Countries That Start With T

11 countries Places Checked 9 Oct 2026

Countries that start with T: there are 11, namely Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu. 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.

Eleven countries begin with T, and they group neatly by region. Central Asia gives Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, both ending in stan. The Pacific adds Tuvalu, a small island nation in Polynesia. Thailand is the one most kids already know.

Two names deserve a second look. Türkiye is the name the country now uses in place of Turkey, and Timor-Leste is the name used for East Timor. The capital list is useful too, with Tokyo and Tbilisi both starting with T, giving quiz players extra options.

Countries starting with T: 11
Most people: Türkiye 82.3 million
Largest by area: Tanzania 945,087 km²

Countries that start with T

Country	Capital	Region	Population	Area
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Central Asia	9.1 million	143,100 km²
Tanzania	Dodoma	Eastern Africa	56.3 million	945,087 km²
Thailand	Bangkok	South-Eastern Asia	69.4 million	513,120 km²
Timor-Leste	Dili	South-Eastern Asia	1.3 million	14,874 km²
Togo	Lomé	Western Africa	7.9 million	56,785 km²
Tonga	Nuku'alofa	Polynesia	103,197	747 km²
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Caribbean	1.4 million	5,130 km²
Tunisia	Tunis	Northern Africa	11.6 million	163,610 km²
Türkiye	Ankara	Western Asia	82.3 million	783,562 km²
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Central Asia	5.9 million	488,100 km²
Tuvalu	Funafuti	Polynesia	11,508	26 km²

Their official names

Tajikistan: Republic of Tajikistan
Tanzania: United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand: Kingdom of Thailand
Timor-Leste: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Togo: Togolese Republic
Tonga: Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia: Tunisian Republic
Türkiye: Republic of Türkiye

Capital cities that start with T

Capital	Country
Tallinn	Estonia
Tashkent	Uzbekistan
Tbilisi	Georgia
Tegucigalpa	Honduras
Tehran	Iran
Thimphu	Bhutan
Tirana	Albania
Tokyo	Japan
Tripoli	Libya
Tunis	Tunisia

Countries that end with T

Egypt
Ivory Coast
Kuwait

Big cities that start with T

City	Country	Population
Tianjin	China	11.1 million
Tokyo	Japan	9.7 million
Taipei	Taiwan	7.9 million
Tehran	Iran	7.2 million
Taiyuan	China	4.3 million
Tangshan	China	3.4 million
Taichung	Taiwan	2.9 million
Toronto	Canada	2.8 million
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	2.0 million
Tangerang	Indonesia	1.9 million
Tijuana	Mexico	1.9 million
Tainan	Taiwan	1.9 million

More cities that start with T

Questions people ask

How many countries start with T?

11 countries start with T: Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu.

Which country that starts with T has the most people?

Türkiye, with about 82.3 million people in the GeoNames count.

What is the biggest country that starts with T?

By land area, Tanzania is the largest at about 945,087 square kilometres.

What capital cities start with T?

Tallinn (Estonia), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Tbilisi (Georgia), Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Tehran (Iran), Thimphu (Bhutan).

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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