Learn the capitals of Europe by playing
Capital Roamer is a blank-map capitals quiz: practise the countries of Europe and their capitals. No sign-up, no download. There are four modes:
- Explore – hover over (or tap) a country to see its name, capital and region. Country names, capitals and region colours can be toggled.
- Find it – the game names a country or a capital, and you click the country on the map.
- Capitals – one country is highlighted; pick its capital from four cities.
- Which country? – a true blank-map quiz: name the highlighted country.
Use the Area menu to pick a region – Northern Europe or the Balkans, for example – and the map zooms in while the quizzes ask only its 5–9 countries. The map can be zoomed, and the smallest countries (Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Malta, Luxembourg) are marked with a circle so you can hit them on mobile too. Each round ends with a Hungarian-style school grade from 1 to 5, and Practise mistakes replays only the countries you got wrong.
Countries and capitals of Europe – table
Capital Roamer uses 46 countries. Here is the full list in alphabetical order, with regions:
| Country | Capital | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Tirana | Southeast Europe |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Southern Europe |
| Austria | Vienna | Central Europe |
| Belarus | Minsk | Eastern Europe |
| Belgium | Brussels | Western Europe |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Southeast Europe |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Southeast Europe |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Southeast Europe |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Southern Europe |
| Czechia | Prague | Central Europe |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Northern Europe |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Eastern Europe |
| Finland | Helsinki | Northern Europe |
| France | Paris | Western Europe |
| Germany | Berlin | Central Europe |
| Greece | Athens | Southern Europe |
| Hungary | Budapest | Central Europe |
| Iceland | Reykjavík | Northern Europe |
| Ireland | Dublin | Western Europe |
| Italy | Rome | Southern Europe |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Southeast Europe |
| Latvia | Riga | Eastern Europe |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Central Europe |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Eastern Europe |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Western Europe |
| Malta | Valletta | Southern Europe |
| Moldova | Chișinău | Eastern Europe |
| Monaco | Monaco | Western Europe |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Southeast Europe |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Western Europe |
| North Macedonia | Skopje | Southeast Europe |
| Norway | Oslo | Northern Europe |
| Poland | Warsaw | Central Europe |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Southern Europe |
| Romania | Bucharest | Southeast Europe |
| Russia | Moscow | Eastern Europe |
| San Marino | San Marino | Southern Europe |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Southeast Europe |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Central Europe |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Central Europe |
| Spain | Madrid | Southern Europe |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Northern Europe |
| Switzerland | Bern | Central Europe |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Eastern Europe |
| United Kingdom | London | Western Europe |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | Southern Europe |
The regions follow the split commonly used in school geography; the borders are not official, and some countries (Slovenia or Romania, for example) are put in a different region elsewhere.
Regions of Europe
- Northern Europe (5): Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Western Europe (7): Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Central Europe (9): Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
- Southern Europe (9): Andorra, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Vatican City
- Southeast Europe (9): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
- Eastern Europe (7): Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Tips for learning the capitals fast
- Learn one region at a time. Pick a region in the Area menu: 5–9 countries are much easier to remember at once than the whole continent.
- Place first, capital second. Use the Find it quiz to learn where the countries are, then move on to Capitals.
- Find hooks. Four capitals lie on the Danube: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. The Baltic states from north to south: Estonia – Tallinn, Latvia – Riga, Lithuania – Vilnius.
- Watch for traps. The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam (not The Hague), of Switzerland Bern (not Zurich or Geneva). Slovakia (Bratislava) and Slovenia (Ljubljana) are easy to mix up.
- Practise your mistakes. At the end of a round, Practise mistakes asks only the countries you got wrong – five minutes a day and you will know them in a few days.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries are there in Europe?
There is no single official number: it depends on where you put the countries that span two continents (Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus states, Cyprus) and whether you count Kosovo. Capital Roamer uses 46 countries, following the usual school-geography split: Turkey, the Caucasus countries and Kazakhstan go with Asia, Russia and Cyprus with Europe, and Kosovo is counted as an independent state.
What is the smallest country in Europe?
Vatican City, at under half a square kilometre, in the middle of Rome. It is followed by Monaco, San Marino and Liechtenstein.
What is the largest country in Europe?
Russia – even its European part alone is bigger than any other European country. Of the countries lying entirely in Europe, Ukraine is the largest.
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam. It is a common trap, because the government, parliament and the king's office are in The Hague – but the capital under the constitution is Amsterdam.
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern, officially called the "federal city". Many people guess Zurich or Geneva because they are bigger and better known.
Which capitals lie on the Danube?
Four European capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. Bratislava and Vienna are only about 55 km apart – apart from Rome and Vatican City, the two closest capitals in Europe.
Which countries have the same name as their capital?
Monaco, San Marino, Luxembourg and Vatican City; Andorra (Andorra la Vella) is almost the same.
Why are Turkey and Georgia not included?
Only a small part of Turkey, around Istanbul, lies in Europe, so in school geography it is taught with Asia – together with Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. They will appear in the Asia round of Capital Roamer.
How can I learn the capitals of Europe fast?
Region by region: pick one region (say Northern Europe or the Balkans) and practise only its 5–9 countries. First use the Find it quiz to learn where the countries are, then move on to Capitals. At the end of a round, Practise mistakes asks only the ones you got wrong.
Is Capital Roamer free? Do I need to sign up?
It is completely free and runs in the browser with no sign-up or download – on desktop, tablet and mobile. It suits school pupils and adults alike.
Want to learn the counties of Hungary too? Try Megyejáró – it works the same way, with the 19 counties and their county seats.