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Countries / A to Z

Countries That Start With Each Letter

All 195 countries by first letter, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Pick a letter for the full list with flags and capitals.

Countries that start with A11 countriesAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, AzerbaijanCountries that start with B17 countriesBahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, BurundiCountries that start with C16 countriesCambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cรดte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, CzechiaCountries that start with D5 countriesDenmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, DR CongoCountries that start with E8 countriesEcuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, EthiopiaCountries that start with F3 countriesFiji, Finland, FranceCountries that start with G11 countriesGabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, GuyanaCountries that start with H3 countriesHaiti, Honduras, HungaryCountries that start with I8 countriesIceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, ItalyCountries that start with J3 countriesJamaica, Japan, JordanCountries that start with K5 countriesKazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, KyrgyzstanCountries that start with L9 countriesLaos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, LuxembourgCountries that start with M18 countriesMadagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, MyanmarCountries that start with N11 countriesNamibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, NorwayCountries that start with O1 countryOmanCountries that start with P10 countriesPakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, PortugalCountries that start with Q1 countryQatarCountries that start with R4 countriesRepublic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, RwandaCountries that start with S26 countriesSaint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe, 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, SyriaCountries that start with T11 countriesTajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, TuvaluCountries that start with U7 countriesUganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, UzbekistanCountries that start with V4 countriesVanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, VietnamCountries that start with WnoneNo countries, only Wallis and Futuna and Western SaharaCountries that start with XnoneNo country and no capital cityCountries that start with Y1 countryYemenCountries that start with Z2 countriesZambia, Zimbabwe

Countries A to Z at a Glance

The 195 countries of the world sorted by first letter. S has the most (26), then M (18) and B (17). O, Q and Y have one country each, and no country starts with W or X. Pick a letter to see its countries with flags and capitals, and try to name them all.

Countries counted
195
Most common first letter
S, 26 countries
Letters with one country
O (Oman), Q (Qatar), Y (Yemen)
Letters with none
W and X

Why S Has So Many

Five names begin with a saint: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, and Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe. Three begin with South: South Africa, South Korea and South Sudan. The other 18 run from Samoa to Syria.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which letter do the most countries start with?

S, with 26 countries. M is second with 18 and B third with 17.

Is there a country that starts with X?

No. X is the only letter that begins neither a country nor a capital city.

Is there a country that starts with W?

No. Wallis and Futuna and Western Sahara start with W, but neither is a country.

How many countries are there in the world?

195: the 193 members of the United Nations plus Vatican City and Palestine, the two observer states.

Made by Kashif Sulehria in Lahore, Pakistan. Updated September 28, 2026.

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