Countries That Start With I
9 countries have a name starting with I. The list draws on the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.
Africa
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Ivory Coast
Also listed as Côte d'Ivoire (Natural Earth, UN M49)
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
Asia
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India
Southern AsiaAsia
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Indonesia
South-eastern AsiaAsia
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Iran
Also listed as Iran (Islamic Republic of) (UN M49)
Southern AsiaAsia
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Iraq
Western AsiaAsia
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Israel
Western AsiaAsia
Europe
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Iceland
Northern EuropeEurope
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Ireland
Northern EuropeEurope
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Italy
Southern 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.