India's population is the largest in the world at 1.3 billion. In India, there are ten languages that use different scripts, including Assamese, Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, English, and more. Bhārat, Bharôt, Bhāratadēsam, the Republic of India, and Bhāratam are examples of names of countries in the Indian languages.
We think of English when we think of the United Kingdom, but within the UK, there are a number of languages, including Welsh, Scots, Scots Gaelic, Irish, and Cornish. Y Deyrnas Unedig, Rìoghachd Aonaichte, and the common English variations of Britain and the UK are country names in languages in the United Kingdom.
The word for Germany in German is Österreich, which means "eastern realm" and was first used in 996. In Belgium, Dutch, French, and German are the common languages. The words for Belgium are België, Belgique, Belgien.
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. The Portuguese word for Brazil is Brasil. While many languages are spoken in China, Mandarin Chinese is the official language spoken by over 1 billion people. The Mandarin Chinese word for China is Zhōngguó 中国.
French, Lingala, and Swahili are the three languages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The words for the Democratic Republic of the Congo are République démocratique du Congo, Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki, and Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo.
Danish is the official language of Denmark, and the name of the country in Danish is Danmark. The official language of Egypt is Arabic. The word for Egypt in Arabic is مصر Misr.
In Germany, German is the official language. Germans refer to Germany as Deutschland. The Greek word for Greece is Hellas Ελλάς and has been used since the 12th century BC.
The Cantonese word for Hong Kong is Heung Gong, 香港. English is also an official language in Hong Kong. Nahuatl and Spanish are the native languages of Mexico. The words for Mexico in Nahuatl and Spanish are Mēxihco and México.
The Japanese refer to Japan as Nippon 日本. The word Japan was first used in 1577.
Country | Name | Additional Formal Names | Additional Languages | Additional Short Names | Formal Name | Short Name |
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Afghanistan | Dari | دِ أَفْغَانِسْتَان إِسْلامِی جُمْهُورِيَت - Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat (Dê) | Pashto | أَفْغَانِسْتَان - Afghanistān | جُمْهُورِئ إِسْلامِئ أَفْغَانِسْتَان - Jomhūrī-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan | أَفْغَانِسْتَان - Afghanestan |
Albania | Albanian | Republika e Shqipërisë | Shqipëri/Shqipëria | |||
Algeria | Arabic | الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية - Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqrātīyah ash Sha'biyah | الجزائر - Al Jaza'ir | |||
Andorra | Catalan | Principat d'Andorra | Andorra | |||
Angola | Portuguese | República de Angola (a) | Angola | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | English | Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | |||
Argentina | Spanish | República Argentina (la) | Argentina (la) | |||
Armenia | Armenian | Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն - Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun | Հայաստան - Hayastan | |||
Australia | English | Australia | Australia | |||
Austria | German | Republik Österreich (die) | Österreich | |||
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani | Azǝrbaycan Respublikası | Azǝrbaycan | |||
Bahamas | English | Commonwealth of the Bahamas (The) | Bahamas (The) | |||
Bahrain | Arabic | مملكة البحرين - Mamlakat al Bahrayn | البحرين - Al Bahrayn | |||
Bangladesh | Bengali | গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ - Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṁlādesh | বাংলাদেশ - Bāṁlādesh | |||
Barbados | English | Barbados | Barbados | |||
Belarus | Belarusian | Республика Беларусь - Respublika Belarus' | Russian | Беларусь - Belarus' | Рэспубліка Беларусь - Respublika Bielaruś | Беларусь - Bielaruś |
Belgium | Dutch | le Royaume de Belgique | Königreich Belgien (das) | French | German | Belgique (la) | Belgien | Koninkrijk België (het) | België |
Belize | English | Belize | Belize | |||
Benin | French | la République du Bénin | Bénin (le) | |||
Bhutan | Dzongkha | Druk Gyalkhap | Druk yul | |||
