwait Dinar

Arabic & English

Islam

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Som

Kirghiz, Russian

Islam, Christianity

Laos

Vientiance

Kip

Lao and Tribal

Buddhism & Tribal

Lebanon

Beirut

Pound

Arabic

Islam & Christianity

Lesotho

Maseru

Loti

English & Sesotho

Christianity and Tribal

Liberia

Monrovia

Liberian Dollar

English & Tribal

Christianity & Islam

Libya

Tripoli

Libyan Dinar

Arabic

Islam

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Swiss Franc

German

Christianity

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Ville (Lutzelburg)

Euro

French & German

Christianity

Madagasear (Malagasy)

Antananarivo

Franc

Malagasy & French

Islam, Tribal and Christianity

Malawi

Lilongwe

Kwacha

English Chichewa

Tribal Islam

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Ringit

Malai & Chinese

Islam & Buddhism

Maldives

Male

Rufiyaa

Divchi

Islam

Mali

Vamako

Franc CFA

French & Bambara

Islam & Tribal

Malta

Valletta

Maltese Lira

Maltese & English

Christianity Tribal & Islam

Marshal Islands

Dalap-Uliga- Darrit

Dollar

Marshalese English & Japanese

Christianity

Mauritania

Nouakchott

Ouguiya

Arabic & French

Islam

Mauritius

Port Louis

Rupee

English, French & Hindustani

Hinduism & Christianity

Mexico

Mexico City

Peso

Spanish Amerindian Language

Christianity

Micronesia

Kolonia

US Dollar

English

Christianity

Monaco

Monaco-Ville

Franc

French & Monegasque

Christianity

Mongolia

Ulan Bato

Tugrik

Mongolian

Lamaistse & Buddhism

Montserrat

Plymouth

E.C.Dollar

English

Christianity

Morocco

Rabat

Dirham

Arabic & Berbar

Islam

Mozambique

Maputo

Metical

Portuguese & Bantu

Islam Christianity

Myanmar

Yangoon

Kyat

Burmese & Tribal

Buddhism

Namibia

Windhoek

Rand

English & Afrikaans

Christianity

Nauru

Yarin

Australian Dollar

English & Nauruan

Christianity

Nepal

Kathmandu

Nepalese Rupee

Nepali

Hinduism & Buddhism

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Euro

Duch

Christianity

New Zealand

Wellington

Newzealand Dollar

English & Maori

Christianity

Nicaragua

Managua

Cordoba

Spanish & English

Christianity

Niger

Niamey

Franc

French & Djerma

Islam and Tribal

Nigeria

Abuja

Naira

English Hausa Ibo & Yoruba

Islam, Christianity & Tribal

Norway

Oslo

Kroner

Norwegian

Christianity

Oman

Muscat

Rial Omani

Arabic

Islam

Pakistan

Islamabad

Rupee

Urdu, Sindhi & Punjabi

Islam

Papua New Guinea

Port Morseby

Kina

Melanesian Papuan

Christianity

Parguay

Asuncion

Guarani

Spanish & Guarani

Christianity

Peru

Lima

Sol

Spanish & English

Christianity

Philippines

Manila

Peso

Filipino & English

Christianity and Islam

Poland

Warsaw

Zloty

Polish

Christianity

Portugal

Lisbon

Euro

Portuguese

Christianity

Puerto Rico

San Juan

Dollar

Spanish & English

Christianity

Qatar

Doha

Riyal

Arabic & English

Islam

Romania

Bucharest

Leu Rwanda

Romanian & Hungarian

Christianity

Russia

Moscow

Rouble

Russian

Christianity

Rwanda

Kilgali

Franc

French & Kinyarwanda

Tribal & Islam

Samoa (Western)

