Countries That Start With M
18 countries have a name starting with M. 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 M. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.
Africa
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Madagascar
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Malawi
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Mali
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Mauritania
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Mauritius
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Morocco
Northern AfricaAfrica
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Mozambique
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
Americas
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Mexico
Central AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
Asia
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Malaysia
South-eastern AsiaAsia
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Maldives
Southern AsiaAsia
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Mongolia
Eastern AsiaAsia
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Myanmar
Also listed as Burma (Natural Earth)
South-eastern AsiaAsia
Europe
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Malta
Southern EuropeEurope
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Moldova
Also listed as Republic of Moldova (UN M49)
Eastern EuropeEurope
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Monaco
Western EuropeEurope
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Montenegro
Southern EuropeEurope
Oceania
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Marshall Islands
MicronesiaOceania
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Micronesia
Also listed as Federated States of Micronesia (Wikidata); Micronesia (Federated States of) (UN M49)
MicronesiaOceania
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.