Bolivia | Spanish | Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (el) | Bolivia | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian | Bosna i Hercegovina | Босна и Херцеговина - Bosna i Hercegovina | Croatian | Serbian | Bosna i Hercegovina | Босна и Херцеговина - Bosna i Hercegovina | Bosna i Hercegovina | Bosna i Hercegovina |
Botswana | English | Republic of Botswana (The) | Botswana | |||
Brazil | Portuguese | República Federativa do Brasil (a) | Brasil (o) | |||
Brunei | English | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Malay | Brunei | Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darussalam |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Република България - Republika Bulgaria | България - Bulgaria | |||
Burkina Faso | French | Burkina Faso (le) | Burkina (le) | |||
Burundi | French | Republika y'Uburundi | Kirundi | Burundi | République du Burundi (la) | Burundi (le) |
Cambodia | Khmer | Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa | Kâmpŭchéa | |||
Cameroon | English | la République du Cameroun | French | Camerooun (le) | Republic of Cameroon (The) | Cameroon |
Canada | English | le Canada | French | Canada (le) | Canada | Canada |
Cape Verde | Portuguese | Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka | Sango | Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka | República de Cabo Verde (a) | Cabo Verde |
Central African Republic | French | République centrafricaine (la) | République centrafricaine (la) | |||
Chad | Arabic | la République du Tchad | French | Tchad (le) | جمهورية تشاد - Jumhuriyat Tshad | تشاد - Tshad |
Chile | Spanish | República de Chile (la) | Chile | |||
China | Chinese | تشاد - Tshad | Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo | Zhongguo | ||
Colombia | Spanish | República de Colombia (la) | Colombia | |||
Comoros | Arabic | l'Union des Comores | Udzima wa Komori | French | Komori | Comores (les) | Shikomor | اتحاد جزر القمر - Ittihad al Qamar | جزر القمر - Al Qamar |
Costa Rica | Spanish | República de Costa Rica (la) | Costa Rica | |||
Croatia | Croatian | Republika Hrvatska | Hrvatska | |||
Cuba | Spanish | República de Cuba (la) | Cuba | |||
Cyprus | Greek | Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti | Turkish | Kıbrıs | Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία - Kypriakí Dimokratía | Κύπρος - Kýpros |
Czech Republic | Czech | Česká republika | Česko | |||
Denmark | Danish | Kongeriget Danmark | Danmark | |||
Djibouti | Arabic | la République de Djibouti | French | Djibouti (masc.) | جمهورية جيبوتي - Jumhuriyat Jibuti | جيبوتي - Jibuti |
Dominica | English | Commonwealth of Dominica (The) | Dominica | |||
Dominican Republic | Spanish | República Dominicana (la) | Dominicana (la) | |||
DR Congo | French | République démocratique du Congo (la) | République démocratique du Congo (la) | |||
Ecuador | Spanish | República del Ecuador (la) | Ecuador (el) | |||
Egypt | Arabic | جمهورية مصر العربية - Jumhūrīyat Mişr al 'Arabīyah | مصر - Mişr | |||
El Salvador | Spanish | República de El Salvador (la) | El Salvador | |||
Equatorial Guinea | French | la República de Guinea Ecuatorial | Spanish | Guinea Ecuatorial (la) | République de Guinée équatoriale (la) | Guinée équatoriale (la) |
Eritrea | Arabic | Dawlat Iritriya | Hagera Iertra | English | Iertra | Eritrea | Tigrinya | إريتريا - Dawlat Iritriya | إريتريا - Iritriya |
Estonia | Estonian | Eesti Vabariik | Eesti | |||
Eswatini | English | Umbuso weSwatini | Swati | eSwatini | Kingdom of Eswatini (The) | Eswatini |
Ethiopia | Amharic | YeItyop'iya Federalawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripeblik | Ityop'iya | |||
Fiji | English | Matanitu ko Viti | Fijian | Viti | Republic of the Fiji Islands (The) | Fiji |
Finland | Finnish | Republiken Finland | Swedish | Finland | Suomen tasavalta | Suomi |
France | French | République française (la) | France (la) | |||
Gabon | French | République gabonaise (la) | Gabon (le) | |||
Gambia | English | Islamic Republic of The Gambia (The) | Gambia (The) | |||
Georgia | Georgian | საქართველო - Sak'art'velo | საქართველო - Sak'art'velo | |||
Germany | German | Bundesrepublik Deutschland (die) | Deutschland | |||
Ghana | English | Republic of Ghana (The) | Ghana | |||
Greece | Greek | Ελληνική Δημοκρατία - Ellinikí Dimokratía | Ελλάς - Ellás | |||
