Countries That Start with D | List & Examples

Published on February 19, 2025 by Julia Merkus, MA

English has only a few countries that start with D. This article contains a list of country names that start or end with “D.”

Countries that start with D
Countries that end with D

Example: Countries that start with D in a sentence

I visited Denmark to see the beautiful castles, then traveled to the Caribbean to enjoy the beach of Dominica.

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Countries that start with D: List
Countries that end with D: List
Countries with other letters
Frequently asked questions about countries that start with D

Countries that start with D: List

English has just a few countries that start with “D,” including:

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic

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Countries that end with D: List

English also has a few countries that end in “D”:

Chad
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
New Zealand
Poland
Switzerland
Thailand

Countries with other letters

If you’re looking for countries that start with another letter, you can visit one of our other articles on country names.

Frequently asked questions about countries that start with D

What are 4 countries that start with D?: Four countries that start with D are Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, and Dominican Republic.
What are some European countries that start with D?: There’s only one European country that starts with D: Denmark.

Europe also has some countries that end with “D”:

Finland

Iceland

Ireland

Poland

Switzerland
What are some countries that end with -land?: There are many countries that start with D or end with D. Some of these actually end in “-land,” including:

Finland

Iceland

Ireland

New Zealand

(the) Netherlands (plural)

Poland

Switzerland

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Julia Merkus, MA

Julia has a bachelor in Dutch language and culture and two masters in Linguistics and Language and speech pathology. After a few years as an editor, researcher, and teacher, she now writes articles about her specialist topics: grammar, linguistics, methodology, and statistics.

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Countries That Start with D | List & Examples

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Countries that start with D: List

Countries that end with D: List

Countries with other letters

Frequently asked questions about countries that start with D

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