Apia

Tala

Samoan & English

Christianity

San Marino

San Marino

Italian Lira

Italian

Christianity

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome

Dobra

Portuguese, Native dialects

Christianity

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Saudi Rial

Arabic

Islam

Senegal

Dakar

Franc

French & Native tongues

Islam, Tribal

Seychelles

Victoria

Rupee

Creole & French

Christianity

Sierra Leone

Freetown

Leone

English & Tribal

Islam, Christianity & Tribal

Singapore

Singapore City

Singapore Dollar

Malay & Chinese

Buddhism and Islam

Slovakia

Bratislava

Koruna

Slovak & Magyam

Christianity & Jews

Slovenia

Ljublijana

Tolar

Slovenian & Serbo-Croatian

Christianity

Solomon

Honiara

Solomon Dollar

English & Pidgin

Christianity

Somalia

Mogadishu

Schilling

Somali & English

Islam

South Africa

Cape Town

Rand

Afrikaans & English

Christianity

Spain

Madrid

Euro

Spanish

Christianity

Sri Lanka

Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte

Rupee

Sinhala & Tamil

Buddhism & Hinduism

St. Kitts Nevis

Basseterre

E.C.Dollar

English & Patois

Christianity

St.Lucia

Castries

E.C.Dollar

English & French Patois

Christianity

St.Vincent and Grena Dines

Kingstown

E.C.Dollar

English French Patois

Christianity

Sudan

Khartoum

Sudanese Pound

Arabic & English

Islam, Christianity & Tribal

Suriname

Parmaribo

Guilder

Dutch & English

Islam & Christianity

Swaziland

Mbabane

Lilangeni

English & Swazi

Christianity and Tribal

Sweden

Stockholm

Krona

Swedish

Christianity

Switzerland

Berne

Swizz Frank

German, French, Italian & Roman

Christianity

Syria

Damascus

Syrian Pound

Arabic & Kurdish

Islam

Taiwan

Taipei

New Taiwan Dollar

Mandarin Chinese

Buddhism & Confucianism

Tanzania

Dodoma

Schilling

Kiswahili & English

Christianity & Islam

Thailand

Bangkok

Baht

Thai, Chinese & English

Buddhism

Togo

Lome

Franc

French (official) & Tribal

Christianity, Tribal & Islam

Tonga

Nuku alofa

pa'anga

English & Tongon

Christianity

Trinidad & Tobago

Port-of-Spain

Trinitob Dollar

English

Christianity

Tunisia

Tunis

Dinar

Arabic (official) & French

Islam

Turkey

Ankara

Turkesh Lira

Turkish & Arabic

Islam

Turkmenistan

Ashkhabad

Manat & Rouble

Turkme & Russian

Islam

Tuvalu

Funafuti

Australian Dollar

Tuvaluan & English

Christianity

U.A.E.

Abu Dhabi

Dirham

Arabic

Islam

Uganda

Kampala

Uganda Shilling

English & Luganda

Tribal and Islam

Ukraine

Kiev

Karbovanets

Ukrainian, Russian

Christianity and Islam

United Kindom

London

Euro

English, Welsh & Scots

Christianity

U.S.A.

Washington

Dollar

English

Christianity

Volta

Ouagadougou

Franc

French & Native Languages

Tribal & Islam

Uruguay

Montevideo

Nuevo Peso

Spanish

Christianity

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Ruble & Som

Uzbem & Russian

Islam

Vanuatu

Villa

Vatu

English & Pidgin

Christianity

Vatican City

Vatican City

Lira

Italian & Latin

Christianity

Venezuela

Caracas

Bolivar

Spanish

Christianity

Vietnam

Hanoi

Dong

Vietnamese

Buddhism & Taoism

Yemen (N)

Sana'a

Rial & Dinar

Arabic

Islam

yugoslavia

Belgrade

Dinar

Serbocroatian

Christianity

Zaire

Kinshasa

Zaire

French & Kiswahili

Christianity & Animism

Zambia

Lusaka

Kwacha

Bantu & English

Christianity & Islam

Zimbabwe

Harare

Dollar

English & Shona

Tribal & Christianity

Contributed by: Saraswati's desk

Courtesy: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Have-A-Heart/

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