Countries That Start with N | List & Examples

Published on February 19, 2025 by Julia Merkus, MA

English has some countries that start with N. This article contains a list of country names that start or end with “N.”

Countries that start with N
Countries that end with N

Example: Countries that start with N in a sentence

Norway has stunning fjords, while the Netherlands is famous for its windmills and tulips.

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

Countries that start with N: List

English has many countries that start with “N,” including:

Namibia
(Republic of) Nauru
(Federal Democratic Republic of) Nepal
(the) Netherlands (informally known as Holland)
New Zealand
(Republic of) Nicaragua
(Republic of the) Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
(Republic of) North Macedonia
(Kingdom of) Norway

Note

Some difficult country names with “N,” such as “Namibia” and “Nicaragua,” are often misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker Android App or Grammar Checker iOS App to check your spelling.

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Countries that end with N: List

English has a lot of countries that end with “N,” including:

(Islamic Emirate of) Afghanistan
(Kingdom of) Bahrain
(Republic of) Benin
(Islamic Republic of) Iran
Japan
(Hashemite Kingdom of) Jordan
(Republic of) Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic)
Lebanon
(Islamic Republic of) Pakistan
(Republic of the) Sudan
Sweden
(Republic of) Yemen

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 N

What are some countries that end in -stan?: English has many countries that start with N or end with N. Many of the countries that end with N actually end in “-stan,” including:

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Pakistan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

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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 N | List & Examples

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Countries that start with N: List

Countries that end with N: List

Countries with other letters

Frequently asked questions about countries that start with N

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