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General Awareness is considered to be the high scoring section in any competitive exam. It includes two main portions, current affairs GK and static GK. In this article, we will discuss some really important Static GK topics that are covered in almost all competitive exams. Also, you can download the PDF of lists of different Static GK topics
Static Gk connotes general knowledge about the static facts, the facts that are never going to change in the future. Facts in Static GK covers people, places, things, important days, currencies, dances etc. Like history, static GK also never changes with time.
List of Countries, Capital, Currency, Official Language
| Country Name | Capital | Currency | Official Language |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghani | Dari Persian; Pashto |
| Albania | Tirane | Lek | Albanian |
| Algeria | Algiers | Dinar | Arabic; Tamazight; French |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Euro | Catalan |
| Angola | Luanda | New Kwanza | Portuguese |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s | East Caribbean dollar | English |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Peso | Spanish |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Dram | Armenian |
| Australia | Canberra | Australian dollar | English |
| Austria | Vienna | Euro (formerly schilling) | German |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Manat | Azerbaijani |
| The Bahamas | Nassau | Bahamian dollar | English |
| Bahrain | Manama | Bahrain dinar | Arabic |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Taka | Bangla |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Barbados dollar | English |
| Belarus | Minsk | Belorussian ruble | Belarusian; Russian |
| Belgium | Brussels | Euro (formerly Belgian franc) | Dutch; French; German |
| Belize | Belmopan | Belize dollar | English |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | CFA Franc | French |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Ngultrum | Dzongkha |
| Bolivia | La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) | Boliviano | Spanish; Quechua; Aymara |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Convertible Mark | Bosnian; Croatian; Serbian |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Pula | English; Tswana |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Real | Portuguese |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei dollar | Malay |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Lev | Bulgarian |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | CFA Franc | French |
| Burundi | Gitega | Burundi franc | Kirundi; French |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Riel | Khmer |
| Cameroon | Yaounde | CFA Franc | French; English |
| Canada | Ottawa | Canadian dollar | English; French |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Cape Verdean escudo | Portuguese |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | CFA Franc | Sango; French |
| Chad | N’Djamena | CFA Franc | French; Arabic |
| Chile | Santiago | Chilean Peso | Spanish |
| China | Beijing | Chinese Yuan | Mandarin |
| Colombia | Bogota | Colombian Peso | Spanish |
| Comoros | Moroni | Franc | Comorian; Arabic; French |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | CFA Franc | French |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa | Congolese franc | French |
| Costa Rica | San Jose | Colón | Spanish |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) | CFA Franc | French |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Croatian | Kuna |
| Cuba | Havana | Cuban Peso | Spanish |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Euro | Greek; Turkish |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Koruna | Czech; Slovak |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Danish Krone | Danish |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Djiboutian franc | Arabic; French |
| Dominica | Roseau | East Caribbean dollar | English; French; |
| Antillean Creole | Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit | ||
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Dominican Peso | Spanish |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | Dili | U.S. dollar | Tetum; Portuguese; |
| Iindonesian | Prime Minister – Taur Matan Ruak | ||
| Ecuador | Quito | U.S. dollar | Spanish |
| Egypt | Cairo | Egyptian pound | Arabic |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Colón; U.S. dollar | Spanish |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | CFA Franc | Spanish; French; Portuguese |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Nakfa | Arabic; Tigrinya; English |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Estonia Kroon; Euro | Estonian |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Birr | Amharic |
| Fiji | Suva | Fiji dollar | English; Bau Fijian; Hindi |
| Finland | Helsinki | Euro (formerly markka) | Finnish; Swedish |
| France | Paris | Euro (formerly French franc) | French |
| Gabon | Libreville | CFA Franc | French |
| The Gambia | Banjul | Dalasi | English |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Lari | Georgian |
| Germany | Berlin | Euro (formerly Deutsche mark) | German |
| Ghana | Accra | Cedi | English |
| Greece | Athens | Euro (formerly drachma) | Greek |
| Grenada | Saint George’s | East Caribbean dollar | English; Patois |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Quetzal | Spanish |
| Guinea | Conakry | Guinean franc | French |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | CFA Franc | Portuguese |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Guyanese dollar | English |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Gourde | Haitian Creole; French |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Lempira | Spanish |
| Hungary | Budapest | Forint | Hungarian |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Icelandic króna | Icelandic |
| India | New Delhi | Indian Rupee | Hindi; English |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Rupiah | Indonesian |
| Iran | Tehran | Rial | Persian |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Iraqi Dinar | Arabic; Kurdish |
| Ireland | Dublin | Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt]) | English; Irish |
| Israel | Jerusalem* | Shekel | Hebrew; Arabic |
| Italy | Rome | Euro (formerly lira) | Italian |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Jamaican dollar | English |
| Japan | Tokyo | Yen | Japanese |
| Jordan | Amman | Jordanian dinar | Arabic |
| Kazakhstan | Nur Sultan | Tenge | Kazakh; Russian |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya shilling | Swahili; English |
| Kiribati | Tarawa Atoll | Kiribati dollar | English; Gilbertese |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang | Won | Korean |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Won | Korean |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Euro (German Mark prior to 2002) | Albanian; Serbian |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwaiti Dollar | Arabic; English |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Som | Kyrgyz; Russian |
| Laos | Vientiane | New Kip | Lao (Laotian) |
