Countries That Start With J
Countries that start with J: there are 3, namely Jamaica, Japan, Jordan. 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.
Just three countries start with J: Jamaica, Japan and Jordan. Jamaica is in the Caribbean with Kingston as its capital, Japan is in Eastern Asia with Tokyo, and Jordan sits in Western Asia with Amman.
The list is short, but each one is easy for children to remember. For more J answers, look at the capitals. Jakarta in Indonesia and Juba in South Sudan both start with J. The page also links to cities with J for anyone building a bigger quiz.
- Countries starting with J
- 3
- Most people
- Japan 126.5 million
- Largest by area
- Japan 377,930 km²
Countries that start with J
| Country | Capital | Region | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | Kingston | Caribbean | 2.9 million | 10,991 km² |
| Japan | Tokyo | Eastern Asia | 126.5 million | 377,930 km² |
| Jordan | Amman | Western Asia | 10.0 million | 89,342 km² |
Their official names
- Jordan: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Capital cities that start with J
| Capital | Country |
|---|---|
| Jakarta | Indonesia |
| Jerusalem | Israel |
| Juba | South Sudan |
Big cities that start with J
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | South Africa | 9.4 million |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | 8.5 million |
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 4.7 million |
| Jinan | China | 4.3 million |
| Jaipur | India | 3.0 million |
| Jieyang | China | 1.9 million |
| Jilin | China | 1.9 million |
| Jiading | China | 1.9 million |
| Jiangmen | China | 1.8 million |
| Jiangyin | China | 1.8 million |
| Jinhua | China | 1.5 million |
| Jinjiang | China | 1.4 million |
More that start with J
- NamesJennifer, James
- Girl namesJennifer, Jessica
- Boy namesJames, John
- Last namesJohnson, Jones
- Wordsjust, john
- 5-letter wordsjudge, japan
- Adjectivesjoint, jealous
- Positive wordsjolly, joyful
- Nounsjohn, justice
- Verbsjoin, judge
- Animalsjay, jaguar
- Birdsjay, jackdaw
- Flowersjasmine, jonquil
- Plants and treesjasmine, juniper
- CitiesJohannesburg, Jakarta
- Foodsjam, jelly
- Fruitsjackfruit, jabuticaba
- Vegetablesjalapeno, jicama
- Desserts and sweetsjelly bean, jalebi
- Thingsjack, jersey
- Colorsjade, jet
- Jobsjudge, jester
- Sportsjudo, javelin
- Dog namesJack, Jax
Questions people ask
How many countries start with J?
3 countries start with J: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan.
Which country that starts with J has the most people?
Japan, with about 126.5 million people in the GeoNames count.
What is the biggest country that starts with J?
By land area, Japan is the largest at about 377,930 square kilometres.
What capital cities start with J?
Jakarta (Indonesia), Jerusalem (Israel), Juba (South Sudan).
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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