Capital Cities of Europe

The iconic buildings of European Capitals. (from l to r) Athens, Greece; London, UK; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; and Rome in Italy.
Images: Ad Meskens (Athens); Gryffindor (London); Julie Anne Workman (Paris); kk (Berlin); xiquinhosilva (Rome)

European Capitals

List of the capital cities of the European Union and other countries of Europe.

Flag of the European Union

In Europe, you will find some famous capitals like Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, London, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, and Vienna, to name only some. On this page, you will find a list of all capital cities of the European states with figures of the city proper population*.

Have a look at the cities from space; for each city, there is a searchable map/satellite view; additionally, you will find links to the official city site and more information about a city.

The city pages also offer travel and tourist information for vacations, shopping, dining, and nightlife. Get tips for accommodation, local activities, tourist attractions, cultural events, sightseeing, and round trips for your leisure activities in that city.

The country links lead you to the respective country profile page.

* City proper is a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.

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Population Sources: various national statistical offices (see: Population by Country)

Capital City

Satellite View and Map

Population

Country

Capital Cities and the States of Europe
Amsterdam The Hague (Den Haag; seat of govt)	Amsterdam Map The Hague	872,000 545,000	Netherlands
Andorra la Vella	Andorra la Vella Map	23,000	Andorra
Athens (Athína)	Athens Map	664,000	Greece
Belgrade (Beograd)	Belgrade Map	1,200,000	Serbia
Berlin	Berlin Map	3,770,000	Germany
Bern (Berne, Berna)	Bern Map	134,000	Switzerland
Bratislava	Bratislava Map	437,700	Slovakia
Brussels (Bruxelles, Brüssel, Brussel)	Brussels Map	1,200,000	Belgium
Bucharest (Bucuresti)	Bucharest Map	1,820,000	Romania
Budapest	Budapest Map	1,750,000	Hungary
Chisinau	Chisinau Map	686,000	Moldova
Copenhagen (København)	Copenhagen Map	632,300	Denmark
Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath)	Dublin Map	554,000	Ireland
Helsinki (Helsingfors)	Helsinki Map	653,800	Finland
Kiev (Kyïv)	Kiev Map	2,952,000	Ukraine
Lisbon (Lisboa)	Lisbon Map	505,500	Portugal
Ljubljana	Ljubljana Map	284,300	Slovenia
London	London Map	8,900,000	United Kingdom
Luxembourg (Luxemburg, Letzebuerg)	Luxembourg City Map	122,200	Luxembourg
Madrid	Madrid Map	3,266,000	Spain
Minsk	Minsk Map	2,020,000	Belarus
Monaco	Monaco Map	38,300	Monaco
Moscow (Moskva)	Moscow Map	12,500,000	Russia
Nicosia (Lefkosía (gk), Lefkosa)	Nicosia Map	55,000	Cyprus
Nuuk (Godthåb)	Nuuk Map	18,000	Greenland
Oslo	Oslo Map	693,500	Norway
Paris	Paris Map	2,148,000	France
Podgorica	Podgorica Map	199,000	Montenegro
Prague (Praha)	Prague Map	1,324,000	Czech Republic
Reykjavik	Reykjavik Map	131,000	Iceland
Riga	Riga Map	632,600	Latvia
Rome (Roma)	Rome Map	2,860,000	Italy
San Marino	San Marino Map	4,000	San Marino
Sarajevo	Sarajevo Map	280,000	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Skopje	Skopje Map	560,000	North Macedonia
Sofia (Sofija)	Sofia Map	1,241,000	Bulgaria
Stockholm	Stockholm Map	975,000	Sweden
Tallinn (Reval)	Tallinn Map	437,000	Estonia
Tirana (Tiranë)	Tirana Map	557,000	Albania
Vaduz	Vaduz Map	5,670	Liechtenstein
Valletta	Valletta Map	6,000	Malta
Vatican City	Vatican City Map	453	Holy See
Vienna (Wien)	Vienna Map	1,897,500	Austria
Vilnius	Vilnius Map	580,000	Lithuania
Warsaw (Warszawa)	Warsaw Map	1,783,000	Poland
Zagreb	Zagreb Map	820,000	Croatia (Hrvatska)