Grenada | English | Grenada | Grenada | |||
Guatemala | Spanish | República de Guatemala (la) | Guatemala | |||
Guinea | French | République de Guinée (la) | Guinée (la) | |||
Guyana | English | Republic of Guyana (The) | Guyana | |||
Haiti | French | Repiblik d'Ayiti | Haitian Creole | Ayiti | République d' Haïti (la) | Haïti |
Honduras | Spanish | República de Honduras (la) | Honduras | |||
Hungary | Hungarian | Magyarország | Magyarország | |||
Iceland | Icelandic | Lýðveldið Ísland | Ísland | |||
India | English | भारत गणराज्य - Bhāratīya Gaṇarājya | Hindi | भारत - Bhārat | Republic of India (The) | India |
Indonesia | Indonesian | Republik Indonesia | Indonesia | |||
Iran | Persian | جُمْهُورِئ إِسْلامِئ إِيرَان - Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān | إِيرَان - Irān | |||
Iraq | Arabic | جمهورية العراق - Al Jumhūrīyah al 'Irāqīyah | العراق - Al 'Irāq | |||
Ireland | English | Éire | Irish | Éire | Ireland | Ireland |
Israel | Arabic | מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל - Medinat Yisra'el | Hebrew | יִשְׂרָאֵל - Yisra'el | دولة إسرائيل - Dawlat Isrā'īl | إسرائيل - Isrā'īl |
Italy | Italian | Repubblica Italiana (la) | Italia (l') | |||
Ivory Coast | French | République de Côte d'Ivoire (la) | Côte d'Ivoire (la) | |||
Jamaica | English | Jamaica | Jamaica | |||
Japan | Japanese | Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku | Nihon or Nippon | |||
Jordan | Arabic | المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية - Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah | الأردن - Al Urdun | |||
Kazakhstan | Kazakh | Республика Казахстан - Respublika Kazahstan | Russian | Казахстан - Kazahstan | Қазақстан Республикасы - Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy | Қазақстан - Qazaqstan |
Kenya | English | Jamhuri ya Kenya | Swahili | Kenya | Republic of Kenya (The) | Kenya |
Kiribati | English | Ribaberiki Kiribati | Gilbertese | Kiribati | Republic of Kiribati (The) | Kiribati |
Kuwait | Arabic | دولة الكويت - Dawlat al Kuwayt | الكويت - Al Kuwayt | |||
Kyrgyzstan | Kirghiz | Кыргызская Республика - Kyrgyzskaja Respublika | Russian | Кыргызстан - Kyrgyzstan | Кыргыз Республикасы - Kyrgyz Respublikasy | Кыргызстан - Kyrgyzstan |
Laos | Lao | Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao | ||||
Latvia | Latvian | Latvijas Republika | Latvija | |||
Lebanon | Arabic | الجمهورية اللبنانية - Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah | لبنان - Lubnān | |||
Lesotho | English | Kingdom of Lesotho (The) | Lesotho | |||
Liberia | English | Republic of Liberia (The) | Liberia | |||
Libya | Arabic | ليبيا - Lībyā | ليبيا - Lībyā | |||
Liechtenstein | German | Fürstentum Liechtenstein (das) | Liechtenstein | |||
Lithuania | Lithuanian | Lietuvos Respublika | Lietuva | |||
Luxembourg | French | Großherzogtum Luxemburg (das) | German | Luxemburg | Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (le) | Luxembourg (le) |
Madagascar | French | Repoblikan'i Madagasikara | Malagasy | Madagasikara | République de Madagascar (la) | Madagascar [fém.] |
Malawi | Chichewa | The Republic of Malawi | English | Malawi | Dziko la Malaŵi | Malaŵi |
Malaysia | Malay | Malaysia | Malaysia | |||
Maldives | Maldivian | ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ - Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa | ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު - Dhivehi Raajje | |||
Mali | French | République du Mali (la) | Mali (le) | |||
Malta | English | Repubblika ta' Malta | Maltese | Malta | Republic of Malta (The) | Malta |
Marshall Islands | English | Marshall-ese | Aelōn in Maje | Republic of The Marshall Islands (The) | Marshall Islands (The) | |
Mauritania | Arabic | الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية - Al Jumhūrīyah al Islāmīyah al Mūrītānīyah | موريتانيا - Mūrītānīya | |||
Mauritius | English | Republic of Mauritius (The) | Mauritius | |||
Mexico | Spanish | Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Los) | México | |||
Micronesia | English | Federated States of Micronesia (The) | Micronesia (Federated States of) | |||
Moldova | Romanian | Republica Moldova | Moldova | |||
Monaco | French | Principauté de Monaco (la) | Monaco [masc.] | |||
Mongolia | Mongolian | Монгол улс| - Mongol uls | Монгол| - Mongol | |||
