Countries That Start With V

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

• Americas (1)
• Asia (1)
• Europe (1)
• Oceania (1)

Americas

• Venezuela

  Also listed as Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (UN M49)

  South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas

Asia

• Vietnam

  Also listed as Viet Nam (UN M49)

  South-eastern AsiaAsia

Europe

• Vatican City

  Also listed as Vatican (Natural Earth); Holy See (Natural Earth, UN M49)

  Southern EuropeEurope

Oceania

• Vanuatu

  MelanesiaOceania

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.