Port or Not? World Capitals by the Water's Edge
Explore this list to discover which world capitals are situated along the shores of seas and oceans. Fair warning, this list might suprise you. Note: This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine and 1 dependency state: Taiwan, in alphabetical order. Not in the list - click here to know who they are.
| Country | Capital | Port or Not |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Not a Port |
| Albania | Tirana | Not a Port |
| Algeria | Algiers | Port |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Not a Port |
| Angola | Luanda | Port |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | Port |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Port |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Not a Port |
| Australia | Canberra | Not a Port |
| Austria | Vienna | Not a Port |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Port |
| Bahamas | Nassau | Port |
| Bahrain | Manama | Port |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Not a Port |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Port |
| Belarus | Minsk | Not a Port |
| Belgium | Brussels | Not a Port |
| Belize | Belmopan | Not a Port |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | Port |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Not a Port |
| Bolivia | Sucre | Not a Port |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Not a Port |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Not a Port |
| Brazil | Brasília | Not a Port |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Port |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Not a Port |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Not a Port |
| Burundi | Gitega | Not a Port |
| Cabo Verde | Praia | Port |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Not a Port |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Not a Port |
| Canada | Ottawa | Not a Port |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Not a Port |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Not a Port |
| Chile | Santiago | Not a Port |
| China | Beijing | Not a Port |
| Colombia | Bogotá | Not a Port |
| Comoros | Moroni | Port |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa | Not a Port |
| Congo, Republic of the | Brazzaville | Not a Port |
| Costa Rica | San José | Not a Port |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Not a Port |
| Cuba | Havana | Port |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Not a Port |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Not a Port |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Port |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Port |
| Dominica | Roseau | Port |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Port |
| Ecuador | Quito | Not a Port |
| Egypt | Cairo | Not a Port |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Not a Port |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Port |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Not a Port |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Port |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | Not a Port |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Not a Port |
| Fiji | Suva | Port |
| Finland | Helsinki | Port |
| France | Paris | Not a Port |
| Gabon | Libreville | Port |
| Gambia | Banjul | Port |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Not a Port |
| Germany | Berlin | Not a Port |
| Ghana | Accra | Port |
| Greece | Athens | Port |
| Grenada | Saint George's | Port |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Not a Port |
| Guinea | Conakry | Port |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Port |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Port |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Port |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Not a Port |
| Hungary | Budapest | Not a Port |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Port |
| India | New Delhi | Not a Port |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Port |
| Iran | Tehran | Not a Port |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Not a Port |
| Ireland | Dublin | Port |
| Israel | Tel-Aviv | Port |
| Italy | Rome | Port |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Port |
| Japan | Tokyo | Port |
| Jordan | Amman | Not a Port |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Not a Port |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Not a Port |
| Kiribati | Tarawa | Port |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang | Not a Port |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Not a Port |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Not a Port |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Port |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Not a Port |
| Laos | Vientiane | Not a Port |
| Latvia | Riga | Port |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Port |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Not a Port |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Port |
| Libya | Tripoli | Port |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Not a Port |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Not a Port |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Not a Port |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Not a Port |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Not a Port |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Not a Port |
| Maldives | Malé | Port |
| Mali | Bamako | Not a Port |
| Malta | Valletta | Port |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Port |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Port |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Port |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Not a Port |
| Micronesia | Palikir | Not a Port |
| Moldova | Chisinau | Not a Port |
| Monaco | Monaco | Port |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Not a Port |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Not a Port |
| Morocco | Rabat | Port |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Port |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Not a Port |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Not a Port |
| Nauru | Yaren | Port |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Not a Port |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Not a Port |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Port |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Not a Port |
| Niger | Niamey | Not a Port |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Not a Port |
| North Macedonia | Skopje | Not a Port |
| Norway | Oslo | Not a Port |
| Oman | Muscat | Port |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Not a Port |
| Palau | Ngerulmud | Not a Port |
| Palestine | Jerusalem | Not a Port |
| Panama | Panama City | Port |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Port |
| Paraguay | Asunción | Not a Port |
| Peru | Lima | Port |
| Philippines | Manila | Port |
| Poland | Warsaw | Not a Port |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Port |
| Qatar | Doha | Port |
| Romania | Bucharest | Not a Port |
| Russia | Moscow | Not a Port |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Not a Port |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | Port |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | Port |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | Port |
| Samoa | Apia | Port |
| San Marino | San Marino | Not a Port |
| Sao Tome and Principe | São Tomé | Port |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Not a Port |
| Senegal | Dakar | Port |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Not a Port |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Port |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Port |
| Singapore | Singapore | Port |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Not a Port |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Not a Port |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Port |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Port |
| South Africa | Cape Town | Port |
| South Sudan | Juba | Not a Port |
| Spain | Madrid | Not a Port |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Port |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Not a Port |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | Port |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Not a Port |
| Switzerland | Bern | Not a Port |
| Syria | Damascus | Not a Port |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Port |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Not a Port |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | Not a Port |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Port |
| Timor-Leste | Dili | Port |
| Togo | Lomé | Port |
| Tonga | Nuku'alofa | Port |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | Port |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Port |
| Turkey | Ankara | Not a Port |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Not a Port |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | Port |
| Uganda | Kampala | Not a Port |
| Ukraine | Kiev | Not a Port |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Port |
| United Kingdom | London | Not a Port |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | Not a Port |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Port |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Not a Port |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Port |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | Vatican City | Not a Port |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Port |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Not a Port |
| Yemen | Sana'a | Not a Port |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Not a Port |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Not a Port |
Total: 196
Port: 86
Not a Port: 110