Countries That Start With H
Countries that start with H: there are 3, namely Haiti, Honduras, Hungary. This page counts the 193 United Nations member states plus the two UN observer states, and gives each country's capital, region, population and size.
H is a thin letter, with three countries. Haiti in the Caribbean has Port-au-Prince as its capital, Honduras in Central America has Tegucigalpa, and Hungary in Central Europe has Budapest.
The capitals page is more generous. Havana, Helsinki, Hanoi, Harare and Honiara all start with H, so quiz players have a few backups. Tegucigalpa is long and fun to say, which makes it a good challenge word for a spelling round with older pupils.
- Countries starting with H
- 3
- Most people
- Haiti 11.1 million
- Largest by area
- Honduras 112,492 km²
Countries that start with H
| Country | Capital | Region | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Caribbean | 11.1 million | 27,750 km² |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Central America | 9.6 million | 112,492 km² |
| Hungary | Budapest | Central Europe | 9.8 million | 93,028 km² |
Their official names
- Haiti: Republic of Haiti
- Honduras: Republic of Honduras
Capital cities that start with H
| Capital | Country |
|---|---|
| Hanoi | Vietnam |
| Harare | Zimbabwe |
| Havana | Cuba |
| Helsinki | Finland |
| Honiara | Solomon Islands |
Countries that end with H
- Bangladesh
Big cities that start with H
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 14.0 million |
| Hangzhou | China | 9.2 million |
| Hanoi | Vietnam | 8.1 million |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7.4 million |
| Hyderabad | India | 7.0 million |
| Harbin | China | 5.2 million |
| Hefei | China | 5.0 million |
| Huizhou | China | 2.9 million |
| Haikou | China | 2.9 million |
| Haiphong | Vietnam | 2.6 million |
| Huai'an | China | 2.5 million |
| Hohhot | China | 2.4 million |
More that start with H
- NamesHelen, Henry
- Girl namesHelen, Heather
- Boy namesHenry, Harold
- Last namesHernandez, Harris
- Wordshave, here
- 5-letter wordshouse, hours
- Adjectiveshigh, hard
- Positive wordshappy, helped
- Nounshome, house
- Verbshave, help
- Animalshorse, hawk
- Birdshawk, heron
- Flowershyacinth, honeysuckle
- Plants and treesholly, heather
- CitiesHo Chi Minh City, Hangzhou
- US statesHawaii
- Foodshoney, ham
- Fruitshoneydew, huckleberry
- Vegetableshorseradish, hubbard squash
- Desserts and sweetshalva, honey cake
- Thingshat, hook
- Colorshazel, heather
- Jobshunter, hotel manager
- Sportshockey, high jump
- Dog namesHenry, Honey
Questions people ask
How many countries start with H?
3 countries start with H: Haiti, Honduras, Hungary.
Which country that starts with H has the most people?
Haiti, with about 11.1 million people in the GeoNames count.
What is the biggest country that starts with H?
By land area, Honduras is the largest at about 112,492 square kilometres.
What capital cities start with H?
Hanoi (Vietnam), Harare (Zimbabwe), Havana (Cuba), Helsinki (Finland), Honiara (Solomon Islands).
Source: the 193 United Nations member states plus the two UN observer states (Vatican City and Palestine). Capitals, regions and land areas come from the open mledoze countries dataset; populations from the GeoNames database. Country names use common English short forms.
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