Countries That Start With U
8 countries have a name starting with U. The list draws on the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City. One of them is here because one of its other names starts with U. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.
Africa
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Uganda
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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United Republic of Tanzania
Also listed as Tanzania (Wikidata)
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
Americas
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United States
Also listed as United States of America (Natural Earth, UN M49)
Northern AmericaAmericas
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Uruguay
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
Asia
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United Arab Emirates
Western AsiaAsia
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Uzbekistan
Central AsiaAsia
Europe
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Ukraine
Eastern EuropeEurope
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United Kingdom
Also listed as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UN M49)
Northern EuropeEurope
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.