Montenegro | Serbian | Црна Гора - Crna Gora | Црна Гора - Crna Gora | |||
Morocco | Arabic | المملكة المغربية - Al Mamlakah al Maghribīyah | المغرب - Al Maghrib | |||
Mozambique | Portuguese | República de Moçambique (a) | Moçambique | |||
Myanmar | Burmese | Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw | Myanma | |||
Namibia | English | Republic of Namibia (The) | Namibia | |||
Nauru | English | Nauruan | Naoero | Republic of Nauru (The) | Nauru | |
Nepal | Nepali | संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल - Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Gaṇatantra Nepāl | नेपाल - Nepāl | |||
Netherlands | Dutch | Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (het) | Nederland | |||
New Zealand | English | Aotearoa | Maori | Aotearoa | New Zealand | New Zealand |
Nicaragua | Spanish | República de Nicaragua (la) | Nicaragua | |||
Niger | French | République du Niger (la) | Niger (le) | |||
Nigeria | English | Federal Republic of Nigeria (The) | Nigeria | |||
North Korea | Korean | Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk | Chosŏn | |||
North Macedonia | Macedonian | Поранешна Jугословенска Република Македониjа - Poranešna Jugoslovenska Republika Makedonija | ||||
Norway | Bokmål | Kongeriket Noreg | Nynorsk | Noreg | Kongeriket Norge | Norge |
Oman | Arabic | سلطنة عمان - Salţanat 'Umān | عمان - 'Umān | |||
Pakistan | English | جَمْهُورْيَة إِسْلامِی پَاکِسْتَان - Jamhūryat Islāmī Pākistān | Urdu | پَاکِسْتَان - Pākistān | Islamic Republic of Pakistan (The) | Pakistan |
Palau | English | Beluu er a Belau | Palauan | Belau | Republic of Palau (The) | Palau |
Panama | Spanish | República de Panamá (la) | Panamá | |||
Papua New Guinea | English | Hiri Motu | Neo-mela-nesian (Tok-Pisin) | Papuaniugini | Papuaniugini | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | |
Paraguay | Guaraní | la República del Paraguay | Spanish | Paraguay (el) | Paraguay Retãn | Paraguay |
Peru | Spanish | Aymara | Quechua | Piruw | Piruw | República del Perú (la) | Perú | |
Philippines | English | Republika ng Pilipinas | Pilipino | Pilipinas | Republic of the Philippines (The) | Philippines (The) |
Poland | Polish | Rzeczpospolita Polska | Polska | |||
Portugal | Portuguese | República Portuguesa (a) | Portugal | |||
Qatar | Arabic | دولة قطر - Dawlat Qaţar | قطر - Qaţar | |||
Republic of the Congo | French | République du Congo (la) | Congo (le) | |||
Romania | Romanian | România | România | |||
Russia | Russian | Российская Федерация - Rossijskaja Federacija | Российская Федерация - Rossija | |||
Rwanda | Kinyarwanda | République du Rwanda (la) | Republic of Rwanda (The) | French | English | Rwanda (le) | Rwanda | Republika y'u Rwanda | Rwanda |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | English | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||
Saint Lucia | English | Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | |||
Samoa | English | Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Samoa | Samoan | Samoa | Independent State of Samoa (The) | Samoa |
San Marino | Italian | Repubblica di San Marino (la) | San Marino | |||
Sao Tome and Principe | Portuguese | República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (a) | São Tomé e Príncipe | |||
Saudi Arabia | Arabic | المملكة العربية السعودية - Al Mamlakah al 'Arabīyah as Su'ūdīyah | المملكة العربية السعودية - As Su'ūdīyah | |||
Senegal | French | République du Sénégal (la) | Sénégal (le) | |||
Serbia | Serbian | Република Србија | Србија - Srbija | |||
Seychelles | Creole (Seselwa) | Republic of Seychelles (The) | République des Seychelles (la) | English | French | Seychelles | Seychelles (les) | Repiblik Sesel | Sesel |
Sierra Leone | English | Republic of Sierra Leone {The} | Sierra Leone | |||
Singapore | Chinese | The Republic of Singapore | Republik Singapura | சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு - Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu | English | Malay | Tamil | Singapore | Singapura | சிங்கப்பூர் - Chiṅkappūr | Xinjiapo Gongheguo | Xinjiapo |
Slovakia | Slovak | Slovenská republika | Slovensko | |||
Slovenia | Slovene | Republika Slovenija | Slovenija | |||
Solomon Islands | English | Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | |||
