Countries That Start With R

6 countries have a name starting with R. 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 R. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.

• Africa (2)
• Asia (1)
• Europe (3)

Africa

• Republic of the Congo

  Also listed as Congo (Natural Earth, UN M49)

  Middle AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa

• Rwanda

  Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa

Asia

• Republic of Korea

  Also listed as South Korea (Wikidata)

  Eastern AsiaAsia

Europe

• Republic of Moldova

  Also listed as Moldova (Wikidata)

  Eastern EuropeEurope

• Romania

  Eastern EuropeEurope

• Russia

  Also listed as Russian Federation (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.