Lists of places explained

Here is a list of places on Earth, based on specific categories.

General lists of places

Lists of countries

List of countries by name, by capital, by government.
by area
by continent
by country code
by name
by national capital
by official language
by population
by population density
by time zone
List of oil-producing states
List of flags
List of regions
- List of territorial disputes
- List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

Dependent areas

List of dependent territories
List of subnational entities
Table of administrative country subdivisions by country

Pseudo-states

List of extinct countries, empires, etc.
List of micronations

Cities

List of city listings by country

Capitals

- List of national capitals by name (present and past)
- List of capitals and larger cities by country
- List of current and former capital cities within U.S. states
List of metropolitan areas by population
List of the world's most populous cities
List of cities in India
List of planned cities
List of city nicknames in the United States
List of towns
List of places in London
List of Brooklyn, New York neighborhoods
List of Manhattan, New York neighborhoods
List of urban studies topics
List of named ethnic enclaves in North American cities

Ecclesiastic

- List of abbeys and priories
  - Ireland
  - England
  - Scotland
  - Wales
  - Northern Ireland
  - Isle of Man
- List of cathedrals
- List of churches and cathedrals of London
- List of Shinto shrines

Secular

List of aquaria
List of botanical gardens
List of buildings
List of largest suspension bridges
List of castles
Lists of cemeteries by country
List of reservoirs and dams
List of gardens
List of historic houses
List of hospitals
List of museums
List of museum ships
List of Japanese landmarks
List of public outdoor clothes free places
List of skyscrapers
- Tall buildings in London
- Tall buildings in Melbourne
List of spa towns
List of United States military bases
List of mean centers of U.S. population during the 20th century
List of walls
List of waterfalls
List of World Heritage Sites
List of zoos

Man-made geographical features

List of buildings
List of countries
- List of extinct countries, empires, etc.
List of cities
- - - - Twin cities Twin towns Sister cities
List of national capitals
- List of historical national capitals
List of schools

Natural geographical features

List of impact craters
List of mountains
List of rivers
List of waterways
List of waterfalls

Lists of places in a country

List of places in Belarus
List of places in Cuba
List of places in Germany
List of places in Iraq
List of places in the Netherlands
List of places in the United Kingdom
List of places in the United States

Lists of places in a state or city

Victoria, Australia:
- List of localities in Victoria, Local government areas of Victoria, and Counties of Victoria
- List of Melbourne suburbs

Lists of places by name etymology

List of places named after people
- List of things named after Queen Anne
- List of places named for Lewis Cass
- List of places named for DeWitt Clinton
- List of places named for Christopher Columbus
- List of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette
- List of places named after Saint Francis
- List of places named for Benjamin Franklin
- List of places named for Charles de Gaulle
- List of places named for Pope John Paul II
- List of places named for Nathanael Greene
- List of places named for Sam Houston
- List of places named for Andrew Jackson
- List of places named for Thomas Jefferson
- List of things named after Tadeusz Kościuszko
- List of places named after Lenin
- List of places named for James Madison
- List of places named for Francis Marion
- List of places named for James Monroe
- List of places named for Richard Montgomery
- List of places named for James K. Polk
- List of places named for Israel Putnam
- List of places named after Stalin
- List of places named after Tito
- List of places named after Queen Victoria
- List of places named for George Washington
List of places named after peace
List of populated places named after populated places
List of non-US places that have a US place named after them

Other lists of places

List of chemical elements named after places
List of places with 'Silicon' names
List of research parks
List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
List of short place names
List of long place names

Extraterrestrial features/regions

See also

Lists of things named after places