Somalia | Arabic | Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya | Somali | Soomaaliya | جمهورية الصومال الاتحادية - Jumhūriyyat aş Şūmāl al Fidirāliyyah | اَلصُّومَال - Aş Şūmāl |
South Africa | Afrikaans | Republic of South Africa (The) | iRiphabliki ySewula Afrika | Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa | Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa | iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika | Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga | Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa | Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe | iRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika | iRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika | | English | Ndebele | Pedi | Sesotho | Swati | Tsonga | Tswana | Venda | Xhosa | Zulu | | South Africa | Sewula Africa | Afrika-Borwa | Afrika Borwa | Ningizimu Afrika | Afrika Dzonga | Afrika Borwa | Afurika Tshipembe | uMzantsi Afrika | Ningizimu Afrika | | Republiek van Suid-Afrika | Suid-Afrika |
South Korea | Korean | Daehanminguk | Hanguk | |||
South Sudan | English | Republic of South Sudan (The) | South Sudan | |||
Spain | Spanish | Reino de España (el) | España | |||
Sri Lanka | Sinhalese | இலங்கை சனநாயக சோஷலிசக் | Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak | Tamil | இலங்கை | Ilaṅkai | Shrī Lamkā Prajātāntrika Samājavā dī Janarajaya | Shrī Lamkā |
Sudan | Arabic | The Republic of The Sudan | English | Sudan (The) | جمهورية السودان - Jumhūrīyat as Sūdān | السودان - As Sūdān |
Suriname | Dutch | Republiek Suriname (de) | Suriname | |||
Sweden | Swedish | Konungariket Sverige | Sverige | |||
Switzerland | French | Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (die) | Confederazione | Confederaziun Svizra (la) | German | Italian | Romansh | Schweiz (die) | Svizzera (la) | Svizra (la) | Confédération suisse (la) | Suisse (la) |
Syria | Arabic | الجمهورية العربية السورية - Al Jumhūrīyah al 'Arabīyah as Sūrīyah | الجمهورية العربية السورية - Sūrīyah | |||
Tajikistan | Tajik | Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон - Jumhurii Tojikiston | Тоҷикистон - Tojikiston | |||
Tanzania | English | Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania | Swahili | Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania (The) | United Republic of Tanzania (The) |
Thailand | Thai | ราชอาณาจักรไทย - Ratcha Anachak Thai | ประเทศไทย - PraThet Thai | |||
Timor Leste | Portuguese | Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e | Tetum | Timor Lorosa'e | Poranešna Jugoslovenska Republika Makedonija | Timor-Leste |
Togo | French | The Kingdom of Tonga | English | Tonga | République togolaise (la) | Togo (le) |
Tonga | Tongan | The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | English | Trinidad and Tobago | Puleʻanga Tonga | Tonga |
Tunisia | Arabic | الجمهورية التونسية - Al Jumhūrīyah at Tūnisīyah | تونس - Tūnis | |||
Turkey | Turkish | Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | Türkiye | |||
Turkmenistan | Turkmen | Türkmenistan | Türkmenistan | |||
Tuvalu | English | Tuvalu | Tuvaluan | Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Tuvalu |
Uganda | English | Republic of Uganda (The) | Uganda | |||
Ukraine | Ukrainian | Украïна - Ukraina | Украïна - Ukraina | |||
United Arab Emirates | Arabic | الإمارات العربية المتحدة - Al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttahidah | الإمارات العربية المتحدة - Al Imārāt | |||
United Kingdom | English | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The) | |||
United States | English | United States of America (The) | United States of America (The) | |||
Uruguay | Spanish | República Oriental del Uruguay (la) | Uruguay (el) | |||
Uzbekistan | Uzbek | O'zbekiston Respublikasi | O'zbekiston | |||
Vanuatu | Bislama | The Republic of Vanuatu | la République de Vanuatu | English | French | Vanuatu | Vanuatu (le) | Ripablik blong Vanuatu | Vanuatu |
Venezuela | Spanish | República Bolivariana de Venezuela (la) | Venezuela (República Bolivariana de) | |||
Vietnam | Vietnamese | Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam | Việt Nam | |||
Yemen | Arabic | الجمهورية اليمنية - Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah | اليمن - Al Yaman | |||
Zambia | English | Republic of Zambia (The) | Zambia | |||
Zimbabwe | English | Republic of Zimbabwe (The) | Zimbabwe |