Countries That Start With N

11 countries Places Checked 9 Oct 2026

Countries that start with N: there are 11, namely Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway. 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.

N gives you eleven countries spread across Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Central America. Nepal sits in the Himalayas with Kathmandu as its capital, while Nauru is a tiny island nation in Micronesia. Norway and the Netherlands bring two familiar European names.

Watch the pair that trips people up. Niger and Nigeria are neighbours in Western Africa, with capitals Niamey and Abuja. Three entries open with a direction or the word New: New Zealand, North Korea and North Macedonia. Capitals beginning with N, such as Nairobi and Nicosia, are listed too.

Countries starting with N: 11
Most people: Nigeria 195.9 million
Largest by area: Niger 1,267,000 km²

Countries that start with N

Country	Capital	Region	Population	Area
Namibia	Windhoek	Southern Africa	2.4 million	825,615 km²
Nauru	Yaren	Micronesia	12,704	21 km²
Nepal	Kathmandu	Southern Asia	28.1 million	147,181 km²
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Western Europe	17.2 million	41,850 km²
New Zealand	Wellington	Australia and New Zealand	4.9 million	270,467 km²
Nicaragua	Managua	Central America	6.5 million	130,373 km²
Niger	Niamey	Western Africa	22.4 million	1,267,000 km²
Nigeria	Abuja	Western Africa	195.9 million	923,768 km²
North Korea	Pyongyang	Eastern Asia	25.5 million	120,538 km²
North Macedonia	Skopje	Southeast Europe	2.1 million	25,713 km²
Norway	Oslo	Northern Europe	5.3 million	323,802 km²

Their official names

Namibia: Republic of Namibia
Nauru: Republic of Nauru
Nepal: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Netherlands: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Nicaragua: Republic of Nicaragua
Niger: Republic of Niger
Nigeria: Federal Republic of Nigeria
North Korea: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Macedonia: Republic of North Macedonia
Norway: Kingdom of Norway

Capital cities that start with N

Capital	Country
N'Djamena	Chad
Nairobi	Kenya
Nassau	Bahamas
Naypyidaw	Myanmar
New Delhi	India
Ngerulmud	Palau
Niamey	Niger
Nicosia	Cyprus
Nouakchott	Mauritania
Nuku'alofa	Tonga

Countries that end with N

Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Benin
Bhutan
Cameroon
Gabon
Iran
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Oman
Pakistan
South Sudan
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Yemen

Big cities that start with N

City	Country	Population
Nanjing	China	9.3 million
New York City	United States	8.8 million
Nairobi	Kenya	4.4 million
New Taipei City	Taiwan	4.0 million
New Territories	Hong Kong	4.0 million
Nanning	China	3.8 million
Ningbo	China	3.7 million
Navi Mumbai	India	2.6 million
Nagpur	India	2.4 million
Nanchang	China	2.4 million
Nagoya	Japan	2.3 million
Nantong	China	2.3 million

More cities that start with N

Questions people ask

How many countries start with N?

11 countries start with N: Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway.

Which country that starts with N has the most people?

Nigeria, with about 195.9 million people in the GeoNames count.

What is the biggest country that starts with N?

By land area, Niger is the largest at about 1,267,000 square kilometres.

What capital cities start with N?

N'Djamena (Chad), Nairobi (Kenya), Nassau (Bahamas), Naypyidaw (Myanmar), New Delhi (India), Ngerulmud (Palau).

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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