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Listicles, quick reads, and country trivia.

Countries That Start With A

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter A. Eleven sovereign nations plus territories like American Samoa, Anguilla, and Aruba.

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Countries That Start With B

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter B. Seventeen sovereign nations from Bahamas to Burundi, plus territories like Bermuda and Bonaire.

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Countries That Start With C

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter C. Eighteen sovereign nations from Cabo Verde to Czechia, plus territories like the Cayman Islands and Curacao.

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Countries That Start With D

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter D. Four sovereign nations spanning four continents: Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, and the Dominican Republic.

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Countries That Start With E

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter E. Eight sovereign nations spanning Europe, South America, Central America, and Africa.

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Countries That Start With F

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter F. Three sovereign nations — Fiji, Finland, France — plus four far-flung territories.

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Countries That Start With G

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter G. Eleven sovereign nations from Gabon to Guyana, plus territories like Gibraltar, Greenland, and Guam.

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Countries That Start With H

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter H. Three sovereign nations — Haiti, Honduras, and Hungary — plus Hong Kong as a major dependency.

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Countries That Start With I

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter I. Eight sovereign nations from Iceland to Italy, plus the Isle of Man.

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Countries That Start With J

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter J. Three sovereign nations — Jamaica, Japan, and Jordan — plus the Crown Dependency of Jersey.

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Countries That Start With K

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter K. Eight sovereign nations including the two Koreas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Kyrgyzstan.

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Countries That Start With L

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter L. Nine sovereign nations from Laos to Luxembourg, including Europe

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Countries That Start With M

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter M. Eighteen sovereign nations from Madagascar to Myanmar, plus four territories.

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Countries That Start With N

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter N. Ten sovereign nations plus territories like New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Countries That Start With O

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter O. One sovereign nation, Oman, plus historical entities and territories.

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Countries That Start With P

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter P. Nine sovereign nations across South Asia, the Pacific, Latin America, and Europe, plus territories.

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Countries That Start With Q

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter Q. One sovereign nation, Qatar, plus a note on why Q is one of the rarest letters in the world atlas.

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Countries That Start With R

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter R. Three sovereign nations — Romania, Russia, and Rwanda — plus the French overseas department of Réunion.

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Countries That Start With S

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter S. Twenty-five sovereign nations, the largest letter group, plus territories from Saint Barthelemy to Svalbard.

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Countries That Start With T

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter T. Eleven sovereign UN member states plus Taiwan and three territories.

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Countries That Start With U

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter U. Seven sovereign nations including Uganda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States, plus US territories.

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Countries That Start With V

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter V. Four sovereign V-nations on four continents: Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

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Countries That Start With W

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter W. Zero sovereign nations, plus the territories Wallis and Futuna and Western Sahara, and the constituent nation Wales.

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Countries That Start With X

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter X. Zero sovereign nations and zero territories — the rarest letter on the world map.

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Countries That Start With Y

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter Y. One sovereign nation, Yemen, plus a note on the historical entity Yugoslavia.

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Countries That Start With Z

A complete guide to every country that starts with the letter Z. Two sovereign nations, Zambia and Zimbabwe, both anchored to the Zambezi River in southern Africa.