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Countries A to Z

There are 195 countries in the world, and their names start with 24 different letters. S has the most (26), and no country starts with W or X. Pick a letter to see every country that starts with it.

Countries A to Z: top facts

S is the most common first letter (26 countries), then M (18) and B (17).
No country starts with W or X.
Only one country starts with O, Q, or Y: Oman (O), Qatar (Q), and Yemen (Y).
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has the longest name of any country on the list.

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All 195 countries by first letter

A 11 countries

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

B 17 countries

Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi

C 16 countries

Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia

D 5 countries

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
DR Congo

E 8 countries

Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia

F 3 countries

Fiji
Finland
France

G 11 countries

Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

H 3 countries

Haiti
Honduras
Hungary

I 8 countries

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy

J 3 countries

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

K 5 countries

Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

L 9 countries

Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

M 18 countries

Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar

N 11 countries

Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway

O 1 country

Oman

P 10 countries

Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal

Q 1 country

Qatar

R 4 countries

Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda

S 26 countries

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria

T 11 countries

Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

U 7 countries

Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

V 4 countries

Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam

W 0 countries

No country starts with W.

X 0 countries

No country starts with X.

Y 1 country

Yemen

Z 2 countries

Zambia
Zimbabwe

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries are there in the world?

There are 195 countries: the 193 member states of the United Nations plus the two observer states, Vatican City and Palestine. That is the list used on this page and in every Quiz Zoomies quiz.

Which letter do the most countries start with?

S is the most common first letter, with 26 countries, from Saint Kitts and Nevis to Syria.

Is there a country that starts with W or X?

No. No country's common English name starts with W or X. Only one country starts with O, Q, or Y: Oman (O), Qatar (Q), and Yemen (Y).

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