Countries That Start With S
27 countries have a name starting with S. 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 S. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.
Africa
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São Tomé and Príncipe
Middle AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Senegal
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Seychelles
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Sierra Leone
Western AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Somalia
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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South Africa
Southern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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South Sudan
Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
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Sudan
Northern AfricaAfrica
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Swaziland
Also listed as Eswatini (Wikidata)
Southern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · Africa
Americas
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
CaribbeanLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Saint Lucia
CaribbeanLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
CaribbeanLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Suriname
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
Asia
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Saudi Arabia
Western AsiaAsia
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Singapore
South-eastern AsiaAsia
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South Korea
Also listed as Republic of Korea (UN M49)
Eastern AsiaAsia
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Sri Lanka
Southern AsiaAsia
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Syria
Also listed as Syrian Arab Republic (UN M49)
Western AsiaAsia
Europe
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San Marino
Southern EuropeEurope
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Serbia
Southern EuropeEurope
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Slovakia
Eastern EuropeEurope
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Slovenia
Southern EuropeEurope
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Spain
Southern EuropeEurope
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Sweden
Northern EuropeEurope
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Switzerland
Western EuropeEurope
Oceania
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Samoa
PolynesiaOceania
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Solomon Islands
MelanesiaOceania
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.