GK Notes: Tricks to Remember Countries and Capitals
Trick 1: Country Name and Capital Name are Similar/Alike
Countries | Capitals |
Panama | Panama City |
Mexico | Mexico City |
Vatican City | Vatican City |
Guatemala | Guatemala City |
Kuwait | Kuwait City |
Djibouti | Djibouti City |
Monaco | Monaco |
Singapore | Singapore |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
Andorra | Andorra la Vella |
Tunisia | Tunis |
Trick 2: List of Countries whose Capital Names End with “Town”
Countries | Capitals |
Barbados | Bridge Town |
Sierra Leone | Free Town |
South Africa | Cape Town |
Guyana | George Town |
Trick 3: List of Countries their Capitals and Tricks to Memorize
Countries | Capitals | Tricks |
Syria | Damascus | In Syria first 2 letters sounds like ‘see’. (Trick: See the ‘Dam’ when you go for picnic) |
Canada | Ottawa | Ottawa sounds like “Oats” (Trick: Canadians like Oats) |
Jamaica | Kingston | (Trick: Jamaica’s men are “Kings”) |
Sweden | Stockholm | Sweden (sound relates to ”Sweat-den”) Stockholm (sounds like “Stock +Home”) (Trick: Sweats are in Stock in our Home.) |
Hungary | Budapest | Hungary looks like “Hungry” Budapest sounds like “Buddha+pest (Trick: Buddha (Old man) is very Hungry.) |
Argentina | Buenos | Aires look like “Airs” (Trick: Argentina’s Airs) |
Bhutan | Thimpu | Bhutan sounds like “Boot+tan” Thimphu sounds like name “Tippu Sultan” (Trick: Tippu Sultan wear Boots) |
Iran | Tehran | (Trick: Both words ends with “ran”) |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Mark (a name) Co-Pen(means Others Pen) (Trick: Mark uses others Pen.) |
Australia | Canberra | Canberra sounds like “Cadbury” (Trick: Australia’s companies manufacture’ Cadbury) |
Morocco | Rabat | Rabat sounds like “Robert” (Trick: Morocco’s Robert.) |
Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan sounds like (“Tie +One”) Taipei sounds like (“Tie +Pi”) |
Poland | Warsaw | Land – War – Saw (Trick – I SAW a WAR happened in poLand) |
Malta | Valletta | (Trick: Malta – Letta) |
Romania | Bucharest | (Trick: Romania people take “Rest”) |
Czech Republic | Prague | Prague sounds like “Pray” (Trick: Czech People “Pray” for God Daily) |
New Zealand | Wellington | Wellington -Washington (Trick: New Washington) |
Congo | Brazzaville | Brazzaville – Brazil + Ville (Trick: Congo’s to Brazil for hosting FIFA WorldCup) |
Estonia | Tallinn | Estonia sound like “Yes +Stone” (Trick: Stone is Tall) |
Venezuela | Caracas | (Trick: Veny Travels in Car) |
Bahrain | Al Manamah | (Trick: Bahrain has ‘rain’ in its last word; In Manamah take the word ‘man’. Now, Man stands in the rain.) |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Ukraine sounds like (“Uk+rain”) Kyiv sounds like (“key”) (Trick: In Uk, while raining lost KEY) |
Brazil | Brasillia | (Trick: Brasillia – Brazil+lia) |
Iraq | Baghdad | (Trick: ‘Ira’ in this era my ‘dad’ was born) |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Bulgaria – Bulk +Area Sofia looks like “Sofa” (Trick: Bulk of Sofa’s in that Area) |
Israel | Tele Aviv | (Trick: In Is’rael’ all seen ‘Rally’ in television) |
Maldives | male | (Trick: Add ‘E’ to the end of Mal.) |
Croat | Zagreb | Croatia sounds like (“Coast +Asia”) Zagreb sounds like (‘za+Grey”) (Trick: Coast Asia people like “Grey” Colour) |
Austria | Vienna | (Trick: in Austria take ‘tri’ means 3; Vienna Sounds like instrument ‘veena’. So,3 veenas that is tri vienna) |
Lebanon | Beirut | (Trick: Beirut sounds like Beetroot, Lebanon sounds like Non: Now it is Beetroot non…eat it..) |
Oman | Muscat | (Trick: Oman as ‘Oh!Man!!” You Must cut the hair – Must cut, Muscat) |
Cyprus
| Nicosia | (Trick: Take cyp as ‘zip’ in Nicosia think as Nike t-shirt; Now Nike shirt has zip in it) (Trick: Nicosia sounds like (“Nik +Asia”) |
Philippines | Manila | (Trick: Philips TV was manufactured by a ‘Manu’ and Nila; Manu and Nila becomes Manila) |
Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | (Trick: ‘kyr’ sounds like ‘Geer’,‘Shkek’ sounds like shake; now like milk shake,it is Geer shake.so shake the Geer to make geer shake) |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | (Trick: Combo pack of ‘pens’ are given) |
Jordan | Amman | (Trick: ’Jo+man’= Joker man) |
South Korea | Seoul | Seoul looks like “Soul” (Trick: South Korea’s Soul) |
North Korea | Pyongyang | Pyongyang sounds like “Young-yang” (Trick: North People are “Young”) |
Note: Jeruselum has been declared as the capital of Israel (disputed) but according to India's stand on International Platforms, we accept Tele Aviv as the Capital of Israel (voted against the USA)
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