Things by Letter

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

  • Uganda

    Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa

  • United Republic of Tanzania

    Also listed as Tanzania (Wikidata)

    Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa

Americas

  • United States

    Also listed as United States of America (Natural Earth, UN M49)

    Northern AmericaAmericas

  • Uruguay

    South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas

Asia

  • United Arab Emirates

    Western AsiaAsia

  • Uzbekistan

    Central AsiaAsia

Europe

  • Ukraine

    Eastern EuropeEurope

  • United Kingdom

    Also listed as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UN M49)

    Northern EuropeEurope

Sources

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