Countries That Start With B
18 countries have a name starting with B. 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 B. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.
Africa
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Benin
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Botswana
Southern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Burkina Faso
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Burundi
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
Americas
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The Bahamas
Also listed as Bahamas (Natural Earth, UN M49)
CaribbeanLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Barbados
CaribbeanLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Belize
Central AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Bolivia
Also listed as Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (UN M49)
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Brazil
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
Asia
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Bahrain
Western AsiaAsia
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Bangladesh
Southern AsiaAsia
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Bhutan
Southern AsiaAsia
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Brunei
Also listed as Brunei Darussalam (UN M49)
South-eastern AsiaAsia
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Burma
Also listed as Myanmar (Wikidata)
South-eastern AsiaAsia
Europe
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Belarus
Eastern EuropeEurope
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Belgium
Western EuropeEurope
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southern EuropeEurope
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Bulgaria
Eastern 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.