Countries That Start With C
17 countries have a name starting with C. The list draws on the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City. 2 of them are here because one of their other names starts with C. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.
Africa
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Cameroon
Middle AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Cape Verde
Also listed as Cabo Verde (Natural Earth, UN M49)
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Central African Republic
Middle AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Chad
Middle AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Comoros
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Congo
Also listed as Republic of the Congo (Wikidata)
Middle AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Côte d'Ivoire
Also listed as Ivory Coast (Wikidata)
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
Americas
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Canada
Northern AmericaAmericas
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Chile
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Colombia
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Costa Rica
Central AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Cuba
CaribbeanLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
Asia
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Cambodia
South-eastern AsiaAsia
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China
Also listed as People's Republic of China (Wikidata, Natural Earth)
Eastern AsiaAsia
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Cyprus
Western AsiaAsia
Europe
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Croatia
Southern EuropeEurope
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Czech Republic
Also listed as Czechia (Natural Earth, UN M49)
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.