| Latvia | Riga | Lats | Latvian |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Lebanese pound | Arabic; French |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Maluti | Sesotho; English |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Liberian dollar | English |
| Libya | Tripoli | Libyan dinar | Arabic |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Swiss franc | German |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Litas | Lithuanian |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc) | German; French; |
| Luxembourgish | Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel | ||
| Macedonia | Skopje | Denar | Macedonian |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Malagasy Ariary | Malagasy; French; English |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Kwacha | English |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Ringgit | Malay |
| Maldives | Male | Rufiyaa | Dhivehi |
| Mali | Bamako | CFA Franc | French |
| Malta | Valletta | Euro | Maltese; English |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | U.S. Dollar | Marshallese; English |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Ouguiya | Arabic |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Mauritian rupee | English |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Mexican peso | Spanish |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Palikir | U.S. Dollar | English |
| Moldova | Chisinau | Leu | Moldovan (Romanian) |
| Monaco | Monte Carlo | Euro | French; Italian; English |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Togrog | Mongolian |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Euro | Montenegrin |
| Morocco | Rabat | Dirham | Arabic |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Metical | Portuguese |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Nay Pyi Taw | Kyat | Burmese |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Namibian dollar | English; Afrikaans; German |
| Nauru | no official capital; government offices in Yaren District | Australian dollar | English; Nauran |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepalese rupee | Nepali |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) | Euro (formerly guilder) | Dutch |
| New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand dollar | English |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Gold cordoba | Spanish |
| Niger | Niamey | CFA Franc | French |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Naira | English |
| Norway | Oslo | Norwegian krone | Norwegian |
| Oman | Muscat | Omani rial | Arabic |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Pakistani rupee | Urdu; English |
| Palau | Melekeok | U.S. dollar | English; Palauan |
| Palestine | Ramallah, East Jerusalem | Palestine Pound | Arabic |
| Panama | Panama City | Balboa; U.S. dollar | Spanish |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Kina | English; Tok Pisin; |
| Hiri Motu | Prime Minister – James Marape | ||
| Paraguay | Asuncion | Guaraní | Spanish; Guarani |
| Peru | Lima | Nuevo sol (1991) | Spanish |
| Philippines | Manila | Peso | Filipino; English |
| Poland | Warsaw | Zloty | Polish |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Euro (formerly escudo) | Portuguese |
| Qatar | Doha | Qatari riyal | Arabic |
| Romania | Bucharest | Romanian Rupee | Romanian |
| Russia | Moscow | Ruble | Romanian |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Rwandan franc | Russian |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | East Caribbean dollar | English |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | East Caribbean dollar | English |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | East Caribbean dollar | English |
| Samoa | Apia | Tala | Samoan, English |
| San Marino | San Marino | Euro | Italian |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | Dobra | Portuguese |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Riyal | Arabic |
| Senegal | Dakar | CFA Franc | French |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Serbian Dinar | Serbian |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Seychelles rupee | Seychellois Creole, French English |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Leone | English |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore dollar | English, Chinese and Malay |
| Tamil | Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong | ||
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Euro | Slovak |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07) | Slovene |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Solomon Islands dollar | English |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Somali shilling | Somali Arabic |
| South Africa | Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) | Rand | Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi |
| Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu | President – Cyril Ramaphosa | ||
| South Sudan | Juba | Sudanese Pound | English |
| Spain | Madrid | Euro (formerly peseta) | Spanish, Catalan Galician , Gasque |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) | Sri Lankan rupee | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Sudanese Pound | Arabic, English |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | Surinamese dollar | Dutch |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | Lilangeni | English, Swati |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Krona | Swedish |
| Switzerland | Berne | Swiss franc | German, French, Italian, Romansh |
| Syria | Damascus | Syrian pound | Arabic |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan dollar | Standard Chinese |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | somoni | Tajik; Russian |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) | Tanzanian shilling | Swahili, English |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Baht | Thai |
| Togo | Lome | CFA Franc | French |
| Tonga | Nuku’alofa | Pa’anga | English |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | Trinidad and Tobago dollar | English |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Tunisian dinar | Arabic |
| Turkey | Ankara | Turkish lira (YTL) | Turkish |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Manat | Turkmen |
| Tuvalu | Vaiaku village, Funafuti province | Tuvaluan Dollar | Tuvaluan; English |
| Uganda | Kampala | Ugandan new shilling | Swahili, English, Luganda |
| Ukraine | Kiev | Hryvnia | Ukrainian |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | U.A.E. Dirham | Arabic |
| United Kingdom | London | Pound sterling | English |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. | Dollar | English |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Uruguay peso | Spanish |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Uzbekistani sum | Uzbek |
| Vanuatu | Port-Vila | Vatu | Bislama, French, English |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | Vatican City | Euro | Italian |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Bolivar | Spanish |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Dong | Vietnamese |
| Yemen | Sanaa | Rial | Arabic |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Kwacha | English |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | United States dollar | English, Shona, Ndebele |
