Countries That Start with J | List & Examples

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

Example: Countries that start with J in a sentence
I dream of visiting Jamaica for its beaches and Japan for its beautiful temples.

Countries that start with J: List

English has very few countries that start with “J”:

  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
Note
Some country names with “J,” such as “Jamaica,” are sometimes misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker Android App or Grammar Checker iOS App to check your spelling for free.

Countries that end with J

English has no countries that end with “J.”

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.

Countries with A Countries with F Countries with L Countries with Q Countries with V
Countries with B Countries with G Countries with M Countries with R Countries with W
Countries with C Countries with H Countries with N Countries with S Countries with X
Countries with D Countries with I Countries with O Countries with T Countries with Y
Countries with E Countries with K Countries with P Countries with U Countries with Z

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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.