Countries That Start With A

11 countries have a name starting with A. The list draws on the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.

• Africa (2)
• Americas (2)
• Asia (3)
• Europe (3)
• Oceania (1)

Africa

• Algeria

  Northern AfricaAfrica

• Angola

  Middle AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa

Americas

• Antigua and Barbuda

  CaribbeanLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas

• Argentina

  South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas

Asia

• Afghanistan

  Southern AsiaAsia

• Armenia

  Western AsiaAsia

• Azerbaijan

  Western AsiaAsia

Europe

• Albania

  Southern EuropeEurope

• Andorra

  Southern EuropeEurope

• Austria

  Western EuropeEurope

Oceania

• Australia

  Australia and New ZealandOceania

Sources

• Which countries are listed, the region under each name, and the UN M49 names: United Nations Statistics Division, Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49).
• Other names: Natural Earth, Admin 0 – Countries (1:10m), attribute table (names only) and Wikidata, English labels of the country items.

Checked September 29, 2026. How this list is put together.