Countries That Start With U
Countries that start with U: there are 7, namely Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan. 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.
U has seven countries, and three of them begin with United: the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. These are names most people hear every day, so they are usually the first U answers anyone gives.
Among the rest, Uganda sits in Eastern Africa, Uruguay in South America and Uzbekistan in Central Asia, another name ending in stan. For capitals, Ulan Bator in Mongolia is the only U entry, a good one for stumping confident quiz players at the end of a round.
- Countries starting with U
- 7
- Most people
- United States 327.2 million
- Largest by area
- United States 9,372,610 km²
Countries that start with U
| Country | Capital | Region | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | Kampala | Eastern Africa | 42.7 million | 241,550 km² |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Eastern Europe | 40.0 million | 603,500 km² |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Western Asia | 9.6 million | 83,600 km² |
| United Kingdom | London | Northern Europe | 66.5 million | 242,900 km² |
| United States | Washington D.C. | North America | 327.2 million | 9,372,610 km² |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | South America | 3.4 million | 181,034 km² |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Central Asia | 33.0 million | 447,400 km² |
Their official names
- Uganda: Republic of Uganda
- United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States: United States of America
- Uruguay: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Uzbekistan: Republic of Uzbekistan
Capital cities that start with U
| Capital | Country |
|---|---|
| Ulan Bator | Mongolia |
Countries that end with U
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nauru
- Palau
- Peru
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Big cities that start with U
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Urumqi | China | 3.0 million |
| Ufa | Russia | 1.1 million |
| Ulsan | South Korea | 1.1 million |
| Ulan Bator | Mongolia | 844,818 |
| Ulyanovsk | Russia | 626,540 |
| Umraniye | Turkey | 573,265 |
| Uberlandia | Brazil | 563,536 |
| Ulanqab | China | 550,231 |
| Uskudar | Turkey | 524,452 |
| Utsunomiya | Japan | 518,757 |
| Ulhasnagar | India | 516,584 |
| Ujjain | India | 515,215 |
More that start with U
- NamesUrsula, Ulysses
- Girl namesUrsula, Una
- Boy namesUlysses, Uriel
- Last namesUnderwood, Urban
- Wordsunder, until
- 5-letter wordsunder, until
- Adjectivesunder, unique
- Positive wordsuseful, unity
- Nounsuniversity, union
- Verbsusing, understand
- Animalsumbrella bird, uakari
- Plants and treesumbrella pine, umbrella plant
- CitiesUrumqi, Ufa
- Foodsudon, upside-down cake
- Fruitsume
- Vegetablesulluco, upland cress
- Thingsuniform, umbrella
- Colorsultramarine, umber
- Jobsusher, umpire
- Dog namesUni, Uno
Questions people ask
How many countries start with U?
7 countries start with U: Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan.
Which country that starts with U has the most people?
United States, with about 327.2 million people in the GeoNames count.
What is the biggest country that starts with U?
By land area, United States is the largest at about 9,372,610 square kilometres.
What capital cities start with U?
Ulan Bator (Mongolia).
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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