Country Info: Capital, Currency, Calling Code & ISO Codes

What you can look up here

This tool gathers the everyday facts you actually need about a country into one clean card: its capital city, the continent and region it sits in, the international calling code you dial before a local number, the official currency (with its name), the languages spoken officially, the two- and three-letter ISO 3166-1 codes used by airlines, banks and software, and the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) used for its websites. Where possible the card also pins the capital on a map so you can see where it is — and from there jump to its exact coordinates or local time.

How to look up a country

Search or pick. Start typing a country name (or its ISO code) in the box, then choose it from the list.

Read the facts card. The flag, capital, region, calling code, currency, languages, ISO codes and domain appear instantly — no loading, no account.

See the capital on the map. The capital city is pinned automatically; its latitude and longitude use the WGS84 datum.

Go deeper. Open the GPS coordinates of the capital, check the current local time, or measure the distance between cities in two countries.

Understanding the fields

Field	What it means
Capital	The seat of government — note a few countries have more than one official capital.
Region / subregion	The continent and the finer UN geographic grouping (e.g. Europe → Western Europe).
Calling code	The prefix you dial before a national number when calling from abroad (e.g. +33).
Currency	The official currency and its ISO 4217 code (e.g. EUR — Euro).
Languages	The official or primary languages of the country.
ISO codes	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (2 letters) and alpha-3 (3 letters) identifiers.
Domain (ccTLD)	The country-code internet domain ending (e.g. .fr, .jp).

Why these facts are useful

Calling a hotel overseas? You need the calling code. Booking a flight or filling in a form? You will be asked for the two-letter ISO code. Budgeting a trip? The currency and its name tell you what you will be spending. Sending a parcel or planning a route? Knowing the capital and region helps you orient quickly. Each fact here is a stable, well-known detail — we deliberately leave out figures that change constantly (like population) so the card stays accurate. For anything tied to a specific spot, hand the capital off to our place tools: get its exact coordinates or check what time it is there now.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find a country’s international calling code?

Pick the country above and read the “Calling code” field — for example France is +33 and Japan is +81. You dial that prefix (replacing any leading 0 in the local number) when calling from another country.

What is the difference between the 2-letter and 3-letter country codes?

Both come from the ISO 3166-1 standard. The alpha-2 code (like “FR”) is used in web domains, forms and flags; the alpha-3 code (like “FRA”) is common in banking, sports and datasets where a longer, more readable code is preferred. This tool shows both.

Why don’t you show each country’s population?

Population changes constantly and reliable figures lag by years, so a static value would quickly be wrong. We focus on stable facts — capital, currency, codes, languages — and leave fast-changing statistics to dedicated, regularly-updated sources.

Where do the capital city coordinates come from?

When you select a country we look up its capital with the same place-search service the rest of the site uses (OpenStreetMap), then pin it on the map. The latitude and longitude shown use the WGS84 datum. The facts card still works fully even if that lookup is unavailable. For more detail, open Find GPS coordinates.

What does the ccTLD (country domain) mean?

A country-code top-level domain is the two-letter ending used for that country’s websites — .de for Germany, .br for Brazil, and so on. It is derived from the ISO alpha-2 code (with a few historical exceptions, such as .uk for the United Kingdom).

Is this country data free to use?

Yes. Every tool on Places is free with no account and no sign-up. The facts here are common reference data, and the page runs in your browser, so it loads instantly.