Capital cities of the Americas
The capital city of each of the 35 countries in the Americas, with its location and standard time.
- The northernmost capital is Ottawa, Canada (45.42° N), and the southernmost is Montevideo, Uruguay (34.91° S).
- From west to east, the capitals run from Mexico City (99.14° W) to Brasília (47.88° W).
- On standard time, the clocks in these capitals range from UTC−6 to UTC−3 — 4 different offsets.
- One country splits capital functions between cities — Bolivia: Sucre (constitutional) and La Paz (seat of government).
| Country | Capital | Latitude | Longitude | Standard time | Country population, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | 17.12° N | 61.84° W | UTC−4 | 94,626 |
 Argentina | Buenos Aires | 34.60° S | 58.38° W | UTC−3 | 46,003,734 |
 Bahamas | Nassau | 25.08° N | 77.34° W | UTC−5 | 404,628 |
 Barbados | Bridgetown | 13.10° N | 59.62° W | UTC−4 | 282,724 |
 Belize | Belmopan | 17.25° N | 88.77° W | UTC−6 | 428,644 |
 Bolivia | Sucre (constitutional) and La Paz (seat of government) | 19.05° S | 65.26° W | UTC−4 | 12,749,291 |
 Brazil | Brasília | 15.79° S | 47.88° W | UTC−3 | 213,562,666 |
 Canada | Ottawa | 45.42° N | 75.69° W | UTC−5 | 40,467,728 |
 Chile | Santiago | 33.44° S | 70.65° W | UTC−4 | 19,945,850 |
 Colombia | Bogota | 4.61° N | 74.08° W | UTC−5 | 53,936,226 |
 Costa Rica | San Jose | 9.93° N | 84.08° W | UTC−6 | 5,174,789 |
 Cuba | Havana | 23.14° N | 82.36° W | UTC−5 | 10,892,659 |
 Dominica | Roseau | 15.30° N | 61.38° W | UTC−4 | 65,511 |
 Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 18.46° N | 69.94° W | UTC−4 | 11,609,500 |
 Ecuador | Quito | 0.22° S | 78.51° W | UTC−5 | 18,444,506 |
 El Salvador | San Salvador | 13.70° N | 89.19° W | UTC−6 | 6,391,253 |
 Grenada | Saint George's | 12.05° N | 61.75° W | UTC−4 | 117,362 |
 Guatemala | Guatemala City | 14.64° N | 90.51° W | UTC−6 | 18,967,978 |
 Guyana | Georgetown | 6.81° N | 58.15° W | UTC−4 | 840,890 |
 Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 18.55° N | 72.34° W | UTC−5 | 12,037,506 |
 Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 14.11° N | 87.20° W | UTC−6 | 11,184,760 |
 Jamaica | Kingston | 17.97° N | 76.79° W | UTC−5 | 2,833,403 |
 Mexico | Mexico City | 19.35° N | 99.14° W | UTC−6 | 132,997,658 |
 Nicaragua | Managua | 12.15° N | 86.27° W | UTC−6 | 7,097,329 |
 Panama | Panama City | 8.97° N | 79.53° W | UTC−5 | 4,625,718 |
 Paraguay | Asunción | 25.28° S | 57.63° W | UTC−3 | 7,095,279 |
 Peru | Lima | 12.06° S | 77.04° W | UTC−5 | 34,922,148 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 17.30° N | 62.73° W | UTC−4 | 46,992 |
 Saint Lucia | Castries | 14.01° N | 60.99° W | UTC−4 | 180,488 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 13.16° N | 61.23° W | UTC−4 | 99,245 |
 Suriname | Paramaribo | 5.87° N | 55.17° W | UTC−3 | 645,256 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 10.67° N | 61.52° W | UTC−4 | 1,513,268 |
 United States | Washington D.C. | 38.90° N | 77.04° W | UTC−5 | 349,035,494 |
 Uruguay | Montevideo | 34.91° S | 56.19° W | UTC−3 | 3,382,537 |
 Venezuela | Caracas | 10.51° N | 66.91° W | UTC−4 | 28,633,711 |
Coordinates: Wikidata (CC0). Where a country has several capitals, coordinates are for the first one listed. Standard time excludes daylight saving time; follow the link for the current local time. Population is for the whole country (UN projection for 1 July 2026), not the capital city.