Countries That Start With Q
Countries that start with Q: there is just one, Qatar. 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.
Qatar is the single country that starts with Q. This Persian Gulf nation has Doha as its capital. Because there is just one, Q is a gift in alphabet quizzes: anyone who remembers Qatar scores the point.
The capital list adds one more Q answer, Quito, the capital of Ecuador, high in the Andes. The two names make a nice spelling lesson. Quito keeps the usual U after the Q, but Qatar skips it, so young writers often misspell it at first.
- Countries starting with Q
- 1
- Most people
- Qatar 2.8 million
- Largest by area
- Qatar 11,586 km²
Countries that start with Q
| Country | Capital | Region | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Doha | Western Asia | 2.8 million | 11,586 km² |
Their official names
- Qatar: State of Qatar
Capital cities that start with Q
| Capital | Country |
|---|---|
| Quito | Ecuador |
Countries that end with Q
- Iraq
Big cities that start with Q
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Qingdao | China | 7.2 million |
| Quezon City | Philippines | 3.1 million |
| Quito | Ecuador | 2.8 million |
| Queens | United States | 2.3 million |
| Qingyang | China | 2.1 million |
| Qingyuan | China | 1.7 million |
| Quetta | Pakistan | 1.6 million |
| Quanzhou | China | 1.5 million |
| Qujing | China | 1.4 million |
| Qinzhou | China | 1.3 million |
| Qingpu | China | 1.3 million |
| Quzhou | China | 902,767 |
More that start with Q
- NamesQuinn, Quentin
- Girl namesQuinn, Queen
- Boy namesQuentin, Quinn
- Last namesQuinn, Quintero
- Wordsquestion, quite
- 5-letter wordsquite, quick
- Adjectivesquick, quiet
- Positive wordsquiet, qualified
- Nounsquestion, quality
- Verbsquit, quote
- Animalsquarter horse, quail
- Flowersqueen's cup
- CitiesQingdao, Quezon City
- Foodsquail, quick bread
- Fruitsquince
- Thingsquarter, quill
- Jobsquartermaster, quality inspector
- Sportsquoits
- Dog namesQuinn, Quincy
Questions people ask
How many countries start with Q?
1 country starts with Q: Qatar.
Which country that starts with Q has the most people?
Qatar, with about 2.8 million people in the GeoNames count.
What capital cities start with Q?
Quito (Ecuador).
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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